sysop
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According to a 2021 RfA inquiry hosted on Wikipedia, “Because RfA carries with it lifetime tenure, granting any given editor sysop feels incredibly important. This creates a risk-adverse and high-stakes atmosphere.”
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2022
Second comes the supervised board, where the sysop breaks in every once in a while to tidy up, calm brawls, issue announcements, and rid the community of dolts and troublemakers.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
"Pirate-80," or "P-80," run by a sysop known as "Scan-Man," got into the game very early in Charleston, and continued steadily for years.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
The sysop of 8BBS was an ardent free-speech enthusiast who simply felt that ANY attempt to restrict the expression of his users was unconstitutional and immoral.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
First, we have the completely open board, whose sysop is off chugging brews and watching re-runs while his users generally degenerate over time into peevish anarchy and eventual silence.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
