Axel-
True. We also don't give people developer status so that they can unilaterally take away sysop rights, which you just did for the second time.
I applied for developer status on Wikipedia so I could handle incoming sysop requests, because Ed Poor no longer did it. In spite of the name of the access level, it had nothing to do with Wikipedia software development. In my original request, I wrote:
I would like to request developer rights on the English Wikipedia. This would allow me to execute write-access queries on the database, and as such, to grant sysop privileges to other users. I would like to help with the sysopping, which seems to be right now only done by a couple of people
Because there is nobody else who is highly involved on the English Wikipedia and also has these access rights, it was only natural for me to jump in in case of unusual situations regarding sysop status. And I received wide encouragement to do so. Even Jimbo endorsed my actions when I removed Kils' sysop status, see this post:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=wikien-l&m=105447260632066&w=2
You did not object, so I fail to see why you emphasize "for the second time" above. If you think I was wrong the first time, why didn't you say so? In the latest case, several users also approved of my actions, and the only one to substantially object regarding the actual case at hand (the page protection/unprotection) was Jtdirl.
I am very sensitive to these matters, and if you feel that I am the wrong person to do this, I will gladly stop handling the sysop requests on Wikipedia. If you want me to do this, however, I'll expect you to either name a replacement, or step in yourself. I also encourage you to set up an alternative process page that does not rely on an individual user, such as "Votes for unsysopping".
Regards,
Erik