Department of Implausibility/Blocking Policy


 * If you are a currently blocked user or an administrator, please read this page on what gets users blocked and why.

Blocking or banning is the method by which administrators technically prevent users from editing Wikipedia. Blocks may be applied to user accounts, to IP addresses, and to ranges of IP addresses, for either a definite or an indefinite time. Blocked users can continue to access this wiki, but cannot edit any pages here. Additional restrictions include preventing the user from create new accounts, preventing the user from sending email, preventing the user from editing their own talk page, autoblock the recent IP address the blocked user was using (this will block the IP address for a day) and to prevent logged-in users from editing blocked IP addresses.

If editors feel a block has been improperly issued, they can initiate a review of that block here. Administrators can "unblock" a user when they feel the block is unwarranted or no longer appropriate.

Another reminder for admins is to warn the user before blocking and notify the user when blocked. You should also let the user edit their talk page and send emails, unless if there spamming or trolling.

Good reasons for ban
A block should be used to prevent disruption on this wiki. Appropriate block reasons include:
 * Vandalism
 * Spam
 * Harassment, trolling or personal attacks
 * Creating attack or spam pages or creating pages that are copyright violations
 * Creating duplicate pages
 * Unacceptable user name
 * You have 24 hours to contact wikia to change your username after being notified
 * Constant edit warring
 * Posting pornography and shock images

Bad reasons for ban
Blocks should not be:
 * For retaliation or revenge against a user
 * For cooling off angry users during arguments or situations
 * For showing off authority as an admin
 * Test blocks
 * Because your angry towards a user, or you dislike or hate a user
 * Because a user has caused problems somewhere else on Wikia or another site and it doesn't involve this wiki
 * Because a user is part of a particular group, age (13 and up. Users under 13 require permission and supervision of someone that age), race, gender, ethnicity, nation or class or has a disability, either mental or physical.