Board Thread:Staff Discussion/@comment-27150398-20180813083832

Hello all, I wanted to explain some new features that have been introduced '''to help deal with any potential trolls or sockpuppets that may try and cause trouble on the wiki or Chat in the future.  The Mass Block feature was an addon that I first discovered a few weeks ago and had Wither install on the wiki, but since the article page on said feature didn’t explain where it could be accessed I wasn’t able to find it until I just happened to stumble upon it a few days ago.''' To explain exactly how to use this feature, Admins will need to go to the ‘My Tools’ section of the interface bar (which you can find in bottom left corner of your screen) and click on the ‘My Tools’ button. Once you have done so a list should then appear with the ‘Mass Block’ button appearing at the top of said list. After clicking on the button an interface will appear where you will have to type in the names of the users you wish to block on separate lines before typing in a reason for their punishment in the reason box and pressing the ‘Initiate’ button (it should be noted that there is only one reason box you can type into so if the reasons for banning said users are noticeably different you will probably be better off blocking the users individually to avoid creating any unnecessary confusion). If you have found said instructions difficult to understand, I have left a couple of screenshots down below which should help to explain the process more clearly.





The MultiKick and Block button features can both be accessed in Chat and the MultiKick feature can be used by Admins (Chat Mods, Superintendents, Discussion Mods, Operators and General Moderators can’t use it) to kick multiple users from Chat simultaneously in the event of raid or a massive argument between 2 or more groups of users in Chat. The ‘Block’ button can found below the normal ‘Kick’ and ‘Ban’ buttons on the Chat Mod/Admin interface and will allow Admins to not only Kick the user from Chat but also block them from the wiki as a whole which will prove useful in dealing with trolls quickly if they decide to cause trouble on Chat. Once again I have left a screenshot below that shows said buttons so if you didn’t understand my explanation you should look at the screenshot so that you can see what I am trying to explain.



Big out

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NOTE 2: This thread is only relevant for Admins and Bureaucrats. 