On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 3:15 AM, Charles Matthews <
charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com> wrote:
Apoc 2400 wrote:
Isn't it time to be honest with ourselves and
nominate "Wikipedia is not
a
bureaucracy" for deletion?
"Bureaucracy" is a fairly helpful description of how Wikipedia actually
functions, as far as management style is concerned. Decisions are taken
according to practice that has been codified to some extent (in some
areas, to a large extent). If you want to get something done, knowing
where to go and how to apply is at least half the battle. But my reading
of WP:BURO would make the comment "A procedural error made in posting
anything, such as a proposal or nomination, is not grounds for
invalidating that post" central to its intention. I say we don't delete
that.
Charles
Wikipedia has no "management style" because there are no managers. We
should
not be a bureaucracy in any sense of the word.
That is the point of WP:BURO. It's not that "We are a bureaucracy, but if
you cut some corners we'll look the other way." That's not what it says at
all. It says "We are NOT a bureaucracy" and so "Knowing where to go"
should
be much, MUCH less than half the "battle" of contributing to Wikipedia.
- causa sui