[WikiEN-l] Indefinite block and desysopping by User:Danny

Thu Apr 20 22:01:08 UTC 2006

On 20/04/06, slimvirgin at gmail.com <slimvirgin at gmail.com> wrote:
> Exactly right. Some admins have adopted a definition of "wheel
> warring" that excludes the first revert of an admin action -- so that
> if X blocks, and Y unblocks, Y is not wheel warring. But if X restores
> the block, X has started the wheel war. This is nonsense. The first
> person to undo the original admin action has started the wheel war,
> and it's that first undoing that shouldn't be happening as a rule.

How's this for a definition:
X blocks
Y unblocks

If X disagrees with Y's unblock, then Y has wheel warred. If X
reinstates the block, then X has wheel warred too.

This covers the situation where X makes a mistake and Y fixes it - X
agrees with the mistake, and no damage is caused. If Y fears that X
may accuse him of wheel warring, he shouldn't be undoing X's actions.
(or should be prepared for the consequences)

Steve