Admin Dreadstar Desysoped, Called Editor a [CENSORED]

[Triptych]

I saw where Arbcom desysoped this administrator Dreadstar by motion. That seems infinitely better than a huge arbitration. Jeez, remember that Bwilkins arbitration? Dragged on forever.

Dreadstar sent some angry response email to an editor. In that response Dreadstar apparently called the editor "motherfucker." The other bases for desysoping Arbcom gave were that he or she protected (locked it to all except admins) an article that he or she had been edit-warring, and finally that he or she unblocked (gasp!) an editor when the blocking admin didn't respond to queries about it.

If you want to read about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia: ... desysopped.

I like that Arbcom bypassed the rigmarole of a massive arbitration. Still I'd like to know more, such as how the motion came to be raised. Any arbitrator decides to raise the desysop motion and off the arbs go? It looks like Salvio raised it, as he was the first to vote for it?

Roger Davies may have shed light on the true impetus, where he comments "NE Ent Dreadstar has unilaterally reversed an arbitration action before and has already been given the benefit of the doubt. Roger Davies talk 06:18, 28 March 2015 (UTC)." So, perhaps Dreadstar offended Arbcom's sense of self-authority. I looked briefly at the unblock (it's of Mark Bernstein) and Dreadstar seemed to reason it out and explain it. Is unblocking an editor the unforgiveable administrative sin?

As for "motherfucker," well that did work against him at least. I'd say a lesser factor. That's an unfortunate emphasis swear word here in the USA. People think they sound tough when they say "motherfucker" a lot. I hope that hasn't spread to other English-speaking lands.

The case also illustrates again the "Super Mario" phenomenon. For stuff that would get a common editor blocked (though perhaps short-term) action against the administrator ceases after desysoping. This phenomenon is named, for anyone that doesn't know, for the video game character Mario. In the video game, Mario "powers up" on eating a mushroom IIRC. In his powered-up condition he may not be killed, only de-powered. In terms of Wikipedia administration, there's no good reason to go by that. It's unreasonable deference to administrators. Without necessarily meaining to endorse the result with Dreadstar here, in principle why not desysop and additionally block for a week?

Anyhow, I don't want to be seen as crabbing about Arbcom. Maybe it did something good here, at least process-wise, by eliminating the rigmarole.

[iii]

Without necessarily meaining to endorse the result with Dreadstar here, in principle why not desysop and additionally block for a week?

Anyhow, I don't want to be seen as crabbing about Arbcom. Maybe it did something good here, at least process-wise, by eliminating the rigmarole.

Dreadstar indefinitely blocked himself and, now being without tools, cannot unblock himself. I suppose he has enough friends on the inside that when he does return, his request for unblocking will be granted.

[The Joy]

Without necessarily meaining to endorse the result with Dreadstar here, in principle why not desysop and additionally block for a week?

Anyhow, I don't want to be seen as crabbing about Arbcom. Maybe it did something good here, at least process-wise, by eliminating the rigmarole.

Dreadstar indefinitely blocked himself and, now being without tools, cannot unblock himself. I suppose he has enough friends on the inside that when he does return, his request for unblocking will be granted.

Technically, self-blocking has always been against the rules. Maybe it is courtesy to him to leave the block be?

[EricBarbour]

Technically, self-blocking has always been against the rules. Maybe it is courtesy to him to leave the block be?

No. Because it is done routinely, often as a stupid mistake or for "lulz".

Remember McBride's list of self-blocking admins from 2010?

