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While the [[AoPSWiki:Deletion policy|deletion policy]] of AoPSWiki is much looser than that of [[Wikipedia]], the blocking policy is much stricter.
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While the [[AoPSWiki:Deletion policy|deletion policy]] of AoPSWiki is much looser than that of [[Wikipedia]], the blocking policy is much stricter. All penalties are at the discretion of the admins, and do not necessarily reflect this page.
  
 
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==Blocking Policies==

Revision as of 20:28, 11 December 2007

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While the deletion policy of AoPSWiki is much looser than that of Wikipedia, the blocking policy is much stricter. All penalties are at the discretion of the admins, and do not necessarily reflect this page.

Blocking Policies

Infraction Length of ban
Insulted or displayed unprovoked hostility to other members of the AoPSWiki 1-3 times 1-2 months
Insulted or displayed unprovoked hostility to other members of the AoPSWiki 4-7 times Yearlong
Insulted or displayed unprovoked hostility to other members of the AoPSWiki 8+ times Indefinite block
Insulted or displayed provoked hostility to other members of the AoPSWiki 5-10 times 1-2 months
Insulted or displayed provoked hostility to other members of the AoPSWiki 11+ times Indefinite block
Vandalized pages deliberately Week-long block
Vandalized pages deliberately and repeatedly, after being warned and blocked Indefinite block
Created blatant advert 1-2 day block
Continued creating adverts after block expired 1-2 month block
Continued creating adverts after second block expired Indefinite block
Created double account (also known as a sockpuppet) Indefinite block
Is banned on forums already Blocked for length of ban on forum.