Marc Riddell wrote:
on 2/28/07 8:39 AM, John Lee at johnleemk@gmail.com wrote:
Well, kind of the idea of creating a new class of users involved with the English WP was to create a new "top" so we wouldn't need to rely on the mandate coming from Jimbo who, I think, is a bit isolated from the things that go on in WP on a daily basis.
John,
I just don't see how a group can lead - without a group leader.
Maybe we're getting a little off topic, but it works pretty well for me. I started and still participate a couple of cooperatives with no formal leadership structure. When somebody gets a bee in their bonnet, they might lead the charge on something. Or they might form a small cabal that makes something happen. There's no leadership in the conventional sense, just a bunch of people who have enough respect they can get something done when it matters.
Which, honestly, was always how I'd assumed that Wikipedia worked.
William