[WikiEN-l] Proposal: Requests for rollback

Tue Jun 28 23:58:04 UTC 2005

I, quite simply, think this is a really good idea :-)


Dan


On 29/06/05, Chris Jenkinson <chris at starglade.org> wrote:
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> David 'DJ' Hedley wrote:
> > I don't believe that it is necessary. A rollback button is useful, but I
> > don't see why it is worth a "Requests for Rollback" to get it. If a user
> > does RC patrol and wants the aid of rollback (ie, 'the mop'), then they
> > probably would prefer full admin powers in order to be able to block
> > vandals, and so on. Being an admin doesn't have many set, 'must do'
> > responsibilities - RC patrollers can happily become admins without further
> > hassles, if they want to keep out of Wikipolitics.
> >
> > Most people who want rollback wouldn't mind the other functionality of
> > adminship. A Requests for Rollback feature would be unnecessary.
> 
> This is a fair point. I however disagree with your statement that being
> an admin will keep you out of "wikipolitics". Having the ability to
> ban/block/delete is a "power" which many do not have and therefore would
> place the person with that power in a position where they will get
> involved in wikipolitics, whether they like it or not. Rollback, on the
> other hand, is just a shortcut for an action which anyone can take.
> Avoiding politics for those who desire to is simply not possible for
> someone with more abilities than the general community.
> 
> As for your statement that user would prefer full admin powers rather
> than just rollback, that is really a subjective view based on your own
> experiences, and obviously people feel otherwise as I wouldn't have made
> the proposal if that viewpoint was universally held. I know that some
> people have scripts to emulate the rollback feature.
> 
> Your penultimate sentence sums up why I made this proposal. "Most people
> who want rollback wouldn't mind the other functionality of adminship".
> What about the other people? That is why I made this proposal.
> 
> Chris
> 
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> Chris Jenkinson
> chris at starglade.org
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