On 1/18/06, Walter Vermeir walter@wikipedia.be wrote:
I have not found the source from that quote. But I have found some postings from the early days that are about this is and contain that attitude I think.
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.science.linguistics.wikipedia.misc/2197/ http://article.gmane.org/gmane.science.linguistics.wikipedia.misc/3804/ http://article.gmane.org/gmane.science.linguistics.wikipedia.misc/2172/
Walter
Interesting. It looks like Jimbo forgot to create the "sysop" (4) category and instead gave "sysop" (4) powers to the "community members" (2).
"Adminship is no big deal" would seem to be talking about (2), where "anyone can become a community member just by asking". But actual admin powers are closer to (4), of "which there might only be 1, [Jimbo], or a very small number".
But then, this merge seems to have already taken place by the second post (four months later), which eliminates the distinction and allows "Old-hand/sysop"s to "be able to do a tiny number of destructive (irreversible) things, IF we need to have those abilities for some reason".
The plan from the first post actually seems better, to me.
Anthony