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 ## Related directories
 
+* [Community Management Wiki](https://communitymgt.fandom.com/)
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 # Lazy consensus
 
-Lazy consensus is a method for decision-making according to which proposals within a group may be presumed to pass unless any explicit objections arise. It blends features of [do-ocracy](do-ocracy.md) and [consensus process](consensus_process.md).
+Lazy consensus is a method for decision-making according to which proposals within a group may be presumed to pass unless any explicit objections arise. It blends features of [do-ocracy](do-ocracy.md) and [consensus process](consensus_process.md). The Apache Software Foundation, which holds lazy consensus as a value, [summarizes](https://community.apache.org/committers/lazyConsensus.html) the method as "silence is consent."
 
 **Input:** proposal within group, presumption of approval
 
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 ## Background
 
-<!-- brief historical reference points -->
+Lazy consensus is most widely employed among free/open-source software projects.
 
 ## Feedback loops
 
 ### Sensitivities
 
-<!-- what does this medium capture especially well? -->
+* Empowers participants to take initiative and rewards commitment with authority
+* Lowers cost of governance
 
 ### Oversights
 
-* Privileges voices of participants with more time and attention available
+* Privileges voices of participants with more time and attention due to external inequalities
+* Insuffient participation can lead to insufficient decision-making oversight
 
 ## Implementations
 
 ### Communities
 
-<!-- what are some real-world examples in practice? -->
+* [Apache Software Foundation](https://community.apache.org/committers/lazyConsensus.html)
 
 ### Tools
 
-<!-- what software, methodologies, or organizations are available to facilitate implementation -->
+Free/open-source projects that employ lazy consensus often rely on email discussion lists for decision-making. The method helps reduce the traffic on such lists.
 
 ## Further resources