[WikiEN-l] Re: #wikipedia-en-admins

[Ryan Delaney]

On 1/25/06, Steve Bennett <stevage at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Secret IRC channels of "trusted users" consulted on important
> decisions may make me rethink this.


The point is, as I see it, not that admins are inherently more trustworthy
due to some intrinsic property, but that the set of all non-admins includes
a much higher precentage of batty and untrustworthy folk than the set of all
admins. It's not a personal slight against you, and it's not even a
generalization of any kind. It's a pragmatic decision. People who have
jumped through the hoops to become admins are by and large more experienced
and thoughtful people, so when you want to get something done, you're more
likely to get it done if you ask an admin.

Really, I don't see how any evil can come of this.

Ryan