Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-5693502-20191005130202/@comment-9154802-20191005135418

Emergency Alternate Account wrote: Alissa the Wise Wolf wrote: Emergency Alternate Account wrote: Alissa the Wise Wolf wrote: Emergency Alternate Account wrote: Alissa the Wise Wolf wrote: Emergency Alternate Account wrote: Don't judge someone's suitability before even giving them the chance to prove it. Based on the outrage currently happening because of his continued history of problems, it's safe to say pretty much no one wants to give him that chance. They believe the risk too great to humor the idea, and given how things are going, this is going to be a rather clear cut option. I can see that. Doesn't mean they are right.

Why not see how it goes before passing judgement ? Isn't that the reasonable thing to do ?

Not like there is a deadline for this kind of pool. Why freaking out barely a few hours in ? Freaking out barely a few hours in is exactly why its a bad decision. Enough users have had enough bad experiences with Sage to completely denounce him in every facet. He is literally the most hated user on the wiki and for good reason. With that kind of history the option of promotion and a chance are null. I know, that's how it played out so far. Still, the odds of being pleasantly surprised are actually high.

That's why I say we should wait and see. The only way he succeeds is if he entirely abandons his current ideologies about powers. I don't know what ideology it is, but I'm quite certain Sage is fully aware of his own unpopularity, and willing to make the necessary concessions to make this one-in-a-lifetime chance work.

Maybe I'm worng. Maybe I'm right. One one way to know. Well his first test is how he reacts to this situation. If it's the Sage we all know and hate, he's probably going to delete all this an ban those responsible. If it's a better Sage, then he'll relinquish the position but will be allowed to keep admin status as an experiment to see if he can actually handle the responsibility.