Wikipedia talk:Ignore all rules: Difference between revisions

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::::::Administrators already have a license to block editors for highly obnoxious behaviour; it is explicitly enshrined in the [[WP:BP|blocking policy]] (see the 'Disruption' and 'Blocks without policy basis' sections). Further, 'negative consequences' doesn't necessarily mean blocking or administrative action of any kind. If you're being a [[WP:DICK|dick]]–even a dick who remains within the strict confines of policy–you should expect criticism and possible censure from the rest of the Wikipedia community. The point of the section quoted isn't to give admins ''carte blanche''–and I have difficult seeing how it could be read that way–but rather to indicate that our policies are necessarily evolving and flexible, and don't necessarily anticipate every contingency. The idea is to discourage the incredibly annoying and unproductive practice of '[[rules lawyer|rules lawyering]]', and to emphasize the importance of our goal–building an encyclopedia–over policy minutiae. [[User:TenOfAllTrades|TenOfAllTrades]]([[User_talk:TenOfAllTrades|talk]]) 21:59, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

:::::::You need to re-read the blocking policy. These are the only reasons for a block:

:::::::*[[Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#Vandalism|Vandalism]]

:::::::*[[Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#Excessive_reverts|Excessive reverts]]

:::::::*[[Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#Bans|Bans]]

:::::::*[[Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#Anonymous_and_open_proxies|Anonymous & open proxies]]

:::::::*[[Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#Disruption|Disruption]]

:::::::*[[Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#Usernames|Improper Usernames]]

:::::::*[[Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#.22Public.22_accounts|Public accounts]]

:::::::*[[Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#Bots|Bots]]

:::::::*[[Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#Personal_attacks_which_place_users_in_danger|Personal attacks which place users in danger]]

:::::::*[[Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#Blocks_without_policy_basis|Exceptional, widespread community support for the block]]

::::::::--[[User:Zephram Stark|Zephram Stark]] 22:05, 8 November 2005 (UTC)