[Foundation-l] FW: [Wikinews-l] Increased incivility at wikinews [en] <warning: contains rant>

[Ray Saintonge]

George Herbert wrote:
> That it will probably take that long is unfortunate, but large online
> communities become very unwieldy in some ways.  Having realism about the
> community dynamics is a necessary step in engaging in them as an agent of
> change.
>   

The model for this kind of community has not yet been written.

> Jimbo would have to make it a major in-community priority of his, or Arbcom
> would have to make it a major in-community priority of theirs, to make it
> faster.  I think Jimbo's too busy and Arbcom is too unwieldy in one sense
> and focused on more specific problems.
>
>
>   
We shouldn't be looking for a panacea.  When everyone expects a detailed 
examination of his petty problems by Arbcom he becomes a big part of the 
reasons for its disfunctionality.

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