[WikiEN-l] Admin burnout

[Marc Riddell]

> Marc Riddell wrote:
>> on 2/9/07 9:36 AM, Guy Chapman aka JzG at guy.chapman at spamcop.net wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> There is a culture of baiting these admins until they crack.  A recent
>>> example was MONGO.  There are others.
>>> 
>>> Guy (JzG)
>>> 
>> 
>> As I suggested in a post a while back, perhaps there needs to be an
>> identified, organized support system within WP that an embattled admin can
>> turn to for encouragement and perspective. In this way they may not feel
>> they are so alone in a given situation.
>> 
on 2/9/07 10:54 AM, Stan Shebs at stanshebs at earthlink.net wrote:

>> 
> It would be continuously attacked, as proof positive of the evil admin
> cabal. That's all part of the baiting culture. There are also quite a
> few editors who are inclined to regard admins unfavorably to begin, as
> tiny manifestations of the The Man(tm), and who I'm sure are secretly
> gleeful when admins are taken down. It's not an organized program of
> divide-and-conquer, but the net effect is the same. One of the reasons I
> don't do more admin work is that I see what happens to other admins who
> stick their necks out, and it's just not worth it to me.

Stan,

I hear ya. But, by not having such an organized support system for the
reasons you stated, don't the wackos win? Who gives a damn if they see it as
a cabal or whatever, the benefits can far outweigh the bullshit. I don't
mean to belabor this, but, as you might guess, I'm a great believer in
interpersonal support systems.

Marc


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