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A 2012 community discussion at the administrators' noticeboard placed {{tqq|all pages about social groups, explicitly including caste associations and political parties related to India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal}} under community discretionary sanctions.

Subsequent enforcement tended to treat this sanction more akin to the "related to X, broadly construed" wording seen in most other sanctions. A 2023 discussion at the administrators' noticeboard found no objection to formalizing existing de facto practice, expanding the sanctions' scope to {{tqq|pages related to South Asian social groups, broadly construed}}.

Remedies

Sanctions imposed cannot be undone by another administrator without approval of the sanctioning administrator or an appeal at the administrators' noticeboard. Pages may be tagged with {{tlx|Gs/talk notice|2=sasg}}, which can be used to indicate that articles are within the scope of these sanctions. Prior to being sanctioned, editors can be notified of these sanctions with the {{tlsx|Gs/alert|sasg}} template. Use the {{tls|Community sanction}} template when imposing sanctions. For blocks, use {{tls|Uw-csblock}}.

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The standard set of discretionary sanctions are imposed on all pages related to social groups, broadly construed—be they castes, communities, tribes, clans, kootams, gotras, etc., and explicitly including caste associations and political parties—related to India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. This includes biographies that mention subjects' membership in such groups.

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Log of administrative actions

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Active sanctions

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=User sanctions=

  • {{User2|USERNAME}}, TYPE OF SANCTION, DURATION, DIFF ON USERPAGE. ~~~~

  • {{User2|Pal subhojit}}, 2012-03-09, Indefinite Topic ban --All edits relating to Kulin Kayastha per [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3APal_subhojit&diff=480986270&oldid=480922425 this], {{U|The Blade of the Northern Lights}}
  • {{User2| Narayana Samy Nayak}}, 2013-3-29, Indefinite block -- User was warned and blocked twice previously for blanking Thirumalai Nayak, {{U|Qwyrxian}}
  • {{User2|Pk041}}, 2014-04-09, Indefinite One revert restriction in any seven day period on any page as described in the section above, {{U|Callanecc}}
  • {{User2|Shvrs}}, 2014-04-14, Indefinite Topic ban, All edits relating to castes and ethnic/social groups across all namespaces, {{U|Bishonen}}
  • {{User2|Premthanjavur}}, 2015-06-23, Topic banned from editing anything related to social groups, explicitly including caste associations and political parties, related to India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.per [{{fullurl:Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard&oldid=476357766#Discretionary_sanctions_on_caste_articles_and_more}} this Community Authorized Discretionary Sanctions decision]. Blocked twice by —SpacemanSpiff: 1 week (1st) and 1 month (2nd) for violating the topic ban, {{u|Philg88}}
  • {{User2|Kulazambu}}, 2015-06-29, Topic Ban, indef blocked for topic ban vio [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Kulazambu&curid=46603487&diff=676054296&oldid=669156689], Proxying for a topic banned user (Premthanjavur), {{User2|SpacemanSpiff}}
  • {{User2|Greatcrap}}, 2015-07-06, Topic Ban, indef blocked for topic ban vio [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Greatcrap&curid=47058143&diff=676054578&oldid=670198818], Proxying for a topic banned user (Premthanjavur), {{u|SpacemanSpiff}}
  • {{User2|Merkcid}}, 2015-08-11, Topic Ban [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AMerkcid&type=revision&diff=675634046&oldid=669755560], Proxying for a topic banned user (Premthanjavur) and disruptive editing on Vanniyar, {{u|SpacemanSpiff}}
  • {{User2|Satendra.patial}}, 2015-08-15, Block, Using multiple accounts to edit war in the Patial article. {{u|Nick-D}}
  • {{User2|Chrishitch}}, 2015-08-25, Topic ban, Any edit related to Bhumihars anywhere on wikipedia. {{U|Abecedare}}
  • {{User2|Gobugounder}}, 2015-09-12, Topic ban, Any edit [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AGobugounder&type=revision&diff=680648112&oldid=679717890 related to castes or social groups] anywhere on Wikipedia. {{U|SpacemanSpiff}}
  • {{User2|Vetriselvanvetri}}, 2015-11-01, Indefinite block due to repeated copyvios and edits violating NPOV after GS/Caste warning, {{U|SpacemanSpiff}}
  • {{User2|Ranjith KonGu‎}}, 2015-11-18, Topic ban, Any edit [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ranjith_KonGu&diff=prev&oldid=691192180 related to castes or social groups] anywhere on Wikipedia. Blocked indef for immediately violating topic ban, no attempt at any discussion. {{U|SpacemanSpiff}}
  • {{User2|Rahulheinzyaduvanshi}}, 2016-05-30, Topic ban, Any edit to castes or social groups per [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ARahulheinzyaduvanshi&type=revision&diff=722829961&oldid=722168106 this notification]. {{U|SpacemanSpiff}}
