On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 1:10 PM Paulo Santos Perneta < paulospern...@gmail.com> wrote:
> As a Commoner, I can tell we certainly are, James, please apply here: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Administrators > > Even if your sysop actions are rather occasional or seasonal, or focused on > a certain topic, like mine, all help is very much welcomed there. > rg/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l>, <mailto: > wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> That has not been my experience. I recently wanted to help reduce the load, in my volunteer capacity, by becoming a Commons admin focused on undeletion requests (which ties in with my volunteer work as an OTRS agent, and would save me and Admins the time of filing and handling a COM:UDR request). Despite my thousands of contributions to Commons, my track record in the movement, and my understanding of copyright, a small majority opposed. Some of them specifically said they don't want admins focused on a certain topic, and others wanted to see me active in deletion discussions (specifically) before they would consider accepting my help. This does suggest there is a certain reluctance to give the admin bit even to very low-risk volunteers like me. I certainly did not feel my help was welcomed. A. -- Asaf Bartov <asaf.bar...@gmail.com> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