Tanthalas39 : 20100504003918 : violation of WP:POINT
LessHeard_vanU : 20100501145959 : test concluded
SirFozzie : 20100501104808 : Mistake (auto fill form field stink!)
Ohnoitsjamie : 20100427233959 : ugh
AnemoneProjectors : 20100422221942 : erm, I blocked myself
MuZemike : 20100421175902 : OMG
Black_Kite : 20100415111822 : Being an idiot again ...
Crum375 : 20100311033213 : mistake
Herostratus : 20100224030119 : mistake
Department_of_Redundancy_Department : 20100130000812 : wtfdummy
Scott_MacDonald : 20100121035352 : oops, out of process block
Patar_knight : 20091228031523 : Mistake
Cremepuff222 : 20091217131010 : nevermind
SchuminWeb : 20091122074937 : Crap... I blocked myself instead of the person I intended to block...
Animum : 20091023010909 :
AniMate : 20091021232251 : d'oh! blocked myself... again
Ohnoitsjamie : 20091010001054 : oops
Juliancolton : 20091002005940 : script error
AniMate : 20090917023451 : d'oh! blocked myself
Nick-D : 20090908101043 : Oops
Gamaliel : 20090907040004 : administrator fail
Useight : 20090825193648 : Oops
Satori_Son : 20090622205844 : error
Seddon : 20090611002657 : accidently blocked myself instead of an ip
Animum : 20090606211024 : Accomplished
Animum : 20090606210513 : Wrong field, whoops -- meant for the expiry
Vianello : 20090424225348 : Well. #1: Turns out the screwed up block didn't go through. #2: The "correction" resulted in blocking myself. Wow. I fail it today.
Fuhghettaboutit : 20090423010949 : Ha! blocked myself by accident. Gotta watch which screen I'm in
PeterSymonds : 20090408154710 : Sigh, there goes my clean block log
Kubigula : 20090408051504 : Sigh
Icestorm815 : 20090401015810 : I am back and able to edit now
BanyanTree : 20090312140401 : ROFLMAO! Four years on the wiki and I finally blocked myself!
Brianga : 20090310191217 : error
ST47 : 20090218235759 :
ST47 : 20090218235614 :
Jéské_Couriano : 20090217084824 : Let's try it again
Chris_G : 20090215010339 : ZOMG SKYNET!!!!!!
Mitchazenia : 20090213210900 : calmer now
J.delanoy : 20090208211507 : dammit
Jéské_Couriano : 20090207032053 : Extending; this is gonna take a while
Od_Mishehu : 20090205084056 : Test worked this time - correct template with parameter was placed on the page
RexNL : 20090127141631 : mistake
Chris_G : 20090119114128 : ...
Chris_G : 20090119112927 : ...
Chris_G : 20090119070805 : lol
Smashville : 20081218220500 : genius admin accidentally blocked himself
Thingg : 20081216202752 : heh oops
Tznkai : 20081213205600 : test over
Newyorkbrad : 20081213012521 : mistake (and there goes my clean log)
Mike_Rosoft : 20081205101147 : Experiment over
Antandrus : 20081202025947 : whoops
X! : 20081114031452 : Done test
Animum : 20081103032059 :
Animum : 20081103031756 :
Fran_Rogers : 20081003073409 : OK, now let's see if I can edit my talk. :p
Luk : 20080930202112 : ...
Misza13 : 20080918182554 : loltest
Aitias : 20080918140210 : Was just a test of User:Animum/easyblock.js.
Animum : 20080908003337 :
Black_Kite : 20080905000845 : being a f*cking idiot and blocking myself
Jimfbleak : 20080830115813 : tweaking block
X! : 20080827035758 : Testing API unblock
X! : 20080827034409 : unblock
Cailil : 20080826111557 : I can't belive I actually blocked myself ... how stupid can one be!
KnowledgeOfSelf : 20080805004003 : whooops
X! : 20080727221458 : Works
X! : 20080727220249 : Done
Chris_G : 20080716074613 : Done
WilyD : 20080715161856 : After discussion, may have thought better
Animum : 20080703190254 : test over
Xavexgoem : 20080629203254 : (and, just like therapy, it doesn't work)
Spellcast : 20080615064058 : False positive from bot. Well there goes my clean block log
Ultraexactzz : 20080611174125 : Removing own block (was blocked by self as a test)
DrKiernan : 20080611081248 :
Tim_Starling : 20080601151959 : looks like it's not his fault
Nakon : 20080522231103 : tweaking block
Nakon : 20080504055030 : test..
Nakon : 20080504005342 : k
Nakon : 20080429213108 : k
Nakon : 20080429194732 : ok
Nakon : 20080428215946 : ok
Arwel_Parry : 20080428002144 : blocked myself by accident - bloody Vista autocompleting fields!
