[WikiEN-l] The admin problem

[geni]

On 3/1/06, Ryan Delaney <ryan.delaney at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > That kind of corrosive supiciousness is the problem.  For the most
> > > part our administrators, those who are involved in backchannel
> > > operations, are the best and the most trustworthy we have.
>
>
> This is basically right, because the people who actually want to get stuff
> done don't want to go through the trouble of haggling with process
> fetishists and the 10% of people who oppose everything. Trying to convince
> everyone that a particular action is right is a waste of time. No matter
> what you do, there will always be someone who thinks you should have done
> the opposite. Back-channels are the only way to get input from only rational
> people, and cut out the trolls and so on.
>

Generaly I just ignore trolls and so on

>
> If deleting copyvios with an OK from Jimbo "antagonized a lot of other
> editors' sensibilities", I can't be bothered to care. These people will be
> offended by anything. If someone has a rational reason to object, I'll be
> more inclined to say that we should talk it out.
>
> Ryan

It is still polite to let people know what you are going to do in advance.


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geni