User blog comment:PyroNacht/Loyalties to a Wiki/@comment-27868532-20170327000849

This is very true, as a check user on a wiki it is something that has cropped up a couple of times.

Often the hardest thing to do is balance friendship vs responsibility and that relies heavily on who you're dealing with and the approach. An editor who I had built up a good relationship with revealed that some of the content was potentially coming from a grey area source. As we couldn't make a decision on where we stood legally at that point in time I was forwards about it, recommended not using the source again and let them know I was going to have to check it. I could have told them nothing, but that could have made a very innocent situation look much worse and caused some short term damage. In the end there were a tensions for a day or two, but everything got back track for the wiki and the relationship by taking that route.

Of course not all situations can be handled so easily. If someone is going to ignore you and kick off on a wiki, they are very likely to do so in real life if you take any action. At that point, to me I would be considering if that relationship needs some cooling off time along with the said users access to the wiki being restricted or if there is something going on in their life they really need your support with. The right answer isn't always easy to find.