Ahhhh, hmmmm, welllll, there are some similarities then yes ;-)
Though I fear we are a bit disruptive kids then
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Here's what goes on.
Everyone, after preliminary greetings, sits silently. When the spirit moves
them anyone in the congregation may speak. This does not result in a
spirited conversation or an argument but again the group sits quietly until
the spirit moves someone else.
The group as a whole will not take a position not supported by all after
delibration.
As noted in the original post, the spirits which move some are given more
weight than others and occasionally the athmosphere of quiet contemplation
is disrupted.
Fred
From: Anthere
Reply-To: anthere9(a)yahoo.com, English Wikipedia
Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 21:56:57 +0200
To: wikien-l(a)wikipedia.org
Subject: [WikiEN-l] Re: Wikipedia and Quaker meetings
Sorry, what is particular to a quaker meeting ?
dpbsmith(a)verizon.net a �crit:
> Subject line says all: is there an organizational similarity between
> Wikipedia and Quaker meetings?
>
> Anyone is theoretically authorized to speak/contribute; some (elders/sysops)
> are slightly more equal than others; subtle social mechanisms make the
> overall process more orderly than one might expect; decision-making is done
> by consensus; deliberately disruptive behavior occasionally occurs and is
> dealt with but the process is not easy...
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