Account disabling: Difference between revisions

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Account disabling is a feature used by some very large wiki farms such as Fandom, 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.

File:Fandom disable form.jpg

The 'Special:CloseMyAccount' page on Fandom.

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 Fandom, however, staff will sometimes disable an account if the user is meant to be globally blocked forever.

See also

Category: Fandomns who have disabled their accounts
Category: Users who are globally blocked from Fandom
Category: Goal abandoned — wiki sites which, for a variety of reasons, have been abandoned by its users
Category: Ex-Fandom
Category: Ex-Fandom due to censorship

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-[[File:Wikia disable form.jpg|thumb|right|195px|The Special:CloseMyAccount page on Wikia.]]
+[[File:Fandom disable form.jpg|thumb|325px|The 'Special:CloseMyAccount' page on {{tag|Fandom}}.]]
-'''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|Wiki concept|feature}} used by some very large [[wiki farm]]s such as {{tag|Fandom}}, for people who wish to quit and never return.  If the [[user]] decides to return to the farm after disabling their {{tag|WikiIndex account|account}}, they will have to make a new account with a new [[username]].
-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 force. On [[Wikia]], however, [[Wikia Staff|Staffers]] 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 Fandom, however, [[:Category:Fandom staff|staff]] will sometimes disable an account if the user is meant to be globally blocked forever.
-Disabling also happens on Wikia if a user is underage or for major [[sockpuppetry]].
+;''See also
+*[[:Category: Fandomns who have disabled their accounts]]
+*[[:Category: Users who are globally blocked from Fandom]]
+*[[:Category: Goal abandoned]] — wiki sites which, for a variety of reasons, have been abandoned by its users
+*[[:Category: Ex-Fandom]]
+*[[:Category: Ex-Fandom due to censorship]]
-==See also==
+[[Category:Fandom| ]]
-*[[:Category:Wikians who have disabled their accounts]]
+[[Category:WikiIndex account| ]]
-*[[Global blocking]]
+[[Category:Wiki idea]]
-[[Category:WikiIdea]]