[Wikipedia-l] Wikipedia moderators and moral authority (wasRe: Repost: clear guidelines and the power to enforce)

Mon Nov 11 19:44:06 UTC 2002

The Cunctator wrote:

>On 11/11/02 2:15 PM, "Poor, Edmund W" <Edmund.W.Poor at abc.com> wrote:
>
>>I don't understand your "functionality" vs. "authority" distinction.
>>
>
>Again, there's a doctor, a plumber, and a fry cook in a room. Who has more
>authority? Who has more moral authority?
>

It depends!  Is somebody having a heart-attack?  Are they being sprayed 
by water from a broken pipe? or  Are they simply all feeling hungry?

Ec