[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia Leadership (was NY Times article on gender gap in Wikipedia contributors} - repost

[Marc Riddell]

on 2/1/11 5:32 PM, David Goodman at dggenwp at gmail.com wrote:

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> We have something that has proven successful far beyond any
> expectations. It puzzles me why anyone would want to risk a
> fundamental change in its structure.

Because it, as well as its needs, have grown beyond its original structure.

> Let it continue as far as
> relative anarchy can take it.

And then what, David?

It cannot do everything, or suit
> everybody. If one wants something different,  try other projects.

David, are you really saying what I hear you saying - ["]If you don't like
the way things are, go someplace else["]?!

Marc


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> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 3:47 PM, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 1 February 2011 20:33, Fred Bauder <fredbaud at fairpoint.net> wrote:
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>>> You propose a political boss. Utterly unacceptable, Napoleonic even.
>> 
>> 
>> The arbcom are already politicians, elected and all. Wikipedia is a
>> city of 160,000 people any given month. Politics happens when two
>> people are in the same room, let alone 160,000.
>> 
>> 
>> - d.
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