[WikiEN-l] Analysis of Request for Adminship

[charles matthews]

"Steve Bennett" wrote


> On 3/31/06, charles matthews <charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> "Steve Bennett" wrote
>>
>> > Admins normally shouldn't be entering content disputes. Theoretically
>> > they shouldn't even care about content, in the same was as a football
>> > referee theoretically doesn't care who's winning.
>>
>> Sorry, we must be editing different sites.  Going into edit wars and 
>> reading
>> the riot act is basic admin stuff.
>
> Does the riot act say "team A is right", or does it say "I don't care
> who's right, play nicely please"?

The latter. No personal attacks, for example.  It is a different matter when 
an admin says this, compared to people going on about ad hominem in a 
pot-kettle situation.

Charles