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Administrators have the ability to stop a user from editing for any duration. However, sysops are only allowed to block users, or ban users, if an offense is made to disrupt the wiki. The following are actions a user might perform that could result in a temporary or permanent block:
Administrators have the ability to stop a user from editing for any duration. However, sysops are only allowed to block users, or ban users, if an offense is made to disrupt Jiggywikki. The following are actions a user might perform that could result in a temporary or permanent block:


==Offenses Leading to Bans==
==Offenses Leading to Bans==
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**This does not mean horribly misspelled articles that don't contain an elaborate plot, but rather articles that are irrelevant to Banjo Kazooie and having offensive content
**This does not mean horribly misspelled articles that don't contain an elaborate plot, but rather articles that are irrelevant to Banjo Kazooie and having offensive content
***Offensive content could be pornography, vulgarity, blatant insults to pages and/or users, or spamming
***Offensive content could be pornography, vulgarity, blatant insults to pages and/or users, or spamming
**Please also note that the purpose of disruption should be narrow, and the intent clear in this instance. Creating articles that are indeed Banjo Kazooie Wiki is not an offense, whatever quality they may be. Creating an article to compete with or insult another user can result in the article's deletion, but a short, if existent, ban.
**Please also note that the purpose of disruption should be narrow, and the intent clear in this instance. Creating articles that are indeed ''Banjo-Kazooie''-related is not an offense, whatever quality they may be. Creating an article to compete with or insult another user can result in the article's deletion, but a short, if existent, ban.
*Evading previous blocks with new account.
*Evading previous blocks with new account.
**This can be considered a form of sockpuppetry, but if the account is created to keep contributing, even though the user was previously blocked, it is an analogy of a jailbreak, however the intention may be.
**This can be considered a form of sockpuppetry, but if the account is created to keep contributing, even though the user was previously blocked, it is an analogy of a jailbreak, however the intention may be.
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===Sockpuppeting===
===Sockpuppeting===
''Sockpuppeting is when a user uses a sockpuppet to get around Banjo Kazooie Wiki, to either evade a block or just to "start off new". This is not allowed.''
''Sockpuppeting is when a user uses a second account on Jiggywikki, to either evade a block or just to "start off new". This is not allowed.''


*First offense: Permanent ban (for sockpuppet); 3 day ban for actual user account, plus the inability to vote for 3 months
*First offense: Permanent ban (for sockpuppet); 3 day ban for actual user account, plus the inability to vote for 3 months