User:TenOfAllTrades/Bad


 * I have added my own comments to Inclusionist's summary to address what strike me as deficiencies. My comments are bulleted and signed.  This is based on the version of Inclusionist's summary here. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 23:02, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Other admins have been desysopped for fewer BLOCK violations:


 * 1) Admin MONGO
 * 2) *MONGO was desysopped after repeatedly blocking editors with whom he was involved in content disputes. He blocked editors with whom he was edit warring, and unprotected pages to continue and restart edit wars. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 23:02, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) Admin Physchim62 violated BLOCK once, and this was one of the two listed reasons he was unanimously dysopped: the block "contravenes blocking policy which prohibits blocks against parties in dispute with the blocking admin."
 * 4) *Physchim62 voluntarily resigned his sysop bit after protecting a page (more than once) on his preferred version after receiving a warning not to do so. (In other words, he was furthering an edit war.) TenOfAllTrades(talk) 23:02, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) Admin Rama's Arrow, "he has vigorously dismissed and vitriolically lampooned criticism raised about blocking whilst in conflict." Passed 5-2.
 * 6) *Rama's Arrow was desysopped for blocking several accounts as sockpuppets without prior discussion and without presenting evidence to the community. The blocks appear to relate to content disputes, as well.  TenOfAllTrades(talk) 23:02, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 7) Admin Vanished user provisionally desysopped for six months (passed 7-2) user_provisionally_desysopped_for_six_months Requests for arbitration/Matthew_Hoffman: "Administrative tools may not be used to further the administrator's own position in a content dispute." (passed unanimously) "Vanished user repeatedly used his administrative tools against usual norms and policies, on articles and in disputes where he was personally involved. On several occasions he blocked or prevented editing by users with differing viewpoints, furthering his own position in the dispute" (passed unanimously)
 * 8) *Vanished user was desysopped for repeatedly misusing his tools (including blocking) to further his position in an extended content dispute. At the time he made repeated unsubstantiated attacks on another editor's contributions and motives.  TenOfAllTrades(talk) 23:02, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 9) Admin R. fiend stepped down as admin after complaints abuse of the same Administrative tools  Requests for arbitration/R. fiend
 * 10) *R. fiend voluntarily resigned. The case did not proceed, so there is little to judge the situation on.  The Committee did note that the block was both 'unexplained' and 'unjustified'. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 23:02, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 11) Admin Darwinek The main reason Admin Darwinek was desyssoped was he "displayed a pattern of poor judgment in performing administrative actions, including blocking users...with whom he was engaged in a dispute"
 * 12) *Darwinek misused blocking, page protection, and move protection to further his position in content disputes; he also demonstrated a pattern of incivility and personal attacks. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 23:02, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 13) Admin Alkivar One of the reasons Admin Alkivar was desysopped was for blocking a user he was edit warring with once.
 * 14) Admin Alkivar desysopped. "Philwelch, by blocking and threatening to block users whom he was currently engaged in disputes with, misused his administrative powers." (passed unanimously)
 * 15) *Alkivar misused his tools repeatedly to further his point of view in content disputes, and refused to respond to criticism. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 23:02, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

The arbitration committee has also repeatedly reminded admins that they can be desysopped and punished for BLOCK violations:


 * 1) Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Hkelkar 2: "Administrators who are parties to this case are reminded that they should find an uninvolved admin to determine if blocks or other actions against any other parties to the case are appropriate, and should under no circumstances take such actions themselves...Any party that violates the ban on admin actions imposed in this case will be summarily desysopped " (Unanimous decision).
 * 2) Wikipedia:Requests for_arbitration/InShaneee "Inshaneee blocked the user, contrary to the blocking policy which forbids the use of blocking to gain the upper hand in a dispute." (passed unanimously, 11-0) "InShaneee's admin privileges are suspended for a period of ten days." (passed, 8-3)

Additional comments by TenOfAllTrades

 * In all of the cases above, it seems that there was
 * A pattern of bad blocks and/or misuse of other admin tools, and
 * A content dispute.
 * In contrast, the present situation seems to be purely a question of whether or not WMC's extension of Giano's well-deserved block was appropriate. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 23:02, 9 July 2008 (UTC)