On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:51:42 +0200, "GoEthe.wiki" goethe.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
Hi.
At ptwiki, we recently implemented a usergroup to help with the backlog
of
requests for speedy deletions, articles for deletion, and others (see http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Eliminadores). This was done to
try
to dismistify the admin role, and increase community participation in
admin
tasks, trying to counteract the significant decrease in the number of admins during the past two year (we currently have less than 40 admins). I
invite
you all to accompany this as I believe that the success or failure of
this
strategy will have valuable lessons for other projects.
A similar group has been active in Russian Wikipedia for about a year (only deletion reviews, no speedy deletions). It has been generally regarded as a success.
Cheers Yaroslav