Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-4091815-20160221025102/@comment-5163932-20160223183511

Killer kev wrote: The Cruentus wrote: If a rank had to be given to an admin, it would be that of a janitor, as their job is simply to maintain the wiki, not control or dominate it. Janitors? Janitors don't maintain, they clean up after the mess has already been made. Do you know in the school system, they often refer to the principals, vice principals and other people with high authority as administrators AKA admins. It is their job to maintain order and balance along with making sure everything runs smoothly. Figure of speech, but yes, An  admin or system operator (sysop) is someone who is not meant to be in charge, anyone who thinks so needs to go to the community wikia. They are janitors, because they do clean up wikis, use rollback, undoing vandalism etc they are caretakers because they help other users and maintain the wiki and they become security if they have to lock a page but never are they supposed to be in charge. I am a bureaucrat myself and I make sure I know these things, I go to the community wikia sometimes  just to see what more tips they have for admins because there is always more to learn. It is true that there are admins out there that like to control the wiki they are admin of, but it is not the correct way to do things. I myself am strict when it comes to rules because I believe rules are rules, not guidelines but I don't control the wiki or try to, if I am at an impasse with someone, I simply take the issue to the talk page and discuss it civily. An admin is not a dictator nor should ever be.