[WikiEN-l] Re: Blocking policy

Tue Aug 3 10:34:33 UTC 2004

> Fred Bauder <fredbaud at ctelco.net> wrote:
> The language now reads, "When a Wikipedia administrator discovers an
> instance where a block was made without appropriate reference to the
> Wikipedia:Blocking policy, they may reverse the block but should post a note
> on the offending Wikipedia administrators talk page explaining why the block
> was reversed."

Rick wrote:
> Still unacceptable.  The Arbcom is still making policy which has not been agreed to by the wikipedia as a whole.
>  
> RickK

What do you see as being a policy change in this?

Administrators have always been able to reverse a block which was made
without appropriate reference to the Blocking policy, because admins
have always been able to reverse blocks for any reason at all.

If anything, Rick, I should think you would strongly support this
language, because it *hints* (but doesn't say) that if a proper reason
*is* given, then admins *may not* reverse a block.  That is a policy
that I suspect you would support, but it would be policy-making by the
committee if they literally said it.

--Jimbo