  • {{User2|Rahul Baisla}}, 2016-06-06, Any edit to castes or social groups per [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Rahul_Baisla&diff=723950107&oldid=723833999]. {{U|SpacemanSpiff}}
  • {{User2|Karan Baisla Jdb}}, 2016-06-08, Topic ban, Any edit to castes or social groups per [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Karan_Baisla_Jdb&diff=724284714&oldid=718414493]. {{U|SpacemanSpiff}}
  • {{iplinks|120.56.175.104}} The editor behind this IP has been blocked for two weeks. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:120.56.175.104&oldid=731310537] --NeilN talk to me 14:41, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Winnan Tirunallur}} indefinitely topic banned from anything related to social groups and castes of South Asia. —SpacemanSpiff 01:26, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Kannanraj1002}} indefinitely topic banned from anything related to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Kannanraj1002&action=history castes, social and ethnic groups of South Asia]. —SpacemanSpiff 12:21, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Nongdamba}} blocked one month. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ANongdamba&type=revision&diff=774393664&oldid=774384654] --NeilN talk to me 04:31, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Nayak sp}} is topic banned for six months from making any edits to caste-related pages.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ANayak_sp&type=revision&diff=775078903&oldid=774895062] Bishonen | talk 10:55, 12 April 2017 (UTC).
  • {{User2|MEENAKACHORA}} [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AMEENAKACHORA&type=revision&diff=786566046&oldid=786222314 indefinitely topic banned] from anything related to castes/social groups/gotras. —SpacemanSpiff 07:48, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
  • {{User2|HParv Kumar}} [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AHParv_Kumar&type=revision&diff=786698812&oldid=786650673 Six month topic ban] from anything related to castes/social groups/gotras. —SpacemanSpiff 02:15, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
  • {{User2|The Bhar Historian}} is [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AThe_Bhar_Historian&type=revision&diff=790803209&oldid=790802484 indefinitely topic banned from editing about social or ethnic groups of South Asia]. —SpacemanSpiff 05:14, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Aman Kumar pratapgharhi}} topic banned from any edits and pages pertaining to castes and social groups. —SpacemanSpiff 09:21, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Mathenyovann}} [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Mathenyovann&diff=801061758&oldid=801031826 topic banned] from any edits and pages pertaining to castes and social groups, —SpacemanSpiff 12:24, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Hymavarma}} [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Hymavarma&diff=802775265&oldid=802771026 indefinitely tbanned] from editing about castes, social groups, varnas etc. —SpacemanSpiff 11:43, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Madgaonkar}}, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AMadgaonkar&type=revision&diff=803350933&oldid=803345280 indefinitely tbanned from anything to do with castes/social groups]. —SpacemanSpiff 00:21, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Panjikar}}, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3APanjikar&type=revision&diff=803351302&oldid=803327961 indefinitely tbanned from anything to do with castes/social groups]. —SpacemanSpiff 00:21, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Dahiya1208}} is [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Dahiya1208&diff=813055510&oldid=813050508 topic banned from anything to do with Jats and other castes/social groups]. —SpacemanSpiff 13:53, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Justmangalore}} blocked one week. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AJustmangalore&type=revision&diff=818798009&oldid=818795756] --NeilN talk to me 17:09, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Sahilsingh026}} is [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Sahilsingh026&diff=820524736&oldid=820392742 indefinitely topic banned] from anything related to castes/social groups across all of the English Wikipedia. —SpacemanSpiff 04:00, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

:*Blocked one month for violating topic ban. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ASahilsingh026&type=revision&diff=822131172&oldid=822131076] --NeilN talk to me 15:55, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

  • {{User2|Manoj Ranjan Yadav}} is indefinitely banned from making any edits to caste-related pages. Bishonen | talk 15:19, 9 February 2018 (UTC).
  • {{User2|Justmangalore}} is indefinitely banned from making any edits to caste-related pages. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Justmangalore&diff=826692653&oldid=826689655] --NeilN talk to me 14:42, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

:*Blocked 60 hours for quickly violating the topic ban. —SpacemanSpiff 10:50, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

