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Politics is a complex subject and an old one, and much has been written about its practice and the establishment of political communities. Perhaps some good general sources should be listed here.  
 
Politics is a complex subject and an old one, and much has been written about its practice and the establishment of political communities. Perhaps some good general sources should be listed here.  
  
The topic of emergent politics and large group dynamics within online communities is a new one; it is only recently that any online community grew big enough, long enough, to display these dynamics.  
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The topic of emergent politics and large group dynamics within online communities is a new one; it is only recently that any online community or and [[eng:group entity]] grew big enough, long enough, to display these dynamics.  
  
 
== Glossary ==
 
== Glossary ==
  
Here's a quick glossary of political terms. Anyone with the willingness might work to link these to Wiktionary or other good sources.  
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Here's a quick glossary of [[political terms]]. Anyone with the willingness might work to link these to Wiktionary or other good sources.  
  
; '''politics''' : "the art of the possible"; how humans organize their communities  
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; '''politics''', or '''politics as usual''' : "the art of the possible"; how humans organize their communities  
 
; '''convention''' : assembly of individuals who meet to establish a charter or other foundation issues; tends to be very large
 
; '''convention''' : assembly of individuals who meet to establish a charter or other foundation issues; tends to be very large
 
; '''party''' : group within a convention who are agreed on a platform and work together to advance it; usually a large fraction of convention members
 
; '''party''' : group within a convention who are agreed on a platform and work together to advance it; usually a large fraction of convention members
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; '''platform''' : political agenda or plan of action
 
; '''platform''' : political agenda or plan of action
 
; '''plank''' : element, section, or clause of a platform
 
; '''plank''' : element, section, or clause of a platform
; '''charter''' : foundation document which controls all other documents, rules, and procedures governing a community; sometimes ''constitution''
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; '''charter''' : foundation document which controls all other documents, rules, and procedures governing a [[eng:group entity]]; sometimes ''constitution''
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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** [http://www.shirky.com/writings/group_enemy.html Shirky:A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy]
 
** [http://www.shirky.com/writings/group_enemy.html Shirky:A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy]
 
** [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/19/1432218&from=rss Slashdot-Wikipedia Reaches Half a Million Articles]  
 
** [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/19/1432218&from=rss Slashdot-Wikipedia Reaches Half a Million Articles]  
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** [http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/12/30/142458/25 Why Wikipedia Must Jettison Its Anti-Elitism] by Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger,
 
** [http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/12/06/Trustipedia ''...it may be the case that we have to figure out how to make the Wikipedia good, because that’s all there’s going to be.'' (death of the paper encyclopedia)]
 
** [http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/12/06/Trustipedia ''...it may be the case that we have to figure out how to make the Wikipedia good, because that’s all there’s going to be.'' (death of the paper encyclopedia)]
 
** [http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2004/08/29/wikipedia_reputation_and_the_wemedia_project.php ''Introducing reputation for contributors or articles is the greatest risk to the Wikipedia community.'']
 
** [http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2004/08/29/wikipedia_reputation_and_the_wemedia_project.php ''Introducing reputation for contributors or articles is the greatest risk to the Wikipedia community.'']
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** [http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_12/ciffolilli/#c3 (First Monday) Phantom Authority]
 
** [http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_12/ciffolilli/#c3 (First Monday) Phantom Authority]
 
** [http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue9_7/masum/ (First Monday) Manifesto for the Reputation Society]
 
** [http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue9_7/masum/ (First Monday) Manifesto for the Reputation Society]
** [[meatball:GetARoom]], [[meatball:ConflictParadox]], [[meatball:CommunitySolution]]
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** [[meatball:GetARoom]], [[meatball:ConflictParadox]], [[meatball:CommunitySolution]], [[meatball:DissuadeReputation]]
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* [http://www.dynamist.com/weblog/archives/001410.html Wiki Wars] and [http://www.wikinfo.org/wiki.php?title=Living_Platform LivingPlatform.CA] vs. [http://www.wikinfo.org/wiki.php?title=Green_Party_of_Canada_Living_Platform GPC-LP] - two [[case study|case studies]] of actual [[politics as usual]] becoming tied up with [[wiki politics]].  Worth detailed review, and suggesting a need for a [[polity]] to start to deal with inherent political differences AS such.

Revision as of 19:18, 17 April 2005

We are here met for a political object, and discussion involves political terms, many of which may be unfamiliar to those with predominantly technical backgrounds.

Politics is a complex subject and an old one, and much has been written about its practice and the establishment of political communities. Perhaps some good general sources should be listed here.

The topic of emergent politics and large group dynamics within online communities is a new one; it is only recently that any online community or and eng:group entity grew big enough, long enough, to display these dynamics.

Glossary

Here's a quick glossary of political terms. Anyone with the willingness might work to link these to Wiktionary or other good sources.

politics, or politics as usual 
"the art of the possible"; how humans organize their communities
convention 
assembly of individuals who meet to establish a charter or other foundation issues; tends to be very large
party 
group within a convention who are agreed on a platform and work together to advance it; usually a large fraction of convention members
caucus 
group within a convention who seek to find a common ground on some issues; often quite small
platform 
political agenda or plan of action
plank 
element, section, or clause of a platform
charter 
foundation document which controls all other documents, rules, and procedures governing a eng:group entity; sometimes constitution

External links