On 3/31/06, Thommandel(a)aol.com
<Thommandel(a)aol.com> wrote:
Is it ethical for a Wiki editor, who is also an
admistrator, to edit both
sides of an issue?
An editor should always try and edit "both sides" of an issue. If the
administrator in question has taken administrative action on the page
(blocking users, protecting etc), then they should probably avoid
editing it. Or do I have that the wrong way around?
Wrong way around. If an admin finds an edit war in progress, I see no
problem with them blocking or protecting and then editing. However, an
admin blocking or protecting on an article where they are more than
trivially involved can be seen as a conflict of interest, and should be
avoided.
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