This raises a related point: why does the autoblocker use the name of the admin that placed the original block? I realize there is a benefit to having a specific person to request an unblock from, but I also see a lot of abuse of this. Anyone familiar with the constant AOL blocks of WBardwin will recognzie what happens: Rather than "Admin X, you blocked someone and I was autoblocked by mistake" the statement is always "Admin X, you blocked me. You should be more careful about autoblocking AOL IP's. You admins are always placing autoblocks against me and I can't get any work done." as if the blocking admin has any control over the autoblocker! We can't see the IP of the person we are blocking, in order to know if it is an AOL IP, and we can't see the IP of anyone who is autoblocked (it is masked on the block list). Autoblocks don't show up in our blocklog, so the only recourse we have is to either not block anyone for any reason, or once we place a block, spend the rest of our lives refreshing the blocklist every thirty seconds in order to immediately unblock everyone who is ever autoblocked. Can something be done to either 1) remove the admin's name from autoblocks, and/or 2) make autoblocked IPs visible both in the block list and the admins block log so that we can watch for AOL IP's? (Both would be the best solution.) As it is, all we can do is sit back and wait to be attacked for things that are completely out of our control. Essjay 8/20/05, Jack Lynch <jack.i.lynch(a)gmail.com> wrote: this message because the administrator Andrevan has misused his abilities to block me from editing any page but my own for 24 hours. While I know that this is a temporary block, I still believe that Andrevan should be reprimanded for misuse of administrating privileges, and I believe that he will continue to misuse his powers unless he is reprimanded. The message I receive when trying to edit is as follows: tab or by following a red link. The reason given for Dai Grepher's block is: "Ignoring consensus, vandalizing user pages. Blocked for 24 hours, as warned."." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Metroid:_Zero_Mission to the article, since I have provided a substantial amount of evidence that disproves the popular theory and those that have voted have clearly ignored the facts that I have presented. Also, this consensus does not reach beyond the limits of Wikipedia to users holding a different belief and therefore does not represent the targeted fanbase. Under Wikipedia consensus policy, a consensus cannot be used to determine which side has "won" a dispute. It can only be used to see if there is a consensus, which there is not since I disagree with it and the opposition. Andrevan is using the consensus incorrectly as justification for changing the article to reflect his own opinion and also for blocking my account. their side or my own while dispute resolution takes its course. The others debating the issue and myself have agreed to contact mediators and arbitrators to resolve the issue fairly. Andrevan makes it clear on the Zero Mission talk page listed above that he believes the popular theory and has stated orders to change the article to directly contradict me (Dai Grepher, found under the: The article should not be ambiguous, section of the article), which shows a direct prejudice against my theory and a complete disregard of the facts that I have presented that at the very least seriously question the popular theory. to the page, which by Wikipedia policy is not classified as a revert. Andrevan is the one who has reverted and vandalized the page by ignoring the NPOV policy. Also, Andrevan has not posted warnings of blocking my account on my talk page, as Wikipedia's policy for handling vandalism states. I however have posted these required steps on his talk page and also The Missing Link's talk page because they continue to change the article to be biased. untrue. Andrevan is misusing his powers to preserve his own personal belief, rather than protecting the page to be non-biased and allowing dispute resolution to take its course. By doing so, and blocking me, he is hindering the peaceful resolution of the dispute. I respectfully request that the administrator Andrevan be given the full reprimand that he deserves. and handle the issue responsibly. Thank you very much. ------------------------------ _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)Wikipedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Can something be done to either 1) remove the admin's name from autoblocks, and/or 2) make autoblocked IPs visible both in the block list and the admins block log so that we can watch for AOL IP's? (Both would be the best solution.) As it is, all we can do is sit back and wait to be attacked for things that are completely out of our control. Essjay