On 5/28/06, Andrew Gray <shimgray(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Not that I'm sold on it, but if you're going
down *that* avenue, just
RFA in batches of twenty or thirty and hand out accounts en bloc...
I'm not sold either, but the debate should perhaps be had. There are
basically three broad options:
1. "The borg" - all admins by default act through the same account. It
is possible, but with difficulty, to determine who performed which
administrative act. - Major problems of accountability of course.
2. "Pseudonyms" - each admin has an account used exclusively for
administrative actions. At his discretion, he may disclose this link.
Problems - maintaining the secrecy, convincing users that
accountability is maintained, users having no idea of the history of
each admin (where they suddenly came from...)
3. As current - problems: targetability, admins having more sway than
is reasonable when acting outside their role (eg, content disputes)
etc.
Comments and opinions pls.
Steve