[WikiEN-l] Admins without validated e-mail addresses (was: RfAs)

[Ilmari Karonen]

Steve Bennett wrote:
> 
> And opposing admins for silly things like not yet having
> validated their email is totally inappropriate.

I believe it says in some guideline (if not policy) or other that admins 
should be contactable by e-mail.  Even if it's not mandatory, it's still 
a damn good idea for a number of reasons.

If you're on RfA and haven't validated your address, go do it.  It'll 
take you less then five minutes.  If you're lazy or stubborn enough not 
to do it after you've been told about it, I'd say that in itself sends a 
rather strong signal about your suitability for adminship.

(Of course, having a valid e-mail address does not guarantee that an 
admin can actually contacted by e-mail, or by any other means, or that 
they'll respond to contact attempts.  But it sure makes it more likely.)

(Can you tell I've had more than one encounter with current or former 
admins who don't seem to read their talk page and either have no e-mail 
address or don't read their e-mail -- while actively editing?  *grmbl*)

-- 
Ilmari Karonen