Admin and SysOp privileged wikipedians slug it out in access protected IRC channels.
Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2007-02-05/Arbitration and IRC – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Only fragments of the story make it through into the public sphere but you can get an idea of the rancour which develops when you start setting up groups within groups within groups at the same time as sending out the impression of a democratic process for general consumption. An all too familiar pattern, unfortunately.
Andy Roberts is a writer who initiated DARnet. Contact me on aroberts@gmail.com or @aroberts on twitter
