Wikiversity:Blocking policy
From Wikiversity
Editor's note: most of this is inspired by the blocking policy at Wikipedia.
Blocking is the means by which a Wikiversity Custodian may prevent editing from an IP address or user account for any length of time.
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[edit] When blocks may be used
A user may be blocked whenever it is felt necessary to protect the content or prevent disruption of Wikiversity.
[edit] Vandalism
Custodians may block the IP addresses or usernames whose users repeatedly vandalise Wikiversity after having been warned to stop.
Custodians may also excercise discretion to block IP addresses and usernames if they believe that the user has no intention of ceasing to vandalise after one warning is given (see also: Wikiversity:No shrines for vandals ). Custodians should seek a second opinion on the block as soon as is feasible.
[edit] Excessive unjustified reverts
Custodians may block users who continuously revert the edits of others without clear justification.
[edit] Professionalism
Blocks may be placed on accounts or IP addresses which have consistently demonstrated a lack of professionalism and respect for the editing environment on Wikiversity. IP addresses should never be blocked indefinitely, unless they are open proxies.
To get a block log entry modified or removed please contact a sysadmin.
[edit] Posting of personal information
Users/IPs posting personal information about any editor without that editor's express consent may be blocked for any length of time, depending on the severity of the incident.
[edit] Disruption
Any user/IP disrupting the normal functioning of Wikiversity may be blocked.
[edit] Open proxies
Wikimedia Foundation policy limits the ability of users to edit from open proxies. See: Wikiversity:Open Proxies.
[edit] Requests for unblock
Blocked users can edit their user talk page. If blocked users place Template:Unblock on their user page, they will be listed in Category:Requests for unblock.
Blocked users can also send an email to the blocking custodian requesting unblock.
Custodians have the ability to disable users from editing their talk page for the duration of the block.
[edit] Expiry times
Blocking periods range from one hour to "infinite" - as a general rule, first offences can be blocked for a short 'cooling off' time, unless the severity of the offence merits a longer block. Repeated offenders should be blocked for longer periods - as a general rule, doubling the last block time works well. When blocking IP addresses and ranges, special care has to be taken to determine if the address or range is allocated dynamically. In such cases, blocks with expiry times exceeding an hour or two are likely to cause more damage than do good because addresses are constantly reallocated to different users.
[edit] See also
Academic freedom - Blocking policy - Bureaucratship - CheckUser policy - Cite sources - Course Titles and Numbers - Course protection policy - Deletion policy - Disclosures - External links - Make no assumptions - Manual of Style - Naming conventions - Network naming conventions - Original research - Page protection templates - Polls - Respect people - Privacy policy - Productive Forking and Tailoring is Encouraged - Real world schools - Scholarly ethics - Subpages - Username - User page - What Wikiversity is not

