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==Consumerium wiki management== Wiki management of the [[Content Wiki]] and [[Opinion Wiki]], and the [[sysop power structure]] of each, is a major concern of [[Consumerium Governance]]. It must be supervised by the [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] under the guidance of a genuinely [[independent board]]. A poorly managed wiki, e.g. those run by [[Wikimedia]], can generate legal and goodwill problems that spread far beyond their own services. For instance, a [[libel pit]] amplified by an [[echo chamber]] can generate an unlimited number of [[cease and desist letter]]s from individuals who believe, probably correctly, they have been misrepresented or slandered by a [[bad copy problem]] or [[broken telephone]] picking up the output of the echo chamber. === democratic user roles === We may require formal [[Wiki Editor]] and [[Wiki Lawyer]]/advocate/mediator roles to guide [[Wiki Sysop]] behaviour. ''Left on their own they tend to be [[little tin god]]s - each hoping to grow up to be [[GodKing]]. This shouldn't be encouraged. Nor should a clique of [[usurper]]s doing [[sysop vandalism]], which seems to be the next step in the "evolution" away from GodKings to some [[priestly hierarchy]]. None of these poor management methods will be able to generate or respond to real world pressures, and only work in a fantasy world, like video games, which seem to be where many of these people learn all they actually know about management.'' [[Consumerium buying signal]] will not stand up under scrutiny in a democratic society, or even [[cease and desist letter]]s directed to its board, unless it has democratic [[sysop power structure]]. Good sysops are disposable, period. Good editors are not. And good lawyers can keep your project going when it otherwise would be flushed down the toilet (see reference to [[Wikimedia]] above, which will almost certainly be destroyed by failure to democratize in time). === problems === Specific '''wiki management''' problems include, from longest to shortest term: ==== infrastructural ==== *Picking [[wiki code]] that actually makes it easy to do the above, and avoiding that which has requirements set by a small clique of control freaks. *Balancing [[Consumerium:contributor]] vs. [[Consumerium:editor]] balances of power. This may involve some mechanics, e.g. an explicit [[revert currency]]. ==== social ==== *Knowing when [[written consensus]] is possible, e.g. using [[troll bridge]] approach, and when it's just going to continue as [[edit war]] forever no matter what, i.e. it is a [[Consumerium:political dispute]] or something that reflects a real world POV difference. *Knowing when [[soft security]] can't apply, e.g. definition of [[Consumerium:vandalism]]. *Detecting and moderating [[usurper]] behaviour before they must be [[driven off by trolls]]; making sure that trolls do not unfairly charge the usurpers with things they have not actually done, or create their own [[echo chamber]]. ==== instructional ==== *Degrading or placing on standby the status of those engaged in [[ad hominem delete]] or other transparency-reducing, content-degrading tactics, which can easily result in the database falling into a state where it is legally liable. *[[Desysopping]] those who participate in creating or echoing [[spun threat]]s, or granting these credibility or official status beyond what was actually said; this sort of libel has extremely serious consequences in an age of no-fly lists. If a comment is an actual threat of specific violence, it must be investigated. If not, then claims that it is, must be put to rest, before the conflict over the comment escalates to the point of violence itself. *[[protected page]] mechanics People will actually care about the material we manage here. Jobs, companies, perhaps whole industries or national economies, will be at stake. It's foolish to imagine that [[Consumerium]] will not have all the same problems, and worse, than have been seen in every other [[large public wiki]], and some they haven't yet seen. If we are not prepared for the problems they ''have'' seen, it's not possible to be prepared for problems they haven't...
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