[WikiEN-l] Worthy admins? (was "The userbox fad")

[Wikiacc]

On 1/3/06, Ben Emmel <bratsche1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am noticing some of the same issues: Users are slipping through RfA
> without much opposition, but without much community support either. They
> seem to be decent editors, mostly doing work in a small area of Wikipedia,
> and when (self)nominated for adminship, they get their "Wikifriends" to
> support them, and boom! admin tools. Inevitably, wheel warring (large or
> small) will happen from these admins, because they actually don't understand
> or generally support the long-standing policies that we have here.

I don't like saying this, but the scenario described eerily mirrors my
own nomination. (Except for the "Wikifriends" part. I knew few of the
users who voted for me.)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Wikiacc)

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