Forum:Global Block Log

Eglinton was blocked globally, according to this. Is there a Global Block Log like there is on Wikimedia Meta-Wiki? Thanks, Head.Boy.Hog (Talk To Me)  11:04, June 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * Nope, on Wikia all global blocks are done in secret. Wouldn't accountability be terrible? 13:28, June 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * To clarify, there is a log but only staff/halpers/vstf can view it. 13:32, June 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * The specific revision where Brandon Rhea mentions the global block of Elgington is [ here]. I wonder what you have to do to be blocked globally? I was wondering what happened to that user. He was helping out on Logo Creation wiki, but dropped off the radar. Wikia should put some kind of note on wikis where a user has been active if they decide to globally block someone. Having a hidden log is pretty much against the wiki spirit as well. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 13 Jun 2011 1:25 PM Pacific


 * You make some good points, Fandyllic. We had some minor problems with that user resulting in temporarary block. Once the blocks expired, he never came back. But, because I thought that he would, overall, be a good contributor, I wanted to remind him that his short-term block had expired and to encourage his return. Then I stumbled across [ this]. Wikia needs some centralized noticeboards like they have over at the Wikimedia Foundation projects: one for global blocks and another to notify us when there are Wikia-wide system issues (like MediaWiki:Common.js not loading properly for the Wikia (i.e., Oasis) skin). In keeping with the wiki spirit (as referred to by Fandyllic), we should strive here at Wikia for the sort of transparency that exists at Wikipedia with their incident system and their Arbitration Committee. — Spike Toronto  9:09PM EDT, June 13, 2011
 * Wikia isn't striving for an open system, they just want to make as much money as possible. If you could see the global block log you'd see how many times Wikia people have abused it (cases like this). But yea, according to their terms of use, they can block you whenever they feel like it. I bet that I'll soon be blocked for speaking up against the almighty Wikia myself, but you did ask :P 02:55, June 14, 2011 (UTC)