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'''Wiki governance''' seems to pass through a few stages in a [[large public wiki]]: | |||
1. chaos as basic [[wiki management]] problems slowly become understood | |||
2. fascism as a [[sysop power structure]] and perhaps [[GodKing]] take root | |||
3. stagnation based on worship of the [[GodKing]] and [[usurper]]s who have managed to get close to the GodKing personally, and use his approval as a mask to push their own agendas - labelling everyone who asks for change a [[troll]] | |||
4. [[trolls]] realize that [[regime change]] is necessary and form [[faction]]s, e.g. [[Wikipedia Red Faction]], and start to develop appropriate rhetoric to justify [[trolling]], and target bad sysops to be [[driven off by trolls]] etc. | |||
5. war breaks out on interwiki level, including [[denial of service attack]] by [[vandalbot]] on [[troll-friendly]] wikis by sysops who control the technology | |||
6. beginnings of peace talks as everyone begins to realize [[trolls]] are right; [[board]] activity, formation of formal mechanisms, e.g. [[Wikimedia]] | |||
7. rejection of these bourgeois false democracy elements by revolutionary troll factions, and continuation of the struggle to [[anarchize]] or to democratize | |||
8. abdication of [[GodKing]], major reform, eradication of [[Wikimedia corruption]], etc., i.e. troll victory. | |||
Apparently no wiki has ever emerged from these transitions, as even the most advanced [[large public wiki]]s are probably only at about stage 6 right now | |||
Revision as of 17:44, 8 June 2004
Wiki governance seems to pass through a few stages in a large public wiki:
1. chaos as basic wiki management problems slowly become understood
2. fascism as a sysop power structure and perhaps GodKing take root
3. stagnation based on worship of the GodKing and usurpers who have managed to get close to the GodKing personally, and use his approval as a mask to push their own agendas - labelling everyone who asks for change a troll
4. trolls realize that regime change is necessary and form factions, e.g. Wikipedia Red Faction, and start to develop appropriate rhetoric to justify trolling, and target bad sysops to be driven off by trolls etc.
5. war breaks out on interwiki level, including denial of service attack by vandalbot on troll-friendly wikis by sysops who control the technology
6. beginnings of peace talks as everyone begins to realize trolls are right; board activity, formation of formal mechanisms, e.g. Wikimedia
7. rejection of these bourgeois false democracy elements by revolutionary troll factions, and continuation of the struggle to anarchize or to democratize
8. abdication of GodKing, major reform, eradication of Wikimedia corruption, etc., i.e. troll victory.
Apparently no wiki has ever emerged from these transitions, as even the most advanced large public wikis are probably only at about stage 6 right now