[WikiEN-l] 3RR penalty is a block and not a ban -> problems

Tue Jun 28 04:43:50 UTC 2005

I agree with the others here. It's just common sense to block people
who are trying to avoid their punishment by sockpuppeting. Just make
sure they really are the same as best you can.

--Mgm

On 6/27/05, Nyenyec N <nyenyec at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I tried to clarify this on several pages, e.g. on
> [[Wikipedia_talk:Blocking_policy]], but I got no answer so far.
> 
> I'll try to be short:
> 
> - For a 3RR violation an admin can *block* a user but cannot ban him
> - The rules for blocking don't mention that the block can be extended
> or known socks of the same user can be blocked if the block is
> violated
> 
> Therefore, a user blocked under 3RR can argue that:
> - No admin can extend the block after 24 hours if he doesn't continue
> the revert war
>   (Since this is an option only for bans but not blocks)
> - No admin can block him when he returns through a known sock
> 
> I think this wasn't the intention of those, who formulated the rules
> and the penalties for evading the block after a 3RR violation should
> be extended based on WP:BAN.
> 
> I've learned that several admins do interpret the policies this way,
> i.e. that they have the right to block the known sock and have the
> right to extend the block.
> 
> I think this should be fixed.
> 
> Thanks,
> [[User:Nyenyec]]
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