[WikiEN-l] admins blocking but refusing to justify which policy or guideline applies

[Andrew Turvey]

---- "R E Broadley" <rebroad+wikimedia.org at gmail.com> wrote: 
> From: "R E Broadley" <rebroad+wikimedia.org at gmail.com> 
> To: wikien-l at lists.wikimedia.org 
> Sent: Sunday, 12 July, 2009 23:10:30 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, Portugal 
> Subject: [WikiEN-l] admins blocking but refusing to justify which policy or guideline applies 
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> ... which policy or guideline justifies my block, 

Here are some policies, guidelines and essays that may help to explain the background to the block: 

Policy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit war 
Guideline: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing 
Essay: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tendentious_editing 

> I also think there should be a facility for admins who operate outside 
> of the law (if it can be called that) to be able to face consequences 
> for their actions by some higher governing body - does such a body 
> exist? 

Yes - admins who misuse their powers can be challenged in various ways, which can ultimately lead to withdrawal of their powers. An overview is given at 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ADMINABUSE 

Hope this has been helpful. 

Regards, 

Andrew