Well, maybe not a total abdication, but Jimbo has relinquished a substantial portions of his powers. See his announcement and the context.
In an upcoming academic article I discuss why calling Wikipedia a monarchy/dictatorship, while not too off the mark in its very early stages, is no longer true. It's nice not to be contradicted by the current events :)
Announcing new policies related to the use of Wikimedia sites for advocacy
purposes
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As of today, the Wikimedia Foundation has adopted new and updated policies
regarding the use of banners, logo changes, and blackouts on the projects,
parti...
11 hours ago
