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the list of all blocked users; the list of all autoblocked users; the list of recent blocks; the blocking policy; the banning policy, not the same as the blocking policy
Bot account of an indefinitely blocked user; copying block settings OCAD Team: confirmed 331dot: infinity {{uw-spamublock}} <!-- Promotional username, promotional edits --> Swarmx: confirmed Swarm: infinity This is a test Emir of Wikipedia: extendedmover El C: infinity Disruptive editing: Neutralhomer: extendedmover Ingenuity: infinity
Block user from sending e-mail prevents the user from sending email – this should be left un-ticked unless the blocked user abuses the email function. Prevent this user from editing their own talk page while blocked self-explanatory – this should be left unticked unless the blocked user disruptively edits their talk page or posts unblock ...
Blocked users can continue to access Wikipedia, but cannot edit any page they are blocked from (including, if appropriate, their own user pages). In most cases, a site-wide blocked user will only be able to edit their own user talk page. Blocks are used to prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia, not to punish users (see § Purpose and goals).
An autoblock is an automatic block of an IP address.Autoblocks are the result of an attempt to edit Wikipedia from an IP address recently used by a blocked user. Each time a user edits Wikipedia, the IP address from which the edit was made is logged (this log is accessible only by a very small number of trusted users, called checkusers).
This is a maintenance category, used for maintenance of the Wikipedia project. It is not part of the encyclopedia and contains non-article pages , or groups articles by status rather than subject. Do not include this category in content categories.
A1: A block prevents a user account, an IP address, or a range of IP addresses from editing Wikipedia, either partially or entirely. Blocked users can still open, access, and read any article or page on Wikipedia; they just cannot modify or edit any pages that are restricted by the block.
Spam filters often include the ability to "whitelist" certain sender IP addresses, email addresses or domain names to protect their email from being rejected or sent to a junk mail folder. These can be manually maintained by the user [1] or system administrator - but can also refer to externally maintained whitelist services. [citation needed] [2]