David Goodman wrote:
<snip>
That this leads to non-notification is only part of
the problem. It
also leads to a failure to correct errors. When I see a bad speedy,
unless I think it's really important, I leave it alone, and do not
revert it, although I know it will result in people coming to that
admin's talk page thinking there have been no problems. To a certain
degree, that we get along is more important as a practical matter than
that we get it right. I'd like to find a way to deal with this.
I think this set of comments provides a possible type of explanation of
social phenomena on the site that is at least worth isolating. Rather
than the place being too "scratchy" (as is sometimes argued) it may be
that socially we prefer a "comfort zone" in which lesser forms of
conflict (over things like this) are avoided. So those may be
complementary issues, naturally, if people are too broad-brush in
attaching the label "drama" to all types of discussion of misuse of
admin powers. That certainly accords with my experience. It is sad to
think that the culture we have may simply not be compatible with telling
the truth about errors made in the application of admin powers.
Charles