[WikiEN-l] Re: Wikipedia and Quaker meetings

Fri May 28 13:21:27 UTC 2004

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 <anthere9 at yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: anthere9 at yahoo.com, English Wikipedia <wikien-l at Wikipedia.org>
> Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 21:56:57 +0200
> To: wikien-l at wikipedia.org
> Subject: [WikiEN-l] Re: Wikipedia and Quaker meetings
> 
> 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...
> 
> 
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