Erik Moeller wrote:
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.
Agreed, with relief. You mentioned at least 3 months for this in one of your comments. I'm sure that Wikisource can use that time valuably. :-)
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.
It was not my intent to open the consensus vs. voting debate; we're both familiar enough with it to know that we don't need to go there at this time.. Suffice it to say that I was refering to some functional decision making process. The proposal would fundamentally change the nature of Wikisource. The participants at Wikisource would be just as resentful of having their fate decided by outsiders, as the participants at the German Wikipedia would be if the English speakers started making decisions for them.
Ec