[WikiEN-l] Proposal: Task forces

[SJ]

On 2/16/06, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> >* How would task forces be created?
> >
> Somebody starts a talk page
>
> >* How would members of a task force be appointed?
> >
> Let anyone participate at any time.
>
> >* Is a single "policy committee" a better idea than having multiple task
> >forces?
> >
> Whatever ... It makes no difference.
>
> >* How do we ensure that a task force is representative of opinion across
> >Wikipedia/has community support?
> >
> That's impossible.
>
> >* How do we ensure that time spent dealing with policy does not affect
> >contributors' time spent on encyclopaedic articles?

Spot on, Ec :)

> :-D  Extend the length of the day beyond 24 hours.

Now *there's* a project worth doing.  Does this involve Superman and
world-sized gyroscopes?

++SJ