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==Someone should have the authority to temporarily deadmin problematic admins== ==Someone should have the authority to temporarily de-admin problematic admins==
In other words, troublesome admins might lose their admin rights for e.g. a week. A steward or dev can do this, and possibly this could be added to the bureaucrat abilities. In other words, troublesome admins might lose their admin rights for e.g. a week. A steward or dev can do this, and possibly this could be added to the bureaucrat abilities.
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==All admins should be subject to periodic reconfirmation of their admin status== ==All admins should be subject to periodic reconfirmation of their admin status==
For instance, once per (time period), if (X) users (or X admins) express disapproval of an admin, that admin is subject to an RFA-like process for reconfirmation. For instance, once per (time period), if (X) users (or X admins) express disapproval of an admin, that admin is subject to an RFA-like process for reconfirmation.

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There are many opinions regarding adminship held by a variety of people, and a number of perennial complaints about adminship or the related procedures. Several issues have been debated to death a number of times already, and there seem to exist good arguments on both sides of the issues. This straw poll seeks to find out if a substantial majority of editors believes that certain changes should be made to our procedure or precedent.

This is NOT a policy proposal, nor is this poll in any way binding. This is a gauge of public sentiment. However, if public sentiment is that a certain policy would be beneficial, effort can be made towards creating a policy proposal. Voting may be evil but learning public opinion is not. If an public opinion is obvious, people may want to take it into account for their future actions or judgments.

This poll consists of a number of statements that people can express agreement or disagreement with. Feel free to comment on your opinion. I've attempted to compile all frequently-expressed statements; that should not imply that I agree with any or all of them. If I've missed a couple, please let me know. Radiant_>|< 17:39, 17 January 2006 (UTC)


Requests for Adminship

RFA should be more a discussion and less a vote

Agree

  1. Always should have been, always should be. --LV 18:01, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Disagree

Other

The standards for becoming an admin should be higher than they are now

Agree

Disagree

  1. Not sure higher standards are needed quite yet. We are promoting good candidates now. --LV 18:01, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Other

There should be suffrage rules for voting on RFA

Agree

Disagree

Other

  1. Aren't there already? Don't BCrats typically discount (or take into less consideration) newbie or IP votes?

Bureaucrats should remove votes that are in bad faith or nonsensical

Agree

Disagree

  1. Strike out, but don't remove completely. --LV 18:01, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Other

Existing administrators

We're already aware that admins should not 1) protect pages in an edit dispute they're involved in, 2) block when they have a previous conflict with the user, or 3) unblock themselves when specifically blocked by another admin. There are some other admin actions that seem to be controversial.

Admins should be held more accountable for their actions than they are now

Agree

Disagree

Other

Wheel warring is an inappropriate use of admin powers

Agree

  1. Duh. Linuxbeak (drop me a line) 17:55, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
  2. Probably so, don't ya think? --LV 18:01, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Disagree

Other

Ignoring consensus is inappropriate for an admin

Agree

Disagree

  1. --LV 18:01, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Other

The rollback button should only be used in cases of clear vandalism, or reverting oneself

Agree

  1. --LV 18:01, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Disagree

Other

Suggested enforcement

The ArbCom should be less hesitant about de-adminning controversial admins

Agree

Disagree

Other

Someone should have the authority to temporarily de-admin problematic admins

In other words, troublesome admins might lose their admin rights for e.g. a week. A steward or dev can do this, and possibly this could be added to the bureaucrat abilities.

Agree

Disagree

Other

All admins should be subject to periodic reconfirmation of their admin status

For instance, once per (time period), if (X) users (or X admins) express disapproval of an admin, that admin is subject to an RFA-like process for reconfirmation.

Agree

Disagree

Other

A community-based process should be created to deadmin problematic users

Such proposals have been rejected in the past (see WP:RFDA), but the community has evolved since then. A possible hazard would be that it could be abused by for instance users (rightly) blocked by a certain admin.

Agree

Disagree

Other

Miscellaneous

Bureaucrats should not be on the Arbitration Committee

Some people consider this a conflict of interest, or overcentralization of power.

Agree

Disagree

Other