[Foundation-l] Remembering the People (was Fundraiser update)

[Thomas Dalton]

2009/1/9 Marc Riddell <michaeldavid86 at comcast.net>:
>
>>> A linguistic analysis by several experts in the
>>> field concluded that you don't have a clue about effective group management.
>
> on 1/8/09 8:41 PM, Thomas Dalton at thomas.dalton at gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> WMF
>> doesn't manage its volunteer base, it keeps its hands off and lets the
>> community sort itself out wherever possible
>
> And when the community encounters a problem it can't seem to deal with, who
> can it turn to for help?

That's when we run into trouble. ArbComs help with certain problems in
that regard. The proposed WikiCouncil was designed to help with some
other problems, but the proposal didn't get very far (I'm sure it will
come up again sooner or later).