Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:09:49 -0700 From: Stan Shebs stanshebs@earthlink.net Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] You Really Don't Get It To: English Wikipedia wikien-l@lists.wikimedia.org Message-ID: 462EAA5D.1020803@earthlink.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
George Herbert wrote:
It might also make sense to create some sort of structure for an organized effort on that account. Anything from a "Stressed admin noticeboard" to a "This admin pledges to take a Wikibreak
if 5 admins
or 10 users ask them to in any 24 hr period" pledge and template. Those ideas occurred to me but I haven't had bandwidth to
follow them
up.
Or it could be as simple as every admin having an "admin buddy", somebody who maybe doesn't normally get involved with your same areas, but takes a look to see how you're doing every once in a while, and can speak up objectively if things are not going well. It wouldn't be much of a time imposition to look over one other person's contribution history once a week, plus if the areas of specialty are different, there's opportunity for broadening one's admin outlook. This would be a peer relationship, not any kind of mentoring - totally random pairing of admins would suffice even (and hopefully allay paranoia about cabals).
Stan
Neat.
I could use an "admin buddy". I could be an admin buddy too... How to get started? Hm... Write me if you want to pair up? Start a page somewhere?
Larry Pieniazek Work mail: lpieniaz at us.ibm.com Hobby mail: lar at miltontrainworks.com
Larry Pieniazek wrote:
Neat.
I could use an "admin buddy". I could be an admin buddy too... How to get started? Hm... Write me if you want to pair up? Start a page somewhere?
I created [[Wikipedia:Admin buddies]], and listed myself to begin with. I'd be happy to buddy up with you (you're not too active for me to keep up with :-) ), so feel free to add our names to the buddy list on the page.
Stan