Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1409530-20190905134332/@comment-366087-20190906144526

The Whom is the thread.

In section 2 of the above link it is stated that an admin can block for whatever reason, including an example of if a user name begins with S.

Now that seems to be an absurd reasoning to block someone, but there it is, an example of an "allowable" reason to block.

So you might as well set aside ANY expectation of any sort of "universal" grounds for a "winnable debate". Which is pretty much the internet as a whole. You can NOT "win" on the internet.

Each wiki has its own set of Rules, including "no preset rules" (other than what is allowable by ToU). Which is why it is VITAL to find and read each wiki's rules. Same as you would look up the law of a country you plan to visit. Each Admin has their own idea of conduct; if they will follow the rules of their wiki, or not. You don't even have to visit a wiki to get blocked there.

In short: unless a block violates ToU, there is no venue on FANDOM able to *force* an Admin to change their mind regarding any blocks. BEST you can do is to follow the advice of User blog:Sannse/How to Get Unblocked. which TLDR: politely ask the blocking Admin, promising not to do it again.

It may seem unfair. I know. Once, years ago, I received a message on my wall on a wiki I never visited before. It was a reasonable topic, asking for advice (about what I forgot). My first ever edit on that wiki, I answered. And *immediately* was blocked. Basically it was a setup for a "revenge block" with a flimsy excuse to justify it.

Feeling it was *entrapment*, being lured in to edit at a wiki I had no other reason to visit, I. The response was "any reason to block" and there was no ToU violation. I could not get it reversed.

Even to this day I feel a bit salty about that response from Staff, but it is what it is.