Wikipedia:Wheel war/Examples
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This page contains citations and example cases in order to illuminate some bright line applications of wheel war policy.
Examples[edit]
The examples of wheel-warring circa 2006 are available in this previous revision. They are available for historical review only and should not be consulted for advice regarding current practice.
Example using different tools[edit]
- Admin A deletes a page he doesn't agree with to prevent editing (rather than due to vandalism). Admin B undeletes. Admin A, unable to redelete, protects it instead.
The result is that the editing community is still unable to edit, regardless of the tool used.
- Admin A deletes a page due to a vandal posting attacks on it. Admin B undeletes. Admin A protects it for 24 hours instead to prevent the vandal posting while it is under discussion, simultaneously opening an ANI thread and notifying B, to explain the problem and disclose the dispute, and asking others not to unprotect while discussed.
More likely to be seen as at least possibly having cause and not recklessly warring.
Citations[edit]
This is a summary of actual ArbCom findings and remedies relating to wheel warring.
- RfArb/Tony Sidaway: Tony Sidaway (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) deleted and undeleted a number of pages multiple times. "These include the reversal of more than a dozen different administrators." Remedy given: "Tony Sidaway is prohibited from reversing any administrative action more than once. Each reversal shall be accompanied by an explanation in the appropriate venue...."
- RfArb (on UBX war): "The persistent deletions by MarkSweep and undeletions by Guanaco, across many pages and on many different occasions, constitute a wheel war." -- "Guanaco has a pattern of reversing other admins' deletions or blocks without prior notification or discussion, and without consensus." Remedies given: "For...wheel warring...Guanaco is desysopped." -- "MarkSweep is banned from editing and taking any administrative action with regard to userboxes."
- RfArb/Pedophilia userbox wheel war: "Wikipedia:Wheel warring (undoing an administrative action by another administrator) without first attempting to resolve the issue is unacceptable..." -- "Jimbo Wales blocked Joeyramoney for a week, and Karmafist subsequently intentionally removed the block." Remedy given: "For wheel-warring with Jimbo Wales, Karmafist is to remain desysopped for two weeks after this case is closed...."