W5: Are leaders compatible with the encyclopedia where everyone is equally involved?

1) Leaders in Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a “leader”, which means “administrator”, for the maintenance of high quality as an encyclopedia and for a more democratic and open platform. Often thought of as "managers" or "leaders," they are more likely to be thought of as beings of power and authority, but in Wikipedia, they are not those who seek power and power. It exists to protect Wikipedia's essential characteristics by preventing wheel wars, destroying encyclopedias, lying, and advertising. However, in Wikipedia's essential characteristics, there exists a need for everyone to participate in equal positions, which I think is paradoxical.

Basically, managers should exist as a role that can respond quickly to disruptive editing. And it should be on par with other Wikipedia in editorial authority.


2) Unending Debate: Freedom and Regulation

In fact, the main debate that we have felt so far in collective intelligence lectures is the balance between freedom and regulation. The protection policy that we learned last time, and the benevolent dictator that we learned today, are all issues related to this. The answer to this is that, in fact, it's always likely to end in a similar conclusion. Because of human nature, it can't be perfectly, so utopian, 100 percent free. Of course, regulations become toxic if they become larger than freedom and cause any inconvenience in editing “freely”. Therefore, it is essential to have a proper management for the protection of encyclopedias, i.e., page attacks, but our Wikipedia is doomed if  the power of those who have authority gets much bigger.

 

3) Qualification as an administrator

Currently, Wiki has been named as an administrator, but I wonder what you think is the qualification of being an administrator. And what are some ways to prevent them from having "power"? Also, what do you think about the board or administrators’ role that exists on Wikipedia now? Is it positive or negative? What are some ways to develop in a better way in the current situation?

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