Ray Saintonge wrote:
Andrew Gray wrote:
<snip> > I mean, take a more general (and more common) case - I, an admin, > edit-war with another user, who isn't. Should we both be banned from > editing for a few days, or should I be prevented from using my admin > tools for a few days whilst he's banned for the same time period? In > the simpler case, the answer would seem to be "punish us both > equally"; why [is / should it be] it different here? > > Thoughts appreciated. > If you are taking advantage of your superior privileges that's a sin that is unavailale to the ordinary user. Equal punishment would derive from equal guilt.
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Edit warring, while of course unacceptable, is not abuse of admin tools unless, for example, the admin blocks the editor (s)he is edit warring with, protects the page on his/her preferred version, or uses rollback. The "edit this page" button is available to every editor.