1,756
edits
Template talk:RationalWiki: Difference between revisions
→Wiki policy
Leucosticte (talk | contribs) |
|||
| Line 42: | Line 42: | ||
The founder noticed revert warring by a user creating this mess and said "enough," but then let the user make one more edit. (Which was okay, but was also the last edit the user made.) What I see is not uncommon in on-line fora. A founder becomes disinterested, but maintains weak control, and occasionally intervenes while being clueless, wreaking havoc with other functionaries. My training in project creation emphasizes the importance of *turning it over.* Otherwise it is basically ego, individual identity. Nothing wrong with that, per se, except it is obviously limited. --[[User:Abd|Abd]] ([[User talk:Abd|talk]]) 15:13, 24 December 2014 (UTC) | The founder noticed revert warring by a user creating this mess and said "enough," but then let the user make one more edit. (Which was okay, but was also the last edit the user made.) What I see is not uncommon in on-line fora. A founder becomes disinterested, but maintains weak control, and occasionally intervenes while being clueless, wreaking havoc with other functionaries. My training in project creation emphasizes the importance of *turning it over.* Otherwise it is basically ego, individual identity. Nothing wrong with that, per se, except it is obviously limited. --[[User:Abd|Abd]] ([[User talk:Abd|talk]]) 15:13, 24 December 2014 (UTC) | ||
:You have to have someone to turn it over to, before you can relinquish ownership. Often, there is no one who wants that job; it doesn't pay well, and there are financial, technical, and other responsibilities involved in keeping the site running, as well as a time commitment. A lot of people just aren't up to it. During the April 2010 dispute on Libertapedia, when people were threatening to walk out, I offered to turn over the reins to any willing party, and none were interested. | |||
:If there's nothing backing up a wiki but an individual, then it dies as soon as he stops paying the bills. If there's an organization backing the wiki, then they may keep paying the bills, but leave the wiki without anyone at the helm. [[VjWiki]] might be an example of that. [[User:Leucosticte|Leucosticte]] ([[User talk:Leucosticte|talk]]) 15:32, 24 December 2014 (UTC) | |||