Erik Moeller wrote:
Make me a "lieutenant" or "sheriff" or "nursery school teacher", and I will liberally apply "time-out" to anyone who breaks a rule.
I support you as part of a committee, but not as a lone ranger.
Yes, me too. The reason I've never taken Ed up on that generous offer is that I felt that it would just cause grief for him, and would likely not have the legitimacy that we all want from the process.
A committee will surely have legitimacy (I'll lend it mine, to start with, but a track record of reasonable decisions will help a lot, as will elections).
By 'legitimacy' I mean: widespread support for the process, even when we may individually not agree with particular outcomes. Legitimacy is necessary because in a wiki environment, only shared values can push us toward shared goals. Decrees from anyone mean nothing unless people buy into them.
--Jimbo