Adambro : 20080423194709 : erm.... opps... didn't mean to do that!
Nishkid64 : 20080423154044 :
Nakon : 20080421001058 : ok
Nakon : 20080419213324 : test
Kwsn : 20080418135844 : Need to defuse drama before it starts
Kubigula : 20080418035601 : D'oh - had to happen sooner or later
Kwsn : 20080415143458 : forgot to do one thing
Scarian : 20080410151655 : Why did I do that?
Kaisershatner : 20080409172809 : blocked self
Jfdwolff : 20080406173250 : blocked my member of the family - apologies
Ahoerstemeier : 20080305171839 : Stupid me...
Blueboy96 : 20080303231554 : whoops
Nousernamesleft : 20080302214727 : Testing's over.
Chris_G : 20080223030249 : Done
Chris_G : 20080219103022 : tweaking block
Cremepuff222 : 20080205022738 : Just for giggles
Mr.Z-man : 20080204045136 : all done
Mr.Z-man : 20080204044816 : gah
Mr.Z-man : 20080204044740 : test
Animum : 20080201013250 : ...or not
Nakon : 20080130013109 : tweaking block
Caulde : 20080124163619 :
Caulde : 20080123174015 :
Snowolf : 20080121192919 : Blocked myself - again! XD
Mike_Rosoft : 20080118155257 : Experiment over
MastCell : 20080111201007 : Oops... looks like I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing glue
Chrislk02 : 20080111181005 : oooops, blocked myself
PeaceNT : 20080111154331 : hmm
Chris_G : 20080109065658 : I'm back
Misza13 : 20080103221902 : um, wrong button?
SQL : 20071224110404 : Hmm. Self-unblock?
The_undertow : 20071224110326 : block was based on racial and biased motivations
Snowolf : 20071221193614 : It seems that instead of blocking the IP that was vandalising my talk page I blocked myself XD
Nick : 20071208010233 : wheee
Anonymous_Dissident : 20071207044939 : I'd like to edit now, thanks
AmiDaniel : 20071205065125 : done
AmiDaniel : 20071205064901 :
Mercury : 20071202014925 : added tor to dropdown
Chris_G : 20071122084938 : Oppse must be careful with DerHexters Tool
Acroterion : 20071121124643 : tweaking block
Dreadstar : 20071114082120 : oops
Durova : 20071111034756 : Doh! Hit the wrong button.
TigerShark : 20071108213328 : Doh!
Shadow1 : 20071107205116 : last test, I promise!
Shadow1 : 20071107204358 : testing unblock
Shadow1 : 20071107023203 : finished
@pple : 20071103125517 : o_o
Kwsn : 20071031002124 : Test over
Wizardman : 20071030212731 : Just re-read WP:BLOCK to see if my self-block was acceptable, looks like i shouldn't use the tool in such a manner
John_Reaves : 20071030061346 : Fuck. I have far too many tabs open.
Viridae : 20071029211647 : finished
Viridae : 20071028222630 : quick unblock then back to thesis
Animum : 20071022232130 : mistake
@pple : 20071020181558 : booo
PeaceNT : 20071020100944 : yup
@pple : 20071019152502 : hmm
Chunky_Rice : 20071016222811 : test
DarkFalls : 20071005000423 : Have to give it to Eagle 101 for making a fool-proof bot...
Butseriouslyfolks : 20071003223051 : I blocked myself by mistake! LOL!
Riana : 20071001171627 :
Jaranda : 20070919203537 :
Riana : 20070918034156 : I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep
DerHexer : 20070914160254 : mistake
WilyD : 20070911163057 : Said "Pretty Please"
Riana : 20070903155018 : user has promised to behave from now on
Mr.Z-man : 20070825024419 : done testing
DarkFalls : 20070820065552 : It doesn't feel very good....
Jersey_Devil : 20070815231712 : Mistaken block
WilyD : 20070814021750 : Excessive block
Raymond_arritt : 20070813021045 : oh dear...
SpuriousQ : 20070807225820 : yep, that's what i thought
Wknight94 : 20070807094104 : Test complete
DerHexer : 20070725161339 : mistake
Malcolm : 20070715184545 : done
A_Man_In_Black : 20070712175805 : Done now
Malcolm : 20070704225517 : test done
A_Man_In_Black : 20070704162224 : He promised to stop testing the use of Special:Undelete while blocked
PeaceNT : 20070629125557 :
Ck_lostsword : 20070629071612 : tweaking block
Jimfbleak : 20070618162317 : stupidity
Moreschi : 20070612203601 : Test over
Moreschi : 20070612203258 : Oops
AmiDaniel : 20070612182657 : Good now .. let me make sure this isn't screwy on other wikis though
Moondyne : 20070609175004 : duh!
Visviva : 20070603151423 : well, that was easy.
Moondyne : 20070527173117 : reset block made by myself in error
