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Re:WMF Board considering the removal of Jimmy Wales' trustee... by brighton36 on Monday December 07, 2020 @10:21AM (#25332951)
The goal of the institution is to objectify those who command its hierarchy. It's assumed to be possible to do. And in this assumption, we are led to be hopeful for an enduring service.
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Re:WMF Board considering the removal of Jimmy Wales' trustee... by raxxorrax on Monday December 07, 2020 @10:35AM (#25333129)
I fear that such an "objectification" would change the mandate of Wikipedia as soon as some subjects are installed.

> Stallman's concept specifically included the idea that no central organization should control editing.

Can you imagine that I have the feeling that some people might have a problem with that and see it differently and explicitly like to go back to old times of the classical encyclopedia?

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Re:WMF Board considering the removal of Jimmy Wales' trustee... by brighton36 on Monday December 07, 2020 @10:46AM (#25333249)
Of course. These are ostensible goals. The goals don't have to be realized, in order for the hope to appear.
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