On Thu, 4 May 2006 00:17:58 +0200, you wrote:
Except that in the case of RfA, we don't even have agreed principles that decisions should be based on, so all reasoning is good reasoning.
For some values of good, obviously.
My problem here is with the assertion that asking questions of candidates for adminship is in some way bad. I really can't see how that could be a valid viewpoint. One of the most pertinent questions I've seen asked of an admin candidate recently was whether they saw the role of admin more as that of policeman or janitor. Asking that question is entirely consistent with adminship being no big deal, also entirely consistent with knowing in advance to whom we are giving the tools, and what they will do with them. For my money we don't need policemen, but this is of course also just one person's view.
Guy (JzG)