Erik Moeller wrote:
Make me a
"lieutenant" or "sheriff" or "nursery school teacher",
and I will liberally apply "time-out" to anyone who breaks a
rule.
I support you as part of a committee, but not as a lone ranger.
Yes, me too. The reason I've never taken Ed up on that generous offer
is that I felt that it would just cause grief for him, and would
likely not have the legitimacy that we all want from the process.
A committee will surely have legitimacy (I'll lend it mine, to start
with, but a track record of reasonable decisions will help a lot, as
will elections).
By 'legitimacy' I mean: widespread support for the process, even when
we may individually not agree with particular outcomes. Legitimacy is
necessary because in a wiki environment, only shared values can push
us toward shared goals. Decrees from anyone mean nothing unless
people buy into them.
--Jimbo