[WikiEN-l] Analysis of Request for Adminship

[Guy Chapman aka JzG]

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:45:38 +0200, you wrote:

> Is adminship really something that cannot be "learnt on the job"?

Adminship can *only* be learned on the job.  The point is, of course,
that the admin tools are only really useful for certain classes of
actions (like fighting vandalism).  If you don't already do this
things then you will make more and bigger mistakes if you start doing
them with admin tools than with regular editor rights, and if you
don't intend to do these things why do you need the tools?  An admin
has no more or less status in the community than any other editor in
good standing.  There are many editors who do nothing but create good
content, and steer clear of edit wars, POV-pushers, contentious
subjects and so on.  Would that there were more of them!  And they
have no need of admin tools.
Guy (JzG)
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