[Foundation-l] Fwd: Re: [VereinDE-l] Bericht zur Verleihung der Zedler-Me...

[Virgilio A. P. Machado]

Dear Mr. Will Johnson

Recently I put together a text on "A civilized community." It is 
quite long. Nevertheless, I would welcome any suggestions, comments 
an/or criticism you might have. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Vapmachado/Comment_draft

Before that I was engaged in working on Portuguese Wikipedia 
governance issues, some of which are sorely shared with practically 
all Wikimedia projects.

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Vapmachado/Portuguese_Wikipedia_governance_issues

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Vapmachado/Portuguese_Wikipedia_governance_issues

Needless to say that that work has already been under attack, and has 
been put on hold by the divine intervention of the Meta administration.

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Vapmachado#Block

The period for my reeducation is drawing to a close. I hope that I'll 
be automatically unblocked soon. If I have to rely on the enlightened 
benevolence of the Meta administration I might end up forgotten in 
the MetaGulag, just like my request for unblock has been left in 
MetaLimbo for almost two months now.

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Requests_for_unblock

Before I forget, you'll find here, without any surprise, why I ended 
up blocked nine days later, and my unblock request ignored. Another 
small step for Meta; one giant leap of callousness.

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Requests_for_help_from_a_sysop_or_bureaucrat/Archives/2010-09#Requests_for_comment.2FAzeri_wikipedia

But I digress. Very typical of me. I would very much welcome links, 
references, bibliography anything that would be helpful in developing 
a proper governance model for Wikimedia and other virtual projects in 
dire need of separation of powers, checks and balances and full accountability.

Sincerely,

Virgilio A. P. Machado (Vapmachado)


At 16:56 04-12-2010, you wrote:
>In a message dated 12/4/2010 6:50:38 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>geniice at gmail.com writes:
>
>
> > Actually we have at least 3.
> >
> > Editor, admin bureaucrat, steward, dev.
> >
> > everyone, arbcom
> >
> > Everyone, foundation, foundation board.
> >
>
>Not three Geni, one.
>Has anyone become Arbcom without being an admin?
>Has anyone become Bureaucrat without being an admin?
>Has anyone become Foundation Board without being an admin?
>
>It's all one ladder.
>Sure it's *possible* for a non-admin to be elected to Arbcom, but when it's
>never happened, the truth should be apparent.
>
>W