[WikiEN-l] a more "confident" username

[Erik Moeller]

Daniel-
>   In page deletion,  a sysop decides that a page
> is worthless and that they don't want it there.  The sysop deletes the page
> permenantly and then all records of the page are deleted from the server.
> An example of this is the contravercial [[Fuck you]] page.

Wrong.

1) Deletion is *not* permanent. When a page is deleted, it can still be  
restored using the undelete function.

2) Sysops only delete pages on their own determination in cases of  
*obvious* nonsense (AKA "crapflooding"). Whenever there is even a hint of  
doubt, the page "Wikipedia:Votes for deletion" must be used instead, where  
pages to be deleted are listed and picked by sysops (you should not delete  
a page you have added yourself).

A sysop really does not have much room to decide "that a page is worthless  
and that they don't want it there". Rather, he is more or less a servant  
of non-sysop users who want certain actions which are a bit harder to  
revert than simple editing to be taken. Sysops are *not* editors.

Understanding this is really essential to being a sysop. Do you see how a  
quiz can be useful now?

Regards,

Erik