I intended to emphasize this but didn't - much of what folks have been seeking (through a Board resolution creating the WikiCouncil, through meta proposals, etc.) is a top down solution with community input. By that I mean the attempts so far have been to start at the highest level of decision making (the Board or the entire community), and failures at this level are both common and expected. So take a page from political decision making and problem solving - start at the base, the "grass roots", and begin solving the problems you can without the intervention or imprimatur of the entire community or the Board.
Once a group of people or council has demonstrated the ability to do this, then proposals to give it a wider bailiwick will get a better response.
Nathan