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

[Marc Riddell]

> 
>> Fred, this "authority" could bring order to the present chaos. As for my
>> proposals, I have none that are fully formed. I would hope to work them
>> out
>> with persons who also believe this change is necessary.
>> 
>> This is for Stephanie: I had trouble reading your post the way it came
>> formatted on my computer. However, I could make out the last sentence
>> which
>> contained the phrases, "meaning of consensus", and "consent of the entire
>> community". No one has yet defined for me the "meaning of consensus", nor
>> described for me how the "consent of the entire community" is determined.
>> 
>> Marc
> 
on 2/1/11 11:01 AM, Fred Bauder at fredbaud at fairpoint.net wrote:

> I think you need to define the problem. What problems are not being
> addressed by lack of centralized authority? As Stephanie suggested we
> could have an elected council. What would their role be?
> 
Fred, you still haven't answered my questions. I see the term "consensus"
and, especially, the term "community consensus" used in many contexts on
this and other Lists. But what does it mean? And by what means is that
"community consensus" measured or determined? It's a huge Community! it's
like saying, "National policy is determined by a consensus of the American
Community"!

Marc