Why people tend to “change” as Admin/Bureaucrat

So, this argument tends to come up a lot, that people “change” as admin or bureaucrat.

This argument tends to kind of annoy me. But, I can see why people say it, mainly new users. So, I’m going to explain why most people who get staff try to change. (Thanks to LordNour for some help with this)

Reason #1: Trying to prove yourself good

When people get admin or bureaucrat, they tend to try to do a lot with it right away. This can be a movement, page makers, templates, And more. This is often to give off a good first impression. This can often make their personality change since they’re doing a lot and can cause their mind to get cluttered. Or it can just make them be more strict.

Reason #2: Stress

So, this is gonna sound exaggerated, but Bureaucrat and admin gives you a lot of stress. A lot of this was already said in my “The Staff Can’t Win” Post. Basically, if you do too much you can be seen as annoying of addicted. If you do too little you get critiqued for being lazy. A lot of this can cause stress to the BAs. You also feel a need to constantly be on the wiki. This often makes the person very angry and causes them to get mad at little things.

Reason #3: Authority

One main thing that you get as BACM is authority, even more with admin and bureaucrat. So, this causes staff to be more strict and possibly mean. You can tend to get easily pushed around if you are too silly or easy-going as staff, so it causes the staff to change a lot.

So, before you say “you have changed as admin/bureaucrat” think about the reasons why.

Feel free to link this page to someone who says it.