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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi All,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would it be possible to slightly reduce the number
of messages being sent to this list? In the last 48 hours there's been over 90
messages sent to wikien-l, a lot of which have just been bickering. Perhaps I'm
alone in this but seeing 15 messages with the subject "Stevertigo sysop? (was:
[WikiEN-l] automatic sysopping)" doesn't inspire me to read them all, and
reduces the chances of me reading the important messages on this list. I think
maybe the mailing lists would be better used for providing information and for
urgent announcements (i.e. rampaging vandals) than for arguments about whether
or not someone should be allowed to sign their name using various symbols. I'm
not saying people shouldn't discuss things, just why not use a Talk
page somewhere and send one message to this list saying 'A discussion of XYZ is
happening at [[ABC]], please come and contribute'?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, could an [[Application to be a sysop]] page
be set up somewhere? If people want to be a sysop then they can add their name
to this page. Every Sunday (for sake of argument) someone could send one email
to this list detailing who has applied, then people can go and debate on that
page the merits of each applicant. After one week if there aren't any
outstanding objections the applicant can be made a sysop, if there are
objections let the debate continue (maybe each applicant should have their own
page?). Perhaps the names of new sysops could also be sent out in the weekly
email. I just don't think that people becoming sysops is that urgent an issue
that it needs to be discussed here.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway, sorry for ranting a bit but my day hasn't
been particularly fun and being confronted by an Inbox full of messages, most of
which were barely worth reading, didn't cheer me up!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Andrew [[Ams80]]</FONT></DIV>
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