Axel-
True. We also don't give people developer status
so that they can
unilaterally take away sysop rights, which you just did for the second
time.
I applied for developer status on Wikipedia so I could handle incoming
sysop requests, because Ed Poor no longer did it. In spite of the name of
the access level, it had nothing to do with Wikipedia software
development. In my original request, I wrote:
I would like to request developer rights on the English
Wikipedia. This
would allow me to execute write-access queries on the database, and as
such, to grant sysop privileges to other users. I would like to help with
the sysopping, which seems to be right now only done by a couple of
people
Because there is nobody else who is highly involved on the English
Wikipedia and also has these access rights, it was only natural for me to
jump in in case of unusual situations regarding sysop status. And I
received wide encouragement to do so. Even Jimbo endorsed my actions when
I removed Kils' sysop status, see this post:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=wikien-l&m=105447260632066&w=2
You did not object, so I fail to see why you emphasize "for the second
time" above. If you think I was wrong the first time, why didn't you say
so? In the latest case, several users also approved of my actions, and the
only one to substantially object regarding the actual case at hand (the
page protection/unprotection) was Jtdirl.
I am very sensitive to these matters, and if you feel that I am the wrong
person to do this, I will gladly stop handling the sysop requests on
Wikipedia. If you want me to do this, however, I'll expect you to either
name a replacement, or step in yourself. I also encourage you to set up an
alternative process page that does not rely on an individual user, such as
"Votes for unsysopping".
Regards,
Erik