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	I have been blocked for 3rr by ], a teenager who has been an admin for 5 days. I did not violate 3rr. ], a single-issue, new user with a sockpuppet's knowledge of Misplaced Pages, for 3rr. I then said I would be stepping back from the article. Moreover, I have emailed this admin and received no response. This is a heedless violation of blocking policy by a new admin.
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			== ''The Signpost'': 24 December 2024 ==
	I will not return to editing until this block has been rescinded and I have received an apology for this screeching example of Misplaced Pages's broken admin selection process and the need to overhaul it. ] 22:58, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

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	==Don't be too quick==
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	It is clear that you violated 3rr. Here are the four reverts -- in less than 24 hours. Just focus on the single word "however" and you will see how you removed it:

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	3rr is not necessarily based upon the removal of an exact word but upon the edit warring between two editors over an issues and reverting the other editor. However, in this case, it fits even the most narrow definition of the rule. So I would not expect to get an apology if I were in your shoes. Issuing an ultimatum sort of backs everyone in a corner, including yourself. Not such a good idea.
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	You could also give the admin a bit of the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps he or she was not on. Or busy. It happens.

	Finally, you might have one excuse for the 3rr's that you could fall back on -- you could cite "Ignore all Rules" (which is sort of stupid... but it is out there) and you could cite "Biography of Living Persons" as a source of justification. It would not be as though you did not violate 3rr, but did so for superior reasons. If you can make that argument. I'm not sure that the word "however" meets that criteria, but it might work. I wouldn't expect an apology, but perhaps you could claim a "tie" rather than a loss and suffer less injury to your esteem and reputation.

	You seem like a tireless editor and that's often a good thing for wikipedia. Why not stay? --] 23:50, 17 March 2007 (UTC)