On 7/4/05, JAY JG <jayjg(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
From:
"J.F. de Wolff" <jfdwolff(a)doctors.org.uk>
It seems Weyes has left. What a disgrace. We've never had such a diligent
RC patroller, and he was more right than wrong in his crusade against
excessive external links. That's another one gone after RickK. Why on earth
do we fail the Wikipedians who do so much to protect our project from
vandals, cranks and idiots?
Amen. Weyes was a diligent vandalism patroller, and his anti excessive-link
campaign was far more right than wrong. And I say this knowing that his
case was an example of a failed admin campaign.
Jay.
Unfortunately, it takes more than just good vandal patrol to be a good
admin. It takes patience, and a desire and ability to deal with
newbies and long time users alike in a courteous and respectful
manner, even when they don't give the same. If Weyes left because of
his nomination was unsuccessful, then that, in my opinion, is an
indication that his temperament needed more time to mellow.
I'm always disappointed when I hear of people leaving, but I'd rather
have an unstable person leave because of a failed admin nomination
than promote an unstable person to adminship. At least this way, the
instability has only driven a single user away.
Weyes is an excellent example of where the "rollback" tool should have
been provided separately.
--
Michael Turley
User:Unfocused