[WikiEN-l] Brandt unblocked by Jimbo - community support?

[Fred Bauder]

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>Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Brandt unblocked by Jimbo - community support?
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>On 4/19/07, charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com <charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com>
>wrote:
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>> Don't follow. A community ban holds only when it is effectively unanimous,
>> not when it has a consensus behind it. That's a huge practical difference.
>>
>> Charles
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>So I understand... if twelve admins say, User:X is community banned, but one
>admin says, "No, he's really a nice guy, for reasons A, B, C, I'm
>unblocking," and does... he can overrule them all?

Yes, but such actions depend on the user you unblocked acting different. You may have to block them again yourself. Unblocking in such circumstances implies a duty to monitor. See my actions with respect to Alkalada

Fred

Fred