Valid points, both. Other than what I've already brought up, I don't see any need for a desysopping system. There are, IMO, much more important things to be taken care of. For example, that "AfD" thing. :)
--Ryan
PS. I still call it VfD. >_>
From: Phroziac phroziac@gmail.com Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Re: Desysopping inactive admins
On 9/18/05, Ryan W. (Merovingian) bigwiki@earthling.net wrote:
It's not a bad idea, but I don't see it as necessary unless:
- An inactive account was hacked into.
Being inactive makes you less visible. I think one of the active admins is MUCH more likely to get hacked. If the "hacker" really knows anything, they would try to hit the SQL servers, and delete a few databases... Deleting that much data might even crash the machines, causing a long fsck to be needed.. Or hack the SQL and make it look like all the admins are vandalizing...
2, If the admin in question requests it.
We already desysop you on request, as long as you can prove you're who you claim to be to a steward.
--Ryan
--Phroziac