[WikiEN-l] Wheel culture

[Ray Saintonge]

Ben Lowe wrote:

>> The
>>first person to undo the original admin action has started the wheel
>>war, and it's that first undoing that shouldn't be happening (except
>>where the original admin can't be contacted and it has to be done
>>quickly). But as a rule, we shouldn't be undoing each other's admin
>>actions at all.
>>    
>>
>I think "wheel war" is a great term that overly bold admins can throw at
>people who disagree with them, making it seem like it is the fault of the
>reverter, that the one returning things to the status quo is the rouge, when
>in fact it could simply be that the original admin's edits were
>unwarranted.  Or stupid.  I still haven't heard a reason why admins
>shouldn't revert admin actions "at all" except that it's wheel-warring,
>which is a rather circular answer (fitting, I suppose for a wheel).  So I
>suppose my response to "We shouldn't be undoing each other's admin actions
>at all" is that we also shouldn't be making any mistakes at all.  But it
>happens, and so should be able to unhappen.
>
Sometimes it takes a little friction to stop the wheel from spinning ... 
Just like the wheels on your car.

Ec