Thread:Merrystar/@comment-3061027-20161101002711/@comment-11001-20161102021946

Hi Daniel. I think deliberately vandalizing the main page in an effort to direct people to a different wiki is probably something that doesn't need a warning before a block. That is blatant vandalism.

A warning before a block is usually for cases where somebody has broken a local wiki rule that they may not realize exists -- eg. adding a page for a superman doll on a wiki that covers superman but not merchandise, or adding a bunch of new categories to pages. A warning would be appropriate if somebody changed the main page -- maybe they swapped out a picture or something, but didn't actually vandalize it. Or you might give one if somebody is crossing a social line -- arguing with another user, or having an edit war, or something like that.

But when somebody vandalizes the main page, that's not really something that happens by accident or has good intentions behind it, and it's ok to block without a warning first.