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, >[email protected] 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 _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
