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A <b>god-king</b> is an unofficial term, sometimes used to describe the [[leader]] on a [[wiki]]-website, to which all [[bureaucrat]]s and {{tag|admin|sysops}} are accountable. A god-king can create [[WikiIndex:Policies and Guidelines|policies]] 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 [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF), it was initially [[Jimmy Wales|Jimbo Wales]], who was the [[founder]] of the WMF organization, and whose [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation staff|associates]] made-up a majority of the governing board in Wikimedia Foundation's early days. | |||
[[ | <b>Alternatives:</b> | ||
<br> Some [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]], such as [[RationalWiki]] (RW), have no single god-king, but rather are ruled by an elected committee of [[moderator]]s. 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 [[user]]s for {{Wp|just cause|cause}}, and it can only overturn community decisions in [[sysop]] and bureaucrat elections for cause. | |||
<b>See also</b> | |||
*[[WikiIndex: Leader]] | |||
*[[Staff]] | |||
<b>External links</b> | |||
*[[Meatball:GodKing]] — at the [[Meatball Wiki]] | |||
*[[Meatball:BenevolentDictator]] — at the Meatball Wiki | |||
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A god-king is an unofficial term, sometimes used to describe the leader on a wiki-website, to which all bureaucrats and sysops are accountable. A god-king can create policies 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