Thread:Tesla Effect/@comment-25050130-20140718054224/@comment-3459498-20140718113228

Hi Tesla,

I'm going to halve your ban duration under the assumption of good faith. This is done with the open invitation for the original blocker (Psykolog) or any administrator or moderator to argue against my decision, or discuss for a further shortening of the ban.

I'm not comfortable, however, with overturning Psykolog's decision to block you, because images such as the following;
 * File:Debonair_Ezreal_and_Vi.jpg
 * File:LeagueofLegendsIcon.png,

which directly conflict with an official warning "In addition, as one of our moderators, Psykolog, had told you in the wiki[a] chat, absolutely do NOT upload PBE data to the wiki anywhere outside the PBE page itself, no matter how assured you may be about its inclusion into the live version of League of Legends." To this, you replied "As for Psy, I have nothing to say good about him and lets leave it at that. I would prefer not to talk to him for a long time thank you." The time-line is kind of sketchy here, so I can only assume you uploaded the images after he had told you in chat.

Regarding the link, the style of art does not resemble Riot's work, so I'm assuming it's fan-art. The Facebook page is not considered a reputable source for "official" promotional images, as it often showcases fan-art and uses it regularly for posts. Posting it under a promotional image could be considered false information.

If a moderator asks you to do or refrain from doing something, please follow instructions. The Wiki's staff (or whatever you want to call the people who volunteer to run the place) are unappreciative of people who refuse to co-operate with them.

As for block policy, I believe it's been said that the existing written guidelines are to be interpreted by the individual (i.e. use of discretion is prominent within the system). Criticizing people's decisions is a bad way to get the decision overturned.

I think I've covered most of the topics that I wanted to address for your appeal. I would, if possible, like to reduce your ban length down to 1 week max, but I would rather have input from others before I do so.