User:Ricken/SandboxPG/Appealing a block
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During day to day operations, AmtWiki administrators routinely block accounts and IP ranges, to reduce or prevent vandalism and other serious inappropriate behavior. This page explains to blocked users why they may have been blocked and how to request an unblock.
Why was I blocked?
- You may be an innocent victim of collateral damage, where you are accidentally affected by a block of some other user.
- Your account or IP may have been blocked because it appears to have been responsible for (or connected to) a serious breach of AmtWiki's policies.
If your account was blocked by mistake, it will be reactivated very quickly, as soon as you let an administrator know of the problem. Otherwise, there is a rapid appeal process which obtains quick review by other independent administrators, and brief discussion of the matter. One aim of blocking in some cases is to ensure the user learns from the incident, and that the issues don't happen again.
Requesting to be unblocked
A quick way to see these and test if you are still blocked, is to click here which tries to edit the Sandbox. If you are allowed to edit the sandbox then your block has already expired or been lifted and nothing more needs doing. If the block is still active you can resume editing when unblocked, or you can request a review of the block if you believe it is unfair or that you have put right whatever was the problem. You can contact the blocking administrator via email to request unblocking, or add the template {{unblock)) to your talk page.
Usually, if it's a clear cut case, any uninvolved (independent) administrator will make a decision. The blocking administrator may be consulted for their comments on your request (this is a common courtesy). The process can take anywhere from a few hours to days, depending on discussion and administrator activity.
Administrators will strongly avoid blocking and unblocking fights which would be a serious breach of administrator policy. For this reason, blocks will not usually be allowed to become a source of conflict; rather, consensus will be sought, by means of a fair and objective examination of the matter and of any policies alleged to have been breached.
Blocks can be reversed with the agreement by the blocking admin, or an override by other admins.
