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 ...