[WikiEN-l] Just what *is* Jimbo's role anyway?

[Jeff Raymond]

stevertigo wrote:

> I don't think this line of questioning is helpful.  Jimbo's role in
> the community is based not just on his early leadership but his
> respect and trust by the community *at large.  His position is one of
> *trust, and In order for his role to have meaning, this role needs to
> remain largely undefined and unconstrained by any set boundaries or
> constitutional delineations. He can negate consensus, simply because
> he can, as he has in the past, and as he will continue to for as long
> as he is active.

To semi-play devil's advocate, how much of that is because he always has 
been as opposed to a perhaps mistaken belief that he ultimately runs the 
show?  It's not like anyone really bothers to question him, not that 
such questioning is likely to garner a response given how busy he ends 
up being.

I mean, part of me wonders whether his "God-king" status is supported 
simply because he's Jimbo and always has been, or because people 
honestly think that's best for the project.

-Jeff

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