On 4/10/07, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
aaaaand, one-moron-one-vote is, if not dead, certainly marked for disposal:
There is no reason to resort to namecalling ("morons"). This particular RfA was closed very professionally and gave good reasons. What we have to avoid is an opposite extreme: admins & bureaucrats closing AfDs and RfAs merely based on their own opinion, and those of people they like. Whenever admins or bureaucrats apply discretion in interpreting process outcomes, they should ideally - not act alone - provide a clear justification to the community.
That reduces the risk of one man crusades and increases community buy-in. The opposite scenario deterioratres relationships between admins/bureaucrats and regular users, and makes people feel that their opinion is worthless. I have seen that happen in other wiki communities. David, sometimes I am concerned that you are pushing exactly in that direction by resorting to bombastic rhetoric and vocal indignation over reasoned arguments and analysis. We need less of the former and more of the latter.