Wikipedia talk:Blocked users can edit their own talk page


 * 1) Tim Starling not going to defend it

Page move
This page was under the title New features. However, the only thing that should be decided locally on the English Wikipedia is whether a particular feature should be enabled there. Other requests for enhancement belong on http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/ (and can also be cataloged at Development tasks, which is currently maintained by the Wikimedia Research Network). So I have moved the page to a more appropriate title.--Eloquence* 00:13, July 15, 2005 (UTC)


 * I agree that deciding should not be on this page. I meant it only for announcing the fact that a new feature is now available. So I'll restore the page, with a link to Wikipedia talk:Blocked user edit exceptions. See also bug reports for a similar re-shufflin.


 * It's really for our users' benefit. I do technical support and technical writing for a living. I'm the buffer between the end users and the developers / technical support staff. I'd like to start doing more of that here. You'd like that, wouldn't you, Erik & Tim? Uncle Ed 14:12, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

Arguments against the feature
Let's make a list of arguments for/against the feature:


 * When a user talk page is protected, other users cannot communicate with the blocked user.
 * It's very easy to forget to unprotect the user talk page, even after the user is unblocked.
 * Users blocked a long time ago can suddenly start editing their talk pages again.
 * It is a strong deviation from the tradition of "User talk pages should only be protected in cases of persistent vandalism, and then only for as brief a period as possible".
 * It ignores the IP autoblocker, even if it was triggered by another account.
 * It doesn't trigger the IP autoblocker.
 * It is not easy to check the protections current in effect (unlike blocks, which can be checked with Special:Ipblocklist).
 * Adding a template to the page to note the protection/unprotection (and to work around the previous problem) causes the "You have new messages" message.

--cesarb 23:05, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

Deletion
This page doesn't appear to be particularly useful anymore, nor even really a proper use of Wikipedia space. Would anyone object if I put a prod tag on it? --Elonka 16:55, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

"Wikipedia:New features" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Wikipedia:New features. The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 October 19 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. DemonDays64 (talk) 02:18, 19 October 2020 (UTC)