Wikipedia:Sanctions against editors should not be punitive: Difference between revisions

 

Administrators should follow a '''preventative model''' for their actions with a goal of curbing disruptive or harmful behavior from editors rather than trying to punish them. [[WP:Topic ban|Topic bans]], [[WP:Page protection|page protections]] and so on are in some cases more helpful to the project than [[WP:Indefinite block|indefinite blocks]] or [[WP:Community ban|community bans]]. Short blocks may easily be interpreted as [[WP:GAME|gamy]] slaps on the wrist that just serve to aggravate rather than enlighten. If you have a problem with the actions of a user, why not try to discuss the matter with them before blocking? There is [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Accountability|accountability]] for administrative actions.

 

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