[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia:Governance reform

[Thomas Dalton]

On 24/04/2008, WJhonson at aol.com <WJhonson at aol.com> wrote:
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>  In a message dated 4/24/2008 10:59:28 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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> cimonavaro at gmail.com writes:
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>  "The  body would be given essentially unlimited authority to set
>  project policy,  so long as it is in compliance with Wikimedia
>  Foundation policies and  resolutions, the relevant laws, and so forth."
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>  I'm reminded of that scene in 1984, where after the overthrow of the  farmer,
>  and the institution of "democracy", the pigs have now decided that they
>  should rule over the other animals.

That would be Animal Farm, rather than 1984... ;)

Also, we don't have anyone proposing themselves as leaders - the
assembly would be elected. The analogy doesn't really work...