Forum talk:Administration Discussion/@comment-4246239-20120217071350

Looks like Sannse has replaced the old page with a rough draft on what admins and bcrats are supposed to be like on Terraria Wiki. While I understand why he did it, I'd still like to let others know what my stance on this issue is, so I'll just repost my testimony here in the comments:

"What should an ideal admin or bureaucrat be?

Personally, over the 5+ years since I started visiting forums in general, I've seen some good admins, and I've seen some bad admins, enough for me to give me an idea as to what to watch out for.

My opinions on what an ideal leader (admin or bureaucrat) should be like:

- Is active within, and cares about, the community and the site - Listens well to others - Is honest - Makes fair and reasonable decisions as to how to punish those that cause trouble - Is authoritative in his/her decisions (note that this is different from being authoritarian, despite their similar names) - Manages to obtain the trust of the community as a whole

My opinions on what a bad leader (admin or bureaucrat) would be like:

- Is distant from, and/or doesn't care about, the community and/or the site - Doesn't listen to others - Is dishonest - Is authoritarian and/or negligent in his/her duties - Punishes people unfairly, and/or without just cause - Fails to obtain the trust of the community as a whole

Notice that I never mentioned how they needed to do a whole bunch of editing, including adding videos? That's because you can't always assume that some people would be more knowledgeable on this game than others.

When I 1st joined the Terraria Wiki, I had no idea as to what everyone was like, though as time went by, I started to feel as if Gracey91 was doing a good job as an admin (though it might be because, out of all of the other admins here, I've interacted with her the most), while the others, I felt, weren't as active within the community, though I felt that none of them did a bad job at least. This was all until what had happened recently.

Personally, I think that neither HeroGaming nor Gracey91 should be reinstated as admins or bureaucrats UNTIL they prove themselves worthy of being such in the eyes of the community.

While I myself wouldn't mind becoming an admin or bcrat myself, I personally feel as if I just lack the dedication to remain one for long. My activity within the site is sporadic at best; sometimes I'm inactive for up to a couple months, and at other times, I'm a lean, mean editing machine. Sadly, I have other things that I need, and/or want, to do than just spend my time editing stuff here, many of which are more important. If I'm demoted from admin or bcrat because of this, then I'm fine with it."