User blog:Jam7/PLEASE READ -- How much trust do you have in...

... the admins on this site?

As some of you may have been aware of, there have been a few incidents lately on the IRC which have caused strife and discord amongst some of our fellow members. One of the better-known users of this site, Musou, left our wiki following one of these incidents. Given that she was one of our most respected and most active users, her loss has had a major impact on both the IRC and the wiki.

As such, I've recently started to receive many complaints about the conduct and behaviour of some of those who took part in these incidents. And it saddens me to say that several administrators are among those who are being primarily blamed for what's been going on.

Given that this is a community-based wiki, hearing these complaints makes me feel that we, as administrators, have let down the rest of the community. I understand that not every administrator is being blamed, but I also understand that administrators work together to reach a consensus on how to guide the wiki. Therefore, the fault of even one administrator is something that the other administrators must bear the burden of.

To be perfectly honest, I myself have not been pleased with the way things have been lately. Without airing too much "dirty laundry", so to speak, I'm upset that several of the wiki's staff members have been inactive lately -- including myself. Heck, one administrator hasn't even made a single edit on the wiki in nearly a month! Not only that, but I feel as if the administrators have been getting too much done lately without consulting the rest of the community. Having been witness to how this happens, it's safe to say that the entire process is too ineffective, too impulsive, and much too secretive. I fear that the administrators are coming across as a clique, in that they're disregarding everyone's input but their own, and placing themselves above the law.

And as someone who was elected as co-president by you guys, I feel it's my duty to address these issues in public.

So that brings me to the purpose of this blog post. I want to see what you guys honestly think of all this. I have three questions that I'd really like you guys to answer.


 * What qualities do you believe a good administrator should have?


 * How much confidence do you hold in the current administrators of this wiki?


 * Do you trust the current administrators to lead this wiki in the right direction, or would you rather see things done different or by someone else?

You're not obliged to answer any of those questions if you don't want to. However, it'd be incredibly useful for both myself and the other administrators to get some kind of input on what I've talked about in this blog post. And please, be as honest as possible -- don't mince words just because you're afraid of any possible retribution from us.

Thank you for your time.

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