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Question

Fragment of a discussion from User talk:Tmtoulouse
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Ok, here's an idea: If the blocked user's user page is protected at the mod level, their block can only be changed by a mod. It's a hack, but it's pretty easy to implement.

-- Nx / talk07:29, 25 May 2011

Dammit, there's no hook for unblocking, so I can prevent changing blocks, but not unblocking. I've got to go now, I'll get back to this later.

-- Nx / talk08:58, 25 May 2011

Well shit, I was hoping unblock was treated like a change block....

Tmtoulouse (talk)18:13, 25 May 2011
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Last edit: 20:20, 25 May 2011

Editing MW so that unblock = change block to 0 would solve this, I guess, but may be way too much hassle.

NDSP20:13, 25 May 2011

We don't want to edit MW, maintaining a patch is too much work.

-- Nx / talk20:19, 25 May 2011

Do it properly and you can upstream your patch.

(((Zack Martin)))20:50, 25 May 2011

Been there, done that, getting a simple patch for an actual bug upstreamed takes forever, can't be bothered.

-- Nx / talk04:25, 26 May 2011