User talk:Brews ohare/Administrative guidelines


 * Were you planning on starting another project where these commandments might apply? They certainly don't all square with policy around here. Frank  |  talk  21:39, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
 * They are desiderata; they are not followed, at least not always, but it would be better if they were. Brews ohare (talk) 23:59, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
 * We have a diversity of views. If you ever decide to run for adminship, you can adopt these principals, and encourage others to do the same. Jehochman Talk 01:35, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
 * As noted, I consider this behavior as obviously desirable, and I am discouraged that one Admin sees them as applicable only to "another project" and still another Admin would consider them so far off base as to constitute a "diversity of views" requiring new blood to encourage their adoption. I feel that WP depends upon open discussion of content and the prevention of activity that inhibits it. Brews ohare (talk) 16:14, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I didn't say they were far off base. We have a great diversity of views on Wikipedia.  Each person can follow their own ideals (to a point), and may try to convince others (to a point). Jehochman Talk 16:33, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree. That's a reasonable point. Dr.K. λogos πraxis 19:39, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Dr. K: Of course, Jehochman is "reasonable" in saying chacun à son goût. However, the issues I raised are not just "matters of taste" that could cause controversy, and "might" be adopted, or not. They are straightforward and obviously useful rules. To shrug one's shoulders and say "everybody is welcome to their opinion" is simply a cavalier avoidance of engagement in cleaning up the horrible, dysfunctional mess of admin and ArbCom actions on WP. Brews ohare (talk) 15:59, 14 March 2010 (UTC)