On 1/3/06, slimvirgin@gmail.com slimvirgin@gmail.com wrote:
Exactly right. Almost every block is at serious risk now of being reversed by an admin who's never read the blocking policy, has had very little interaction with the community, and who got elected with under 20 votes, but decides he quite liked something the blocked user once posted, and so therefore he has to unblock,
That has always happened. Back when I was inforceing the 3RR I quite regalry had blocks pulled. I never really viewed it as a problem
leading to wheel wars, endless explanations of the most obvious things on WP:AN/I, and a consequent unwillingness on the part of other admins to block troublemakers until they become serious problems (and even then it can be difficult: see the Marsden situation).
We've always tended to avoid blocking people untill they become a serious problem.
Unfortunately, part of this problem is fueled by the philosophy that adminship is "no big deal," which if Jimbo reads this thread, I ask that he consider commenting on somewhere, because I've lost count of the number of support votes I've seen quoting it, leading to yet another unknown and possibly clueless admin being promoted. Combine poor admins with hundreds of users who are turning Wikipedia into a social club, and you have a giant mess.
Sarah
I had to have a notice put up to request wider interest back when I applied. When did that last happen? -- geni