On 2/13/07, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
I think admins play it too safe.
I agree. There are many cases when what the community wants isn't in the encyclopaedia's best interest. The concept of consensus seems to take precedence over doing what's right. Unfortunately, it's very difficult to define when it is appropriate for an admin to just do what's right and when they should listen to the community.
I think it boils down to: When does community opinion on a specific situation outweigh community opinion on the general policy that is relevant to that situation? It's a tricky question to answer.
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More tricky when those policies involve matters outside wikipedia. For instance, when there're legal issues involved, and the community wants to do it the other way