[p2p-research] semantic wiki extension

[Michel Bauwens]

any community over time develops a culture and norms which must be absorbed
by newcomers ... advanced members cannot be expected to spend all their
energy in handholding newcomers ... I think this is an issue for all
communities

of course, it is the responsibility of older members to facilitate the
introduction and acceptance of new members

I don't see any community escaping this conumdrum ..

note the paradox that the most democratic cultures, i.e. debian, are also
the most demanding and conditional in terms of participation ...

Michel

On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 9:57 PM, Patrick Anderson <agnucius at gmail.com> wrote:

> Samuel Rose wrote:
> > http://CommunityWiki.org/CommunityWikiBylaws<http://communitywiki.org/CommunityWikiBylaws>to create a
> > fair way to co-govern, and it worked very well
>
> Would your perception of 'fair' be any different
> if you were not a member of
> http://CommunityWiki.org/en/CommunityWikiAssemblyMemberList<http://communitywiki.org/en/CommunityWikiAssemblyMemberList>
>
> I felt very alienated and even outcast during the
> time that governance was being constructed.
>
> Are my concerns valid, or should I just shut-up and get in line?
>
> When must governance switch from 'direct' to 'representational'?
>
> If just the two of us were on an island, would you need to
> 'represent' me in making decisions?
>
> What if there were 3 of us?
>
> 4?  5?  10?  100?  1000?
>
> At what point must I relinquish my personal sovereignty?
>
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