On 1/3/06, Chris Jenkinson chris@starglade.org wrote:
I'm not sure how this whining about new admins is helpful.
I was wondering why you were being aggressive, Chris, but now I realize you're User:Talrias, the admin who reduced Marsden's block twice, even though, as I believe you admitted, you were unfamiliar with the situation. Without wanting to get into a row with you, I must admit that that was the kind of incident that has caused me concern, though by no means the only one. I want to stress that I'm not alleging bad faith, but I feel that admins have to be able to trust each other's judgement, even when we may disagree with it, so that blocks aren't constantly being done and undone; and that speaks directly to the issue of how we elect new admins, because if we want to trust their judgement, and have them trust ours, there has to be a shared philosophy or vision, and that requires a minimum amount of community interaction before they're promoted. Without community interaction, there's no respect for the community. But with too much community interaction, there might be less respect for the encyclopedia. So electing admins who have the right balance of edits is a tricky business, a very "big deal" in my view.
Sarah