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==[[Image:Admin mop.PNG|25px| ]]Username blocks/unblocks==

:: '''''Note:''' {{hatnote|[[User:Keegagan]] is a test account and is available for testing purposes. [[User:Keegagan]] will NOT be editing the encyclopedia.''}}

:: ''Additionally, this account name is technically restricted to creation by administrators. Accounts in the log will not be this similar.''

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[[User:Keegagan]] is an inappropriate username due to it being [[Wikipedia:U#Similar_usernames|too similar]] to [[User:Keegan|an existing user]]. Assume that this is a clearly inappropriate username of the kind that can be blocked on sight by any administrator. To block,

# Click on Keegagan's [[Special:Contributions/Keegagan|contributions]].

# Directly underneath the title you should see '''Keegagan (Talk "{{mono| talk{{!}}block{{!}}block |log{{!}}uploads}}" Blockamong logother | Logs)'''links – click on '''''block'''''. This will bring you to Keegagan's blocking form.

# Scroll to the bottom of the page, you will see the blocking form that is to be filled in. The username of the user to be blocked should already be there.

# Click on the '''Expiry:''' drop down menu – as Keegagan's username is inappropriate, select '''indefinite'''.

#* directly underneath this drop down menu, you can specify your own length of block. You can type in just about anything here e.g. 1 week, 2 months, 71 hours e.t.c. – use either the drop down menu, or type your own length in, '''not both.'''

# Click on the '''Reason:''' drop down menu – select '''<nowiki>{{usernameblockuw-uhblock}}</nowiki>''' (you may use the other reasons in different situations).

# You then come to several check boxes:

#* '''Block account creation''' stops the user from creating a new account for 24 hours after the block is made – '''this tick should be <font color={{red>|changed to unticked</font>}}'''.

#* '''Block user from sending e-mail''' prevents the user from sending email – '''this should be <font color={{red>|left unticked</font>}}'''.

#* '''Prevent this user from editing their own talk page while blocked''' self-explanatory – '''this should be <font color={{red>|left unticked</font>}}'''.

#* '''Autoblock any IP addresses used''' blocks all IP addresses the editor may use in the future whilst blocked – '''this should be <font color={{red>|changed to unticked</font>}}'''.

#* '''Watch this user's user and talk pages''' adds the blocked user's page to your [[Special:Watchlist|watchlist]].

# Now click '''Block'''.

# Leave {{[[Templatetls:UsernameBlocked|Subst:UsernameBlocked]]uw-uhblock-double}} on Keegagan's [[User talk:Keegagan|talk page]] to explain that he has been indefinitely blocked.

[[User:Keegagan]] now says Keegagan is a family name and you wish to unblock him:

[[Image:ThisIsaTestU-NAS.PNG|right|thumb|400px |Typical Admin Un-block form]]

# Click on Keegagan's [[Special:Contributions/Keegagan|contributions]].

# Directly underneath the title you should see '''Keegagan (Talk "{{mono|talk{{!}}change block{{!}}unblock{{!}}block |log}}" Block(among logother | Logslinks)''' – click on '''''block'''''. This will bring you to Keegagan'sthe blockingunblock form for Keegagan.

# Scroll to the bottom of the blocking form page and click '''Unblock Keegagan'''. An Unblock user page should appear.

# Under the reason field, give the reason you are unblocking Keegagan.

# Click '''Unblock''' TheYou "Blocked IP addresses and usernames" page will appear and you willthen see at the topmessage "KeegagaṇYou has beenhave unblocked (re-block)Keegagan"."

For the purpose of these practice steps, please resetremove the user{{tls|uw-uhblock-double}} pagepost forfrom theKeegagan's next[[User admintalk:ThisIsaTest|talk page]].

# From the "Blocked IP addresses and usernames" page, click Keegagan.

# Go to Keegagan's talk page.

# Remove the {{[[Template:UsernameBlocked|Subst:UsernameBlocked]]}} post

==[[File:Admin mop.PNG|25px|link=]]Using Twinkle to block and unblock==