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| On wikipedia, we have a classic "pack element". The alpha males have been challenged by majority consensus, but are not willing to relinquish their power, hence ignoring consensus and undermining due process. In doing so, they have forgotten that wikipedia was not created for playing petty "political games" and narcissistic re-inforcement of one's ego. | On wikipedia, we have a classic "pack element". The alpha males have been challenged by majority consensus, but are not willing to relinquish their power, hence ignoring consensus and undermining due process. In doing so, they have forgotten that wikipedia was not created for playing petty "political games" and narcissistic re-inforcement of one's ego. | ||
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A social experiment
A few days ago I created an article entitled "Administrators cannot vote" under the "Policy Proposals" section. The policy outligned a new proposal that would prevent current adinistrators from nominating new ones to serve alongside them (or from opposing new candidates).
What happened
- The page was listed on Votes for deletion, within 1 hour (contrary to official wikipedia policy)
- Within 24 hours there were 10 votes to delete, out of a total of 12
- Within 3 days there were 19 votes to delete, out of a total of 25
One might say, a firm rebuttal, until I did a little investigation (thank you, Steven). As it turns out, of the 19 votes to delete, 15 were made by administrators, as you can easily check against ].
Conclusion
On wikipedia, we have a classic "pack element". The alpha males have been challenged by majority consensus, but are not willing to relinquish their power, hence ignoring consensus and undermining due process. In doing so, they have forgotten that wikipedia was not created for playing petty "political games" and narcissistic re-inforcement of one's ego.
