Wikipedia:Wheel war
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A wheel war is a fight between two or more administrators in which they undo one another's administrative actions — for example, unblocking and reblocking a user; undeleting and redeleting; or unprotecting and reprotecting a page. Do not undo another administrator's action when that administrator opposes it. Do not continue a chain of administrative reversals without discussion.
Example
change- John blocks Mary
- Ted unblocks Mary
- John reblocks Mary
- Ted unblocks Mary.
Alternatives
changeIf you feel the urge to wheel war, try these alternatives:
- Discuss the issue with opposing administrators.
- Post the issue on the Administrators' noticeboard and wait for comments from other administrators.
- Seek dispute resolution, just as you would in case of a potential edit war.
- Have a nice cup of tea or coffee and a sit down
Wikipedia works on the spirit of consensus. Disputes should be settled through civil discussion rather than power wrestling. It is not fair to the community.
Results
changeA wheel war can result in an emergency desysop by a bureaucrat for a period, until the community can decide if a formal desysop should happen.