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Use the form below to block write access from a specific IP address or username. This should be done only only to prevent vandalism, and in accordance with the blocking policy. Fill in a specific reason below (for example, citing particular pages that were vandalized).

Block length benchmarks

Please note that the following are only benchmarks. The final decision for each incident is left to the discretion of the blocking administrator.

Grounds for blocking First instance Second instance Third instance Repeated
Inappropriate accounts/usernames Infinite
Vandalism-only accounts
Abusive sockpuppets Infinite if confirmed (I.e. through CheckUser)
The sockpuppeteer shall receive only 1 warning
Vandalism/Spam/Disruption/Excessive reverting/edit wars (IP) (Warning) Up to 24h Up to 1 fortnight 1-3 month(s)
Vandalism/Spam/Disruption/Excessive reverting/edit wars (Registered User) 24h - 1week Up to 1 month Infinite
AOL or similar ISPs 15-30 min. 24-48h Up to 1 week (Range block)
Posting of personal information
Administrators: Please purge the history of those edits should such an incident occur
(Severe Warning) Infinite
Personal attacks which place users in danger
Legal threats
Open proxies 3 months 6 months Administrator's discretion
Others/Special incidents Such incidents, depending on circumstances, reasons, and severity, are left to the discretion of the blocking administrator. Examples may include known vandals and vandalism IP ranges, confirmed by CheckUser.

AOL proxy server IP ranges & Large government ranges

The following IPs should not be blocked for a long period of time. Please take extra considerations if and when you're blocking a government IP.

Open proxies

The following is a list of open proxies. Please add to the list if more is found.

Because open proxies may be used by any Internet user, they may be abused. Please block such IP addresses if necessary.

Block user

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