[WikiEN-l] Another admin burnout

[Marc Riddell]

> On Dec 19, 2007 4:49 PM, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
>> If there's a broader issue we should be discussing here, please tell
>> us what it is.

on 12/19/07 8:00 PM, George Herbert at george.herbert at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> It's been a recurring theme, but the point is that we still haven't
> figured out how to detect and head off (talk to, counsel, convince to
> take a stress-break and come back, whatever) flameouts by admins and
> longtime editors.

George, perhaps we never really tried hard enough.
> 
> There's a difference between people chosing to leave the project, and
> a project where the usual mode of leaving for experienced participants
> is an antagonistic conflict incident blowing up.

It is indicative of an failing culture.
> 
> That we haven't really come up with good solutions doesn't mean that
> we should stop noting incidents as they happen.

Right, but is anyone paying attention?

Marc

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