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Would like to know what folks think they are. Best, [[MarkDilley]] | Would like to know what folks think they are. Best, [[MarkDilley]] | ||
: Hi Mark, keep in mind, that bureaucrats cannot only grant, but also revoke rights. The most important trait of a bureaucrat is their ability to act in a circumspectly and peaceful (I hope I made understandable English here). After all, I think a few more bureaucrats would be good. Regards --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 06:58, 31 January 2012 (PST) | : Hi Mark, keep in mind, that bureaucrats cannot only grant, but also revoke rights. The most important trait of a bureaucrat is their ability to act in a circumspectly and peaceful (I hope I made understandable English here). After all, I think a few more bureaucrats would be good. Regards --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 06:58, 31 January 2012 (PST) | ||
::Another reason why not to give bureaucrat status at the same time as sysop - existing 'crats need to be satisfied that a new sysop conducts their new duties in an appropriate manner - learn to walk before you can run and all that! [[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 10:01, 8 September 2012 (PDT) | :: Another reason why not to give bureaucrat status at the same time as sysop - existing 'crats need to be satisfied that a new sysop conducts their new duties in an appropriate manner - learn to walk before you can run and all that! [[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 10:01, 8 September 2012 (PDT) | ||
:::Bureaucrat rights are a dangerous thing to abuse, and as such it would not be the best course of action to entrust all sysops with bureaucrat access. That being said, our [http://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Special%3AListUsers&username=&group=bureaucrat&limit=50 current list of crats] shows 1-2 active users, 5 inactive users, and the web host. Another bureaucrat or two would not be a bad idea, as long as security is held in high importance. '''[[User talk:Elassint|Elassint]]''' 8 September 2012 | ::: Bureaucrat rights are a dangerous thing to abuse, and as such it would not be the best course of action to entrust all sysops with bureaucrat access. That being said, our [http://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Special%3AListUsers&username=&group=bureaucrat&limit=50 current list of crats] shows 1-2 active users, 5 inactive users, and the web host. Another bureaucrat or two would not be a bad idea, as long as security is held in high importance. '''[[User talk:Elassint|Elassint]]''' 8 September 2012 | ||
::::Wolf and Mark are the two active crats (if I assessed that correctly). I suppose it also depends on weather the site owner wishes to be more 'hands off' or not, or wishes to include all of the 'admin team' with equal rights and responsibilites. All that being said, I would nominate Tera - she is increadibly trustworthy and level-headed, and would have no doubt she would keep WI on an even keel. I suppose it would be handy if we knew the reason why Mark asked the question in the first instance!! [[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 13:46, 8 September 2012 (PDT) | :::: Wolf and Mark are the two active crats (if I assessed that correctly). I suppose it also depends on weather the site owner wishes to be more 'hands off' or not, or wishes to include all of the 'admin team' with equal rights and responsibilites. All that being said, I would nominate Tera - she is increadibly trustworthy and level-headed, and would have no doubt she would keep WI on an even keel. I suppose it would be handy if we knew the reason why Mark asked the question in the first instance!! [[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 13:46, 8 September 2012 (PDT) | ||
What are the abuses a bureaucrat could do? On another [[UniversalEditButton|wiki]] - I gave all known [[WikiPeople]] bureaucrat status. I grew up on flat wikis, so don't know much about the MediaWiki step system...well a little :-) Also, this is a community wiki. [[John]], [[Ray]] and I co-founded it. Many others have done amazing work here. Best, [[MarkDilley]] | |||