Malicious block
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A malicious block is a type of inappropriate block carried out by RationalWiki Sysops.
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[edit] Duration of block
Blocks sometimes last for an indefinite number of seconds, sometimes longer, and occasionally even longer still.
[edit] Circumstances
- When a Sysop is in debate with another user or Sysop and uses the block power in anger.
- When Sysop wishes to silence or intimidate a troublesome user with whom they have an intellectual or emotional difference of opinion.
- When a Sysop wishes to punish a user (or another Sysop) for doing something the Sysop personally doesn’t like but which is not covered by site standards.
- When a Sysop really can't be bothered to argue.
[edit] Common lame excuses
- It was only n seconds or n minutes.
- X is also a sysop, so they could have unblocked themselves.
- I think they deserved it.
- If this were Conservapedia I would have given you an infinite block, so please don't complain.
[edit] Consequences
It depends on who received the block, if they complain, and who stands up for them. They may precipitate Headless Chicken Mode.
[edit] Perpetrators
These sysops have all given malicious blocks. Some of the more memorable incidents are also mentioned.
- HeartOfGold to Bob M which was partly responsible for his losing his sysop status.
- SusanG to Jazzman831 during the Fuck You Too Incident.
- Hojimachong to Jazzman831 during the Fuck You Too Incident.
- PalMD--Has given numerous malicious blocks to users he unilaterally deems "trolls" or vandals. A recent example of this would be his block of Ungtss, who he accused of being a creationist troll, in spite of how civil and articulate she/he was.
- Radioactive afikomen to Rational Thinker.
- AKjeldsen to SusanG in the The "Kip the Dip" Incident.
- Human various times to TK.
- ConservapediaUndergroundResistor various times to Fall down and Aschlafly
[edit] See also
- Malicious sock
- Friendly block
