Wiki 24 talk:Administrators

Activity term limits proposal
I'd like to propose a kind of term limit to sysops here at this wiki, similar to the ones in place at many Wikimedia and Wikia wikis. It will affect no admin who remains active and in good behavior, and it doesn't require admins to actively spearhead huge projects or anything. The limit proposed is merely an activity limit. I'm thinking something like:

Admins who make no significant content edits, or less than ten minor edits, in a period of one year, are no longer eligible for sysop access on account of inactivity. Admins who fail to meet these basic activity criteria are disengaged from the wiki community and have ceased displaying the requisite level of leadership expected of community representatives. Former admins who wish to regain sysop group rights may accumulate anew a significant contribution history, demonstrate a renewed commitment to the project, and be nominated to the adminship, as any other users who seek the appointment would do. Those admins who, as of the day of the implementation of this policy addendum, retro-actively fail to meet the activity requirement of one year, will be given two weeks as a courtesy to become active if they wish to retain sysop rights.

I think this would do much to ensure that the body of admins remains a vital and useful indicator of the wiki's leadership as it grows and changes. There's no shame in leaving and coming back for any period of time as a regular user, but the whole "adminship for life" thing doesn't really ring true to me. Thoughts? anyone can weigh in on this, I'm not only seeking admin input. 14:48, 16 January 2009 (UTC)