On 5/19/06, Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)ctelco.net> wrote:
This rule is not that clear cut. A quarrelsome user cannot by picking
petty quarrels thus insulate themselves from administrative action.
The dispute must have been substantial and the block is good in any
event. Treating it as a "non-negotiable directive" is inappropriate.
It is more an action which can get you into trouble and possibly lead
to loss of administrative status in egregious and repeated cases.
In such cases could the admin leave a message at AN/I and wait for someone
else to carry out the block (usual complaints of ganging up aside...)
Also, there's a difference between "picking a petty quarrel" and actually
succeeding in starting an argument. See the Monty Python sketch, "I'm not
arguing with you", "Yes you are!"...
Steve