User blog comment:Batorhos/Wiki Government Idea/@comment-1279322-20120309200834

I think that Admins and rollbacks should be the people who take part in votes. Everyone, prepare for a Hermit rant.

Ok, guys, here is the thing; the admins need more authority on this wiki. Why, you ask? Because we need it to do our jobs. We are badgered by users to "do our jobs", but then as soon as we do, we're accused of power abuse or being dictators. Before anyone says, "The admins have too much power already!" they DON'T. They have hardly ANY authority. EVERYTHING they do is with a community vote! EVERYTHING. I did some research, and I noticed that this wiki was a lot more peaceful when the admins had more authority here, and I think we need to go back to the old days; however, rollbacks should also have the authority to take part in big decisions. Am I saying the admins and rollbacks should dictate the entire wiki? Of course not. Am I saying they need to be given the most authority? Yes, because they need it to do their jobs in the situation we are in. The community is calling the admins power-hungry, even though it is actually the community that is starting to get power-hungry (and I am saying this in the nicest way I can); every time the admins do something without a community vote, people get mad. We need to give the admins more authority. Am I saying this so I can give myself more power as an admin? No. Would I say this even if I was never promoted to admin? Yes.