[WikiEN-l] Removal of adminship...

[David Goodman]

There have been parts of the US where noteworthy recall elections have
been held, for example California. Are we sure we want to follow that
precedent either?

On 10/7/07, Adrian <aldebaer at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Anthony schrieb:
> > On 10/7/07, Adrian <aldebaer at googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> With that rationale, why would we need a process where the community
> >> expresses trust with the tools in the first place?
> >>
> >
> > Well, it makes sockpuppetry harder.  Other than that, it really isn't needed.
> >
> Are there more people who share that opinion? I always thought RfA
> mattered *somehow*.
> >
> >> So you're basically saying: The community is good enough to be called upon
> >> to express their trust initially, but they can never express a change of
> >> heart regarding that trust? Sounds weird.
> >>
> >>
> > It's not a concept without precedent.  Lots of US judicial positions
> > work that way, for instance.
> >
> The status quo in US politics may not be the *gold standard* we'd want
> to model Wikipedia after.
>
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David Goodman, Ph.D, M.L.S.