Fred, this "authority" could bring
order to the present chaos. As for my
proposals, I have none that are fully formed. I would hope to work them
out
with persons who also believe this change is necessary.
This is for Stephanie: I had trouble reading your post the way it came
formatted on my computer. However, I could make out the last sentence
which
contained the phrases, "meaning of consensus", and "consent of the entire
community". No one has yet defined for me the "meaning of consensus", nor
described for me how the "consent of the entire community" is determined.
Marc
on 2/1/11 11:01 AM, Fred Bauder at fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net wrote:
I think you need to define the problem. What problems
are not being
addressed by lack of centralized authority? As Stephanie suggested we
could have an elected council. What would their role be?
Fred, you still haven't answered my questions. I see the term
"consensus"
and, especially, the term "community consensus" used in many contexts on
this and other Lists. But what does it mean? And by what means is that
"community consensus" measured or determined? It's a huge Community!
it's
like saying, "National policy is determined by a consensus of the American
Community"!
Marc