Board Thread:Wiki Running/@comment-3225604-20150126151306

It might be a good news to everyone, or so it seems. I'm going to start a campaign called Redefine Blocks. No, it's not related to Minecraft, but to the judicial condition in this wiki.

After the case of Darian, I can see that blocks cannot be abused or enforced easily. It is also claimed by some users that the blocking period in this wiki is deemed "harsh" and "unwelcoming". I want to ensure this wiki is not a totalitarian wiki, but a welcoming wiki with lots of chances for you to demonstrate your skills and talents.

Neglecting the background information, I'm going to sum up what I'm going to talk about today.


 * 1) Implementation of warning points system
 * 2) Abolition of indefinite blocks except for vandalism
 * 3) Blocking people based on warning points system and a guideline to instantly block people
 * 4) Welcoming new users policy

Warning points system
The new interesting thing is the warning points system. This is somehow similar to Technic Forum's warning point system, only we "award" points in different aspects. Getting a specific amount of points will get you blocked and the points will be reset once a year. Here is a table of getting the number points to the block period.

This warning points system will not be applicable in these following situations:
 * The user has vandalized and spammed the wiki (by adding false information, emptying the page, editing user pages without permission, creating redirect pages unnecessarily of the old page, doing edit wars and adding spam pages, or any other bot flood related attacks). (1-2 hours for first conviction, 3 days-1 week for second conviction, 2 weeks-1 month for third conviction, 2-3 months for fourth conviction, 4-5 months for every other conviction (indefinite block may be imposed if the user continues to vandalize right after blocking)) (The conviction would be seen in a day, not by the number of bad edits)
 * The user has created an unacceptable name. (Will advise the user to change the usernames first. I don't know how long it would take for a staff to change the username. If the user fail to have an acceptable name, the user will be indefinitely blocked.)
 * The user is a sockpuppet to a blocked user with enough evidence. (The same block period as the blocked user)

In these situations, the user will be instantly blocked.

Here is a table of actions which will give you warning points:

These are the discipline issues I could think of right now.

'''Note that if you ignore the warning and continue to convict the undisciplined actions mentioned above on the same day, you will receive another warning. The warning will be sent to your message wall. In that case, if any undisciplined actions are still seen after the warning has been imposed, we will give you a second warning.'''

If you think that the warning is unreasonable or misunderstood, you may feel free to contact an admin for your appeal. If you fail to give valid reasons why your warning should be cancelled, you will be awarded another 5 marks in your warning system.

This warning system applies to every user in this wiki, no matter you are an admin, a rollback or a normal user in order to be fair.

However, your points can be deducted under the following circumstances:
 * Contribute a lot to the wiki by providing a lot of useful information and pictures to different pages.
 * Help contain vandalism and do the clear-up.

This warning system will greatly minimize the chances of a user getting permanently blocked. In this case, we focus on giving chances to users and guide users to contribute to this wiki. We are also welcome if you have any questions.

Please show your stance whether this system should be implemented

Welcoming new users policy
Right now I'm so tired to write a policy to this issue. New users need some help in integrating with the old users in this wiki. Sometimes they may offend a rule unintentionally.

The basic aim is to give a warm welcome to new users, so they do think that the admins care about them. Right now I'm trying my best to think of a suggestion to this policy. 