Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Blocking: Difference between revisions

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Blocks exist to protect the project from harm, and reduce likely future problems. Appropriate use of a block can help prevent imminent problematic conduct and disruption to Wikipedia.

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Things to do '''before''' considering a range block:

* Ensure [[WP:NASADMINGUIDE/P|page protection]] is not a viable alternative, for instance, if only one or two pages are affected.

* Check the contributions from the range and ensure there are not good-faith editors that will be blocked from editing.

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Blocking and adding blocking templates to talk pages can be expedited using [[WP:TW|Twinkle]]. Simply select "Block" from the dropdown on any user-related page and fill out the form. The "presets" that are available represent common scenarios you might run into, and will provide the general durations, block settings, and block summaries admins use for those scenarios.

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