On 06/10/06, Parker Peters onmywayoutster@gmail.com wrote:
And every one of the admins on wikipedia, myself included, has been guilty of it at one point. Some are more guilty than others. Some are jerks 100% of the time. Some have become so obsessed with their pet sockpuppet, be it Enviroknot, Freestylefrappe, Willy on Wheels, Entmoots, Pigsonthewing, JarlaxleArtemis, Karmafist, Lir, PoolGuy, or whatever else their pet sockpuppet of the week is that they are no longer useful
While you may have some valid points concerning the overzealous use of blocking, I can't agree that "every one of the admins... has been guilty at one point". Some admins prefer to avoid using blocks and getting involved in arbitration for the reasons you state.
Your notion that users are blocked for speaking out is not true, I've not seen it and can't imagine it happening without the blocker being chastised. I, for one, have "spoken out" against over-zealous use of blocking, anonymous editors' rights, etc. and have only, in response, received civilised discussion.