Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5619531-20140908224411/@comment-5619531-20140909012605

Xelrog T. Apocalypse wrote:

It's true that we could use another admin, but I think Callie/Phoenix would have been better approaching Guy and suggesting he ask for his rights back, rather than just granting him them. It'll end up being rather pointless, promoting someone if they themselves don't want it.

While I don't think this revision would necessarily cause any problems, I don't think it's necessary, either; the rules are fine as they are. I did say that on her talk page that she should've asked SG if he wanted his rights back on here, rather than giving him the rights directly back to him. Because he could've not wanted the rights, but I did see his avie on the chat proved that he may want the right (or at least that he can have the same activity that he had before his demotion).

I'm not saying that it was a bad decision. We do need admins, and possibly another 'crat if things are going to go in the same direction where you're considered as the community leader on the site, while Callie is considered the community leader on the chat--if the trial doesn't really work and CPWC is still closed after the 16th. But I do think like you, and agreed that she should've asked SG if he wanted the rights (like what happened during the first time Goddy demoted himself).

But the reason for this was because I do think that it should be bureaucrat discretion to view their activity, or that they can request it. But I can do see the trouble of it (unless if it was admin; admins can demote themselves). I think that if they don't want the right after being re-promoted after showing some improvement on their activity, they can just go on a bureaucrat's talk page and request them to revoke their right.