Marc Riddell wrote:
on 2/9/07 9:36 AM, Guy Chapman aka JzG at guy.chapman@spamcop.net wrote:
There is a culture of baiting these admins until they crack. A recent example was MONGO. There are others.
Guy (JzG)
As I suggested in a post a while back, perhaps there needs to be an identified, organized support system within WP that an embattled admin can turn to for encouragement and perspective. In this way they may not feel they are so alone in a given situation.
on 2/9/07 10:54 AM, Stan Shebs at stanshebs@earthlink.net wrote:
It would be continuously attacked, as proof positive of the evil admin cabal. That's all part of the baiting culture. There are also quite a few editors who are inclined to regard admins unfavorably to begin, as tiny manifestations of the The Man(tm), and who I'm sure are secretly gleeful when admins are taken down. It's not an organized program of divide-and-conquer, but the net effect is the same. One of the reasons I don't do more admin work is that I see what happens to other admins who stick their necks out, and it's just not worth it to me.
Stan,
I hear ya. But, by not having such an organized support system for the reasons you stated, don't the wackos win? Who gives a damn if they see it as a cabal or whatever, the benefits can far outweigh the bullshit. I don't mean to belabor this, but, as you might guess, I'm a great believer in interpersonal support systems.
Marc