lcrocker@nupedia.com wrote:

Yes, new _features_ or major changes in features should be discussed on the list at large. Again, this one situation was an emergency and I'm glad that Jim was able to take unilateral action to rescue the project when it was needed, and I wouldn't want his ability to do that overly burdened with discussion.

I agree. I don't oppose unilateral action by Jimmy in dire situations, and Wikipedia was grinding to a halt looked pretty dire to me. My only request is that when such action is taken, some sort of general notice is given, either via Wikipedia-L or Wikipedia Announcements.

I also think programmers ought to have some discretion on minor features and changes. But generally I agree that any changes in the interface should be discussed on the general list.

Absolutely. It would be terrible if programmers felt they were being micromanaged and had to run every code change by a mass of non-programmers.

-- Stephen Gilbert

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