On 7/4/05, JAY JG jayjg@hotmail.com wrote:
From: "J.F. de Wolff" jfdwolff@doctors.org.uk
It seems Weyes has left. What a disgrace. We've never had such a diligent RC patroller, and he was more right than wrong in his crusade against excessive external links. That's another one gone after RickK. Why on earth do we fail the Wikipedians who do so much to protect our project from vandals, cranks and idiots?
Amen. Weyes was a diligent vandalism patroller, and his anti excessive-link campaign was far more right than wrong. And I say this knowing that his case was an example of a failed admin campaign.
Jay.
Unfortunately, it takes more than just good vandal patrol to be a good admin. It takes patience, and a desire and ability to deal with newbies and long time users alike in a courteous and respectful manner, even when they don't give the same. If Weyes left because of his nomination was unsuccessful, then that, in my opinion, is an indication that his temperament needed more time to mellow.
I'm always disappointed when I hear of people leaving, but I'd rather have an unstable person leave because of a failed admin nomination than promote an unstable person to adminship. At least this way, the instability has only driven a single user away.
Weyes is an excellent example of where the "rollback" tool should have been provided separately.