Is this really permissible behavior by an admin? - WikiEN-l

3 Oct 2006

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:ScienoSitter

Step 1: Naconkantari blocks the user indefinitely, claiming it is a
"vandalism only" account.
A quick look through the user's contributions shows that this is absolutely
not the case.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/ScienoSitter

Step 2: The user requests an unblock. Naconkantari responds by HIMSELF
removing the unblock template.
Step 3: The user requests an unblock. A user who the user was involved in a
content dispute with (by the username of OmicronPersei8) REMOVES THE UNBLOCK
REQUEST.

Step 4: The users requests an unblock. Naconkantari AGAIN removes the
unblock template himself.

Step 5: An admin by the name of "Mr. Lefty" locks the user's talk page for
"template abuse". Note that up to this point, all the user has done is put
back a template wrongfully removed by (a) the blocking admin who was also
involved in the dispute and (b) a non-admin user who not only was ALSO
involved in the dispute, but has no right to remove the template.

Result? Naconkantari's abuse of power successfully hidden, user completely
deprived of their right to a fair and impartial look at the circumstances of
Naconkantari's abusive indefinite block.

This isn't the first time Naconkantari's acted like this, either. User
Xvidme is blocked as a "sockpuppet of NoLongerScieno" even though
NoLongerScieno's block is "indefinite" because Naconkantari thinks it
violates the username standards.

Isn't it great how admins get away with this all the time? You wonder why
people think there's a cabal? THIS KIND OF SHIT IS WHY.