[WikiEN-l] Re: Wikipedia and Quaker meetings

Thu May 27 19:56:57 UTC 2004

Sorry, what is particular to a quaker meeting ?

dpbsmith at verizon.net a écrit:
> 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... 