[WikiEN-l] A call for moderation

[Thomas Dalton]

On 18/02/2008, James Farrar <james.farrar at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 18/02/2008, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 18/02/2008, James Farrar <james.farrar at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 17/02/2008, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I don't know. :)  If I did know, I would just edit the article and both
> > > > sides would cheer for me.
> > >
> > > A cynic would suggest that if you edited the article, the core
> > > community would fall in line behind you as you are Our Godlike
> > > Founder...
> >
> > That cynic would be living in the past. Jimbo's opinion carries a lot
> > of weight, but it's been some time since it was considered sacrosanct.
>
> Are you seriously telling me that you believe that the community would
> oppose Jimbo on a significant and divisive issue?

If people strongly disagree with something, they'll speak up,
regardless of who said/did it. Just take a look at the result of Jimbo
reverting the attribution policy - there were plenty of people that
strongly opposed him doing that (a minority of the community, though,
certainly), and that was just a procedural dispute. This is a matter
of content and policy and is likely to result in opposers being much
more vocal.