Administrators
need to understand: BLOCKING SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET THEM
> MAD. It is an action that is agressive and adversarial. No matter what
the
> temperament of the user, they will feel
angry over this. They are
likely to
> leave a message that lashes out in anger at
whoever did it,
PARTICULARLY if
> it is not justified within the rules or they
already feel picked-upon
by the
> admin or his/her cronies.
The fact that a block gets someone MAD does not
justify further abuse,
and the talk page should not be used to give a troll a soapbox to
attack people.
In an ideal world, it would be better to calm things down before a
block if possible.
That said, if someone is clearly being a dick, that's of course a
different matter.
Every admin doing something abusive will claim they are dealing with a
"dick." Doesn't mean they are, nor does it mean the admin isn't
just as
guilty of being one.
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Parker Peters