Wikipedia:Admins willing to make difficult blocks

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This page has been created in response to the increasing numbers of admins who are being threatened and harassed off-site or in real life because of admin actions they have taken on Wikipedia. The real-life harassment is usually possible because admins have inadvertently given out too much personal information about themselves, perhaps incrementally without realizing that an adversary would be able to piece the information together, or because when they first joined Wikipedia, they felt they had no reason to preserve their anonymity.

Although comparatively rare, examples of harassment can include cyberstalking, offline stalking, being outed without their consent, verbal humiliation, threats of physical violence, being contacted at home, threats to family, being contacted at work, dismissal from work, and mocking.

The list below consists of admins who are certain there is either no information on Wikipedia that leads to their real-life IDs, or else who are willing to deal with the consequences that difficult blocks can lead to.

Any admin faced with a disruptive or abusive editor, or who is being threatened because of having previously blocked such a person, can contact one of the admins on this list and request that they take over the case. All the admins on the list have their e-mails enabled so that contact can be made discreetly. In serious cases please contact OTRS directly.

Even if you are on the list yourself, you might still want to ask another admin to take over in a situation where you have been personally threatened and would feel safer if more than one admin were involved. Admins on the list should feel free to remove their names at any point without giving a reason.

Administrators who are on this list and who like userboxes might like to add {{User difficultblocks}} to their user page. This adds the user to Category:Wikipedia administrators willing to make difficult blocks and also the following userbox:

This administrator can, and will, make difficult blocks if needed.
Or use: [[Category:Wikipedia administrators willing to make difficult blocks|{{PAGENAME}}]]

