On 7/9/05, Timwi timwi@gmx.net wrote:
Norath Norath wrote:
I have been permanently blocked by David Gerard [...]
Congratulations for demonstrating exactly what Jimbo was saying. Loads of accusations in your posting, but not a single link to the block log, a diff, or anything else that ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
Hang on. That's not right. I'll admit that he (I'm assuming Norrath is a he) didn't post any links, but he is clearly talking about actual events, as we may discover with a little research. Phil S agrees that he blocked two editors: "[[User:Lleague of Responsible Trolls]], who's userpage was a dead ringer for 162, and [[User:Involved in trolling]], which I consider equally obvious". If we look up the list of blocked IP addresses at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Ipblocklist we find two entries: "03:39, 6 July 2005, Snowspinner blocked Lleague Of Responsible Trolls (expires indefinite) (contribs) (Entmoots Sockpuppet) 03:38, 6 July 2005, Snowspinner blocked Involved in trolling (expires indefinite) (contribs) (Sockpuppet account intended for trolling) "
And David Gerard did indeed ban Norath: "04:01, 7 July 2005, David Gerard blocked Norrath (expires indefinite) (contribs) (admitted sockpuppet and role account)" -
So, whatever the merits of his case, Norath is talking about actual events, and what he wants is an explanation. I'm not able to comment on whether the actions taken by Snowspinner and Gerard were valid, but surely asking for an explanation is a legitimate action on this list?
And surely an admin should be able to explain his actions when asked politely?