On 11/4/05, Michelle <jareth(a)crimsonblade.net> wrote:
Of course you are, but does that mean intentionally
putting oneself in
the line of fire? I think that the amount of work I do cleaning
backlogs could also be helpful in the admin realm; its not about getting
a rollback button -- I can do that anyways. I'm concerned though,
should I go for adminship, the nit-picking (as I see it) that currently
goes on would do a lot to sour me against the entire project; it can
really take the wind out of your sails.
Welcome to the word of adminship. Lets look at the backlogs you could
work on as an admin:
AFD; enough said
IFD; less hecktic but since image deletions are not really revesible
if you make a mistake you are in real trouble
WP:CP Someone claiming to be the orginial author or to have permision
comes and has a go at you
Sorting out the copyright issues on images; See this mailing list a
few days back
Requested moves; Aparenty that consensus to move was't that solid after all.
I work in a similar environment -- we don't have a
manager, team members
nominate themselves for tasks. If we had the same level of bickering
going on we'd never get a thing done and we'd create a lot of mistrust.
Its not quite the same in a large environment like Wikipedia, but its
counterproductive none the less. There's a knack and a bit of tact
necessary to deliver good constructive criticism and those skills are
currently lacking as a whole in the RFA process.
--Jareth
If you want to deal with people showing tact I sugest an ocupation
that will make you more popular. PR man for the RIAA for example. Yes
I tend to feel that the current RFA process has started setting
standards way too high but at the same time there has to be a point
where people are honest about how they feel. We can't talk in codes
all the time.
--
geni