Rollback can hide
See m:Rollback#Bot_rollback. --◄mendel► 16:11, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
- So it basically flags both the vandalism and the rollback as bot edits, interesting. That's definitely something to consider when handing out rollback rights, then - would the user abuse this feature? Example: "I really hate User:Foo, so I'm going to follow him around and bot-rollback every single edit he makes." —Dr Ishmael
17:21, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
- The "Bot" rollback feature is confirmed for user with Bcrat flag, and confirmd for user with Sysop flag. It is confirmed to NOT work with accounts that only have the rollback flag. So it can only be abused by Sysops and Bcrats. The observation is consistent with the language of the linked article, where it said "admins may..." when describing the special feature of the roll back tool. -User:PanSola (talk to the
) 18:40, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
- I totally missed that word when I read it. -_- —Dr Ishmael 20:20, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
- It seems to me like if a sysop/bcrat abuses the rollback, that also puts their other powers in question. Hmm.
(T/C) 21:21, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
- It seems to me like if a sysop/bcrat abuses the rollback, that also puts their other powers in question. Hmm.
- I totally missed that word when I read it. -_- —Dr Ishmael
- The "Bot" rollback feature is confirmed for user with Bcrat flag, and confirmd for user with Sysop flag. It is confirmed to NOT work with accounts that only have the rollback flag. So it can only be abused by Sysops and Bcrats. The observation is consistent with the language of the linked article, where it said "admins may..." when describing the special feature of the roll back tool. -User:PanSola (talk to the
To Recap
Among the stuff archived, the question of whether to make it a (semi-)formal process or completely informal is not conclusively decided. I would like to suggest making the language of the article super painfully clear that the Rollback flag is only an access to a short-cut tool, and not a special user status; also that any user who has been determined to have abused the tool should lose it for life (no second chance, but can appeal on the previous case). I would like to claim that with those two points added to the article, it should eliminate any drama arose out of good faith (malicious drama can always be created regardless of how many layers of precaution we take), and thus the granting of Rollback flag can be a complete informal process. -User:PanSola (talk to the ) 20:37, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
- I concur. (T/C) 21:21, 29 October 2008 (UTC)