User talk:Mirwin/mediator

Please blank or ignore this subpage if it annoys you. It will not be restored unless and until there is a new reason for the User:mediator to ask you something or contact you.

It has been created only for the following reasons:

1. A test of User:Mediator/policy - do you agree with these priorities?

-- It looks like an interesting experiment which I am contemplating participating in. mirwin

2. To request your review of the User:Mediator mission statement. Is this the right role for something called "Mediator"?

-- Have not found this although it appears implicit in title and initial policies laid out.mirwin

3. To invite you to raise any issues with these, or User:Mediator's behaviour (at User_talk:mediator) or practices (at User:Mediator/mediator). The Mediator plays by its own rules, and tries to do so consistently. It is not a GodKing. It is not above its own laws or policies. It has no special status, and doesn't require any such status.

-- Big improvement over an arbitrary or philanthropic god-king if it helps facilitate organization of the mob into orderly, cheerful, cooperative participation. Good experiment! mirwin

4. To notify you that you are welcome to place your own name at User:Mediator/candidates to eventually take over this role. Leaving your name there helps to keep the role ambiguous even if it is not strictly anonymous (which ideally it would be).

-- Thank you! I am currently a nominated and self resigned troll due to philosophical opposition to capitalistic totalitarianism. Should I put the troll hat away for a while I will consider partipating in the mediation experimental process. I have recently undertaken extensive responsibilities in study at the graduate or post bac level and localized volunteer activities in the City of Coquille and Oregon's Coos County so I may not choose to invest further time in Wikipedia at this time. I will take this opportunity to note that the blossoming of Wikipedia is in my view a very substantial return on my volunteered time and I will probably resume a local recruiting drive while investigating the potential inherent in establishing a local "Freepedia" via local student volunteers using their publicly provided internet and computing resources. mirwin

5. To suggest that you create a similar role account for any other language wiki you use, and adapt these procedures to that wiki as well. Over time all the best practices can be compiled into one single translated guide for all mediators. This will be very useful for wikis where there is no GodKing attention.

-- Good suggestion but impractical for me unless I decide the begin serious study of a language. In this case this would be an excellent way to facilitate ongoing studies in the written use of the the language. mirwin

6. To invite you to review the changes to items on the Mediator watchlist from time to time, as they will be of interest to anyone concerned with governance. If you think something else is essential to the mission of the Mediator, add it there, and be bold.

-- Acknowledged. mirwin

7. To urge you to practice the political virtues, and to have a good sense of humour about stupidity. Annoyances are transitory. A belly laugh is eternal. -- I will attempt to internalize and keep this in mind when I feel irritation sneaking up on me. mirwin

Thank you for your time.

-- You are welcome! Thank you for this innovative experiment in improving Wikipedia processes which promote enhanced self learning and responsibility without intervention of burearacry and/or the resort to force by the god-king. Sincerely mirwin