Finally, I've been promoted to Rouge admin status. It is a game a little like Mornington Crescent: there are no rules, but it would be a dreadful faux pas to break them.
The excuse was quite a suitable one: I blocked a septic who in a huff had said "I'd quite like to be blocked" but who then proved about as consistent as most septics by demanding to be unblocked.
If you're interested in more heavy-handed wiki humour, WP:GIANTDICK is good (or this version).
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