SpuriousQ : 20070526074709 : testing...
Ikiroid : 20070516225437 : test over
Viridae : 20070516002321 : test over - templated block reasons expand!
Moreschi : 20070515151153 : Test over, that was most informative
Riana : 20070509140840 : works
Pathoschild : 20070508063413 : undo test
Shirahadasha : 20070506202320 : accidental self-block
Anthony.bradbury : 20070504213636 : tweaking block
Nishkid64 : 20070428193558 : Okay, that's enough fun for a lifetime.
James086 : 20070428042647 : finished reading block message, can I come back now?
RyanGerbil10 : 20070424004636 : God Damnit!
Malcolm : 20070423201926 : test worked
Riana : 20070423080013 : roflmaozomgbbq
Dave_souza : 20070419210339 : oops - meant to block a vandal
Robdurbar : 20070419101420 :
Riana : 20070419101352 : fucking ridiculous
Lostintherush : 20070419101348 : blocked inappropriately. going to ANI
Robdurbar : 20070419101238 :
Robdurbar : 20070419101105 :
A_Man_In_Black : 20070330093134 : Leaving
Viridae : 20070328080459 : Well that was fun.
Viridae : 20070328080241 : tweaking block (turning autoblock off)
Jimfbleak : 20070325074737 : tweaking block
Nick : 20070325021208 : ah fuck
A_Man_In_Black : 20070318044751 : done now
El_C : 20070221175742 : not again!
El_C : 20070220031125 : I haven't accidentally blocked myself in quite a while!
Meegs : 20070219211545 : wow, that was increddibly careless. Interesting to see what it's like to be blocked, though
Wizardman : 20070212054531 : I'm shocked at how fast I got those papers done.
Edgar181 : 20070209220345 : D'oh!
J_Di : 20070119151503 :
Robdurbar : 20070119092156 : ooops, dont know how i did that!
Betacommand : 20070117180657 : opps
Gwernol : 20070110012526 : I blocked myself by accident D'oh
Yomangani : 20070109134956 : Pasted myself into the block log. Doh!
Deskana : 20070107171827 :
Misza13 : 20070106194517 : test over
Pilotguy : 20070103220059 : test over
Zoe : 20070102195901 : whoops
Rdsmith4 : 20070102035621 : done testing
Martinp23 : 20070101225548 : unblock
Xaosflux : 20070101225049 : test over
Xaosflux : 20070101224411 : test is over
Dragons_flight : 20070101214808 : done
Donald_Albury : 20070101034300 : my mistake
Solipsist : 20061225210157 : Looks like User:Mikkalai has messed up and block the wrong account
Deskana : 20061225203551 : unix time was incorrect
Husnock : 20061218050238 : pure abuse of admin powers by User:Thebainer
Netsnipe : 20061213064130 : *sigh* I'd knew this'd happen eventually...
Tregoweth : 20061211022359 : good lord, I hit the wrong link...
GTBacchus : 20061205054804 : accidentally blocked myself, trying to block a vandal - D'oh! Self-pwnage!
Alkivar : 20061201062634 : oops managed to block myself by mistake
Jimfbleak : 20061130132452 : blocked myself
Finlay_McWalter : 20061125184020 : done testing
InShaneee : 20061117145443 : should have been unblocked (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... iori&page=), imposter was unblocked instead
RobertG : 20061116135305 : ...oops I do feel an idiot :-)
Wiki_alf : 20061114112545 : tweaking block
J_Di : 20061112214941 : test
Deskana : 20061112214828 : just when you think you can't get any stupider
Altenmann : 20061108182242 : Accidentally blocked myself :-)
Academic_Challenger : 20061103223934 : I accidentally blocked myself!
Brion_VIBBER : 20061102110635 : testing
Yanksox : 20061027125425 : test
Mike_7 : 20061013193244 : accidentally blocked self
Moondyne : 20061013010100 :
Tawker : 20061005165725 : ok, test's over....
A_Man_In_Black : 20061005124109 : I blocked myself to see something, and I'm done now
Xaosflux : 20061005123934 : untest
Fred_Bauder : 20060920194431 : Accidently blocked myself
Can't_sleep,_clown_will_eat_me : 20060904170846 : I knew I'd do that some day
DVD_R_W : 20060902062454 : Get the vandal next time!!!!
Pathoschild : 20060831031513 : I should test block templates on other people instead. -.-
Philwelch : 20060820075704 : to delete userspace and reblock indef
Philwelch : 20060820075416 : to apply longer block
Yanksox : 20060816231123 : I've cooled down, I think I'll be better and have learned my lesson. Now, I'm going to get stuff down.
