On 9/27/06, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
On 9/27/06, Sebastian Moleski sebmol@gmail.com wrote:
With all due respect, but you're no Jimbo Wales.
I knew this response (including this very wording) would come, but I still think it's a valid question, independently of my own access.
Erik,
I'm sorry I must have made a mistake. I meant to say you're not Jimbo Wales, there was a 't' missing. I'd imagine that's not quite the same thing.
In any regard, it may be a valid question to some but I don't think it is for the foundation. Jimbo is obviously heavily involved on the English Wikipedia and has the power (and used) to remove sysop status from users. To be able to do that, he has to be a steward. Now, theoretically he could request that a steward do that on his behalf. However, since Jimbo tends to get involved in what he would consider emergency situations, speed may be of the essence and thus delegation inappropriate. It also relieves any responsibility from stewards who would have to carry out his request.
Regards,
Sebastian