Board Thread:Wiki Discussions and Support/@comment-34115-20150121234454

I've noticed some improper use of the "cannot edit own talk page" option on blocks and it seems I need to remind people of the proper use of that option.

Generally there are only two situations that this option should be used:
 * When someone has been using their talkpage to continue their abuse of the wiki and this is something they'll continue doing.
 * When someone has engaged in **very** extreme abuse of the wiki (this typically means real harassment of other users or **extremely** hostile content in pages, not simple vandalism) as their only contributions, and there is a good chance they might continue this on their talkpage.

Reviewing the recent blocks with the option I see:

January:
 * Yash2734959 by Seelentau – Repeat vandalism, this probably wasn't warranted, but it was actually the original block by UltimateSupreme that included the option first.
 * Mohamed adel by SuperSajuuk – There were other issues with this block I'll discuss separately. This should really have had a warning first.
 * Sheldon12cooper by SuperSajuuk – Sock of the next.
 * Asherine Uchiha by SuperSajuuk – Sock of an earlier user, apparently to evade a chat ban, can't tell if the original warranted the option.

December:
 * Ultimateshinobi by SuperSajuuk – Actually made by Seelentau, mild vandalism, this wasn't warranted.
 * Jtw2014 by SuperSajuuk – This probably wasn't warranted. The user harassed other users a little, but made proper edits/posts before that, and there wasn't an indication they'd use their talkpage to do anything severe.
 * Anti-Gestapo by SuperSajuuk – Sock of the next.
 * MuhammadSarutobi by Snapper2 – I'm unsure about this one.
 * ButtCheeks by SuperSajuuk – This wasn't really "mass" vandalism, but I can accept the use of the option here.
 * Coregamingforthewin by Seelentau – Mild vandalism, not really warranted.

November: September:
 * Osama bin laden 666 by SuperSajuuk – Actually made by Seelentau, vandalism in the forums, I can't review this.
 * YouGuysAreGay by Snapper2 – Guess I won't complain, this user ended up global banned.
 * 123firdaus.muhamadadam by Seelentau – I don't even understand why this block was made, the user should have been given a warning first.
 * Sakura575 by Seelentau – Same as the last.
 * Glasslipersupport by Seelentau – Sock of the next.
 * Weebfighter by Seelentau – Sock of the next.
 * Glassliplover by Seelentau – Used 3 accounts simultaneously in their harassment, so this should be fine.
 * KenGhoul by Snapper2 – This was a proper block, where TheUltimate3 did a normal block, then Snapper2 upgraded it after the user abused their talkpage.
 * Edanedan by Jacce – The user dumped the entirety of Mein Kampf (1.8MB) into a page creating a diff page that can impede or crash some browsers, so in this case the option was probably ok. 