Jack Reacher Wiki:Blocking Policy

This page is considered an official policy on Jack Reacher Wiki. It has wide acceptance among editors and is considered a standard that everyone should follow. Except for minor edits, please make use of the Comments section below to propose changes to this policy.

Blocking is the means by which an Administrator prevents a user account or IP address/range from editing the Jack Reacher Wiki. Blocks are preventive rather than punitive measures used to prevent damage by dealing with vandalism and enforcing Jack Reacher Wiki policies. Block duration may vary, depending on the severity and longevity of vandalism, but in most instances a block can be lifted if the editor agrees to stop the damaging behaviour.

Because of the dynamic nature of IPs, and the related risk of collateral damage, most blocks should be in the range of 24 hours to 1 month, with exceptions noted below. Only in very rare cases should non-proxy IPs be blocked for more than three months.

When considering blocking, it is important to remember the axiom "Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to stupidity" — article blanking or addition of fanon may be just a well-meant attempt to remove inaccurate information or expand the encyclopedia. Always assume good faith, but remember that the rules apply to everyone equally.

Grounds for blocking

1. Vandalism – Vandalism is defined as any bad-faith edit made with the intent to lower the quality of the wiki or disrupt the functioning of the community. In most cases, users should be warned prior to blocking, though final discretion is left to the administrators.
2. Spam – Posting irrelevant spam links in articles, or creating articles which are entirely spam is grounds for an infinite block (for registered users) or a shorter-term IP block.
3. Move vandalism – Page move vandalism (moving an article to a nonsensical or inappropriate title) is grounds for immediate indefinite bans.
4. Inappropriate account naming – Creating an inappropriate account name - be it in terms of user impersonation/insult, or general rudeness/obscenity is also grounds for a no-warning infinite block.
5. Disruption – Users who disrupt the wiki (be it via changing other people's comments, making misleading edits, or harassing other users) may also be blocked.
6. Copyright violations – Users who continually post copyrighted material despite being warned should be blocked so as to prevent further violations.
7. Blanking pages – users should typically be warned prior to being blocked for page blanking, except in extreme cases where the blanking is obviously being done with malicious intent - e.g., 4 articles blanked in one minute.
8. Personal attacks – Users attacking other editors personally (in regards to anything) should be given one warning prior to a cool-off ban. The length of the ban is dependent on the severity of personal attacks.
9. Wiki Rule Violation – Repeated violation of Wiki rules. This includes instances where even though there may not be an established Rule, the user has repeatedly ignored warnings and direction from an Administrator.

Block length guidelines

With the exceptions noted above, any Administrator may block any user that they determine is a detriment to the project. Final discretion is left to the blocking Administrator on a case-by-case basis.

Global Discussion Moderators and FANDOM Staff may also end up imposing short-term blocks under emergency circumstances that will be reviewed and possibly modified by local administration as needed.