Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment--20150814190019/@comment-32507250-20150814223312

Kittynator wrote:

MikeLacey wrote: Is Java Script programming really an admin function?

Now don't get me wrong, I know that lots of admins are also programmers/coders but that's not what being an admin is about. I'm willing to bet that a lot of people who are very good at Java Script aren't really ready to be an admin yet. (for example, the numpty who started all this by hacking wikia)

I think you're conflating two roles here, one of which we don't have at the moment, Trusted Developer and Admin. Maybe you need a class of user who is entitled to submit JS for review but who isn't an admin. Being an admin doesn't mean you have to know javascript, just an understanding of it.

What should this 'right' be named? Well, I used the term Trusted Developer in my post, but the name of the role isn't something I'm bothered about.

What bothers me is that technical knowledge doesn't equal admin expertise, treating them as the same thing leads to this - numptys hacking wikia.