  • {{User2|Bunt56}} indefinitely blocked for continued disruptive editing, first year under discretionary sanctions. --NeilN talk to me 17:42, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Kavin manoharan}} is [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Kavin_manoharan&diff=831562087&oldid=820738120 indefinitely topic banned] from any edits related to castes and social groups of South Asia. —SpacemanSpiff 06:01, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Rajrajh}} is [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Rajrajh&diff=835768503&oldid=835725370 indefinitely topic banned] from any edits related to castes and social groups of South Asia. --NeilN talk to me 17:15, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Tushar Chaudharyy}} is [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tushar_Chaudharyy&diff=836849335&oldid=836818446 ndefinitely topic banned from any edits relating to castes or social groups across all pages in every name space on the English Wikipedia]. —SpacemanSpiff 05:46, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Blosm}} is [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Blosm&diff=836868511&oldid=836708146 indefinitely topic banned from any edits and topics related to castes and social groups of South Asia across all namespaces on the English Wikipedia.] —SpacemanSpiff 09:59, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Shivanshhhg}} is [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Shivanshhhg&diff=837821871&oldid=837710892 indefinitely topic banned] from anything related to castes and social groups across all name spaces. —SpacemanSpiff 07:28, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
  • {{user|Nikhil.joshi.d}} is [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Nikhil.joshi.d&diff=841481709&oldid=841481442 indefinitely topic banned] from anything related to castes/social groups of South Asia across all of en.wiki. —SpacemanSpiff 03:50, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
  • {{user|Nikhil.joshi.d}} Blocked 48h for 2nd violation, after an alert and warning notification on 1st vio. —SpacemanSpiff 04:03, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
  • {{user|Nikhil.joshi.d}} Blocked 1 week for 3rd violation (during prior block). —SpacemanSpiff 03:42, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
  • {{user|Nikhil.joshi.d}} Blocked 1 month for 4th violation (right after expiry of prior block).—SpacemanSpiff 02:57, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
  • {{user|Nikhil.joshi.d}} Blocked 3 months for continued violation of tban, using IP Socks. —SpacemanSpiff 07:39, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
  • {{user|Anti4ITCELL}} is [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Anti4ITCELL&diff=844784157&oldid=844766121 indefinitely topic banned from any edits or pages related to castes and social groups] of South Asia across all name spaces of the English Wikipedia. —SpacemanSpiff 04:22, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
  • {{user|Anti4ITCELL}} Blocked 48h for 2nd violation, after an alert and warning notification on 1st vio. —SpacemanSpiff 11:49, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Padmanabhanunnips}} is indefinitely banned from making any edits to caste-related pages.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Padmanabhanunnips&diff=844941938&oldid=844798341] Bishonen | talk 07:25, 8 June 2018 (UTC).
  • {{User2|Padmanabhanunnips}} blocked 48h for violating TBAN. —SpacemanSpiff 07:19, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Padmanabhanunnips}} blocked 1 month for further egregious TBAN violations. Vanamonde (Talk) 00:32, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Radavking}} is indefinitely banned from making any edits to pages related to castes or social groups.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Radavking&diff=845806331&oldid=845800350] Bishonen | talk 08:19, 14 June 2018 (UTC).
  • {{User2|Rohitachwiki}} is indefinitely banned from making any edits to pages related to Vishvakarma.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Rohitachwiki&diff=845806467&oldid=845656538] Bishonen | talk 08:19, 14 June 2018 (UTC).
  • {{User2|Rohitachwiki}} was blocked for a week for violating the topic ban, violating copyright, and vandalism.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Rohitachwiki&diff=846136584&oldid=846135650] Five minutes later, blocked indefinitely for edit warring against ClueBot and other users while I was writing up the first block. WP:NOTHERE.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Rohitachwiki&diff=846137316&oldid=846136584] Bishonen | talk 16:02, 16 June 2018 (UTC).
  • {{user2|Gurpreetsingh56}} Blocked 1 week for the continued addition of unsourced castes in biography articles. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AGurpreetsingh56&type=revision&diff=853152401&oldid=853150558] --Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 19:35, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
  • Blocked indefinitely by {{U|SpacemanSpiff}} with the following comment: (Clearly not here to contribute to the encyclopedia, pure caste editing without care or concern for any policies). Logged here by non-administrator  — Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs) . 04:46, 27 September 2018 (UTC) (Non-administrator comment)
  • {{user2|Saksham ahi}} indefinitely banned from making any edits related to caste, surnames, or social groups ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Saksham_ahi&diff=855604632&oldid=855575746 diff]). Abecedare (talk) 14:36, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
  • {{user2|Mahabali varma}} blocked 31 hours for continued addition of unsourced material at Raju (August 24, 2018). [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Mahabali_varma&diff=856357035&oldid=856322180].--regentspark (comment) 17:41, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
