Appealing to fellow region-mates

[Sandaoguo]

And that's the thing. Hileville may own the forums, but that does not make him this region's keeper. It can be argued that inactive admins could pose a security threat, perhaps, but what is a greater security threat: an inactive administrator, or an administrator who unilaterally removes half of the team without any consent, announcement, or opinion from anyone else, let alone the current team itself?

 

You're arguing in the abstract, but Hileville's actions do have a context. It is not axiomatically wrong that root admin unilaterally removed half the administration team. There is no way to protect against a root admin going rogue. That is simply the inherent danger of the internet. So we base our trust on personal relationships, and those are completely subjective and rooted within direct and greater contexts. This was not some dictatorial action. Hileville was not silencing anybody. Removing you and the others wasn't a political maneuver.

 

So, I'm sorry, but to me you're simply sounding like a disgruntled person insulted that you don't have power over TSP's forums. I think we place ourselves at a much greater risk by allowing a handful of people to be root admins on multiple GCR forums. That's a systemic risk. Some may view you as the most trustworthy person on NationStates, but experience should show us all that the centralization of power in this game is never a good thing. If you want to be a root admin, then TSP should be your home. That's my opinion.