Personally, I don't believe a true "conspiracy" has been involved here. It is people being people, and being allowed to act out without sufficient, effective, responsible checks and balances.
Marc
Remember that what you are commenting on here is not a concrete situation, at all. It was a sweeping generalization, of how 1300 admins, for the most part bright and independent thinkers, were being terrorized out of doing what they would otherwise, by a dedicated small group. So effectively that _not one_ would act.
I think you might accept that unblock requests are treated rather more seriously. I deal with quite a number, but by email. The reason that is most common for a block appeal to fail is that the person banned comes across as a ranting individual, with absolutely no perspective and little appreciation of the site's overall purpose.
Charles
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