OblivioWiki:Penalties for abuse

Note: This article is a mirror of GuildWiki's Penalties for abuse guidelines.'''

For the purposes of this article, "abuse" is defined as an edit or sequence of edits that
 * Erases an entire page or large portions thereof (blanking)
 * Inserts graffiti or nonsense (vandalism)
 * Inserts intentionally wrong or misleading information (sabotage)
 * Inserts commercial links to external sites, often selling drugs or pornography, or simply trying to boost search engine ranks (spamming)

Penal Guidelines

 * Single page (either defacing or creating a new page of the type)
 * Blanking:
 * With no explanation: 3 days
 * Graffiti:
 * Possible editing mistake: warning only, no block
 * Nonsense (includes in-jokes and other "humor"): 3 days
 * Abusive (racist, homophobic, etc.): 3 months
 * Sabotage
 * It's tricky to figure out whether the abuse is intentional or not. A warning is best, but a repeated pattern could merit a ban. 2 weeks
 * Spamming: 1 year
 * Multiple pages (either defacing or creating new pages of the type)
 * Blanking:
 * With no explanation: 2 weeks
 * Graffiti:
 * Nonsense (includes in-jokes and other "humor"): 2 weeks
 * Abusive (racist, homophobic, etc.): 6 months
 * Sabotage:
 * First offense: 2 weeks
 * Subsequently: 6 months
 * Spamming: 1 year