On 7/9/05, Timwi <timwi(a)gmx.net> wrote:
Norath Norath wrote:
I have been permanently blocked by David Gerard
[...]
Congratulations for demonstrating exactly what Jimbo was saying. Loads
of accusations in your posting, but not a single link to the block log,
a diff, or anything else that ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
Hang on. That's not right. I'll admit that he (I'm assuming Norrath is
a he) didn't post any links, but he is clearly talking about actual
events, as we may discover with a little research. Phil S agrees that
he blocked two editors: "[[User:Lleague of Responsible Trolls]], who's
userpage was a dead ringer for 162, and [[User:Involved in trolling]],
which I consider equally obvious". If we look up the list of blocked
IP addresses at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Ipblocklist we
find two entries:
"03:39, 6 July 2005, Snowspinner blocked Lleague Of Responsible Trolls
(expires indefinite) (contribs) (Entmoots Sockpuppet)
03:38, 6 July 2005, Snowspinner blocked Involved in trolling (expires
indefinite) (contribs) (Sockpuppet account intended for trolling) "
And David Gerard did indeed ban Norath: "04:01, 7 July 2005, David
Gerard blocked Norrath (expires indefinite) (contribs) (admitted
sockpuppet and role account)" -
So, whatever the merits of his case, Norath is talking about actual
events, and what he wants is an explanation. I'm not able to comment
on whether the actions taken by Snowspinner and Gerard were valid, but
surely asking for an explanation is a legitimate action on this list?
And surely an admin should be able to explain his actions when asked politely?
--
Peter in Canberra