On 4/11/07, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
On 4/11/07, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
Have you been reading wikien-l?
How is an open, continuing debate about a variety of issues an indication of "governance broken beyond repair"? Inflammatory comments like this are unhelpful.
I think there is largely a consensus about everything you say, except the applicability of the words "open, continuing debate".
For what it is worth (IMO not much), there is a non-neglible minority who feel that their views are being quashed, or atleast their influence in matters is not quite as great as they have an aspiration to.
Even if trivial, such views do bespeak of a certain malaise. Not necessarily of a malaise that is avoidable, but voluntarily pulling scales *over* our eyes is not useful. Disregarding the yammerers is healthy, but claiming they do not exist is something I would never do. That egyptian river is awfully long. -- ~~~~
-- Jussi-Ville Heiskanen, ~ [[User:Cimon Avaro]]