[WikiEN-l] Re: Dev request re rollback (was issues)

Thu Jul 22 21:45:24 UTC 2004

Matt Brown wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 20:43:19 +0200, Anthere <anthere9 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>>It is not a rule, but I think it is best that sysops should not use
>>power they have in disagreement with other users who do not have that
>>power. Yes, both can do revert, but using the rollback feature is
>>perceived as a "power".
> 
> 
> The problem with rollback is the dismissiveness of it, for one thing
> -- it's fundamentally treating an addition 'as vandalism' - not even
> worth a comment as to why it's removed. 

Yes, this is *exactly* it. You have the exact word.
Once, I did a roll back with someone (not a sysop) for an addition I 
perceived wrong. The person pointed out to me how dismissed he felt. 
Since then, I have decided not to use this again, except for extrem 
cases of vandalism.