Crzrussian : 20060807043320 :
Ixfd64 : 20060802091100 : oops
Pathoschild : 20060719024006 : rm block
Voice_of_All : 20060718211636 : Accidently clicked wrong link
Tyrenius : 20060717140912 : accidental self block
Postdlf : 20060716065134 : something really screwy happened
Christopher_Sundita : 20060714011149 : testing
Marudubshinki : 20060713141420 : bot's shut down
Pilotguy : 20060709160930 : whoopsy daisy
Pathoschild : 20060709082046 : ...oops
Drini : 20060707001853 : mistake
DragonflySixtyseven : 20060705203113 : how the fuck did that happen?
Shreshth91 : 20060701010851 :
Shreshth91 : 20060630095838 : holy shit! made it indef!
Cryptic : 20060613090252 : removing self-block; too many computers about the house with my cookies on them, which autoblocks my bot
AntonioMartin : 20060606200931 :
Marudubshinki : 20060605201924 : (note that I am unblocking myself, but the blocking admin explicitly said that I could, as did some others on my talk) Unblocking; bot programs have been killed
Doc_glasgow : 20060602131336 :
Jayjg : 20060601182948 : LOL!
UninvitedCompany : 20060529035557 : Done checking. I like that one better
UninvitedCompany : 20060529035436 : done checking
AntonioMartin : 20060518201309 : I did nothing wrong
Drini : 20060516161404 : duh'
Knowledge_Seeker : 20060515200354 : it's me--Curps, you are awesome
Cyde : 20060512202755 : There's too much work I need to do and this block is preventing me.
Evercat : 20060510014006 : wait that's not what I meant to do
Nlu : 20060330161706 : Oops
AntonioMartin : 20060328103337 : cause it's me!
NSLE : 20060319093034 : testing something... disregard.
Guanaco : 20060318035808 : test - not really blocked
Moink : 20060317183035 :
Moink : 20060317083251 :
AntonioMartin : 20060313104905 : accidental block
AntonioMartin : 20060313071421 : accidental block
Sjakkalle : 20060309134107 : Testing complete
Lupin : 20060303014120 : silly autoblock
AntonioMartin : 20060302085359 : I was blocked
KnowledgeOfSelf : 20060220234800 : unblocking to restore longer block
AntonioMartin : 20060218103710 : accidental block by someone else
Bratsche : 20060217005116 : OK, test over
Wikiacc : 20060207203451 : I don't want a Wikibreak!!!!!
Wikiacc : 20060207202740 : The blocked notice needs to be fixed
Brendanconway : 20060203013703 :
Anonymous_editor : 20060201193533 : not 3rr, replying to user
Anonymous_editor : 20060201193532 : not 3rr, replying to user
Lethe : 20060131110954 : new admin experimentation
Doc_glasgow : 20060127171715 : self unblock test
Doc_glasgow : 20060127171634 : sel unblock test
Rdsmith4 : 20060123043445 : done testing
The_wub : 20060120113028 : conclusion - being blocked sucks!
William_M._Connolley : 20060119201541 : test worked...
Jeffrey_O._Gustafson : 20060115142833 : trolling by blocking admin - this should be done by a third party if legit
BorgQueen : 20060106010831 : oops mistake
Longhair : 20060103080840 : wrong button ooops
Karmafist : 20060103051301 : Snowspinner has unblocked himself to block his blocker to win a content dispute that he wants to win. No one has rectified yet, Snowspinner is out of control
Titoxd : 20060101224728 : hit the impostor next time, not yourself, idiot...
Doc_glasgow : 20051221205611 : to hell with this!
Doc_glasgow : 20051221205539 : to hell with this!
Antandrus : 20051220161604 : oops, need coffee :-(
Pathoschild : 20051219181647 : #70716
Extreme_Unction : 20051215212508 : I blocked myself a few minutes ago for testing purposes. I am now unblocking myself. Remain calm.
Grutness : 20051212120005 : d'oh. wrong. try again
Karmafist : 20051207141220 : I Guess This Is The Beginning Of The End Then
Jtdirl : 20051203023043 : Don't know how but blocked myself instead of vandal
RoySmith : 20051130013826 : testing
Wikiacc : 20051123222852 : can't wait
Wikiacc : 20051122213301 : shortening to Thanksgiving
Nohat : 20051122055357 : incorrect block time
Nohat : 20051122030605 :
Duncharris : 20051121153859 : grrr
Duncharris : 20051121153618 : blocked by POV pushing Moonie Ed Poor because he doesn't like me
Woohookitty : 20051114012411 : whoops
