[WikiEN-l] Worthy admins? (was "The userbox fad")

[friday fraggle]

I agree, but I would add that I have at least as many concerns about certain
long-time admins as I do about certain new ones.  In some ways, errant
newbies are easier to deal with- they may be more receptive to criticism.
Many of the old timers appear to be far too confident in the correctness of
their actions.

Friday

On 1/3/06, Carbonite <carbonite.wp at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> The solution (and problem) lies in the selection of admins, which I
> believe has become too lax. We need to recognize that adminship on a
> top 30 website IS a big deal. Even one admin who's unfamiliar with
> policy or who gets into wheel wars can cause major issues. We need
> stricter screening of candidates, preferably as soon as possible.
>
> Carbonite
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