Ray Saintonge wrote
Jeff Raymond wrote:
George Herbert wrote:
We apparently just lost Alkivar (hopefully just on a stress relief break, but he says he's out of here indefinitely).
We're doing terribly at keeping identified, overstressed admins from ending up going over the edge. What are we doing wrong, or what do we need to learn to do right?
On the other side, his message isn't really just about admins, but editors in general. People who edit articles simply are not valued on this project anymore. Tha'ts a big problem, since it's people who edit articles that got us to this point.
Absolutely! Newbies get jumped on for breach of incomprehensible rules. Articles are cluttered with transclusion templates that only the experts know how to edit properly. Articles get threatened with deletion because they don't have the right kind of references. Some editors become so obsessed with trying to be authoritative that they take all the fun out of editing. We all want an accurate reference work, but there are certain intangibles that we should not accept as part of the cost.
It's kind of fascinating how these discussions go, off into blue sky meandering and frank ranting. An admin leaves (which is regrettable, but I hope Alkivar will come back some day). And you get a whole washing line full of people's pet beefs attached to the notion. Anecdotal evidence proves little enough, in the first place.
Charles
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