User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Tips for being a great admin/@comment-5139498-20121025235029/@comment-166269-20121026071751


 * Do you have any examples of things that can downplay the idea that admins are rulers?

I've seen an unfortunate number of admins on wikis who seem to flaunt their status on their user page (though I doubt all of them I've seen have been intentional). In general, I'd strongly recommend against any more than just a brief "I'm an admin" notice on an admin's user page - a declaration of fact and offer of assistance if another editor happens to need something done that only an admin has the tools for. As an example, IIRC, the only place I really indicate my admin status on my Wikia user pages is on my Central user page, which is transcluded onto my user page on most of the other Wikia wikis I contribute to (my general rule of thumb is, if I make more than a couple edits (or leave a comment somewhere) I'll add the transclusion): it features a list of the wikis I have a significant involvement in, with an indication of my privileges on those wikis, and leaves it at that.