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

Sat Mar 26 12:45:12 UTC 2005

What isn't easy about applying to the Arbitration Committee or Jimbo,
which is the current procedure?

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 08:52:20 +0000, actionforum at comcast.net
<actionforum at comcast.net> wrote:
> -------------- Original message --------------
> > 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.
> >
> > That said, I do feel it's kind of stupid every time people act as if the
> > world will end whenever an admin does something wrong AND THE ADMIN
> > SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE IMMEDIATELY. Admins are human too.
> 
> And the world won't end if they are removed from the admin office.  Those
> that are truly called to serve are not necessarily REDUCED to EDITING,
> there are plenty of opportunities to serve without admin privileges, and with
> less temptations to use their power personally or vindictively that they were
> apparently unable to resist.   Of course there are temptations at the editing
> level too.  Moves without discussing it on the talk page, violations of 3RR,
> etc.  Adminship should be easier to get, perhaps allow it to anyone with
> a minimum edit experience, no 3RR or other violations for 3 months and
> a willingness to agree to the terms.
> 
> There needs to be an easier way to take away admin status.   Perhaps anytime
> time there are allegations of abuse as part of an arbcom case, there should
> be a separate vote to accept on the abuse charge, where if that charge is
> ACCEPTED, presumably after an initial look at the evidence, the admin privilege
> is suspended, until the case is formally decided.  Of course, it is possible for
> the admin abuse charge to not be accepted while the more normal charges
> go forward.  It should be clear that there is zero tolerance for the abuse
> of the admistrator privilege of serving, and that action will be quick,
> and fortunately mild, they must serve in some other capacity if they
> want to serve.
> 
>                              -- Silverback
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