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{{dablink|] redirects here; you may also be looking for ] (shortcut: ]).}} |
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{{guideline in a nutshell | Contact the administrator if you disagree with one of his/her actions. Gain consensus before reverting the administrative actions of others. Do not repeatedly revert administrative actions done by a specific administrator or administrative actions done to a specific article.}} |
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A '''wheel war''' is a struggle between two or more ] in which they undo another's administrative actions — in particular, unblocking or ] a user; ] or redeleting; or ] and reprotecting an article. |
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Just as ] is considered harmful and needlessly divisive, wheel warring is not considered good behaviour for an administrator. Since Misplaced Pages works on the spirit of ], disputes should be settled through civil discussion rather than power wrestling. Wheel wars occur when administrators get too distressed to discuss something, or when an administrator takes it upon him or herself to undo another admin's actions without consultation, or deliberately ignores an existing discussion (often at ] or ]) to implement their preferred version. |
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] has said that "wheel warring is a very bad thing, and the culture around it needs to change." |
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Preferred behavior is: |
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*If you think something is a good idea, do it. |
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*If people disagree, take a step back and discuss it. |
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==Undoing blocks== |
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The ] specifically cautions against undoing another admin's block: "If you disagree with a block placed by another admin, please contact that admin to discuss the matter." |
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==Enforcement== |
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Most editors (and admins) tend to agree that wheel wars are not good. Sometimes, admins are temporarily blocked for wheel warring, but this can result in a wheel war itself if the blocked admin or a friend undoes the block. Temporary desysoping may be used as a measure to deter and halt wheel wars. Wheel warring has been used as grounds for sanctions by the ArbCom in a few cases (]]]]]]]]), some of which have resulted in users having to re-apply for adminship and others being stripped without that option. |
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==See also== |
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