"UB 1" <tp8776(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:20040126054105.96886.qmail@web20724.mail.yahoo.com...
Wikipedia:Administrators - As of September 2003, it
is
now possible for sysops to block usernames. It is
important to note that sysops are not authorised to
decide whether a particular case of vandalism warrants
banning by username. The ability to ban by username
has been made available for the purposes of enforcing
a ban already approved by Jimbo. It may be used to
block obvious reincarnations of hard-banned users.
Special:Ipblocklist - 05:10, 26 Jan 2004, Angela
blocked UnbannableOne (contribs) (Unacceptable user
name. Please log in with something different.
Unacceptable behaviour. Please quit it.)
UT1 was basically attempting to bait people into banning him, by choosing
the username "UnbannableOne", and by getting into an edit war with five
different sysops over awarding himself a "barnstar". Angela was more than
happy to take that bait, and so predictably enough, UT1 made a complaint.
If Angela didn't block the user, I'm sure someone else would have, in short
order.
-- Tim Starling