[WikiEN-l] RFA idiocy (was Slipping quality as Wikipedia getsbigger (formerly Can you trust Wikipedia?))

[Michelle]

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><snip>As an admin you are going to have people
>hate you. You are going to have situations where you are under
>pressure. <snip>
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Of course you are, but does that mean intentionally putting oneself in 
the line of fire?  I think that the amount of work I do cleaning 
backlogs could also be helpful in the admin realm; its not about getting 
a rollback button -- I can do that anyways.  I'm concerned though, 
should I go for adminship, the nit-picking (as I see it) that currently 
goes on would do a lot to sour me against the entire project; it can 
really take the wind out of your sails.

I work in a similar environment -- we don't have a manager, team members 
nominate themselves for tasks.  If we had the same level of bickering 
going on we'd never get a thing done and we'd create a lot of mistrust.  
Its not quite the same in a large environment like Wikipedia, but its 
counterproductive none the less.  There's a knack and a bit of tact 
necessary to deliver good constructive criticism and those skills are 
currently lacking as a whole in the RFA process.

--Jareth