Help:Blocking users

Blocking users is an action that h-sysops>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Sysops and permissions|sysops can perform upon users or IP addresses to prevent them from editing the wiki.blocked all user

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Blocking users is very simple. Visit 1>Special:Block|Special:Block and follow these steps:


 * 1) *  If checked, the target of the block will be prohibited from making changes to wiki pages, including editing, renaming, reviewing pending changes, and other change actions.
 * 2) **  Prohibits the block target from making changes to all pages on the entire wiki and creating new pages.
 * 3) **  Prohibits the block target from making changes only to the specified pages and/or all pages in namespaces.  All other pages can still be edited, new pages can be created, and files can be uploaded.  Up to 10 pages can be added to the block, but non-existent ("redlink") pages cannot be blocked.  The corresponding talk and subpages are not automatically blocked and must be entered separately.
 * 4) * : Selecting this option will prevent the blocked username or IP address from creating new accounts.
 * 5) * : When this option is selected, the user will be unable to use the Special:EmailUser interface. If an IP address or range is blocked with this option, and it is not set for anonymous users only, accounts logged in from that IP address or range are unable to use Special:EmailUser.
 * 6) * : This option is only available if   is set to true; it is not by default in MediaWiki 1.25 or lower. In 1.26 or later it is set to true. For a sitewide block, selecting this option prevents the IP address, range, or user from editing their own user talk page.  This option is usually ignored for partial blocks; to prevent a partially blocked user from editing their own talk page, the talk page must be specified as a page to block.  The only exception to this is where a partial block prohibits the target from editing the "User talk" namespace; in this situation, this option behaves as it would for a sitewide block.
 * 7)  The reason selected from the drop-down combined with the other/additional reason specified will be used as the message displayed to the blocked user when they try to edit. The default reasons in the drop-down may be modified at MediaWiki:Ipbreason-dropdown.
 * 1) * : This option is only available if   is set to true; it is not by default in MediaWiki 1.25 or lower. In 1.26 or later it is set to true. For a sitewide block, selecting this option prevents the IP address, range, or user from editing their own user talk page.  This option is usually ignored for partial blocks; to prevent a partially blocked user from editing their own talk page, the talk page must be specified as a page to block.  The only exception to this is where a partial block prohibits the target from editing the "User talk" namespace; in this situation, this option behaves as it would for a sitewide block.
 * 2)  The reason selected from the drop-down combined with the other/additional reason specified will be used as the message displayed to the blocked user when they try to edit. The default reasons in the drop-down may be modified at MediaWiki:Ipbreason-dropdown.
 * 1)  The reason selected from the drop-down combined with the other/additional reason specified will be used as the message displayed to the blocked user when they try to edit. The default reasons in the drop-down may be modified at MediaWiki:Ipbreason-dropdown.


 * 1) Select additional block options (optional): Depending on if a username or IP is being blocked and other options that may have been enabled, some or all of these options will be displayed on the form.  Please see  for information of how to enable or disable some of the following options.


 * 1) *: This option is only available when blocking a username. But this is available for both partial and sitewide blocks.
 * 2) * : Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace#
 * 3) * : This option is only available when blocking an IP address. When selected, registered users who try to edit using a blocked IP address will still be able to edit. Otherwise, they will be unable to edit as well.
 * 1) * : This option is only available when blocking an IP address. When selected, registered users who try to edit using a blocked IP address will still be able to edit. Otherwise, they will be unable to edit as well.

A message should appear saying if the block was successful or unsuccessful.

Effectively, this makes the wiki read only for those users.