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[[File:Wikia disable form.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Wikia disable form.jpg|thumb|325px|The Special:CloseMyAccount page on [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]].]] | ||
'''Account disabling''' is a feature used by global-based [[wiki farm]]s such as {{tag|Wikia}} for people who wish to quit and never return. If the [[user]] decides to return to the farm after disabling their account they will have to make a new account. | '''Account disabling''' is a {{tag|WikiConcept|feature}} used by global-based [[wiki farm]]s such as {{tag|Wikia}} for people who wish to quit and never return. If the [[user]] decides to return to the farm after disabling their {{tag|account}} they will have to make a new account. | ||
Disabling is often confused with [[global blocking]] when they are in fact entirely different; disabling is done by user choice, global blocking is done by | Disabling is often confused with [[global blocking]] – when they are in fact entirely different; disabling is done by user choice, global blocking is done by enforcement. On [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]], however, [[:Category:Wikia people|staff]] will sometimes disable an account if the user is meant to be globally blocked forever. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[:Category:Wikians who have disabled their accounts]] | *[[:Category:Wikians who have disabled their accounts]] | ||
*[[Global blocking]] | *[[Global blocking]] | ||
[[Category:Wikia|*]] | |||
[[Category:Account| ]] | |||
[[Category:WikiIdea]] | [[Category:WikiIdea]] | ||
Revision as of 03:51, 21 September 2017
The Special:CloseMyAccount page on Wikia.
Account disabling is a feature used by global-based wiki farms such as Wikia for people who wish to quit and never return. If the user decides to return to the farm after disabling their account they will have to make a new account.
Disabling is often confused with global blocking – when they are in fact entirely different; disabling is done by user choice, global blocking is done by enforcement. On Wikia, however, staff will sometimes disable an account if the user is meant to be globally blocked forever.