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* A [[faction system]] modelled on [[representative democracy]] as carried out in all democracies, where an edit stands or falls based on the willingness of some substantial faction of like-minded users to support it. These compete with other factions in a [[power structure]] to contain the more bureaucratic and police-like [[sysop power structure]]. This seems to have potential to simplify debate on extremely contentious issues in the same way that parties do so in countries. | * A [[faction system]] modelled on [[representative democracy]] as carried out in all democracies, where an edit stands or falls based on the willingness of some substantial faction of like-minded users to support it. These compete with other factions in a [[power structure]] to contain the more bureaucratic and police-like [[sysop power structure]]. This seems to have potential to simplify debate on extremely contentious issues in the same way that parties do so in countries. | ||
: | ::<b><i>This is the proposal that probably most suits [[Consumerium:Itself]].</b></i> | ||
* A [[phyle]] system similar to that described by [[Neal Stephenson]] in his book [[The Diamond Age]]. As Metaweb is overtly an implementation of the [[Young Lady's Illustrated Primer]] from that same book, it seems entirely likely and useful that it would attempt to implement this variation of the faction. A phyle differs from a faction in various ways but mostly that it is defines an [[etiquette]] of its own and discourages informal interaction with those of other phyles, and typically takes revenge in extralegal ways if it is seriously offended (unlike a faction which is expected to work through some common bureaucratic or electoral process). See [[Metaweb:phyle]] for more details on this. | * A [[phyle]] system similar to that described by [[Neal Stephenson]] in his book [[The Diamond Age]]. As Metaweb is overtly an implementation of the [[Young Lady's Illustrated Primer]] from that same book, it seems entirely likely and useful that it would attempt to implement this variation of the faction. A phyle differs from a faction in various ways but mostly that it is defines an [[etiquette]] of its own and discourages informal interaction with those of other phyles, and typically takes revenge in extralegal ways if it is seriously offended (unlike a faction which is expected to work through some common bureaucratic or electoral process). See [[Metaweb:phyle]] for more details on this. | ||
: | ::<b><i>Because it implies Neal Stephenson's model, Metaweb will likely move in this direction, and attempt to model Stephenson's phyles as factions instead of letting them develop directly from [[politics as usual]].</b></i> | ||
''See [[Talk:faction]] for extensive discussions. It will be hard to agree on one definition of faction, so please review [[glossary]] in detail to see what you think of those generic ideas, and how a faction might define a lot of things differently.'' | ''See [[Talk:faction]] for extensive discussions. It will be hard to agree on one definition of faction, so please review [[glossary]] in detail to see what you think of those generic ideas, and how a faction might define a lot of things differently.'' | ||