Ray-
we're not going to come to an agreement on this. Since the Commons platform has to work anyway before we can merge Wikisource into it, I agree that it makes sense to postpone this discussion until we have the basic technology working. However, I do not agree that a merge requires consensus. Whenever there is no consensus for either option, a real vote is what is called for. If only a slim majority favors a merge, we should of course make more concessions to those who do not.
Regards,
Erik