On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 slimvirgin@gmail.com wrote:
On 9/28/05, Geoff Burling llywrch@agora.rdrop.com wrote:
If I had been playing a drawn-out game of whack-a-mole with someone like Alberuni, I'd likely ban one or more ISPs to put an end to the fun. But if you do something bold like this, tell the rest of us so we can act appropriately. At the worst, another Admin will then revert your actions -- & if that happens, it becomes Someone Else's Problem ...
It doesn't become Someone Else's Problem, Geoff, if the disruptive editor is targeting a specific individual or ethnic group. When unblocked, he'll simply continue to target them, so they continue to have to deal with it.
Well, let me put it this way: if someone (say, Admin Example) reverts a block on a given troublemaker for whatever reason, then the troublemaker becomes that person's (i.e. Admin Example's) problem. The Admin who blocked the troublemaker in the first place should be allowed to go on with her/his business on Wikipedia.
That's my opinion on the matter. YMMV.
Geoff