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

Pete Bartlett pcb21 at yahoo.com
Wed May 10 15:14:07 UTC 2006


Arwel wrote:
>Hmm, no... how about when a user has a run-in with an admin and wants 
>another admin to review the situation? I've had a few people ask me to 
>look at something, even though I usually agree with the other admin. 

The ability to play "pick the admin" is actually a disadvantage to having
email system available as a companion to the talk page system.

Guilliame wrote:
>As for myself, most of the time emails are sent from people who are unfamiliar 
>with our talk pages system, and for who it's simpler to send an email. 
>Most frequent email being : "Why have you deleted my article ?" 

I accept this is a good reason for demanding email turned on.

>Emails are also used by regular editors/admins who simply don't want 
>to write some of their messages on my public talk page. 
>This can happen during edit wars or other conflicts.

A good reason for having email turned off!

>Last but not least, I've received emails from blocked editors asking me 
>to unblock them because admin X had blocked them "unfairly". 

Ditto
These last two are better off done in public.






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