[WikiEN-l] CSD T1

Fri May 12 23:36:23 UTC 2006

On 5/12/06, Ryan Delaney <ryan.delaney at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/12/06, Anthony DiPierro <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:
> >
> > When did the board give Jimbo the power to pass CSD criteria?
> >
> > Anthony
>
>
> IIRC, Jimbo has the power to ban anyone from Wikipedia. So I guess that he
> has the power to do anything else, because if push comes to shove, he could
> just ban the people who flaunt his authority.
>
> My point is that there isn't much of anything that Jimbo has to ask anyone
> permission to do. And lawyering the political situation in Wikipedia isn't
> likely to get you much traction in getting his decision reversed. Some of us
> are glad that he stepped in and very depressed that people are nonetheless
> still arguing so vehemently over such a pointless issue.
>
> Ryan

I think you're wrong that Jimbo has any ultimate power over Wikipedia.
 Sure, if he wanted to ban someone he'd probably get away with it, but
only if the community accepted it.

And if it's such a pointless issue, then why does it have to be
addressed in the first place?