<DIV><BR>Ahhhh, hmmmm, welllll, there are some similarities then yes ;-)<BR>Though I fear we are a bit disruptive kids then</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Here's what goes on.<BR><BR>Everyone, after preliminary greetings, sits silently. When the spirit moves<BR>them anyone in the congregation may speak. This does not result in a<BR>spirited conversation or an argument but again the group sits quietly until<BR>the spirit moves someone else.<BR><BR>The group as a whole will not take a position not supported by all after<BR>delibration.<BR><BR>As noted in the original post, the spirits which move some are given more<BR>weight than others and occasionally the athmosphere of quiet contemplation<BR>is disrupted.<BR><BR>Fred<BR><BR><BR>> From: Anthere <ANTHERE9@YAHOO.COM><BR>> Reply-To: anthere9@yahoo.com, English Wikipedia <WIKIEN-L@WIKIPEDIA.ORG><BR>> Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 21:56:57 +0200<BR>> To: wikien-l@wikipedia.org<BR>> Subject: [WikiEN-l] Re: Wikipedia and Quaker meetings<BR>> <BR>> Sorry, what is particular to a quaker meeting ?<BR>> <BR>> dpbsmith@verizon.net a écrit:<BR>>> Subject line says
all: is there an organizational similarity between<BR>>> Wikipedia and Quaker meetings?<BR>>> <BR>>> Anyone is theoretically authorized to speak/contribute; some (elders/sysops)<BR>>> are slightly more equal than others; subtle social mechanisms make the<BR>>> overall process more orderly than one might expect; decision-making is done<BR>>> by consensus; deliberately disruptive behavior occasionally occurs and is<BR>>> dealt with but the process is not easy...<BR></DIV><p>
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