Davidcannon : 20051107095053 : Woops! I blocked myself by mistake - intended to block another user and clicked my own link.
Ixfd64 : 20051102113012 : oops! meant to block 193.122.27.36
Drini : 20051101053515 : error
Drini : 20051101053213 : error
Talrias : 20051026170727 : jamesf is mean
Bluemoose : 20051025182459 :
TenOfAllTrades : 20051017215954 : Finished test
Rdsmith4 : 20051016234609 : done testing
Dragons_flight : 20051014005209 : unblock self, end of test
Zscout370 : 20051012004855 : unblocking so I can start the process of leaving Wikipedia
Fvw : 20051003221107 : test
Fvw : 20051003215816 : test
Fvw : 20051003151927 : test
Fvw : 20051003125130 : test (yet again)
Fvw : 20051001193528 : Test
Fvw : 20051001193204 : Test
Fvw : 20051001192721 : Test
Fvw : 20051001191005 : Test
Fvw : 20051001190936 : Test
Fvw : 20051001184539 : test done
Fvw : 20051001184403 : test done
Tony_Sidaway : 20050930172223 : Test over
TUF-KAT : 20050825035906 : accidentally blocked myself instead of the vandal
Tim_Starling : 20050821055349 : test
Evercat : 20050817141444 :
Dominic : 20050814195613 : all done now
El_C : 20050812080228 : etc.
Sade : 20050810001148 : done testing
El_C : 20050808101136 : failure to to type ctrl.v
Ta_bu_shi_da_yu : 20050808031643 : What on earth?
Stevertigo : 20050808013439 : Reformed
Stevertigo : 20050807005024 : Mailing list does not work (refresh problem), and the block is unreasonable, given that there are discussions involving my perrson, and that I dont qualify as a vandal
Stevertigo : 20050807004005 : saving comment
Stevertigo : 20050806174102 : for WP:RFAr
Stevertigo : 20050806170614 : havent saved edit yet
JRM : 20050804184130 : Test completed - returning to the fold
ABCD : 20050803194330 : test
Ed_Poor : 20050803193457 : learned my lesson
ABCD : 20050803193135 : undo test
Rama : 20050729182322 : remove self-block
Dominic : 20050725034754 : it was fun; now I know what it is like
Tim_Starling : 20050707214739 : test done
El_C : 20050707205859 : Maybe if I follow the number with the username. I don't recall this being so complicated. meh
El_C : 20050707203955 : 3rd try
Y0u : 20050630215528 : Oops, didn't mean to block MYSELF...
Y0u : 20050630215518 : Oops, didn't mean to block MYSELF...
Tim_Starling : 20050629162635 : testing
ABCD : 20050628172200 :
ABCD : 20050628171642 :
ABCD : 20050628162405 :
ABCD : 20050628162140 : test unblock
ABCD : 20050628161856 : test unblock
Dmn : 20050601092421 : I've done nothing wrong
Dmn : 20050530232650 : I've done nothing wrong
Dmn : 20050529114449 : I've done nothing wrong.
Dmn : 20050527164153 : I've done nothing wrong
Dmn : 20050527163759 : Unblocking myself. Evidently this public computer is shared with a vandal
PZFUN : 20050508184729 : i've had my sleep and am awake again!
ABCD : 20050429192055 : ip blocked
SimonP : 20050421010239 : Message received, I shall refarin from editing the article in question
ABCD : 20050402221906 : test unblock
Earl_Andrew : 20050401224157 : not a reasonable block imo
AllyUnion : 20050306042248 : On vacation
172 : 20050301124115 : They did not look at the content of the last edit, just the edit summary. Now quit wasting my time. I have one reply to make on talk, then I will go away.
172 : 20050301120325 : no violation of the 3RR
172 : 20050228232017 : Listen, I am busy, and I have to post something on talk. Quit playing games with me. I did not break the 3RR and should not have been blocked.
172 : 20050228224932 : Well, blocking a user for no reason who did not violate the 3RR is forbidden as well. Take a look at the page history.
172 : 20050228224205 : I did not violate the 3RR. The fourth edit was merely an alteration of the text.
Sannse : 20050210173706 : end of test
Sverdrup : 20050202215455 : unblocking myself; I blocked myself out of curiousity
Fvw : 20050201210612 : test done
Silsor : 20050125034104 : test
Brockert : 20050101033758 : block still messed up
Tim_Starling : 20041227184708 : test
Mirv : 20041223163702 : yep, it's a bug
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Dori : 20041223040547 : testing
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[Demonology]

