classmessagebox stylebackgroundcolor FCF bordercolor FF  These pages contain material which is ha ha only serious Very ha ha but also very serious so pay attention after youre done with the giggles    Adminitis is a state of mind in which some Wikipedians find themselves at times Though generally confined to administrators the condition has been observed in some nonadministrators Although the exact causes are unknown there is thought to be some correlation towards extensive and prolonged antivandalism activity   Symptoms   Strongly believes that all users are equal but admins are more equal than others  Assumes bad faith frequently  TLAitis see WPWOTTA  Stops editing articles but continuously pontificates about writing the encyclopedia  Impatience  Exhibits immediatism  Hangs out in project namespace  Has no time for featured articles  Frequently refreshes pages to catch the latest change that of course needs to be reverted  Believes that he or she is always right sorry EVula  Believes anyone who uses the word vote for express a view in a straw poll should be banned for life  Originally hailed as the nicest person on the wiki now reviled as the most hated troll  Prevents pages from being edited in encyclopedic fashion for policy reasons  Seems to enjoy biting new users  General BOFHness  Strict adherence to Wikipedia policy while not using common sense or conversely  Strict adherence to ignore all rules as a strict rule while not using common sense  Selfdenial This page cannot possibly apply to me  Humor breakdown This page is not funny  Sudden spike in use of specific admin tools or use of admin tools in areas where he hadnt been using them before  Requires less and less evidence to be convinced of sock puppetry until confidently asserting that all new users are the same person  Spends hours writing sarcastic pages about admin behavior  Believes he is the only real claimant to the Defender of the Wiki barnstar  Exhibits signs of MPOV  Thinks people are attacking them when theyre only trying to be nice  Has a habit of removing criticism while pretending its a personal attack  Indulges in biting delicious newcomers   Diagnosis  It is a near universal truth that sufferers from this illness will reject any diagnosis of the condition by an outside party With that in mind its important for those who have received this diagnosis to conduct a selftest If more than three of the following apply to you you may be suffering from this illness    You frequently feel that pages are broken and must be deleted protection is for wusses  Everyone is a vandal or a troll and must be blocked is a recurrent thought  Blocking people is a punishment not a tool to get people to cool down and edit the wiki is a mantra not antiwiki   If you nominate this page for MfD even though its only  minutes since the last revision you may possibly be suffering from adminitis  Corollary If you speedy you are certainly suffering from adminitis  If you accuse the creators of this article of making a WPPOINT especially if you forget that making a point does not imply disruption you need to disrupt to make a point not make a point to disrupt P you are probably infected   And if you buy the above line of thought you are definitely infected   Pathophysiology  The infectious nature of this illness is unknown at this time  More study needs to be conducted in order to identify transmission mechanisms No effective containment mechanisms have been identified So far antivandal bots have proved immune to this condition although as yet there is no convincing explanation concerning this anomaly   Observational studies have noted that sufferers will seek the counsel of their Wikipedia friends but end up infecting them in the process Other studies have noted the evolution of a Wikipedia editor as potentially having a causal role in this illness    Treatment    Treatment varies from case to case As of  no c