On 4/25/07, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 25/04/07, Marc Riddell
<michaeldavid86(a)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-)
--
-george william herbert
george.herbert(a)gmail.com