Board Thread:Support Requests - Designing Your Wiki/@comment-38626034-20190819223928/@comment-38078079-20190820104734

Tupka217 wrote: That sounds like the WM overstepping their authority. The thne has always been “we don’t intervene”.

Tbh, if a WM told me that, I would send a very angry S:C. I find what RedIgnite said to be the norm, in my experience.

I had an issue with a previous admin on one of my wikis, and - despite believing the situation resolved - they went to Fandom staff who intervened and launched an investigation. I also thought that resolved but they appealed and a different set of Fandom staff launched an investigation, and they expected me to unblock them and offer them back their position. Luckily, there were some extenuating circumstances and they eventually sided with current admins.

It surprised me, as the original issue was resolved and the original mistake was long since rectified and people always say Fandom staff don't intervene, but in my experience they do. . . but also the left hand doesn't tend to know what the right is doing, so I had to resubmit evidence that was already sent and explain circumstances already explained.

I suppose - bright side - it forces a fair community.

Someone unfairly blocked does get a chance to appeal to an objective outsider.