We need to remember that correlation does not imply causation here, which I think is what David is slightly hinting at. There are probably many other factors in admin decline as well, including increased popularity of Wikipedia (which leads and has led to a lot more problems, good and bad), increased questioning of literally every decision made, increased criticism (general and specific) of adminship and administrators, higher RfA standards, etc. The list goes on.
-MuZemike On 5/26/2010 6:34 PM, David Goodman wrote: > Are you saying that a _declining_ number of administrators means a > _growth_ in bureaucracy? It would normally mean the opposite, either > a loss of control, or that the ordinary members were taking the > function upon themselves. What I see is a greater degree of control > and uniformity, not driven by those in formal positions of authority. > > On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 6:51 PM, Ryan Delaney<ryan.dela...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Pretty much. That's more or less why I quit the project. >> >> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 1:51 PM, The Cunctator<cuncta...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>> By all measures, en.wiki has been in decline for years as an active >>> project. >>> It's just the typical death by bureaucracy that most projects like this >>> undergo. >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Kwan Ting Chan<k...@ktchan.info> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> WereSpielChequers wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> What are the likely results of a dwindling number of admins, and a >>>>> growing wikigeneration gap between admins and other editors? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Well, they're not dwindling since admin rights don't get taken away on >>>> inactivity. ;-) But to the general question, because the standard >>>> >>> expected >>> >>>> of a candidate for RfA has gone up over the years? >>>> >>>> KTC >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Experience is a good school but the fees are high. >>>> - Heinrich Heine >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> WikiEN-l mailing list >>>> WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WikiEN-l mailing list >>> WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> WikiEN-l mailing list >> WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
