The Blocking of a user or IP address will only happen after a warning is issued in the hopes of preventing malicious behavior and vandalism to the wiki. Blocking a user or IP address prevents that user/contributor from editing on the Sword of Truth Wiki. Blocking is not used to punish a user, rather, it is a tool that is to be used conservatively to prevent damage and irreparable harm to the wiki.
Grounds for Blocking[]
Inappropriate accounts[]
- Disruptive username with offensive or unreadable text or characters.
- Inappropriate language.
- Impersonation of other people.
- Names/IP addresses used by known vandals (sock puppetry).
- Etc.
Vandalism[]
- Inappropriate language.
- Purposely degrading the quality of an article or another's user page.
- Disruptive pagemoves and redirects.
- Uploading inappropriate images/files.
- Etc.
Edit Wars[]
- Does not include the reversion of vandalism.
Etc.[]
- Threats that place users in danger.
- Legal threats.
Unacceptable grounds for blocking[]
- Dislike for a user based solely on personality/edit style.
- Disagreement with an administrator.
Block length benchmarks[]
- Please note that the following are only benchmarks. The final decision for each incident is left to the discretion of the blocking administrator.
| Grounds for blocking | First instance | Second instance | Third instance | Repeated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inappropriate accounts/usernames | Infinite | |||
| Vandalism-only accounts | ||||
| Abusive sockpuppets | Infinite if confirmed (I.e. through CheckUser) The sockpuppeteer shall receive only 1 warning | |||
| Vandalism/Spam/Disruption/Excessive reverting/edit wars (IP) | (Warning) | Up to 24h | Up to 1 fortnight | 1-3 month(s) |
| Vandalism/Spam/Disruption/Excessive reverting/edit wars (Registered User) | 24h - 1week | Up to 1 month | Infinite | |
| AOL or similar ISPs | 15-30 min. | 24-48h | Up to 1 week (Range block) | |
| Posting of personal information Administrators: Please purge the history of those edits should such an incident occur |
(Severe Warning) | Infinite | ||
| Personal attacks which place users in danger | ||||
| Legal threats | ||||
| Open proxies | 3 months | 6 months | Administrator's discretion | |
| Others/Special incidents | Such incidents, depending on circumstances, reasons, and severity, are left to the discretion of the blocking administrator. Examples may include known vandals and vandalism IP ranges, confirmed by CheckUser. | |||
(table derived from the guidelines found on the Inheritance wiki)