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== Sanctions == == Sanctions ==
Sometimes, administrators are temporarily blocked for wheel warring. However, this can result in a wheel war itself, which creates an escalation of conflict and should therefore be avoided. Wheel warring may result in loss of administrative privileges from the arbitration process. On the other hand, the violator may simply be reprimanded or cautioned. Wheel warring has been used as grounds for sanctions or for immediate revocation of adminship following ] in a number of cases. (See ]) Sanctions for wheel warring have varied from reprimands and cautions, to temporary blocks, to desysopping, even for first time incidents. Wheel warring has been used as grounds for immediate revocation of adminship following ] in a number of cases. (See ])


== Possible indications and alternatives == == Possible indications and alternatives ==

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This page documents an English Misplaced Pages policy.It describes a widely accepted standard that editors should normally follow, though exceptions may apply. Changes made to it should reflect consensus.Shortcuts

A wheel war is a struggle between two or more administrators in which they undo one another's administrative actions — specifically, unblocking and reblocking a user; undeleting and redeleting; or unprotecting and reprotecting a page. Do not repeat an administrative action when you know that another administrator opposes it. Do not continue a chain of administrative reversals without discussion.

Most editors (and administrators) tend to agree that wheel wars are a bad thing. Just as edit warring is considered harmful and needlessly divisive, so is wheel warring considered improper behavior for an administrator.

For summaries of relevant arbitration cases, and example scenarios, see /Examples.

Sanctions

Sanctions for wheel warring have varied from reprimands and cautions, to temporary blocks, to desysopping, even for first time incidents. Wheel warring has been used as grounds for immediate revocation of adminship following Arbitration in a number of cases. (See /Examples#Citations)

Possible indications and alternatives

Possible indications of wheel warring are:

  • Administrators getting too distressed to discuss something.
  • An administrator undoes another administrator's actions without consultation.
  • An administrator deliberately ignores an existing discussion (often at the Administrators noticeboard/Incidents or Deletion review) and implements their own preferred action or version of an edit.
  • An administrative action is repeatedly performed and reversed (by anyone).

If you feel the need to wheel war, try these alternatives:

Misplaced Pages works on the spirit of consensus; disputes should be settled through civil discussion rather than power wrestling.

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