If the core problem is power-seekers inevitably bubbling up whatever social ladder, then take inspiration from politics and put a time limit on duties above a certain rank.
While adminship comes with certain rights, it does not come with the right to decide what a policy should be. If you would put a time limit on adminship you would likely see Wikipedia losing a lot of routine maintenance and lose quality as a result.
The policies would be still the same and likely still be executed.
If the core problem is power-seekers inevitably bubbling up whatever social ladder, then take inspiration from politics and put a time limit on duties above a certain rank.
While adminship comes with certain rights, it does not come with the right to decide what a policy should be. If you would put a time limit on adminship you would likely see Wikipedia losing a lot of routine maintenance and lose quality as a result.
The policies would be still the same and likely still be executed.
That’s a very interesting suggestion that many have thought about!