User blog comment:Samed5/I'm resigning from the committee!/@comment-5381241-20131224235503/@comment-4910132-20131225052929

Here's my take on the Admin thing. Why do we need more "chat admins"? I mean we already have two. I believe they do a fine job, too. But I don't understand the difference between a User, a Mod, and an Admin, other than a few buttons. Particularly the Mod-Admin difference. The only things different are that Admins can IP Ban some users, and isn't that only some Admins? I mean, last I checked Admins can't kick and ban Mods - maybe I'm wrong? But I truly don't see that difference. Are Admins more "official" when banning, hm? Or is it that they can answer questions Mods can't?

Now. We have covered our "chat admins" and our "editing admins". This leaves our Overlord Admins? What else do we need in an administrator? My opinion: someone with authority. And, have I missed something, or is it that all Admins should have authority? True that they should only have it within limitations, but they should be able to do some things without the "Council" (there is a reference for you Star Wars Nerd such as I) breathing on their necks. I mean, we voted the Admin into where he is now. Most, anyways. So that's us giving them the authority to use their power, within limits, to their descretion.

So my point is, we don't really need Admins. And if we need more, we need "Get-It-Done" Active Admins.