Forum:Blocking policy

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 * We have been told we need a policy explaining our basic wiki rules and guidelines for blocking. I have formulated a suggestion that should be suitably vague and that gives administrators a lot of leeway for dealing with disruptions. Note that the suggested policy is intended to codify existing conduct, and does not contain any sweeping changes or new rules.

Proposed policy
This blocking policy is intended as a loose codification of how and why blocks are implemented on the Forgotten Realms Wiki. The policy comprises two sections: a deliberately vague set of conduct guidelines, and a set of suggested measures for when these are violated.

Guidelines for Conduct

 * Be civil
 * Treat your fellow editors with respect. Do not harass, attack, impersonate, or otherwise try to make others have a bad time when contributing to the wiki.


 * Do not be disruptive
 * Do not engage in vandalism. Do not insert nonsense or gibberish into pages. Do not remove content. Do not implement sweeping changes without prior discussion. Do not evade blocks.


 * Respect policy
 * Adhere to established policies, unless you have a very good reason not to. Especially important are the plagiarism, no crunch, canon, and citing sources policies.

Measures
Note that these measures are merely guidelines. Administrators may use their own judgement and may choose to implement measures that are, relatively speaking, more or less severe on an individual case basis. Also note that blocks are not intended as punishment, but as a way of protecting the wiki and its contributors.


 * Very mild infraction
 * User is contacted and informed.


 * Mild infraction
 * 24-hour block.


 * Medium infraction
 * Three-day block.


 * Severe infraction
 * Seven-day block.


 * Repeated severe infractions
 * 1-year to indefinite block.

Finally, administrators reserve the right to block users for a short amount of time to save them unnecessary effort.
 * Ir&#39;revrykal (talk) 10:06, 12 March 2021 (UTC)}}