Now who is threatening Actually if you extend the block it is lose lose but mainly WP lose as thousands of potential contributors to the site will be blocked for longer assuming the IP range is still blocked shall I test it on another computer so who loses Certainly not me I am only protesting this block on principle I ll be glad to read specific instances of admins obtaining special treatment you can present What are you talking about This isn t about admins obtaining special treatment it is about one or two non admin editors Machine Elf and Philogo mainly who have done everything wrong in this dispute but have somehow managed to convince the admins to block me when even a cursory look at all the associated postings show that it isn t that simple