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'''Blocking Policy''' is as follows. | '''Blocking Policy''' is as follows. The words "block" and "ban" are used interchangeably, a block being a technical means of enforcing a ban. | ||
==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
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===User's right to defend himself against accusations=== | ===User's right to defend himself against accusations=== | ||
It is | It is not allowed to block a user from editing his talk page or emailing, unless he has demonstrated clear abuse of those particular channels, against which he has been properly warned. Also, if there is a community portal thread concerning a blocked user, he must be afforded an opportunity to defend himself at that thread, with the understanding that he is not allowed to edit the rest of the wiki, unless he disrupts the thread. Angering other users with one's civil rebuttals of their arguments does not count as a form of disruption. | ||
===Informal dispute resolution=== | ===Informal dispute resolution=== | ||
Sometimes users find it helpful to invite the people with whom they have a dispute to talk it over via a private, off-wiki, synchronous communication method such as IRC. This allows for quicker resolution of any misunderstandings, and can help users feel like they are saving face by not publicly acquiescing to someone else's demands. Participation in this sort of informal dialog is strictly optional, however. | Sometimes users find it helpful to invite the people with whom they have a dispute to talk it over via a private, off-wiki, synchronous communication method such as IRC. This allows for quicker resolution of any misunderstandings, and can help users feel like they are saving face by not publicly acquiescing to someone else's demands. Participation in this sort of informal dialog is strictly optional, however. | ||
===Maximum penalties=== | |||
The maximum duration of any block is 6 months. Block evasion, by itself, is not grounds for extending the block. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||