2008/9/13 Phil Nash <pn007a2145(a)blueyonder.co.uk>uk>:
I think it should be clear of the context in which
this thread has
developed- that of obviously offensive or disruptive usernames; I have only
this evening seen accounts auto-created on en:wiki by a known vandal that
have obviously been created on other wikis in the hope that somehow they
will slip under the radar. I've blocked on en-wiki, but that does not stop
the perpetrator vandalising other wikis right now. My suggestion of an
automated request to globally block remains; it would still be up to the
stewards on Meta to decide.
That would be the best method. Stewards are there to act when it's
unambiguously a good idea (e.g. global IP blocks on the worst
crosswiki vandals), and are properly very conservative in what they
do. So projects should feel safe with them.
- d.