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A '''god-king''' is a wiki leader to whom all [[bureaucrat]]s and [[sysop]]s 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 [[Wikimedia]], it was initially [[Jimbo Wales]], who founded the organization, and whose associates made up a majority of the governing board in Wikimedia's early days.
A '''god king''' is a wiki [[leader]] to whom all [[bureaucrat]]s and {{tag|Admin|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 [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF), it was initially [[Jimbo Wales]], who [[Founder|founded]] the organization, and whose associates made up a majority of the governing board in Wikimedia Foundation's early days.


==Alternatives==
;Alternatives
Some wikis, such as [[RationalWiki]], 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 he wants on, to, or with the wiki for any reason or no reason, such a committee usually is only allowed to discipline users for {{w|just cause|cause}}, and it can only overturn community decisions in sysop and bureaucrat elections for cause.
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 {{w|just cause|cause}}, and it can only overturn community decisions in [[sysop]] and bureaucrat elections for cause.


==External link==
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*http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/BenevolentDictator
*[[Meatball:GodKing]]
*[[Meatball:BenevolentDictator]]


[[Category:Admin| ]]
[[Category:WikiConcept]]
[[Category:WikiConcept]]

Revision as of 08:02, 23 July 2018

A god king is a wiki leader 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 Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), it was initially Jimbo Wales, who founded the 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 Template:W, and it can only overturn community decisions in sysop and bureaucrat elections for cause.

External links