User blog comment:Sannse/Why staff don't remove bad admins/@comment-188432-20140226133104

I've seen a few comments to the effect that reasonable discussion about a block never leads to unblocking or is in no way helpful.

I strongly disagree.

If your wiki sets up a formal process for block review — as we have at Tardis through Help:I'm blocked — then it can very well work. I receive occasional traffic about Tardis blocks here at Community and good almost always comes of it:
 * User not asking to have a short block removed, but explained better
 * Block reversal denied, but greater explanation ensued
 * Opportunity to give user greater help after a very technical blocking because of a bad user name
 * Immediate reversal of an accidental, automatically-made block
 * Standard block reversal for IP user
 * Explanation to an IP editor why they were temporarily blocked, with assurances they would soon be unblocked
 * Successful block reversal following a very serious offence — though the final outcome is actually documented on the user's Tardis talk page, not here