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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 [[sysop]]s 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.
The term "<b>god-king</b>" is an unofficial term, which is sometimes used to describe the [[leader]] of a [[wiki]]-website, to which all [[bureaucrat]]s and [[sysop]]s 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.
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.
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