It gets mostly negative when they try to thing that it all depends on
them, and if they dont make this particular deletion )or this
particular save), nobody will ever catch it or fix it or restore it,
WP will progressively go down hill without them, and the reputation
will suffer irrevocably. WP does encourage obsession that way, in
admin processes as well as writing. I',m back to my old hobby horse,
but i think the first step in getting admins to accept responsibility
is for them to all be identifiable human beings. I accept the need
for anonymous contributiors; I do not accept the need for anonymous
people in authority.
On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Ian Woollard <ian.woollard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 01/03/2008, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
But, hmm. What's a good way to approach an
admin biting n00bs at a
fantastic rate and edging to burnout?
Burnout is to do with the perceived ratio of effort:reward.
So rewarding them for other work at the same time as casually
mentioning that you didn't like how they handled one particular newbie
would probably work pretty well.
It's when it's mostly or all negative for them that burnout occurs.
- d.
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