That doesn't invalidate what I said; most people who violate the 3RR are fairly new, and are warned. Admin 3RR violations are few and far between.
Jay.
These days it does seem to be mostly new users. In the past we had a lot more reasonably experenced users getting blocked. Depending on how cynical you are you can either conclude that people's behaviour is improveing or that they are getting better at revert waring.