User blog comment:Sarah Manley/Updates to Wikia Chat/@comment-4748422-20120507185411/@comment-957747-20120507192522

If you are banned from chat, it won't affect your ability to edit the wiki. The two are still going to be separate rights altogether.

The new right will be a 'chatban' only right... not a 'block' from the wiki itself.

"Ban now works like block - Admins and chatmods can set time limits and list a reason for banning a user from chat. All bans are recorded at Special:Log/chatban and are displayed on the banned user's contributions and masthead. Bans can also be controlled directly from the log or contributions page as well."