Complex sentence: Sometimes Wikipedia administrators don't actually view the links and analyze notability of the topic, and instead just base the verdict upon consensus in the discussion; while the former is preferential, sometimes time constraints prevent people from doing the latter.
Split into simpler sentences: Sometimes Wikipedia administrators don't actually view the links and analyze notability of the topic, and instead just base the verdict upon consensus in the discussion. While the former is preferential, sometimes time constraints prevent people from doing the latter.