Forum:NB: Possible admin abuse

I would like to report a possible case of administrator abuse (it might just be lack of communication which I have addressed below). I had a disagreement of opinion concerning some articles that I had moved, and felt that the changes made were bringing the wookieepedia a better and more accurate representation of the material (one or two were even articles that I had created myself some time ago). Since I have a sub-par connection to the internet, I am not able to receive page refreshes regularly. Therefore, I rely on communication to be addressed to my talk page to alert me to new messages concerning any changes I am making.

Apparently, I was given a warning not to make any further changes to the articles. However, I would have desisted had I known that the admin in question, Borsk Fey'lya, had threatened to block editing privileges. He left no message in my Talk page, so I received no alert to his message, and when my computer finally caught up with this site's server, I discovered that I was blocked with the most severe penalty&mdash;an entire month. I had not done anything in bad faith to intentionally to lower the quality of the wiki, and was not given the appropriate consideration that other users have been given according to the Blocking_policy. On the contrary, I felt that the changes I was making were making the wiki more accurate, based on evidence that I was gathering from broken links I was recovering (I also have requested Leland Chee to verify the accuracy of info). I would have desisted if I knew that the admin felt that strongly about the changes being made.

In addition, after being blocked, all attempts to appeal or resolve this issue have been met with silence from Borsk. I am unable to contact him to appeal the matter and it is inappropriate to appeal to another admin. It is either that or he does not use an email with this wikia, which defeats the purpose of having an appeals process in the first place. In that case he is not adhering to the policy by using the ability without providing a means to appeal.

Borsk appears to be a fine contributor to this site and his administration of it has thus far been of quality work that I can discern, so I am not trying to attack his character. I simply would like this issue can be resolved quickly as possible and addressed in a manner that will prevent this situation from arising again. Therefore, my purpose for bringing this up is to bring to attention a flaw in the policy that allows an admin to go unchecked in using admin abilities in what appears to be a harsh and impugning manner. According to the quote by D.H. Stamatis (shown on the Admin description page), who stated, "The hallmark of a well-managed organization is not the absence of problems, but whether or not problems are effectively resolved."

I feel that Borsk's action is excessive and punitive in nature instead of instructive and corrective, and since the matter can not be resolved appropriately with Borsk, it needs to be addressed here with others. As an act of good faith, I am being open about this issue and except for the reporting of the lack of appeal process available to me as allowed by the Blocking policy, I have not violated the block imposed on me in any way by circumventing it.&mdash;  Gethralkin  Hyperwave 18:02, October 28, 2010 (UTC)