---- "R E Broadley" rebroad+wikimedia.org@gmail.com wrote:

From: "R E Broadley" rebroad+wikimedia.org@gmail.com To: wikien-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Sunday, 12 July, 2009 23:10:30 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, Portugal Subject: [WikiEN-l] admins blocking but refusing to justify which policy or guideline applies

Hi,

... which policy or guideline justifies my block,

Here are some policies, guidelines and essays that may help to explain the background to the block:

Policy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit war Guideline: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing Essay: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tendentious_editing

I also think there should be a facility for admins who operate outside of the law (if it can be called that) to be able to face consequences for their actions by some higher governing body - does such a body exist?

Yes - admins who misuse their powers can be challenged in various ways, which can ultimately lead to withdrawal of their powers. An overview is given at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ADMINABUSE

Hope this has been helpful.

Regards,

Andrew