  • {{user2|Mahabali varma}} indefinitely banned from making any edits related to caste for continued addition of unsourced material at Raju. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Mahabali_varma&diff=857435286&oldid=857406704].--regentspark (comment) 17:43, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
  • {{user2|M 123}} indefinitely topic banned from all caste and social group articles (Indian). --regentspark (comment) 15:36, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
  • {{pagelinks|Nath (surname)}} placed under WP:Extended confirmed protection for 3 months due to unsourced changes by new users. EdJohnston (talk) 20:51, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
  • {{user2|Thakor Sumant Sinhji Jhala}} is indefinitely banned from making any edits to pages related to caste or social groups.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Thakor_Sumant_Sinhji_Jhala&diff=876989533&oldid=876979619] Bishonen | talk 20:51, 5 January 2019 (UTC).
  • Blocked for two weeks for a storm of topic ban violations. Bishonen | talk 14:07, 6 January 2019 (UTC).
  • {{user2|Nittawinoda}} is indefinitely banned from making any edits to pages related to caste and social groups for persistent misuse of sources. The ban may be appealed every six months.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ANittawinoda&type=revision&diff=882475072&oldid=882464498] Bishonen | talk 10:34, 9 February 2019 (UTC).
  • Nittawinoda's topic ban has been commuted to an indefinite WP:1RR restriction for all edits related to caste and social groups per [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Nittawinoda&diff=936842462&oldid=926872507] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard&oldid=936841624#Topic_ban_appeal]. Self-reverts and reverts of obvious vandalism are exempted from the restriction. Bishonen | talk 10:07, 21 January 2020 (UTC).
  • The 1RR restriction has been withdrawn on appeal.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Bishonen&diff=963182648&oldid=962930395] Bishonen | tålk 17:14, 18 June 2020 (UTC).
  • {{User2|Adolf bijili}}, Indefinite topic ban from editing Pasi (caste) following this disruptive set of edits. Notification: Special:Diff/890876421/897345830. Primefac (talk) 12:31, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
  • Blocked for 1 week following violation. Primefac (talk) 15:03, 22 May 2019 (UTC)
  • Blocked for 2 weeks following violation. Primefac (talk) 20:41, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
  • Indefinitely blocked from editing Pasi (caste) and talk page following blanking/vandalism. Primefac (talk) 12:21, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
  • {{user2|Leo de facto}} indefinitely T-banned from castes and social groups for disruptive editing and personal attacks.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Leo_de_facto&diff=prev&oldid=951312139] Bishonen | tålk 15:19, 16 April 2020 (UTC).
  • {{pagelinks|Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha}} placed under WP:Extended confirmed protection for 6 month due to persistent sock-puppetry, disruptive editing and copyvio at this and other Kayastha-related pages. Abecedare (talk) 17:55, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
  • {{pagelinks|Kayastha}} also placed under ECP for 6 months since disruption continued at/moved to that article. Abecedare (talk) 17:39, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
  • {{user2|Bangali Babu Is Back}} topic banned from all pages related to castes and social groups for a period of six months. Abecedare (talk) 17:39, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
  • {{user2|YaRaabAlHind}} indefinitely topic banned from all pages with content related to South Asian social groups, broadly construed. Notified in Special:Diff/959194413. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 15:59, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
  • {{user2|Editor wikip6}} indefinitely topic banned from all pages with content related to South Asian social groups, broadly construed. Notified in Special:Diff/959194527. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 15:59, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
  • Blocked for 72 hours following edits to Koeri (diff) and Kushwaha (diff) which clearly violated the topic ban. Notified in Special:Diff/959444933. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:36, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
  • {{u|DdBbCc22}} has been indefinitely topic banned from castes and social groups.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:DdBbCc22&diff=964227306&oldid=964205541] Bishonen | tålk 08:30, 24 June 2020 (UTC).
  • {{pagelinks|Baba Deep Singh}} placed under ECP for 6 months due to long-running caste-warring. GeneralNotability (talk) 19:49, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Xi Himanshu Kumar}} indefinitely topic banned from South Asian castes and social groups.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Xi_Himanshu_Kumar&diff=965867332&oldid=965819435&diffmode=source]--regentspark (comment) 21:45, 3 July 2020 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Ranjit pasi}}, indefinite topic ban from Pasi (caste) (including creating duplicate articles) for Special:Diff/967461431. Notification left on talk. Primefac (talk) 14:11, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
  • Blocked 1 week following violation. Primefac (talk) 10:22, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
  • Re-blocked 2 weeks following sockpuppetry at Pasi (caste). Primefac (talk) 15:06, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
  • Indefinitely blocked following ban violation. Primefac (talk) 15:50, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
  • {{user2|Amrapahal Pahanswan}} is indefinitely topic banned from all pages and discussions concerning castes and social groups.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AAmrapahal_Pahanswan&type=revision&diff=969325462&oldid=969312108] Bishonen | tålk 19:01, 24 July 2020 (UTC).

