[WikiEN-l] Proposal: Requests for rollback

Tue Jun 28 23:45:47 UTC 2005

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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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