--- Jason Williams <jason(a)jasonandali.org.uk> wrote:
On Sun, Oct 27, 2002 at 07:45:39AM -0800, Anthere
wrote:
Ah no. Consensus is not when everybody is
*happy*.
A
decision is taken only when everybody agree for
the
decision to be taken, which is very slightly
different.
Some serious problems with consensus that I'm sure
you're
aware of but bear mentioning anyway:
* It only works well when the population has quite
similar views and
attitudes,
Absolutely. The fr.wiki is democratically voting.
* It slows everything down,
Agree. We have time in this case
* It is biased in favour of whatever the status quo
is,
Very true. Notice that in the current case, nobody (I
think) voted for option 1) keep
www.wikipedia.org just
as it is. So this point is not valid in the current
case.
* It gives a heavily disproportionate advantage to
those willing or able
to shout longer and louder.
Hum, yes.
However, right now, it doesnot seem obvious to me that
those still shouting, or shouting very loudly are
having a clear advantage over the others. Or, am I
wrong ?
Which are the other drawbacks ?
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