Laboratory Wiki:Fair Warning

Fair warning, as defined on Laboratory Wiki, is the act of informing an editor as to his/her violation of policy, and admonishing against similar future actions to prevent their being blocked from the wiki. This term is defined in the interest of providing a means to block users who repeatedly violate policy, and who ignore requests by admin to cease doing so. Managers are entrusted with issuing fair warning to editors found violating policy. If a Manager is uncertain as to how to handle fair warning, he/she should petition the advice of other Managers first. Failing that, Executive Director attention should be sought.

Fair warning is given by a Manager immediately following the first violation. Following the second violation, it is up to the discretion of that Manager whether to block the user. Normally, a 3-day block will be instigated to deter the editor from resuming violation of policy, after which permanent blocking may be necessary, depending on circumstances. Typically, fair warning is only used in extreme cases where a user repeatedly violates the NoPro Rule, repeatedly posts IP without permission, or consistently acts antithetically to the improvement of Laboratory Wiki, including repeated acts of vandalism and/or hostility.