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#When users who have done something unacceptable get a warning on their talk page they will certainly see it next time they log in and the warning is less punishing. | #When users who have done something unacceptable get a warning on their talk page they will certainly see it next time they log in and the warning is less punishing. | ||
Wikia prefers warnings before blocks for minor offenses. Here’s the [[Liberapedia]] [http://liberapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Policy Category Policy] though in practise these rules are not consistently observed. At Liberapedia liberals are treated gently while administrators assume that conservatives aren’t likely to want to contribute constructively and they tend to get treated as vandals. here are the [[Atheism Wiki]] [http://atheism.wikia.com/wiki/Blocking_policies Blocking policies] | Wikia prefers warnings before blocks for minor offenses. Here’s the [[Liberapedia]] [http://liberapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Policy Category Policy] though in practise these rules are not consistently observed. At Liberapedia liberals are treated gently while administrators assume that conservatives aren’t likely to want to contribute constructively and they tend to get treated as vandals. here are the [[Atheism Wiki]] [http://atheism.wikia.com/wiki/Blocking_policies Blocking policies] | ||
''" | Note that, ''"Sysops are encouraged to try to reason with vandals if possible."''<br> | ||
Trying to reason with | Trying to reason with vandals can feed trolls and one should be careful before doing that. | ||
Note fuerther that, ''"Sysops should try not block people with whom they are in personal debate."'' <br> | |||
I've been here struggling with trolls from [[RationalWiki]] and I could not easily block them because of the above rule, when finally I did block one of them predictably I was accused of administrative abuse. I feel other administrators should be more ready to support an administrator who can't easily use blocking power in a personal debate. | |||
From the blockee’s point of view being blocked is more unpleasant and more punishing that, for example finding that a wiki is no longer online or is temporarily out of edit mode for everyone. Ban windows are designed by expert advertisers to be unpleasant. | From the blockee’s point of view being blocked is more unpleasant and more punishing that, for example finding that a wiki is no longer online or is temporarily out of edit mode for everyone. Ban windows are designed by expert advertisers to be unpleasant. | ||