User blog comment:ResistanZ/About the DEUS EX WIKI Bureaucrats/@comment-3418306-20141221165143

I'd say a good ratio to keep up, given the relatively medium size of this wiki, would be 1:2 (bureaucrat:admin - if not 1:3). If the former has been inactive for more than a year and the later has been inactive for more than 6 months, then they shouldn't have any powers (imho). If they wish to come back at a later time, the leadership at that time can decide whether or not such powers should be re-granted, for which their past dedication will no doubt grant them favor. But yeah - giving off the image of a well-maintained wiki is certainly a good idea, and having admins and buereacrats that are actually active and helpful helps a lot with this.

I mean, this is the exact reason that I never even requested admin privelages back when I was more active, as even then I didn't want to commit to something when I tend to be a bit of a fickle person when it comes to the net, and Dean0608 was helpful enough at the time that I didn't really need to anyways.

But yeah - I agree with you, and seemingly the rest of the commentors here. Perhaps there can be a new group/tag for inactive bureaucrats/admin to acknowledge their past standing making demotion less 'insensitive'...?