Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Snowspinner 3

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Statement of the dispute

User:Snowspinner has violated both WP:DP by deleting a template out of process, and WP:BP by blocking good-faith users for creating a template he disagrees with.

Description

See [1], in which Snowspinner unilaterally overrides an ongoing discussion on WP:TFD and blocks various users for issues not covered by WP:BP. He refuses to reconsider his decision when asked [2].

Powers misused

Deletion ([3]):

Template:Help Wikiboxes. Described this as "Spam attack page. Speedied". In fact, it was no such thing; it was an attempt to notify users that a mass, out-of-process deletion was taking place. (See Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Kelly Martin.) The page was later restored by User:DESiegel.
Various userbox templates (see log). The templates contained fair use images - rather than removing the images, as was appropriate, he deleted the entire templates in a clear violation of WP:DP.

Blocking ([4]):

User:Miborovsky, User:Morgan695 - blocked in violation of WP:BP for creating a template that Snowspinner didn't like. No discussion or warning took place.

Applicable policies

Deletion policy

Wikipedia:Deletion policy - the deletion of Template:Help Wikiboxes does not fall into any of the speedy deletion categories.

Blocking policy

Wikipedia:Blocking policy - the blocks have no justification in Wikipedia policy

Evidence of trying and failing to resolve the dispute

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Refused to reconsider the decision when asked ([5]) He has announced he will continue to violate process [6] even after being questioned by other administrators.

Users certifying the basis for this dispute

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Firebug 17:16, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Response

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