Andrew Lih wrote:
Referring to the 3RR blocking as "law" or "near automatic" is flawed, which is why the treatment of RickK is a disappointment, and the potential loss of a very valuable individual. If you read the text of the WP:3RR page, it would not qualify as anything like "law" as we understand it:
"If you violate the three-revert rule, after your fourth revert in 24 hours, sysops may block you for up to 24 hours."
Emphasis on the "may" part.
Yes, I'm starting to wonder what happened to all the cheerleaders for WP:IAR that showed up on Eequor's RFA...