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.
--Jimbo
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