User blog comment:Sannse/How to Block Someone in Your Community the Right Way/@comment-5706853-20160806213200

Before I get to blocking I always try to talk to the user first - I'll give them a warning about whatever it is, or tell them how we do things/tell them to read policy/guidelines if I think it's just a simple mistake.

I always try to be polite and helpful (hopefully I manage that!) but my responses to people will get shorter and more to the point if their behaviour doesn't alter.

What it comes down to for me is that I'd rather have editors at my wiki than scare them off by being really strict.

This is one reason why I think it's a good idea to have clear policies on things like this - both on how content is edited at your wiki (if you have strict ideas about this), and how/why editors will be blocked (warnings, progressively longer blocks, how to appeal, etc). That way editors and admins know what the standards are that you should be following and it gives you something to point editors to read when they mess up rather than having to repeat instructions/guidelines loads of times.