POR FAVOR DE ESCRIBIR EN ESPAÑOL ,YA QUE NO COMPRENDO BIEN EL INGLES..GRACIAS
> Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 12:54:05 -0800 > From: sainto...@telus.net > To: foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] retire the administrator privilege > > On 03/04/11 2:04 AM, Amir E. Aharoni wrote: > > 2011/3/4 Ray Saintonge<sainto...@telus.net>: > >> On 03/03/11 5:44 AM, Amir E. Aharoni wrote: > >>> The name "administrator" gives the impression of some mythical > >>> "balance of power", although administrators don't actually > >>> administrate - they (un)delete, (un)block and (un)protect, in addition > >>> to editing articles and participating in discussions just like > >>> everybody else. The name "sysop" (system operator), used occasionally > >>> in English, and more frequently in some other languages (e.g. Hebrew), > >>> sounds less like a managerial role, but it's technical and cryptic and > >>> requires explanation. > >>> > >>> Giving user groups exact and real names will likely change the > >>> attitude of many users who see these user groups as "the powers that > >>> be" and think that they're impenetrable. > >> You make a strong point. People cherish their titles and the > >> self-esteem. Being able to say "I am a Wikipedia administrator," to > >> someone who has never edited Wikipedia gives an impression of > >> importance. Breaking the task into its components leaves each part less > >> prestigious. > > Most admins with whom i am familiar aren't using their adminship to > > gain prestige. > > > > I'd rather be "the guy who wrote a detailed encyclopedic article about > > every diacritic sign in the Hebrew alphabet" than an admin - i find a > > lot more prestige in it. I am happy about being an admin, not because > > of prestige, but because having the permission to delete pages without > > going through some request page is simply useful for writing articles > > and making the wiki better. > > > > Put simply, good admins, who use their permissions to create a better > > wiki, are not supposed to object to such a change. > > Absolutely, but you only get that warped perspective because you deal > essentially with good admins. :-P > > It's the ones that you don't associate with that I would worry about. > > Ray > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l