[edit] List of admins willing to make difficult blocks

  1. SlimVirgin (talk) 01:59, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
    Ruud 02:05, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
  2. Alhutch 02:09, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
  3. Because nobody here knows shit about me. — Apr. 9, '06 [02:10] <freakofnurxture|talk>
  4. Shanes 02:11, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
     ALKIVAR™ 02:14, 9 April 2006 (UTC) (I've lived through the death threats already...) no longer an admin, however if I should ever get the bit back i'll unstrike.  ALKIVAR™ ☢ 20:02, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
  5. ➥the Epopt
  6. jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 04:18, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
  7. Friday (talk) 04:36, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
  8. Rx StrangeLove 06:24, 9 April 2006 (UTC) Sure, my personal situation makes me fairly immune from threats of this sort. And just as a reaction to some talk page discussion, this isn't an offer to act as a hired gun, it should only be requested if someone is concerned about harassment outside of Wikipedia and doesn't want to perform a block because of that fear. Rx StrangeLove 06:24, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
  9. So much the better. We shall fight in the shade. El_C 07:35, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
    With a proviso much like Rx StrangeLove's; I don't want to be called upon to block someone because an admin doesn't want to offend someone with whom they're normally friendly, etc. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 10:02, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
    With the StrangeLove condition. I've had second thoughts and am removing myself from this list until I'm out of university. Academics can be twitchy and enough anonymous people have signed up to make my inclusion not all that necessary. --Sam Blanning(talk) 10:16, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
  10. ➨ ❝REDVERS❞ 11:11, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
    Same, with the provisios above. --Syrthiss 13:36, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
    My boss actually brags that he knows an admin ;) .:.Jareth.:. babelfish 16:06, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
  11. jacoplane 17:08, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
  12. Ryan Delaney talk 07:42, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
  13. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 09:24, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
  14. NoSeptember talk 12:09, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
  15. With above. Ral315 (talk) 13:56, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
    — FireFox • T [14:45, 10 April 2006]
    Like hell vandals are going to get away with their garbage by harrassing our admins. --InShaneee 19:51, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
  16. --Shanel 20:10, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
  17. Admrb♉ltz (T | C) 21:34, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
  18. My mobile number is +44 7990 822 568, my home address is on my domains and my home number is in the mailing list archives ... I don't have time to deal with the difficult-case requests I'm already asked to investigate, but I'm listing myself here on principle. Fuck these abusers - David Gerard 21:37, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
    Current mobile: 07733 223 584 (usually goes to message). I've had all sorts of people call me on it. (Usually I say "email me" if it's anything that doesn't require real-time communication.) It's also my number listed on http://wikimedia.org.uk/ , and of course you can go to Companies House and look up all sorts of information about me - David Gerard 21:24, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
    Like what ^David^ said (after 20 years in cyberspace under my real name finding info on me is easy - but so what)... except that I prefer a 'kinder gentler' boot to the head. --CBDunkerson 22:32, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
  19. GTBacchus(talk) 00:44, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
    I'm not sure this is really necissary (who'd be that pissed off?), but whatever, I'll do what I'm asked to do. -Mysekurity [m!] 02:48, 11 April 2006 (UTC). Yeah, there's enough here that I'm not really needed, and I'll wait for a little while until my situation is more steady. If all of these people are unavaiable, I'll step up and make the block. -14:10, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
  20. Well I'm all out in the open anyway... send them on! William M. Connolley 21:02, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
  21. Whatever. I find it strange that we are putting qualifications on blocks. Either the reason for a block is righteous or it is not. The only time to find someone else to do or undo a block is if we are too personally involved or otherwise not neutral regarding the situation in question. Hamster Sandwich 16:13, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
  22. The recent cyberstalking of User:Gator1 makes me sick to my stomach. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 06:17, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
  23. Jeez... Kilo-Lima|(talk) 15:56, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
  24. As and when required. Rich Farmbrough 12:35 24 April 2006 (UTC).
    --maru (talk) contribs 02:36, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
    Eloquence* 15:34, 26 April 2006 (UTC) (on a case-by-case basis)
    I too, am Spartacus. Snoutwood (talk) 21:16, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
  25. Count me in. I'm self-employed! --Fire Star 火星 05:21, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
  26. Reserving the right to remove myself at a later date... ++Lar: t/c 15:23, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
  27. If someone is concerned about harassment and doesn't want to perform a block, I will perform the block for them. (Don't be offended if I get a second opinion before I do the block in complex cases.) FloNight talk 16:24, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
  28. Defending our cause. -- Szvest 22:21, 1 June 2006 (UTC) Wiki me up™
    We can't be letting the banhammer get all rusty, now can we? --Merovingian {T C @} 12:08, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
  29. Yes, Blnguyen | rant-line 07:08, 30 June 2006 (UTC).
    Jaranda wat's sup 18:49, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
  30. RyanGerbil10 I live in a secure building. I'd like to see them try. RyanGerbil10(The people rejoice!) 05:29, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
  31. Let's do it. --Pilotguy (roger that) 13:20, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
  32. And then some. - GIen 20:19, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
    JDtalk 15:40, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
  33. I do not hesitate to block as long as it is done out of necessity. --BorgQueen 14:09, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
  34. I don't have time to edit from work, so there's no danger of me being Gator1ed. Tomertalk 03:33, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
  35. FT2 (talk) email me! - Signing up on principle, whatever the situation, because people who want to do the Right Thing should not be put in fear of doing so. I will check with other experienced admins for their advice if it's complicated or controversial, but if it's appropriate, then it'll be done. Period. Please contact me without hesitation if unsure or in doubt, or even if just seeking advice. FT2 (Talk | email) 18:38, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
  36. I'm not all that secretive about my identity, but I don't care. Angry vandals can come to my house and say hello to my little friend. Kafziel Talk 19:48, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
  37. Well, here's a bit out of the way, and I'm retired anyway... dave souza, talk 00:44, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
  38. Ever watch Boston Legal? Sometimes I feel like I'm the "Alan Shore" of administrators. ⇒ SWATJester Denny Crane. 06:25, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
  39. Walton Need some help? 13:25, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  40. I am willing to step in once matters have escalated or there is a genuine fear that they will do so. I will AGF toward the requestee and move swiftly; I will take take the consequences but the responsibility remains with said requestee (i.e. please no "not wanting to offend a friend".) LessHeard vanU 21:50, 21 May 2007 (UTC) User talk:LessHeard vanU
  41. MaxSem 09:06, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
  42. Count me in. Singularity 19:54, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
  43. Moreschi Talk 18:25, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
  44. Anthøny ん 20:44, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
  45. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 04:06, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
  46. I've received death threats before. I have already removed my personal info from Wikipedia. James086Talk | Email 06:55, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
  47. No worries, I'm a level 40 ninja. Cheers, CP 23:27, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
  48. Definitely. Dreadstar † 01:09, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
  49. Just ask Gnangarra 01:22, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
  50. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 21:28, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
  51. Yes if others with the tools are unwilling to do the job.--VS talk 21:28, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
  52. — Coren (talk) 00:32, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
  53. Aye. Black Kite 00:39, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
  54. Sure. Icestorm815 • Talk 04:45, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
  55. Note that I am new, so go to one of the others first if possible, but I'm still here if you need me. Hersfold (t/a/c) 21:59, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
  56. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 22:05, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
  57. Yep. Although my identity's very public, I'm perfectly willing to talk with people who are not getting along with Wikipedia. William Pietri (talk) 07:37, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
  58. Already been there, already done it, will do it again. My skin's pretty thick. Seraphimblade Talk to me 21:26, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
  59. Alex Bakharev (talk) 05:13, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
  60. Dlohcierekim 00:20, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

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