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Re: Fidonet Rules (2014)

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On the contrary, I'd say a self-evidently subjective policy like this one has a better chance of being enforced fairly than a legalistic code that usually ends up being twisted by whoever's in power to go after their political opponents.

I see this with my CTO coaching clients, I see quite a lot of values and policy documents. Often they have very long value documents no one reads or knows. Better have 5 bullet points everyone knows by heart.

This is true for so many things.

Re: Fidonet Rules (2014)

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post #46

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on Wikipedia for instance.

My experience is that rules-lawyering and organisational politics has very much won out over the original spirit/vision of Wikipedia.

It has indeed, but that may not be the worst outcome as the other alternative would be a toxic trashcan.
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