Could you please tell how long you have been around Wikimedia projects? I would like to have an idea of how much time it takes to find out that "we have at least three hierarchical structures." You left out at least Santa Claus.

Totally dismayed,

Virgilio A. P. Machado

At 14:50 04-12-2010, you wrote:

On 26 November 2010 01:35, WJhonson@aol.com wrote:

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In a message dated 11/25/2010 3:31:07 PM Pacific Standard Time, geniice@gmail.com writes:

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On 25 November 2010 22:15, WJhonson@aol.com wrote:

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We have Geni, many ways to determine if someone is an established

editor.

Name one that doesn't boil down to editcountitis

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We have flags already to mark people as established editors in addition

to

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that.

I for one have no wish to turn requests for rollback in a mini RFA more than has already happened.

The police always think they are doing a fine job and don't need any accountability. All democracies have checks and balances. Those who do not, are police states.

Our single hierarchical structure is just such a system with no checks and balances.

Actually we have at least 3.

Editor, admin bureaucrat, steward, dev.

everyone, arbcom

Everyone, foundation, foundation board.

-- geni