User blog comment:AngrydroidForce99/Why people should not be blocked for incidents on other wikis/@comment-26037236-20151125203223

I use incidents on other wikis as a guide to behaviour I see on mine. Usually, if someone vandalises on one wiki, there is a good chance that they will vandalise on another. I've seen people get banned in 5 or 6 wikis in one day, because they vandalise them. However, then I see them come to my wiki, and just post a comment. I don't ban them, because they haven't done anything wrong on mine, but I keep an eye out.

If however, they DO break the rules of my wiki, and have a history of abusing admins / vandalism on other wikis, I would be more likely to give out longer blocks and without warnings. I have done this before, and no one has complained about their longer than usual blocks yet. People tend to not change their behaviour on different wikis, which is why admins are more likely to block people upon a minor rule breach.

They should only be blocked once they have broken the rules, but previous behaviour on other wikis should be used as a guide on whether a user should be warned or blocked without any messages on their walls. For example, does the blocked user start trolling and swearing at the admin that blocked them on the other wiki? Probably just block them, as they are likely to begin trolling again.