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An '''insider culture''' is a [[power structure]] that outsiders cannot penetrate, and where prior reputation with a small [[clique]] of insiders is critical to maintaining position. The best example among [[large public wiki]]s is probably [[Disinfopedia]], though [[Wikimedia]] is a close second, and more reprehensible for its bizarre claims to openness and transparency, which are a joke. | An '''insider culture''' is a [[power structure]] that outsiders cannot penetrate, and where prior reputation with a small [[clique]] of insiders is critical to maintaining position. The best example among [[large public wiki]]s is probably [[Disinfopedia]], though [[Wikimedia]] is a close second, and more reprehensible for its bizarre claims to openness and transparency, which are a joke at best, a [http://mail.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2004-May/000045.html conspiracy to deprive the poor of information they require to survive] and [http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2004-May/000252.html a vile attempt to extort precious survival money from the very poorest in order to support a foul insider culture, as advocated by Mayer]. | ||
[[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must not have such a culture. This will be difficult especially since [[mediawiki]] users are trained to expect it. | |||
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An insider culture is a power structure that outsiders cannot penetrate, and where prior reputation with a small clique of insiders is critical to maintaining position. The best example among large public wikis is probably Disinfopedia, though Wikimedia is a close second, and more reprehensible for its bizarre claims to openness and transparency, which are a joke at best, a conspiracy to deprive the poor of information they require to survive and a vile attempt to extort precious survival money from the very poorest in order to support a foul insider culture, as advocated by Mayer.
Consumerium Governance Organization must not have such a culture. This will be difficult especially since mediawiki users are trained to expect it.