[Wikipedia-l] Re: [Wikitech-l] Feature Proposal: Certification

[The Cunctator]

On Wed, 2002-10-30 at 16:33, erik_moeller at gmx.de wrote:
> > You seem to be using the word "cabal" here in a sense that
> > is neither derogatory nor ironic.  I find that highly disturbing.
> 
> You may find it disturbing, but the truth is that there are people like  
> Jimbo who can make high level decisions, and there are sysops that have  
> more power than ordinary users. Many of these decisions already happen in  
> places that most people don't know about (e.g. the mailing list). Glossing  
> over the truth doesn't make it go away: there is a Wikipedia cabal.

*clunk clunk clunk* [1]


-tc

[1] (sound of head banging against wall; do I really need to unearth
"How to Destroy Wikipedia"?)