[WikiEN-l] Wheel warring

Sun Apr 23 16:35:01 UTC 2006

* Steve Bennett wrote:

> Funnily enough, my definition works here as well. Someone whose
> judgment is being questioned will accuse their reverter of wheel
> warring. Someone who made a mistake won't.
> 
> In other words: If the person you reverted accuses you of wheel
> warring, then you wheel warred.

I almost agree, but in some cases that person might still be operating 
under mistaken assumptions. Say they found some evidence which suggested 
that a particular user was a sockpuppet of a blocked user and placed a 
block on the 'sockpuppet' as a result. However, the second admin then 
uncovered proof that the person wasn't a sockpuppet and unblocked. The 
first admin might well accuse the second of 'wheel warring' and reblock, 
but only because of a failure of communication. The second admin wasn't 
'opposing the judgement' of the first, they were just working off a 
different set of facts. The second admin shouldn't have to discuss the 
matter before taking an action they know to be correct... though it would 
be a good idea to send the first admin a note to fill them in on the details.