The Final Days of Dreadstar certainly were interesting bits of drama. I can't say I quite understand why some editors go so crazy over info boxes, especially over hidden text about an info box. In Dreadstar's case, I suppose the poor lad had been dealing with the endless drama and sheer insanity from the Gamergate Controversy-related editors, and he did have Hipocrite (T-C-L) gunning for him...

I am curious as to what all exactly happened that led up to the motion to desysop him, as there seems to be some interesting twists and turns. In early March it seems he may have been getting ready to retire. He unblocked Martinphi (T-C-L) and got his hand slapped for it.

Shortly after, he famously called Mark "Gamergate is going to kill me!" Bernstein a motherfucker in an email after MarkBernstein (T-C-L) began flailing and squirming like a plastic bag caught in a draft because Dreadstar topic banned him after MarkBernstein ignored the many, many, warnings and agreements he had made to stop commenting about other editors.

After being dogpiled upon, Dreadstar announced he was done with Gamergate and MarkBernstein, and was leaving the burden to the community. (Fun fact: Squiggleslash (T-C-L), one of the dogpilers that came to support MarkBernstein in this matter as well as on the subsequent Arbitration cases was a zombie account (dormant since 2008) that MarkBernstein stealth canvassed over Twitter. Protonk (T-C-L) may have been Twitter canvassed as well and possibly others.)

