On 2/20/06, Jimmy Wales <jwales(a)wikia.com> wrote:
Death Phoenix wrote:
Yes, but even with disagreement, such a decree
would have the authority
behind it. A great many people disagreed with Jimbo's actions in the
pedophile userbox wheel war, but his actions still carried the weight of
his
ultimate authority of Wikipedia. Regardless of
whether people agreed
with
his actions or sentiment, the matter was dealt
with very quickly.
Who disagreed with my actions? I know there was some quite justified
quibbling on minor points, but the *temporary* and yet *swift* action to
put a stop to what was a very bad situation, and to make it clear to
people that we should stop and discuss this whole thing rather than
having manic wheel wars about it, is as far as I know near universally
supported.
Some people say I act with too much power, some say I need to act with
more. Old timers will tell you that this is normal. I act slowly and
as little as possible, trying hard to push people on all sides to
recognize that among those of us who are here to build the greatest
encyclopedia in history and give it away for free, we can always find a
peaceful way to move forward in harmony. Noisy harmony *g* but harmony.
Sorry, Jimbo, I meant that the matter was dealt with quickly AFTER you
performed your actions. As for the people who disagreed with your actions, I
remember there being many people complaining long and loud about it. My
point was, regardless of this, things were dealt with quickly. Overall, I
approved of your actions (I think I probably approved a little too
vigorously on a few talk pages) and I think I'm one of the folks who was
hoping for QUICKER action ;-). You don't exercise your authority often, but
it is there for you to use if needed. My point is that I think you'll need
to exercise it again in the future w.r.t. the userbox issue.