[WikiEN-l] When an article is in full protection.

[David Gerard]

2009/7/23 WereSpielChequers <werespielchequers at googlemail.com>:

> Does anyone really object to the idea of admins responding to a request for
> admin help by editing a fully protected page in accordance with talkpage
> consensus?


This usually works okay in practice, but then, that too is an
administrative role, rather than an admin making a content decision as
such, and needs to be confirmed sensibly.

e.g. "I've added xxxx, does that work for everyone?"

A good example is the death of Michael Jackson, where the page was
locked and the discussion was fast and furious. Being a sensitive BLP
(at the time), that was IMO just the right way to do it. Admins
stepping in and saying "no, this is a  severe BLP hazard, we have to
do this right."


- d.