Joe Szilagyi wrote:
I never messed around much with FA during my time. Who on earth made that dumb decision to give him (or anyone) alone such power? And why on Earth hasn't it be undone in the name of common sense?
Mainly because he does a good job of it and very few people see a need to complain. I don't necessarily see a reason to rock the boat, being involved with the FA process, but it is one of those Wikipedia oddities, for sure.
I mean, at the end of the day, it is a meta process. It has the benefit of making a core group of excellent articles, but the designation is simply a designation, which is probably why it's not as big a deal as other processes.
Let me put it another way, though - he's kept up with it for as long as I can remember, and doesn't give the impression of being burned out. There's nothing saying that anyone else wouldn't act the same way, but there's no reason to risk burnout with someone else at this stage, either.
-Jeff