[WikiEN-l] Admin burnout

[The Cunctator]

On 2/9/07, Timwi <timwi at gmx.net> wrote:
>
> The Cunctator wrote:
> >
> >>I can't speak for George (the OP), but I don't think I'm working from
> >>the assumption that we're doing anything wrong. I come to the conclusion
> >>that we do.
> >
> > Okay,  how have you come to that conclusion?
>
> I've already explained this elsewhere, so I'll only give a quick summary
> here. Wikipedia does something _right_ by letting everyone edit. The
> underlying philosophy is that everyone starts out as innocent, and is
> blocked from editing only if they show misbehaviour. Adminship is the
> wrong way around. Users start out as being viewed with caution and
> suspicion, and must "earn" their admin "privileges" by fulfilling some
> ridiculous set of criteria. The _right_ way would be to demote the ones
> who misuse it, not to prevent the constructive ones from being
> constructive.



Oh, I agree with that. I just was saying I don't think admins getting burned
out and taking a wikibreak is necessarily a huge problem.