On 6/27/05, Kelly Martin kelly.lynn.martin@gmail.com wrote:
Sounds like legalism to me. Common sense that socks of an editor blocked for 3RR can be blocked at the very least for any further reverts (not 3 more, even one more is enough). Common sense also says that a 3RR block should not be extended.
Let's not get hung up on pedantic legalistic arguments over whether 3RR is a "block" or a "ban" or whether or not admins have a "right" to block or not block. This is an encyclopedia, not an experiment in bureacracy.
Right!
Our policy pages are around to help make our behavior more uniform and to reduce the surprise when we do what we normally do... They do not exist to shackle us. The wikipedia community reserves the right to decided everything on a case by case basis. Consistency is important but it is less important than having a correct solution.