Wikipedia operates on a strict hierarchy that blocks lower-level editors

Evidence

In the first place, Wikipedia in action is not some democratic libertarian paradise in cyberspace, but rather is predicated on a strict hierarchy, in which higher levels exist to frustrate and undo the activities of participants at lower levels. The notion that “everyone can edit” is simply not true: many controversial pages would not even exist were interventions from those lower down in the hierarchy not blocked. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 2101

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the reader’s prior theme of ‘anti-noise devices fail because they do not restore listening connection’ — the utopian commons veil hides power hierarchies.