My Time at Portia Wiki:Blocking policy



The blocking policy controls the effects of blocking. Blocking a user is the means of preventing the user from editing and/or leaving comments. It is a last resort to a problem-causing user and should never be used to resolve a dispute or simply because you "don't like" them.

All blocks are under the discretion of the blocking administrator.

Blocking
All blocks must be in good faith, meaning blocks cannot simply be from unsatisfactory work. Blocks can be issued with or without reason for the following reasons, but is not limited to:
 * Spamming
 * Vandalism
 * Harassing other users
 * Intentional legitimate content removal
 * Adding inappropriate content and/or files
 * Other forms of harmful contributions to the wiki and/or the community

Blocks cannot be issued without a reason for the following reasons:
 * Unsatisfactory work (or work that does not meet the standards of the wiki)
 * Dispute with another user(s)
 * Creating invalid articles relating to

Block duration
The following are examples of the duration of the blocks, according to the severity of the problem.


 * 1st offense
 * Warning, 1 hour block, 1 day block, 3 day block


 * 2nd offense
 * Warning, 1 day block, 3 day block, 1 week block


 * 3rd offense
 * 3 day block, 1 week block, 2 week block


 * 4th offense
 * 2 week block, 1 month block, 3 month block


 * Final offense
 * 3 month block, 6 month block, 1 year block

Permanent blocks are not issued unless the problem persists after the 5th offense. Permanent blocks may be issued on the 1st offense but is highly not recommended.

Discussing a block
All blocks are to be discussed with the administrator and the blocked user only. No outside parties are permitted in discussing a block unrelated to them. You may not ask why a user was blocked.