Adam Lorenz wrote:
I think that #2 is an invalid argument, and the action should be defended by the actual circumstance. If a user is blocked for disruption, and the user complains, the admin should defend his/herself by citing contribs, or some other valid explanation.
Thank you. I agree, although I believe you are restricting yourself to actions (such as blocking) that are permitted under certain circumstances, but not actions which the policies prohibit (e.g. deleting a page that meets no speedy criteria, protecting a page the admin is involved in a dispute on, etc.). The relevant admin often defends the former actions by citing contribs, and then the latter ones are somehow excused because the only one that complains about them is a user who has been identified as a trouble-maker of sorts.
Timwi