[WikiEN-l] So, has the need for consensus in wikipedia been eliminated?

[Avi]

Alex, the more important point here is not the goodness or badness of
rollback, it is the gross disregard for the wikipedia community that JuLef
(sp?) had by implementing this procedure in the face of significant clear
and present opposition. Even if this were the best thing since sliced bread,
which I do not believe it is, its implementation opens the door to further
marginalization of the community processes that have allowed wikipedia to
survive its exponential growth.

So, shall we start promoting more sysops based on bureaucratic whim? Shall
we proceed to delete all userpage quotations on a lark without discussion?
How about admins speedy deleting articles with minor sourcing issues,
claiming A7 without recourse for a discussion?

This is a gross violation of process, and there isn't even a good option for
the community to respond as there are extremely few people who can access
the wikicode itself.

Even when Jimbo wanted to implement credentialing standards after the EssJay
issue, the community had an open and frank discussion about it _without and
before_ implementation by fiat.

This developer has exhibited extremely poor judgment and a gross disregard
for the WIkipedia community, and his actions should be reversed, if for no
other reason than commitment to our core policies that major changes require
consensus.

--Avi

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