On 12/17/06, A <jokestress(a)gmail.com> wrote:
- Impartial admin(s) assigned to each OFFICEd
article at the moment it is
protected (preferably someone with no edits to the article prior to
WP:OFFICE). Perhaps randomly chosen from an existing pool of volunteers and
an a WP:COI clearance for the article in question. That person would be
listed on the talk page as the coordinator and would check back in each day
and respond to proposed changes.
Something along these lines would be good...just making sure that
whenever there is an WP:OFFICE action, *someone* is taking
responsibility for it, and in particular, managing the inevitable
friction that arises. The office people (understandably) don't have
time to manage the article, explain what's going on etc. But a trusted
admin who could just watch the article for a week or so, liaise with
the office and keep the article talk page up to date...?
Sure. I think we first need to recognize that an OFFICE action is an
emergency action by a person who is faced with a crisis and must act
immediately. Powers exercised in an emergency have a greater likelihood
of being wrong than those which have been subject to consultation and
reflection. The errors do not impugn the good faith of the person
exercising the power.
Extraordinary powers require extraordinary safeguards against both their
intentional or accidental abuse.
1. OFFICE actions should automatically expire after a week unless
there has been separate positive efforts to extend for a further period
of one week.
2. Key admins should be notified of the reasons for the action, and
asked to initiate a cleanup.
3. Disciplinary sanctions for defying the action should not be the
responsibility of the office.
Ec