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Blocks are meant to protect the project (Orain), it's
Users should not be restricted from editing their talk page or emailing users unless they have specifically demonstrated a need to have these additional restrictions applied. (talk page vandalism, abuse of unblock requests)
====Blocks should not be made if====▼
# You are involved in a dispute with the user▼
# You are involved in the situation with the user▼
# The sole reason for the block surrounds only you and the user▼
# The situation is "cold" (i.e. the user has long since stopped the behavior and the block no longer serves a preventative purpose)▼
====Common reasons individuals are blocked====▼
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# Vandalism▼
# Pure disruption▼
# Threats made toward users, companies, or the project itself▼
# Copyright violations▼
# Hacked accounts▼
# Enforcement of Steward sanctions▼
# Open proxies▼
====Appealing a block====▼
Users who have talk page access may place <nowiki>{{unblock|unblock reason here}}</nowiki> on his or her talk page to request that they be unblocked. Simply requesting an unblock does not guarantee that you will be unblocked. Those who, for whatever reason, do not have access to his or her talk page should email stewards(at)orain(dot)org to discuss their block(s).▼
** '''Note''' that credible threats against the project or other entities should be handled with indefinite blocks and Stewards should be immediately notified of the threat
** '''Note''' that these types of blocks should be removed as soon as the owner of the account is confirmed and account security has been restored
** '''Note''' that special [[Template:Toublock|ToU blocks]] may be enforced by Stewards and should not be removed by non-Stewards. Questions regarding [[Terms of Use]] blocks should be directed to staff(at)Orain.org
* Compromise of private information
▲Users who have talk page access may place <nowiki>{{unblock|unblock reason here}}</nowiki> on his or her talk page to request that they be unblocked. Simply requesting an unblock does not guarantee that you will be unblocked. Those who, for whatever reason, do not have access to his or her talk page should email
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