User blog comment:Sannse/Why Staff Don't Remove Bad Admins/@comment-9062114-20140301192331/@comment-366087-20140301203814

As DEmerson said, if they don't allow the discussion, meaning tampering with the thread and participants, and that includes blocking, then contacting Staff will see them at least intervene enough to safeguard the conversation and participants. Admins can even be temporarily stripped if they continue to mess with the discussion, *until* the consensus is reached. Of course if it goes against the Admin(s) the temporary removal becomes permanent.

And it would be the foolish admin who pushes staff to remove them temporarily, as it does not help their case in the eyes of staff.

Local communities have more power than most users and administrators realize.