Short answer as I understand it: Global blocks are the technical feature and refer to the accounts, the IPs and the software capability; global bans are the policy and refer to the people who are unwelcome.
On 6 July 2012 10:44, ENWP Pine <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Steven, > > Could you explain the distinctions between https://meta.wikimedia.org/** > wiki/Global_locks <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_locks>, > https://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Global_blocks<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_blocks>, > and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Global_bans<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_bans>? > These look to me like they have some redundancy and some areas where they > diverge. A chart which compares these three side-by-side would be helpful. > > Also, if Global Bans are decided by an RFC on Meta, that gives me pause. I > can envision sockpuppets and meatpuppets attempting to sabotage the process > and giving Meta checkusers more work to do, potentially much more work, > especially if WP:DUCK behaviors need to be evaluated on multiple projects > in multiple languages and/or coordination is needed with checkusers from > projects in other languages. I'm a bit more supportive of the process at > https://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Global_locks<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_locks>which > seems to involve Stewards making the decision to take a global action > based on multiple local projects taking local actions, rather than because > there was a global community RFC at Meta. I agree with AFBorchert's comment > at the RFC, "Meta is working great for non-controversial project > coordination, requests to stewards etc. But Meta is in no way prepared to > serve as a battleground for a large-scale global ban discussion which would > tend to revive previous debates at other projects." > > Maybe I'm missing something here, but I'm thinking that global locks and > global blocks would be the best two of the three options to deal with a > user who is problematic enough to be unwelcome on all wikis. > > Thanks, > > Pine > > ______________________________**_________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected].**org <[email protected]> > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
