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==Blocking==  

==Blocking==  

:''See also: [[Conservapedia:Blocking policy]]''

:''See also: [[Conservapedia:Blocking policy]]''

#When blocking vandals or other troublemakers, uncheck the "block anonymous users only" box.  The block is more secure this way as it will block the IP Address (computer connection) that the vandal or troublemaker is using which will make it impossible to use the same exact Internet connection to edit Conservapedia.

#If you have determined a user should be blocked, there are multiple more factors to consider:

#Always check to see if a new editor is a [[Sockpuppets|sockpuppet]].  Use the "[[Checkuser]]" function to see if the editor is using the same IP address to edit Conservapedia as a known vandal or just another user. Checkuser can be found [[Special:Checkuser|here]], along with a short tutorial on how to use it [[Checkuser|here]]. Check all IP's given against both users and edits.

##Should the user be blocked for a reason not based on the quality of his edits or legitimacy? (For example, a vulgar username.) Then make sure the checkbox titled: "'''Automatically block the last IP address used by this user, and any subsequent IP addresses they try to edit from'''" is unchecked (it is checked by default), so that the user can create a new account.

#Given the amount of vandalism at Conservapedia, if the IP address check shows that the IP address is being used by two usernames the person is likely a sockpuppet who is using the same computer connection to edit Conservapedia. It is suggested that you block the person and if a mistake was made and the person was merely using a public computer that another person used (this scenario is rare and highly unlikely) the mistake can be undone if necessary. However, given the amount of vandalism at Conservapedia it is better to err on the side of caution and block the suspected sockpuppet. Undertake a check of the user(s) edits, they will tell you much.  Some keep one account for making lots of trivial change, adding a coma or the like on many articles, to get their edit count up, while using a "throw away" account(s) for subtle or major vandalism. Some even "argue" with their own puppet, and then "expose" them to us in order to gain credibility as a helpful editor, constantly repeating the cycle.

##If the user should be blocked based on his actions on the wiki, carefully consider how long  the user should be blocked. If the user is a blatant vandal, generally 5 year, or "infinite", blocks are handed out. If the user is merely edit warring or some similar offense, perhaps a shorter block (2 days, a few weeks, months?) might be more appropriate.

#''In all cases where a user has been blocked infinitely for vandalism, and there is no doubt, remove their user and talk pages''. First go into edit, and remove all content.  Save.  Protect the page "Administrators Only". Go back into edit, add a re-direct:  "conservapedia:deletedpage" within the brackets.  Save.  Repeat with their talk page. In other cases, if you change a short block for infinite, after investigating, remember to go back and remove their pages. Care must be taken to check their user and talk pages for links to "sand boxes" and other pages they may have created ancillary to their user and talk pages. Wipe, save, protect and re-direct those as well.

#If you have run checkuser (which you should generally only do with probable cause) and determined the user has created sock-puppet accounts, the user should be blocked. Be wary that multiple distinct users might just be editing from a public location - for example a school, a coffee house or a library.

#For blocks of over a day, but not infinite,  use the "Blocked" template, found here [[http://www.conservapedia.com/Help:Templates#Templates_for_user_pages]] in the template list, and protect the pages by locking them against any possible changes or vandalism.

#Obvious vandals who have been blocked indefinitely (or for 5 years) should have their user and user talk pages deleted (unless other users have contributed substantially to the user talk page). It is also appropriate to check if the user had created subpages that can now be deleted (this is checked by typing in the User's name into [[Special:PrefixIndex]], and changing the namespace to "'''User'''".

==Moving==

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