Feed The Beast Wiki:Blocking policy

The Blocking policy is a policy that describes how and when staff members should use blocking abilities to keep the wiki clean and safe.

Vandalism
Vandalism can be defined as a deliberate attempt to damage the wiki, made in bad faith. We can identify a few types of vandalism, based on the goals and targets of the vandal's edits.
 * Accidental vandalism. Although vandalism is defined as "a deliberate attempt to damage the wiki", sometimes it's hard to tell if a contribution, especially one made an unknown user, is made in bad faith or in good faith. It's always better to assume the best in a user, so these should be simply undid and the user should be given a warning if possible.
 * Juvenile (or Minor) vandalism. This sort of vandalism includes, for example, changing a random word on a page to "dick", or "Mike is cool". The vandal may be a child, or may just be having a bad day and wanting a snicker- they are in the same sort of position as someone who scribbles something onto a bathroom stall, which is something we have all done at some point in our lives. Ultimately, a short ban is statistically likely to stop the user from vandalizing again.
 * Bot vandalism. This vandalism includes vandalism done by user that is likely a bot, often linking to scam sites. For example, they may create a new page with something like  Fortunately, the AbuseFilter, ConfirmEdit, AntiBot, etc, extensions are likely to stop this sort of vandalism from occurring, but it is possible that a bot or two may break through the restrictions.
 * Aggressive vandalism. This vandal is aggressive! They vandalize the most used templates, the most viewed pages, and they very likely vandalize a lot more than one page. This user intents to harm the wiki, and they probably know a thing or two about wikis. They may be crazy ex-staff, or may be a rival, but they need to be stopped without a minute to lose. The FTB Wiki has not really had an issue with this sort of vandalism, but it is still possible.