DDO wiki:Blocking policy

Overview of policy creation
Please do not discuss the creation of this policy here or make any comments on this page. Instead, DDO wiki talk:Blocking policy is the proper place for discussion. I am thinking that between now and is fair for open change of this policy by any administrator as long as the editing administrator doesn't think that said change would spur a controversial debate. I also believe that an open discussion of this policy should be available on DDO wiki talk:Blocking policy from now until. Further discussion on DDO wiki talk:Blocking policy after said deadline of Sunday, November 4, 2012 is encouraged as well; however, any changes suggested at that point should be made only after a vote.

This policy is created to establish some kinds of continuity in the blocking of unacceptable usernames, spambots, and vandalizers of the wiki amongst the administrators. There needs to be a hierarchy of block reasons, and a set amount of time with some administrator discretion.

My current personal policy has been as follows:
 * 1) Unacceptable Username
 * 2) * Infinite ban
 * 3) * Check the following check boxes
 * 4) ** Prevent account creation
 * 5) ** Prevent this user from editing their own talk page while blocked
 * 6) ** Automatically block the last IP address used by this user, and any subsequent IP addresses they try to edit from
 * 7) ** Prevent logged-in users from editing from this IP address
 * 8) Severe/Blatant Spam/Vandalism
 * 9) * Non-User (Random IP) - 1 year
 * 10) * Unlikely Authentic User account - 6 months
 * 11) * Likely Authentic User account - 3 months
 * 12) Other reasons (never really have many of these)
 * 13) * Non-User (Random IP) - 1 year
 * 14) * Users - Per administrator discretion based on severity of offense between 3 days and 1 year.