2008/6/18 Carl Beckhorn <cbeckhorn(a)fastmail.fm>fm>:
A single
reversal of an admin action isn't wheel-warring.
I would argue it is, although historically the WP:WHEEL page has been
written to permit it. I would argue that the definition of wheel warring
that permits one unilateral reversal of any action is detrimental to the
project. It short-circuits dispute resolution in favor of the status
quo; it actively discourages those who disagree with an admin
action from coming to compromise with the original admin.
Because of course it is so much better to leave someone blocked
indefinitely while we try and come up with a compromise. Than
unblocking them then deciding what to do.
I'm not focusing specifically on BLP here, I'm
thinking of the
general principle. Once an admin action is performed to which there are
objections, the correct course of action is to find a compromise thorugh
discussion. This is no different than any other disagreement on
Wikipedia.
No different from anything else?
Well in that case you must accept
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:OWN and thus the principle that
admins do not own their actions thus they can be undone (actually it's
a bit more complex than that speedies can be undone standard AFDs less
so).
--
geni