[WikiEN-l] Difficulty making structural changes to WP due to human nature?

[MuZemike]

I think that certainly does happen, mainly because some don't like 
change. Many RfCs and proposals contain oppose reasons such as "solution 
in search of a problem" or "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Other than 
what Alan mentioned, this has also applied to any technical changes to 
the system.

Other proposals get so bogged down in endless stalemate and 
filibustering (like with Pending Changes), nothing ever gets done or 
moves forward. That's where the "consensus-based model" fails miserably.

On the other hand, a straight "vote" may not also be desirable, 
especially if the results may be close to 50-50, because you then 
alienate too much of the community that way.

-MuZemike

On 9/17/2011 3:54 PM, Alan Liefting wrote:
> Is it just me or do others find it difficult to instigate any sort of
> changes to policies, guidelines, layout, Manual of Style and related
> matters regardless of how minor they are?
> Could it be that WP is a reflection of human behaviour and has become a
> talkfest where nothing changes because of our inherently conservative
> nature?
> Or am I trying to satisfy the readers of WP rather than editors and
> readers? Since readers do not edit they never get to have a say so the
> editors get what they want (yes I know - editors are readers as well).
>
>
> Alan Liefting
>
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