User blog comment:Lambda1/EmpyreanSmoke Admin right removal and infinite ban (Closed)/@comment-778071-20151208083455

Closed - EmpyreanSmoke will be desysopped and blocked for two months.

After surveying the entirety of the discussion, two months seems to be a reasonable time that most will agree on. On one hand, for all the accusations of power abuse and whatnot, evidence of specific instances of this happening hasn't really been provided by those pushing for a 1-year ban. There is also the mitigating factor that none of the answers on the blog were deemed suitable for inclusion in our articles - so the impact on our content accuracy is arguably nil.

That being said, those pushing for a lengthy block are right in saying that there is something deeply wrong about an administrator who would lie about these things (even if nothing comes out of it.) The fact that Empyrean hasn't given a full account of his side of the story, or properly retracted any claims about knowing SPN writers (I think we can all agree that this writer does not exist) is also very troubling. Leading the community to invest the time and effort to get to the bottom of this, and being a supposedly 'trusted member of the community' at that, these facts of the matter make it clear that Empyrean cannot be trusted with the tools, and a block applied for some period of time. 2 months seems fair, since 1 year borders on the extreme and is not proportional to the offence, while 1 month lies on the lenient side.

As for those who are mentioning that there is a need for more administrators, Supernatural Wiki has never operated on a quota or by-need basis. By all means, any user who is a trusted member of the community and has the experience needed to use the tools is encouraged to self-nominate or seek a nomination from another user and run an request for adminship. Having more admins is a good thing, and it's merely a matter of whether users have the necessary know-how to use the tools, are trusted by the community in terms of maturity and good judgement, and whether they are able to afford the time required of them. Hope that clears things up. Cheers.