What do you think about web democracy in the form of online
polls ?
LDC wrote:
Ick. And double ick.
I agree completely.
I think that the best thing to do for wikipedia is "rough consensus and running code". We can add some features (I especially like the idea of templates for certain standard 'types' of pages) when we all pretty much agree that it's a good idea, but we also shouldn't force anything (much) on anyone.
If and when we have problems with vandals (and I predict that someday, we will), then we'll have to find solutions that satisfy the people who really matter, that is, we'll have to find a "rough consensus" among the authors. Some will lean towards anarchy, others will lean toward control, and we'll try to stumble through some middle path that attempts to preserve the best of both.
Is that vague? Yes, but I think it will work.