[WikiEN-l] User:Neutrality NPOV/Abuse of Administrator Power

Fri Mar 25 20:20:24 UTC 2005

--- The Cunctator <cunctator at kband.com> wrote:
> On 3/25/05 5:43 AM, "John Lee" <johnleemk at gawab.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Rick wrote:
> > 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Oh, please.
> >> 
> >> Why is it every time an admin does something that
> >> somebody disagrees with, it's time to get out the
> >> hounds and the torches and go raging after them
> with
> >> the rest of the mob?
> >> 
> >> RickK
> >> 
> >>  
> >> 
> > Because admins are expected to be above ordinary
> users; see [[WP:RFA]]
> > for yourself. People vote on others not only based
> on their suitability
> > for janitorial tasks but also on how polite,
> active, etc. the users are.
> > 
> More fundamentally, it's because people are aware
> that in the long run, the
> real disasters and failures of society have come
> when the people in power
> fail to be kept in check.

Thanks for the best laugh I've had so far today.

RickK

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