Help:Global blocks

A global block (available via Phalanx) is one of the tools that staff and VSTF can use to help deter spam or vandalism on Wikia wikis. This feature allows a block on a user name or IP across all Wikia. It also allows the blocking of similar user names, for example all names containing "on wheels."

How do I block a user on all Wikia?
If there is spam or vandalism on your local Wikia, and you feel they may be happening elsewhere and the user or IP may need to be blocked on all Wikia wikis, then please contact Wikia staff or contact the SpamTaskForce.

This ability is used sparingly and problems on one wiki do not necessarily mean that a user should be blocked on all other Wikia. In general, this is only used for large scale or persistent vandalism over several wikis, or for impersonations. If there a problem happening only locally, please contact the admins of that wiki, or if there are no admins, see above.

What do I do if I am caught in a global block?
If you are accidentally caught in a global block or were blocked for something via a global block, the first step would be to e-mail the person who blocked you via Special:EmailUser, if that does not work, please use Special:Contact to contact Wikia staff. In order to effectively locate the block and look into the matter, you must include all of the information in the box you see while you're blocked, especially the block ID.