[WikiEN-l] Wheel warring

[Philip Welch]

On Apr 23, 2006, at 11:25 AM, geni wrote:

>> No, what the second admin should do is discuss the case with the  
>> first
>> admin, rather than unblocking.  Maybe the first admin has evidence
>> that the second admin is unaware of.  If the second admin has
>> conclusive evidence, then the first admin will undoubtedly  
>> unblock. If
>> not, then there is a dispute, and the second admin should not wheel
>> war.  In any event, admins should not act under the bad faith
>> supposition that *they know better*; that is what starts the wheel
>> war.
>
> In the mean time an inocent user may stay blocked. Not good. Remeber
> the first admin was also sure enough that they knew best in order to
> block.

This discussion shouldn't take longer than 24 hours at absolute  
maximum, and oftentimes it'll take less than 1 hour. An innocent user  
can stay blocked for that period of time.

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