User blog comment:PredatoR X ~CF0P~/Inactive Bureaucrat/@comment-26806340-20190916231941

I'm aware the vote has been voided by RTFL's recent upswing of activity, but I would like to leave my detailed thoughts on why demoting him is a bad idea. I've sent this to Pokegeek and he's advised me to post this in the discussion, so here goes.

A Bureaucrat ought to not be judged chiefly by the recent frequency of edits, but by the quality of their contribution, their accumulated knowledge & proficiency as a member of their wiki, and their maturity & sanity in managing the wiki. In the case of RTFL, every possible justification shows that he entirely deserves Bureaucrat, notwithstanding his hiatus.

First of all, he's an adult and has professional code experience, unlike probably everyone on the wiki, making him the "wise man" of the wiki, as it were. He's one of, if not the most, knowledgeable contributors here, and based on that he still fulfills the responsibilities of his position.

Furthermore, he's more mature & levelheaded than all of our staff members, so keeping him at the top would make him an asset should conflict arise, because we know he comes back every once in a while. Most people on this wiki are probably teenagers, including our many staff members, and I think it would be best to have a voice of sanity at the top to counterbalance that a little. Even if he's inactive for a few months at a time, I trust he'll be helpful if needed,

Finally, he's really not all that inactive — he was only gone for three months. Sure, he wasn't here for almost a year a while ago, but I think that his knowledge makes up for it. He seems to have switched to source editor after his hiatus, & he's honestly better at writing articles with proper English than virtually everyone here.

We can't have this rule by mob. When it comes to Bureaucrats, we must have a true meritocracy in place, where we value users that have real knowledge & maturity, not a system where kindergarteners making edits every single minute are rewarded over long-standing, seasoned members of the community. I've seen what happened on mope.io, where despite being one of the most active participants on the wiki, a bureaucrat turned out to be incompetent, immature, and incapable of leading, and I don't want it to happen again. We can't value frequent edits above actual merits like rationality and expertise.

Long story short, just because a user is the most visible person on the wiki doesn't mean they're the best person to lead, and likewise, just because someone isn't filling up the activity log doesn't mean they're "useless" or a "dead weight". Bureaucrat is a vaunted position, and it's important to favor knowledge and maturity over activity alone when considering who deserves it. Bureaucrats must be wise and experienced, not just daily editors.

I strongly believe that demoting RTFL would go against all principles and tenets of leadership, and would represent a complete lack of respect for our most seasoned and wise contributors. As a user who was promoted based on my sanity, wiki experience, and ability to assist when needed, rather than how often I spammed edits and comments, a demotion would fly in the face of everything I believe in when it comes to the administration of this community. I would even seriously consider a resignation should this embarrassment repeat itself after another short period of inactivity.