[WikiEN-l] Oversight log

Wed Jun 21 11:58:43 UTC 2006

We are friends, but that is more the result of working together than  
acquiring responsibility because we are friends. Those with  
responsibility on Wikipedia assume responsibility through diverse  
paths. What we have in common is consistently putting the interests  
of the project before whatever personal biases or other projects we  
have.

Fred

On Jun 21, 2006, at 5:49 AM, Steve Bennett wrote:

> On 6/21/06, Selina . <wikipediareview at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> None of these were appointed in any way by the community, they  
>> just seem to
>> have been privileges handed out to friends as individuals see fit...
>>
>
> You could look at "friends" as being a nepotistic conspiracy by which
> cronies evilly band together to take control of what was supposed to
> be a public, open project. Or, you could look at it as people
> selecting only the Wikipedians they trust the most - as demonstrated
> by experience and time with the project - to give access to
> confidential information which could be used to hurt the project.
>
> Pick whichever you prefer.
>
> Steve
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