I also think the bureaucrats might want to be a bit less eager to
promote, on highly disputed nominations.
Jack (Sam Spade)
On 8/19/05, Dan Grey <dangrey(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Today's blocking of an IP indefinitely for just
being a clueless
newbie is only the most recent example of a recently-promoted admin
being too keen to block, and to block for too long.
I have raised this issue once on the Admin's noticeboard:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:AN#New_admins_being_over-enthusiastic_with_…
But I also want to raise it here for any extra input, and also in the
hope certain people are listening :-).
Perhaps the beauracrats could add to their "congrats" message a word
of advice on (not) blocking.
Dan
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