[WikiEN-l] Limited Sysop

[Ray Saintonge]

MacGyverMagic/Mgm wrote:

>On 2/16/07, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
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>>I do not consider familiarity with a lot of rules for dealing with
>>problem people to be essential to an admins job.
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>Not sure I comepletely understand this sentence. Admins clearly need to be
>familiar with rules, but that doesn't mean they have to do all the possible
>admin tasks. If someone wants to stick with one task, I'm happy to allow
>them to do that as long as they know the rules for that specific field.
>
Sorry if I wasn't clear.  I agree with what you say.  Unfortunately the 
focus these days is on disciplinary rules, and conflicted situations.  
This doesn't help those who just want to quietly build a better 
encyclopedia.

>I like the idea of splitting all the powers and grant specific powers
>depending on what the admin in question wants to do. I do wonder what to do
>about newbies who are told to contact an administrator about an issue. How
>are they supposed to know if a certain admin can help them?
>
I prefer to keep an open mind on splitting powers.  I'm inclined not to 
like it but could concede that view in order to arrive at a more 
congenial approach to adminship.  My reservation is consistent with 
yours.  Maybe we need a system of mentorship.

Ec