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

[Marc Riddell]

>> 
>>> 
>>>> I could make out the last sentence
>>>> which
>>>> contained the phrases, "meaning of consensus", and "consent of the
>>>> entire
>>>> community". No one has yet defined for me the "meaning of consensus",
>>>> nor
>>>> described for me how the "consent of the entire community" is
>>>> determined.
>>>> 
>>>> Marc
>>>> 
>>> on 2/1/11 7:52 PM, Fred Bauder at fredbaud at fairpoint.net wrote:
>> 
>>> We discuss policy issues at length, consider the reasons for adopting
>>> alternatives, and come to agreement.
>>> 
>> C'mon Fred, isn't that rather vague? What I'm asking (again) is, after
>> the
>> discussion is other, how is it determined that a consensus of the
>> Community
>> has been reached?
>> 
>> Marc
> 
on 2/1/11 9:24 PM, Fred Bauder at fredbaud at fairpoint.net wrote:

> People agree and support the decision.
> 
Fred, who are these people that are making these decisions and declaring
that there in Community consensus, knowing that this "consensus" cannot be
factually validated?

Marc