[WikiEN-l] off-wiki attitude (was Re: BLP, and admin role in overriding community review)

[Ray Saintonge]

Mark Gallagher wrote:

>Refusing to adequately explain an admin action (or, indeed, any 
>challenge action) is a Bad Thing, but it's a Bad Thing whether the 
>spectre of IRC is raised or not.  Those who fear IRC need to press home 
>the whole "explain it on-wiki" thing, rather than spend sleepless nights 
>wondering if the married couple Admin A and B said something private at 
>the kitchen table last night.
>
I have nothing to do with IRC myself.  I wouldn't say that it's out of 
fear, but it comes more from having a deliberative personality that 
likes to mull over ideas before responding to them.  Waiting 15 minutes 
to respond to a comment while I think it over or reach out to a 
reference book to back up my ideas simply does not work in a chat line.

Peremptory admin actions are a different issue.  Saying that something 
was decided on IRC, or saying, "I can do this because I'm an admin," 
serves only to raise the temperature of the discussion.

Ec