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===Appealing a block=== | ===Appealing a block=== | ||
If a user believes they were unjustly or accidentally blocked, they may submit an appeal to a member of the {{bp| | If a user believes they were unjustly or accidentally blocked, they may submit an appeal to a member of the {{bp|Leadership Board}} using the EmailUser feature, via the Bulbagarden Discord server, or via the Bulbagarden forums. In all cases, please include any information you think would be useful in an appeal process. | ||
If using the EmailUser feature, please title the email ''Bulbapedia block appeal'' so it is easy for the staff to identify. If possible, contact a member of the | If using the EmailUser feature, please title the email ''Bulbapedia block appeal'' so it is easy for the staff to identify. If possible, contact a member of the Leadership Board or the Editor-in-Chief. | ||
Blocks less than one week in length cannot be appealed, as the appeal review duration would equal or exceed the length of the block. | Blocks less than one week in length cannot be appealed, as the appeal review duration would equal or exceed the length of the block. | ||
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Unauthorized additional accounts for the purpose of hiding one's identity, or '''sockpuppets''', are not permitted on Bulbapedia. Additional accounts created to '''evade bans''' are blocked indefinitely, and may result in an extension or institution of a block on the primary account. | Unauthorized additional accounts for the purpose of hiding one's identity, or '''sockpuppets''', are not permitted on Bulbapedia. Additional accounts created to '''evade bans''' are blocked indefinitely, and may result in an extension or institution of a block on the primary account. | ||
There are legitimate reasons for creating new accounts when you already have one, for example, if you have strong reasons to want to be dissociated from your past. This does not mean that accounts can be created for the sole purpose of starting fresh. To confirm that the reason is valid, users can reach out to a member of the {{bp| | There are legitimate reasons for creating new accounts when you already have one, for example, if you have strong reasons to want to be dissociated from your past. This does not mean that accounts can be created for the sole purpose of starting fresh. To confirm that the reason is valid, users can reach out to a member of the {{bp|Leadership Board}} detailing full reasons. After this request is approved, a new account can be created and the old account should stop being used as soon as possible. | ||
Please contact a member of the {{bp| | Please contact a member of the {{bp|Leadership Board}} to obtain permission to create additional accounts. | ||
===Uncivil behavior=== | ===Uncivil behavior=== | ||
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Similarly, blocked users may not use the Bulbawiki forum or Discord to circumvent their block. Users who do this, particularly users who have been permanently banned from the Bulbawiki system, will have their access to this area of the forums removed or may be removed from the Discord server. | Similarly, blocked users may not use the Bulbawiki forum or Discord to circumvent their block. Users who do this, particularly users who have been permanently banned from the Bulbawiki system, will have their access to this area of the forums removed or may be removed from the Discord server. | ||
An extended block on another Bulbawiki site is performed at the discretion of the | An extended block on another Bulbawiki site is performed at the discretion of the Leadership Board based on circumstances related to the user's original block and any subsequent communications that have taken place. | ||
==Staff guidance== | ==Staff guidance== | ||
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Individual staff members are expected to be impartial and should recuse themselves from administrative decisions if there could be an appearance of a conflict of interest. This could occur, for instance, if a user reverts a staff member's edits. The staffer should not "pull rank" and revert the edit because they have an interest in their wording or version. In this case, a third (neutral) staff member should be asked to adjudicate the dispute and determine what, if any, warnings or blocks should be issued. The staff member is authorized to return an article to a previous state if the user's edit (or revert) brings an article out of compliance with Bulbapedia policies or standards. | Individual staff members are expected to be impartial and should recuse themselves from administrative decisions if there could be an appearance of a conflict of interest. This could occur, for instance, if a user reverts a staff member's edits. The staffer should not "pull rank" and revert the edit because they have an interest in their wording or version. In this case, a third (neutral) staff member should be asked to adjudicate the dispute and determine what, if any, warnings or blocks should be issued. The staff member is authorized to return an article to a previous state if the user's edit (or revert) brings an article out of compliance with Bulbapedia policies or standards. | ||
Section Heads on the | Section Heads on the Leadership Board and the Editor-in-Chief are authorized to make final decisions regarding content and disputes for their own sections. | ||
The guidance in this section does not remove the general expectation that users and staff work through good-faith disagreements about content on the article's talk page. | The guidance in this section does not remove the general expectation that users and staff work through good-faith disagreements about content on the article's talk page. | ||