User blog comment:Sannse/Blocking Best Practices/@comment-26474238-20121009165253

I agree. A very informative piece with a lot of thought put into it. I think the main issue with this topic is how there is no black & white side to it. It's merely just a shade of grey, and Sysops can easily play lawyer to explain away unjustifiable bans. My concerns are especially prevalent when considering violations of the ToU. For instance, one could easily say that perma-banning any user with a name that starts with 'S' would count as harassment and internet discrimination; which I could easily interpret this line in the ToU as a tool to combat such actions: http://www.wikia.com/Terms_of_Use

"You agree not to use the Service to:
 * Abuse, harass, threaten, impersonate or intimidate other Wikia users;..."