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| − | Ban moderation consists of | + | Ban moderation consists of three remedial stages and a final punitive stage. Aside from extremely rare exceptions, the punitive stage of permanent banning must only be reached after the failure of the first three remedial stages. |
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|bgcolor="green" | <font color=white>'''1. Guidance'''</font> | |bgcolor="green" | <font color=white>'''1. Guidance'''</font> | ||
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If an user persists (continues to make similar mistakes, does cancellation of correct editing, swears etc.), it is necessary to show it point/place in the Rules which it breaks. It is necessary to write that wrong actions may be cause of ban. | If an user persists (continues to make similar mistakes, does cancellation of correct editing, swears etc.), it is necessary to show it point/place in the Rules which it breaks. It is necessary to write that wrong actions may be cause of ban. | ||
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'''3. Temporary ban''' | '''3. Temporary ban''' | ||
User can temporarily limit from editing the map, from posting in the forum or complete blocking. Temporary ban - this is not punishment/retribution, but educational activity. | User can temporarily limit from editing the map, from posting in the forum or complete blocking. Temporary ban - this is not punishment/retribution, but educational activity. | ||
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| + | It is important to reiterate that the punitive stage of permanent banning must only be reached after the failure of the three aforementioned remedial stages. | ||
'''4. Permanent ban''' | '''4. Permanent ban''' | ||
Revision as of 20:31, 7 April 2012
Contents |
Guidelines
Terms of Reference
Forum guidelines
Photo uploading/deletion policies
Comments deletion policies
Offensive, meaningless, talk between users, or unrelated comments will be removed by the Advanced Users or by the Wikimapia Team.
Restrictions/banning policies ("No penalty without a law")
Ban policy
Banning is the act of restricting a user's account, and therefore the privileges it offers, by Advanced Users and Wikimapia Administrators. Although, Wikimapia Administrators reserve the right to ban any user, Advanced Users can only ban users as per the ban reasons listed under section 4. Users ban policy of the Wikimapia Guidelines.
The Ban policy comprises of four core components:
- Wikimapia Guidelines
- Terms of Reference
- Banning Guidelines
- Ban Moderation
The Wikimapia Guidelines is the official documentation for Wikimapia and should be adhered to as the only enactment of legislation in addition to the Terms of Reference. The Terms of Reference contains the Terms of Use, Copyright Notice and Privacy Notice and is an agreement notice which one must accept to abide by in order to use Wikimapia and its services.
Please note, the interpretation of the Wikimapia Guidelines and the Terms of Reference should be literal (i.e. as is written) and not subjective. With this said however, there is no sure way to apply an absolute definition to the wordings of any written legislation and so there will always be a margin of vagueness or ambiguity involved. In situations where this is apparent, you should either use sound judgement or contact the Wikimapia Administration for clarification.
The Banning Guidelines is provided by the Wikimapia Administration to guide Advanced Users on the process of banning.
Ban Moderation, explained in detail below, is a corrective procedure that must be followed closely by Advanced Users in order to ensure a user is afforded exhaustive resources to be rehabilitated before banning is considered.
Ban Moderation
Ban moderation consists of three remedial stages and a final punitive stage. Aside from extremely rare exceptions, the punitive stage of permanent banning must only be reached after the failure of the first three remedial stages.
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| 1. Guidance | 2. Warning | 3. Temporary ban | 4. Permanent ban | |||
Remedial
The remedial stage consists of Guidance, Warning and Temporary ban.
1. Guidance
The Guidance stage should always be perceived as the only one required to enlighten new, inexperienced and settled users. It is customary as well as necessary to establish a dialogue with a user so that you can:
- indicate the error they are committing
- show or prove to them why the error is regarded as incorrect
- provide a solution for them to correct the mistake
- advise them to avoid making the same mistake again
A few basic requirements for Guidance to be successful is for you to be friendly, patient and approachable. Aside from extremely rare exceptions, you are also required to adhere to the Banning Guidelines when communicating and handling a user regardless of his/her culpability.
2. Warning
If an user persists (continues to make similar mistakes, does cancellation of correct editing, swears etc.), it is necessary to show it point/place in the Rules which it breaks. It is necessary to write that wrong actions may be cause of ban.
3. Temporary ban
User can temporarily limit from editing the map, from posting in the forum or complete blocking. Temporary ban - this is not punishment/retribution, but educational activity.
Punitive
It is important to reiterate that the punitive stage of permanent banning must only be reached after the failure of the three aforementioned remedial stages.
4. Permanent ban
If, after a temporary ban the user (the offender) has continued to make similar mistakes, it is necessary to apply a permanent ban.
