Marc Riddell schreef:
Once again, Eugene, my focus is not on the internal structure of the Wikipedia Project; but, rather, the need for a strong day-to-day leadership to oversee it.
What I'm saying is that the internal structure of the project is badly suited for strong day-to-day leadership (by an individual or a small group).
So if you want to introduce such a leadership, you will have to think about how you want to change that structure.
I believe an open discussion of "leadership" within the Wikipedia Project is being hampered by one very important thing: The fact that this Community has been burned by leadership here in the past. For the sake of the Project's future, isn't it time to get past that?
Are you referring to Larry Sanger's time here? I don't think this is the reason. As a fraction of total editors, only very few people are left from that time.
As a member of the Community, if you are happy with the present system of leadership, say so; if not, say so.
I'm not unhappy with the current system; I would have liked most of the alternatives much less.
PS: Isn't it also time to stop the references and comparisons to Citizendium? Every time you mention it in the context of Wikipedia, you identify us with it. Enough.
I don't understand this comment, but I won't mention our collegues again.
Eugene