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Timwi wrote:
Chris Jenkinson wrote:
Just that the feature is there will involve them in Wikipolitics, regardless of whether they use them.
Can't say I agree, from own experiences. For what admins are you speaking?
My own experiences tell me that it's always your own actions that involve you in wikipolitics. This can include actions that don't require admin privileges, such as nominating something on VfD. (Comment on my talk page: "How dare you VfD other people's articles??" -- apparently you're only allowed to VfD your own articles.)
As I'm not an admin at Wikipedia I'm not speaking from my experiences there. I've been a moderator on several large community sites, and I frequently get asked to do things which I either can't do, am not allowed to do and all kinds of other stuff like that. Admittedly, there are less moderators on that site than admins on Wikipedia, but the principle remains. Those having what other people see as "power" will always be politicking with those who have the "power". Wikipedia just has a more diluted-power environment (no bad thing - this proposal dilutes it even further).
Chris
- -- Chris Jenkinson chris@starglade.org