Since you asked nicely, twice, I’ll reluctantly – very reluctantly – agree to do it.
I’ll say that part of my reluctance is due to “me” things (I have a lot going on in my life already), but a big part of the reluctance is exactly the kinds of things jmakin is talking about. And I should further say that I have pretty much exactly the same take on it that he and zikzak do.
Countering my reluctance is at least a couple things: I think it’s unfair to jmakin to leverage his conscientiousness to basically force him to continue the job when he doesn’t want to keep doing it. Also, I would like to feel like I’m contributing to the community to give back, since I have gotten a lot of value out of it since the 2p2 exodus (along with a lot of angst too).
All that said, I think I could do what’s necessary to keep the forum up and running without getting pulled into drama or abusing admin powers.
So what I’d propose is:
With the community’s approval, commit to handling admin duties for the site for 6 months (Jul - Dec 2021). At the end of that time, we’d assess how it’s going, and either select a new admin, or I’d stay on.
What I would not commit to: being on call, fulfilling random site customization or configuration requests, or guaranteeing 24/7/365 site uptime. If that’s a requirement for the job, someone else will need to do it.
For reference, the last time we did an admin handoff, there was quite a bit of discussion in this thread (skim past the first few posts):
If anyone has questions about the admin role and responsibilities, technical aspects of the forum software, and/or the handoff process, they may be answered in that thread.
If not, all should feel free to raise questions here and we can discuss further. Hope that helps. Let me know what you (collectively) think.