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The first rule of editorial conduct issues is discuss with the editor. If you have failed to respect this, you have in all likelihood acted irresponsibly.
- Consequences of non-observance
- A misunderstanding which could have been clarified and laid to rest to mutual satisfaction becomes a full-blown dispute, spawning factions and acrimony and drama.
- The absence of communication mean the intentions of the editor in question are misinterpreted, and a serious action [such as removal of rights] is taken on avoidable misjudgement.
- You escalate and the editor in question takes affront, causing lasting damage. Long-term contributors have left over the most trifling of slights; it only takes a straw to break a camel's back.
- Exceptions
- Obvious vandals/trolls. Note that much of the time, an editor who seems to you to be a vandal/troll does not seem likewise to others, least of all themselves.
- You've been rightly warned off interacting with the editor.
- Taking action before discussion will prevent serious disruption.