Thanks for all the prompt and unambiguous responses ;) I have a better understanding of the policy and the need for it now.

"Troubleshooting by proxy sucks." Yes I can see that. I didn't consider myself a proxy but I see where in many cases this could be an issue.

So if I'm not the sys admin on the server in question then you don't want me here? Is that correct? Perhaps to avoid confusion, you should add that as a close reason. I was initially just trying to find out how to better word my question - before I realized that it wasn't the question but the asker that you had a problem with.