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

[Fred Bauder]

>
>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 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

The rising of the sun could not be factually validated if we thought like
that. People write on the talk page of the policy that they agree; do not
change the language of the policy, which anyone can edit, remember; and
follow it.

Fred