On 11/4/05, Michelle jareth@crimsonblade.net wrote:
Of course you are, but does that mean intentionally putting oneself in the line of fire? I think that the amount of work I do cleaning backlogs could also be helpful in the admin realm; its not about getting a rollback button -- I can do that anyways. I'm concerned though, should I go for adminship, the nit-picking (as I see it) that currently goes on would do a lot to sour me against the entire project; it can really take the wind out of your sails.
Welcome to the word of adminship. Lets look at the backlogs you could work on as an admin:
AFD; enough said IFD; less hecktic but since image deletions are not really revesible if you make a mistake you are in real trouble WP:CP Someone claiming to be the orginial author or to have permision comes and has a go at you Sorting out the copyright issues on images; See this mailing list a few days back Requested moves; Aparenty that consensus to move was't that solid after all.
I work in a similar environment -- we don't have a manager, team members nominate themselves for tasks. If we had the same level of bickering going on we'd never get a thing done and we'd create a lot of mistrust. Its not quite the same in a large environment like Wikipedia, but its counterproductive none the less. There's a knack and a bit of tact necessary to deliver good constructive criticism and those skills are currently lacking as a whole in the RFA process.
--Jareth
If you want to deal with people showing tact I sugest an ocupation that will make you more popular. PR man for the RIAA for example. Yes I tend to feel that the current RFA process has started setting standards way too high but at the same time there has to be a point where people are honest about how they feel. We can't talk in codes all the time.
-- geni