On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 1:10 PM Paulo Santos Perneta < paulosperneta@gmail.com> wrote:
As a Commoner, I can tell we certainly are, James, please apply here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Administrators
Even if your sysop actions are rather occasional or seasonal, or focused on a certain topic, like mine, all help is very much welcomed there. rg/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto: wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
That has not been my experience. I recently wanted to help reduce the load, in my volunteer capacity, by becoming a Commons admin focused on undeletion requests (which ties in with my volunteer work as an OTRS agent, and would save me and Admins the time of filing and handling a COM:UDR request). Despite my thousands of contributions to Commons, my track record in the movement, and my understanding of copyright, a small majority opposed. Some of them specifically said they don't want admins focused on a certain topic, and others wanted to see me active in deletion discussions (specifically) before they would consider accepting my help. This does suggest there is a certain reluctance to give the admin bit even to very low-risk volunteers like me.
I certainly did not feel my help was welcomed.
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