I'm not sure if you were there for the meeting where we discussed this, but "manager" is basically just an "organizing pusher" for the project, you just make deadlines and get people to work (but not push too hard ;-).
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/2/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Mitchell</b> <<a href="mailto:mduce@mts.net">mduce@mts.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">I have listed myself as a potential project manager. Now,
how would this system work? Would I just add my name to any projects I wish to
manage? Or would it be voted on at a meeting? Or would it be discussed among
those interested in the project?</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">Mitch D. (Greeves on all English Wikimedia projects)</span></font></p>
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