Marc Riddell wrote:
on 4/24/07 9:09 PM, Stan Shebs at stanshebs@earthlink.net wrote:
George Herbert wrote:
It might also make sense to create some sort of structure for an organized effort on that account. Anything from a "Stressed admin noticeboard" to a "This admin pledges to take a Wikibreak if 5 admins or 10 users ask them to in any 24 hr period" pledge and template. Those ideas occurred to me but I haven't had bandwidth to follow them up.
Or it could be as simple as every admin having an "admin buddy", somebody who maybe doesn't normally get involved with your same areas, but takes a look to see how you're doing every once in a while, and can speak up objectively if things are not going well. It wouldn't be much of a time imposition to look over one other person's contribution history once a week, plus if the areas of specialty are different, there's opportunity for broadening one's admin outlook. This would be a peer relationship, not any kind of mentoring - totally random pairing of admins would suffice even (and hopefully allay paranoia about cabals).
Stan
C'mon guys. Both of you are repeating stuff that's been suggested again and again. And, if history repeats (which is has before), these suggestions will fade from memory, until sometime in the (near) future they will be repeated along with, perhaps some new ones, and they will fadeŠŠŠŠ
Actually, I don't recall hearing or suggesting the admin buddy idea before. It has the advantages of being easy to organize, easy to maintain, fits into existing work habits, and encourages the development of more long-term relationships. Many admins already tag-team on stressful issues, it just tends to be ephemeral, and so an admin gets sufficient support one month and then the next month is unnoticed until the spectacular flameout.
Stan