[WikiEN-l] Over-eager new admins

[Jack Lynch]

I also think the bureaucrats might want to be a bit less eager to
promote, on highly disputed nominations.

Jack (Sam Spade)

On 8/19/05, Dan Grey <dangrey at gmail.com> wrote:
> Today's blocking of an IP indefinitely for just being a clueless
> newbie is only the most recent example of a recently-promoted admin
> being too keen to block, and to block for too long.
> 
> I have raised this issue once on the Admin's noticeboard:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:AN#New_admins_being_over-enthusiastic_with_blocks
> 
> But I also want to raise it here for any extra input, and also in the
> hope certain people are listening :-).
> 
> Perhaps the beauracrats could add to their "congrats" message a word
> of advice on (not) blocking.
> 
> 
> Dan
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