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A god king is an unofficial term, sometimes used to describe the leader on a wiki site, to whom all bureaucrats and sysops are accountable. A god king can create policy unilaterally, and has the final say on all disputes that arise. Often, the god king is the owner of a wiki.
In the case of the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), it was initially Jimbo Wales, who was the founder of the WMF organization, and whose associates made up a majority of the governing board in Wikimedia Foundation's early days.
- Alternatives
Some wikis, such as RationalWiki (RW), have no single god king, but rather are ruled by an elected committee of moderators. While a god king has the authority to do whatever they want on, to, or with the wiki for any reason or no reason, such a committee usually is only allowed to discipline users for cause, and it can only overturn community decisions in sysop and bureaucrat elections for cause.
- See also
- External links
- Meatball:GodKing — at the Meatball Wiki
- Meatball:BenevolentDictator — at the Meatball Wiki