[WikiEN-l] Wheel warring

[Philip Welch]

On Apr 23, 2006, at 9:35 AM, Conrad Dunkerson wrote:

> I almost agree, but in some cases that person might still be operating
> under mistaken assumptions. Say they found some evidence which  
> suggested
> that a particular user was a sockpuppet of a blocked user and placed a
> block on the 'sockpuppet' as a result. However, the second admin then
> uncovered proof that the person wasn't a sockpuppet and unblocked. The
> first admin might well accuse the second of 'wheel warring' and  
> reblock,
> but only because of a failure of communication. The second admin  
> wasn't
> 'opposing the judgement' of the first, they were just working off a
> different set of facts. The second admin shouldn't have to discuss the
> matter before taking an action they know to be correct... though it  
> would
> be a good idea to send the first admin a note to fill them in on  
> the details.

I tend to think that even in this case, Wikipedia is unique in that  
it's better to ask permission than forgiveness.

-- 
Philip L. Welch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Philwelch