Till Westermayer wrote:
So, the obvious question is: who made Erik the vote coordinator?
I did, ultimately. He started out organizing things on his own initiative, but I have fully endorsed what he's doing. (Not necessarily in every little detail, of course, but I trust he'll do the right thing. Trusting people is the wiki way.)
Yes, even I find it quite unusual to think that way -- every "free" work works that way. So what? What about the people who submitted logos? What about the people who took their time and voted?
They are all wonderful people, and I personally remain perpetually astonished at how wonderful this all is!
Maybe it slows down the voting a bit, but also it helps us to find a voting system that fits wikipedia. So maybe this slow discussion is helpful after all, in the longer run.
Sure! It's the wikipedia way to discuss everything to death in public forums for months until a rough consensus is achieved, and then of course to be accused of all decisions being made in secret, overnight, and by absolute fiat. :-)
--Jimbo