[WikiEN-l] [WikiEN-l ] Page protection vs. semi-protection

[nwilkins at bu.edu]

Personally, I find this thread about admin authority quite interesting. 
Especially as it coincides with [[Patrick Alexander (cartoonist)]] returning to
[[WP:DRV]].

Jonel

Quoting wikien-l-request at Wikipedia.org:

> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:20:32 +0100
> From: "Steve Bennett" <stevage at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Page protection vs. semi-protection
> To: "English Wikipedia" <wikien-l at wikipedia.org>
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> On 3/14/06, guru brahma <wikibra at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> > I am sorry to say this, but it appears ridiculous to classify
> admins as a separate class of users. Being an admin doesn't give any
> extra "editing" privileges. The privileges that we get as admins may
> be at the most abused to prevent someone from doing something -
> blocking, protecting etc but do not give a free rein. Also, WP:AN
> takes care of violations asap. I believe admins are same as other
> users - only difference being that those afflicted with adminitis
> would feel that "all users are equal but admins are more equal than
> others."
> 
> It is my experience that admins are perceived as having some sort
> of
> authority. Maybe not a lot, but there is a difference when an admin
> offers his opinion on the interpretation of some policy. It
> shouldn't
> be like that, but it's probably unavoidable.
> 
> All we can ask is that admins be sensitive to that fact, and
> attempt
> to explicitly disclaim any such false authority arising purely from
> adminship. Of course, most admins have a fair bit of experience on
> Wikipedia and therefore *do* know the policies better than *most*
> people, but not necessarily better than *everyone*.
> 
> Steve