[WikiEN-l] admin abuse

Mon Jan 26 20:07:11 UTC 2004

> From: Sascha Noyes <sascha at pantropy.net>
> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] admin abuse
> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 01:19:30 -0500
> To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at Wikipedia.org>
> 
> On Monday 26 January 2004 12:41 am, UB 1 wrote:
> > 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.)
> 
> I'm behind Angela on this one.
> [[user:UnbannableOne]] is an obvious 
> "boundary-experiment" by an old troll taking
> advantage of there not existing 
> any officially sanctioned policy enforcing body in
> order to troll wikipedia, 
> while making themselves "unbannable" by adding
> legitimate content. 
> 
> Best,
> Sascha Noyes

Although I disagree with this, it has been set by
precedent when I was banned (temporarily) under the
username "Non-Liberals are stupid" when I was seeing
if I would get banned. (BTW, I don't believe that)

LDan

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