Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-7981828-20130517153049/@comment-1709282-20130517161722

That's true. You can't promote or demote other users but otherwise you have all the same powers as an admin. Still, it's good that you want to keep the other amin informed before making any major changes. Collaboration is what wikis are supposed to be all about.

You say that the other admin told you not to mess with certain things, so, for now, I'd leave those alone if I were you. However, any other things that you think need fixing that the other admin didn't mention, go ahead and fix them. The worst that could happen is that your changes get undone again.

If you think there are some policies that need introducing or that need changing, leave a note on the other admin's talk page. If I were you and that admin didn't respond within a reasonable time (I'd give it 3 months), I' d go ahead and make those policy changes anyway.

Also, if the other admin didn't edit for a year, I'd go ahead and make all changes that I thought needed making anyway, even if the now inactive admin didn't agree with some of them.

However, you've said that the other admin still edits infrequently.Remember, people do have lives outside of  Wikia and many editors are not able to contribute every day.It's not uncommon for formerly active editors to go through phases of not doing much on Wikia because they're busy in real life. In a few weeks time, the other admin might have more free time and might suddenly become much more active.