Account disabling: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Hoof Hearted (talk | contribs) |
Hoof Hearted (talk | contribs) (*Category:GoalAbandoned — wiki sites which, for a variety of reasons, have been abandoned by its users) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Wikia disable form.jpg|thumb|325px|The 'Special:CloseMyAccount' page on [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]].]] | [[File:Wikia disable form.jpg|thumb|325px|The 'Special:CloseMyAccount' page on [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]].]] | ||
'''Account disabling''' is a {{tag|WikiConcept|feature}} used by very large [[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. | '''Account disabling''' is a {{tag|WikiConcept|feature}} used by very large [[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 with a new [[username]]. | ||
Disabling may be 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, [[:Category:Wikia people|staff]] will sometimes disable an account if the user is meant to be globally blocked forever. | Disabling may be 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, [[:Category:Wikia people|staff]] will sometimes disable an account if the user is meant to be globally blocked forever. | ||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
*[[:Category:Wikians who have disabled their accounts]] | *[[:Category:Wikians who have disabled their accounts]] | ||
*[[:Category:Users who are globally blocked from Wikia]] | *[[:Category:Users who are globally blocked from Wikia]] | ||
*[[:Category:GoalAbandoned]] — wiki sites which, for a variety of reasons, have been abandoned by its users | |||
[[Category:Wikia|*]] | [[Category:Wikia|*]] | ||
[[Category:Account| ]] | [[Category:Account| ]] | ||
[[Category:WikiIdea]] | [[Category:WikiIdea]] | ||
Revision as of 23:15, 2 December 2019
The 'Special:CloseMyAccount' page on Wikia.
Account disabling is a feature used by very large 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 with a new username.
Disabling may be 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.
- See also
- Category:Wikians who have disabled their accounts
- Category:Users who are globally blocked from Wikia
- Category:GoalAbandoned — wiki sites which, for a variety of reasons, have been abandoned by its users