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* I am willing to make that change, if you are pretty sure that the LFK will want to arbitrate every problem that comes up -Mike
* I am willing to make that change, if you are pretty sure that the LFK will want to arbitrate every problem that comes up -Mike
** I'd think we'd want to arbitrate every dispute that cannot be resolved by discussion among the dictionary team. How else would such disputes be resolved? (I'm BookOfPortals on Mattermost.) [[User:Aris|Aris]] ([[User talk:Aris|talk]]) 19:22, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
** I'd think we'd want to arbitrate every dispute that cannot be resolved by discussion among the dictionary team. How else would such disputes be resolved? (I'm BookOfPortals on Mattermost.) [[User:Aris|Aris]] ([[User talk:Aris|talk]]) 19:22, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
*** Initially I figured the dictionary team itself would vote on it.  Another possibility is that the LFK members who are on the Team would decide on the spot, and only if they could not decide would the thing go to a general LFK vote.  Aside from the fact that the LFK members will be present on the Team, everything the Team does is subject to LFK review anyway, so I see no need to bring the LFK into resolving this or that word as the definitions are being written. [[User:Maik|Maik]] ([[User talk:Maik|talk]]) 17:31, 7 February 2020 (UTC)


== Decentralized? ==
== Decentralized? ==

Revision as of 17:31, 7 February 2020

Dispute resolution

You should make it a bit clearer that if the dictionary team can't solve a problem, it'll be decided by the LFK. We're the last resort authority. I imagine that discussion among the dictionary team will usually be sufficient, but if people can't agree the LFK will resolve the dispute. -BookOfPortals on Mattermost #LFK

  • I am willing to make that change, if you are pretty sure that the LFK will want to arbitrate every problem that comes up -Mike
    • I'd think we'd want to arbitrate every dispute that cannot be resolved by discussion among the dictionary team. How else would such disputes be resolved? (I'm BookOfPortals on Mattermost.) Aris (talk) 19:22, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
      • Initially I figured the dictionary team itself would vote on it. Another possibility is that the LFK members who are on the Team would decide on the spot, and only if they could not decide would the thing go to a general LFK vote. Aside from the fact that the LFK members will be present on the Team, everything the Team does is subject to LFK review anyway, so I see no need to bring the LFK into resolving this or that word as the definitions are being written. Maik (talk) 17:31, 7 February 2020 (UTC)

Decentralized?

On a more philosophical note, the Dictionary Team is going to be very decentralized. There were two models I gave most consideration when setting up the LFK: Node.js and Rust. Rust has a more centralized model; significant changes are discussed by the entire team and approved collectively. Node.js has a more decentralized model. Most changes are handled by individual collaborators (that is, experienced contributors who have been given commit access), but if the collaborators disagree, the matter is decided by the more restricted Technical Steering Committee, which operates by consensus among its members. So we'd essentially be the TSC. -Aris/BookofPortals

  • Very decentralized? The Dictionary Team will be the Borg compared to Jbovlaste! At least we will have page layout conventions and quality standards, and edits will actually be reviewed. u'i[rcu'i]vla spam and experimental gismu for Pokemon characters will be properly processed. Maik (talk) 21:18, 4 February 2020 (UTC)