[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia Leadership (was NY Times article on gender gap in Wikipedia contributors}

[Fred Bauder]

>>
>> Editing, content, and on-wiki policy is in the hands of the editing
>> community, limited by their ability to agree.
>>
>> The exception is actions which create potential liabilities.
>>
>> Heavy responsibility I know...
>>
>> Fred Bauder
>
> And if changes were proposed to this present system, who (or what entity)
> would approve and implement them?
>
> Marc

The community. The board cannot take control over content without
assuming a crushing legal liability. To say nothing of losing most of
their volunteers.

They can, as editors, take the lead in policy discussions much as members
of the arbitration committee can, but many such initiatives fail.

Fred Bauder