On Thu, 2003-05-22 at 01:52, Ray Saintonge wrote:
Daniel Mayer wrote:
That said, I do want to say that any
"dictatorial" type of system is
inherently flawed and the results are only as good as the leadership and
mediation skills of the current dictator (which can be anything between
benevolent to malevolent).
A malevolent dictator would never have had the altruistic followers that
Jimbo has had here. In such circumstances the 'pedia would have had far
fewer articles over the same time.
Never underestimate the appeal of malevolent dictators. Wikipedia would
still be popular under a malevolent dictator. He'd be deposed, though.
--tc