[WikiEN-l] Scott McCloud on Wikipedia

[William Pietri]

Marc Riddell wrote:
> on 2/28/07 8:39 AM, John Lee at johnleemk at gmail.com wrote:
>
>   
>> Well, kind of the idea of creating a new class of users involved with the
>> English WP was to create a new "top" so we wouldn't need to rely on the
>> mandate coming from Jimbo who, I think, is a bit isolated from the things
>> that go on in WP on a daily basis.
>>     
>
> John,
>
> I just don't see how a group can lead - without a group leader.
>   

Maybe we're getting a little off topic, but it works pretty well for me. 
I started and still participate a couple of cooperatives with no formal 
leadership structure. When somebody gets a bee in their bonnet, they 
might lead the charge on something. Or they might form a small cabal 
that makes something happen. There's no leadership in the conventional 
sense, just a bunch of people who have enough respect they can get 
something done when it matters.

Which, honestly, was always how I'd assumed that Wikipedia worked.



William



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