https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16860

--- Comment #11 from Jesse PW (Pathoschild) <[email protected]> 
2010-04-11 18:59:47 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #10)
> 1a. accidentially get "Jimbo Wales" on your clipboard somehow :)

No steward should hit 'Enter' without checking what they pasted, CentralAuth
actions are easily reversible, and they are logged and reported so other
stewards will notice even if the locking steward doesn't. It's fairly common
for a steward to poke another about an action, and I'm sure locking Jimbo Wales
would merit a few raised eyebrows.

The bot actually reduces errors because it's so simple to use and verify before
hitting 'Enter'. ("!lock Jimbo Wales" — hmm.) The regular flow I described
above is so tortuous that stewards in a hurry occasionally make a mistake, like
accidentally unlocking a vandal.

The only CentralAuth action that's irreversible is deleting accounts, which the
bot deliberately doesn't support.

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