[WikiEN-l] 48h block for "violating" WP:DTTR?

[John Reaves]

A cursory glance of the post and the diffs suggests that a new wikilawyer
has just passed the bar exam, so congrats.

--John Reaves

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Raphael Wegmann <raphael at psi.co.at> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> apparently I've just been blocked 48h for violating WP:DTTR,
> which is not a policy or guideline, and editors are not obliged
> to follow.
>
> The block reason given is WP:3RR which I did not violate, because
>
> 1. I made only 3 reverts:
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tarc&diff=prev&oldid=194141550
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tarc&diff=prev&oldid=194147516
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tarc&diff=prev&oldid=194149873
>
> 2. All of those reverts are reverts of clear-cut discussion page
>    vandalism:
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tarc&diff=prev&oldid=194140985
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tarc&diff=prev&oldid=194142910
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tarc&diff=prev&oldid=194148301
>
> It all comes down to this:
> Does a "violation" of WP:DTTR warrant a violation of WP:VANDAL?
> In other words: Are editors allowed to remove a template comment
> from others' talk pages, if they feel that the other is a regular?
>
> br
> --
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>
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