[WikiEN-l] Admin burnout

Earle Martin wikipedia at downlode.org
Fri Feb 9 17:22:59 UTC 2007


On 09/02/07, Timwi <timwi at gmx.net> wrote:
> You don't need to define "good quality" in this case because the "medium
> quality" admins can stay just as much as the "good quality" admins. You
> only need to define "bad quality" admins because those are the ones you
> need to find in order to demote them. "Bad quality" can be determined on
> the basis of specific incidents (e.g. continued disruptance).
> ...
> Although the current system makes it difficult for a genuinely
> bad-quality user to become admin, it also misses out on "good enough
> quality" admins because of specious criteria like "not enough edits".
> This way (potentially) hundreds of users are prevented from helping
> constructively.

Hear, hear.

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