Dreadstar seemingly was editing/admining with relative normality for a few weeks until he joined in the "hidden text about info boxes" edit war. HJ Mitchell (T-C-L) blocked Dreadstar for a day due to his conduct on the Laurence Olivier article, but he was unblocked by HJ in under an hour. Dreadstar allegedly also emailed The Rambling Man (T-C-L) and insulted other editors.

As soon as he was unblocked, Dreadstar immediately retired, and then unblocked Chunk5Darth (T-C-L), "released" MarkBernstein from the topic ban, and snapped at Bbb23 for trying to help him format (and revealed that the MarkBernstein unban was solely out of spite).


The next day, the Dreadstar Rage Quit continued and an IP editor also appeared on Dreadstar's Talk page to 'help' him out. Whatever they posted was revdel'd for WP:OUTING and personal attacks. To conclude his conniption fit, Dreadstar removed the arbitration block from MarkBernstein since HJ Mitchell hadn't responded yet (it had been less than 24 hours),told Bbb23 he expected to be desysopped soon but he was retiring anyway, played the 'What happened, China, you used to be cool' card on Newyorkbrad, raged at HJ Mitchell for not immediately responding to emails, and then blocked himself with one last bit of rage: "Pick your poison".

Despite MarkBernstein repeatedly having declared himself WP:NOTHERE and saying he was done with Wikipedia over the past few months and being an all around asinine, problematic twit, HJ Mitchell refused to reblock him because: "It seemed unfair to use him as fodder in a dispute between two admins." (Speaking of which, can anyone explain why admins, some of which have his home and cell numbers, keep bending over backwards for the deranged, paranoid MarkBernstein? Or why an arb clerk tweets at him?)

Pretty strange all around. Why was Dreadstar so passionate about info boxes? Did he really care or was he already planning to rage quit Wikipedia and that was an easy out? What transpired between him and HJ that Dreadstar unblocked MarkBernstein solely as an attack against Harry, to the point Harry wouldn't reblock due to it being part of a "dispute" between them? Maybe these answers shall be revealed in the future, because I doubt Dreadstar will be 'retired' for long.

[Triptych]

The Final Days of Dreadstar certainly were interesting bits of drama.

Interesting stuff!

I realized that the desysoping of Dreadstar, who unblocked Mark Bernstein, who is an influential Internet critic of Arbcom's punishing those feminist-oriented Gamergate editors, is an extended effect of that conflict. So, if you dare defend Anita Sarkeesian against those that call her a lying whore and a slut, or even unblock one of those that defended her, Arbcom and Salvio Giuliano will come at you all guns blazing.

[The Devil's Advocate]

I can only presume the arbitration case on GamerGate put him under considerable pressure, even if it was not public, and Mark's related meltdowns over that case are another factor in driving Dreadstar mad. As I am a member her and responsible for both occurrences I am officially claiming this admin scalp for the Glorious Republic of Wikipediocracy.

[Neotarf]

That's an unfortunate emphasis swear word here in the USA. People think they sound tough when they say "motherfucker" a lot. I hope that hasn't spread to other English-speaking lands.

I don't find it all that objectionable; at least it doesn't denigrate a particular cultural or ethnic group, or violate the WMF terms of service. You're not going to be able to take public transportation in most major U.S. cities without hearing it. I hear it constantly at work (although it would of course be NSFW in a proper office environment).

For anyone curious about the word itself, there is actually some research, see Who's Swearing Now: The Social Aspects of Conversational Swearing Also urban dictionary, definition 5 and 6. It's a hugely versatile word, and has the advantage of being universally offensive regardless of race or gender. It functions much like a pronoun, making it hard to follow a conversation that is accidentally overheard, especially since the word is typically used in every single sentence, because you have to be able to track the antecedents. For example, "I was on that street" becomes "I was on that muthafucka". If the word follows the same trajectory as rap music and droopy pants, it should spread from the prisons to the streets to the privileged white kids in the suburbs. Presumably, Europe remains immune to such things.

So, if you dare defend Anita Sarkeesian against those that call her a lying whore and a slut, or even unblock one of those that defended her, Arbcom and Salvio Giuliano will come at you all guns blazing.

After TParis turned in his tools and retired, he returned to fire this off at Salvio guiliano, without bothering to sugarcoat it.

[The Garbage Scow]

Things like hidden text in infoboxes are nothing by themselves, but all of the frustrations and petty annoyances surrounding the corruptocracy that is Wikipedia can easily become "death of a million tiny cuts".

Maybe Dreadstar was someone previously who shouldn't have been able to edit or become an admin? An Archtransit type thing? Just trying to make plausible guesses. It usually does take a HELL of a lot to get anyone desysopped, as we've all seen. Worse has been done and overlooked.

[Cla68]

Despite MarkBernstein repeatedly having declared himself WP:NOTHERE and saying he was done with Wikipedia over the past few months and being an all around asinine, problematic twit, HJ Mitchell refused to reblock him because: "It seemed unfair to use him as fodder in a dispute between two admins." (Speaking of which, can anyone explain why admins, some of which have his home and cell numbers, keep bending over backwards for the deranged, paranoid MarkBernstein? Or why an arb clerk tweets at him?)

Because MarkBernstein's POV matched the POV of several of the other admins involved in GamerGate and similar topics. So, they look out for him. Same thing happened with Mathsci because he was helping "protect" the Race and Intelligence topic area.