On 4/25/07, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 25/04/07, Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net wrote:
I don't have a problem with the idea of "admin buddies"; although in some cases it may be the blind leading the blind, or the deaf leading the blind (each having their own set of challenges). But I see only subtle differences between this and the "mentoring" process proposed before. But the real point of my post is: when and how does a proposal - become practice - become policy?
Well, it sorta has to be adopted one volunteer at a time. So something that sounds like a good idea.
I don't think we have to have any policy for something like this. It can become practice just if people start doing it and it works and spreads... so we need to actually get some people going doing whatever it is. Practice that's not contrary to policy is fine. If there's a reason to write a policy later to codify what's being done, if it needs to be codified, is fine.
I hereby declare the WikiBreak Cabal. The WBC is a completely disorganized band of trusted users who commit to constructively advising stressed admins and editors to take appropriate wikibreaks to refresh themselves. I'll throw up a page.... here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Georgewilliamherbert/WikiBreakCabal
Marc, I suggest that you pick whichever of the ideas you think is most useful, and start it. I and probably dozens of others here pledge at least moral support, and probably some actual effort 8-)