User blog comment:Tama63/Blocking/@comment-26686429-20110722190537

Slightly confused about tip 3, this is what allowing users to edit their talk page when their blocked is designed to allow. If someone's committed a major infraction, then you can turn that off - because there's no way they'll be unblocked. Why set up an email address (which means that the appeal is behind closed doors) - when you can just not block their talk?