User blog comment:Joe Copp/An essay regarding the internet/@comment-1025281-20120103105456/@comment-3187795-20120105201921

Which is why, admins should be voted into power, and frequently are. Though someone may come up with a wiki, they may not be the best leader. Admins are not always the best leaders, as well. Having multiple leaders also help democracy.

I'm an admin at a smaller wiki, that doesn't have the original creator of the wiki and the users are all under thirty. It started with three users, we voted on rights, and worked together to build it. Now more join, and we continue to communicate and get feedback from the community. We treat everyone fairly equally, and everyone knows their roles. We're also probably a rare case.

As for the essay, it is completely correct in saying that many people instinctively react differently than offline. Very much like being drunk (unusually enough), people show more of themselves online; their personality and reactions. There is an appearance of fewer and less extreme consequences of actions taken online. Luckily, comments have edit buttons for the when users calm down and give a more respectful response. Excellent essay, Shotrocket!