Imagine
you're such an editor who got caught up in
an edit war. You then
make a decision to stop, close your browser and
cool
off at pretty much
the same time that an admin decides to block you
for
some policy
(personal attacks, say).
The next day -- 20 hours later -- you have cooled
off and you vow to
approach the issue with a clearer mind now. You
discover you're banned
for the next 24 hours. Your cooling off is
instantaneously undone.
Timwi
I agree completely - this is an example close to my
heart right now - reasonable people, when treated
unreasonably and denied any right of appeal, start
to
act in ways which seem unreasonable to others, but
are
reasonable to them.
Norrath
Admins should post a message on the blocked user's
talk page informing them why the block was placed. The
user will then receive a "New Message" notification.
I'm not saying I'm in complete agreement with the
current system, but I also don't believe it's as
problematic as some are making it out to be.
Carbonite
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