>> >> >>>> >>>>> >>>>>> 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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
on 2/1/11 10:16 PM, Fred Bauder at [email protected] wrote: > > 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. > And how many of these Talk Page "votes" are usually cast before the results are announced as being the "consensus" of the entire Wikipedia Community? Marc _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
