From: "sannse", Sat, 31 Jul 2004 21:37:21 +0100
As an administrator you do not have the authority to block a logged
in
user except in the cases outlined in the blocking policy - which
basically
comes down to instances of simple vandalism.
According to [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy]]: Sysops may also permanently block user accounts that make lots of disruptive edits. However, blocks should not be used against isolated incidents of disruptive behaviour from IP addresses and user accounts that make a mixture of disruptive and useful edits.
Reading that carefully, I am permitted to block accounts that make many repeated disruptive edits, since those are not "isolated incidents".
From the previous paragraph we learn that "disruptive edits" include
"deliberately misleading edits". Since this particular case fits the description quite well, I believe my actions are within the policy.
Also, since "Lance6Wins" is a new user account only created after I blocked his IPs, I am entitled to use the more lenient rules on that page concerning new user accounts (but I don't need to). Finally, I'll say that in my opinion I am doing Wikipedia a service by cracking down on this fanatic who has been a thorn in the side of all decent editors of the middle-east portion of Wikipedia for many months.
Zero.
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The policy you quote is not yet Wikipedia policy. It remains under discussion. Please go back and look at that section of [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy]].
Fred
From: zero 0000 nought_0000@yahoo.com Reply-To: English Wikipedia wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 00:23:28 -0700 (PDT) To: wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Arbitration versus Mediation
From: "sannse", Sat, 31 Jul 2004 21:37:21 +0100
As an administrator you do not have the authority to block a logged
in
user except in the cases outlined in the blocking policy - which
basically
comes down to instances of simple vandalism.
According to [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy]]: Sysops may also permanently block user accounts that make lots of disruptive edits. However, blocks should not be used against isolated incidents of disruptive behaviour from IP addresses and user accounts that make a mixture of disruptive and useful edits.
Reading that carefully, I am permitted to block accounts that make many repeated disruptive edits, since those are not "isolated incidents".
From the previous paragraph we learn that "disruptive edits" include
"deliberately misleading edits". Since this particular case fits the description quite well, I believe my actions are within the policy.
Also, since "Lance6Wins" is a new user account only created after I blocked his IPs, I am entitled to use the more lenient rules on that page concerning new user accounts (but I don't need to). Finally, I'll say that in my opinion I am doing Wikipedia a service by cracking down on this fanatic who has been a thorn in the side of all decent editors of the middle-east portion of Wikipedia for many months.
Zero.
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