:*{{user2|Amrapahal Pahanswan}}Indefinitely blocked for copious and persistent violations of topic ban despite warnings, explanations, and short previous block. Bishonen | tålk 14:42, 11 August 2020 (UTC).

  • {{noping|Periyarist}} is indefinitely topic banned from all pages and discussions concerning castes and social groups.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3APeriyarist&type=revision&diff=971387659&oldid=971367678] Bishonen | tålk 20:35, 5 August 2020 (UTC).
  • {{user2|Bhola89}} - partial block from Rajpasi and RajPasi following repeated disruptive editing. Primefac (talk) 17:01, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
  • User topic-banned from Pasi (caste) and its related groups (Tarmali, Rajpasi, Boria, etc) following disruption at related pages. See Special:Diff/977094927/977117630 for notification. Primefac (talk) 01:41, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Blocked for 1 week following violation. Primefac (talk) 17:34, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
  • {{user2|Rana of Bharat}} has been topic banned for 2 weeks from making edits and engaging in discussions about social groups, be they castes, communities, tribes, clans, kootams, gotras etc., explicitly including caste associations and political parties related to India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, for persistently attacking other editors and ignoring community concerns about their edits in this area. Special:Diff/989852616 ~ ToBeFree (talk) 12:06, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
  • {{user2|Rana of Bharat}} has been partially blocked from editing Rajputization for 2 weeks after a topic ban violation, to enforce the topic ban. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 12:15, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
  • {{user2|Rana of Bharat}} has been blocked sitewide for 2 weeks for continued persistent topic ban violations after the partial block, for example [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Sitush&diff=prev&oldid=990020248][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:LukeEmily&diff=prev&oldid=990026078][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:LukeEmily&diff=prev&oldid=990025993][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Sitush&diff=prev&oldid=990020248]. Bishonen | tålk 14:02, 22 November 2020 (UTC).
  • {{user2|Maansinghkachwaha}} has been indefinitely topic banned from editing all pages about social groups, be they castes, communities, tribes, clans, kootams, gotras etc., explicitly including caste associations and political parties related to India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal for persistently edit warring, introducing copyright violations, adding poorly sourced material, and ignoring community concerns about their behavior while maintaining a disruptive focus on the kind of edits they have previously been warned about and blocked for. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 17:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • {{user2|Karnal684}} has been indefinitely blocked from Banda Singh Bahadur for repeatedly adding unsourced caste information--RegentsPark (comment) 12:28, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
  • :Block changed to sitewide indef. --RegentsPark (comment) 13:37, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
  • {{user2|BengHistory}} is indefinitely topic banned from pages related to castes or social groups, broadly construed. diff Johnuniq (talk) 10:56, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
  • {{user2|LALAJI1234}} is indefinitely topic banned from pages related to castes or social groups, broadly construed. Special:Diff/1044875633 --RegentsPark (comment) 14:40, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
  • :{{user2|LALAJI1234}} blocked for one week for topic ban violations. --RegentsPark (comment) 13:51, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
  • :{{User2|LALAJI1234}} blocked for one month for violating the topic ban. --RegentsPark (comment) 19:28, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Basedch}}, blocked for 1 week for edit warring on {{page links|Suraj Mal}}. EvergreenFir (talk) 20:13, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Mrvillainwolf}}, blocked for 1 week for broad-based edit-warring over South Asian social groups, sample reverts [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chitrangada_Mori&diff=prev&oldid=1073640558 here], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chitrangada_Mori&diff=prev&oldid=1074839142 here], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chitrangada_Mori&diff=prev&oldid=1072968207 here]. Was previously notified on user talk page. --Jayron32 14:43, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

::Resumed after block expired and blocked for a month. Daniel Case (talk) 04:19, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

  • {{User2|Avinash Vats}}, indef topic-banned from SASG subject area. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Avinash_Vats&diff=1080071986&oldid=1080057629] Abecedare (talk) 05:03, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

:*{{User2|Avinash Vats}} blocked for one week for violating the topic ban. Bishonen | tålk 17:02, 30 March 2022 (UTC).

:*{{User2|Avinash Vats}} [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Avinash_Vats&diff=prev&oldid=1081386037 indef. blocked] for violating the topic-ban again as soon as the previous block expired. Abecedare (talk) 04:20, 7 April 2022 (UTC) {{small| (Regard the indef block to be a 'regular admin action' since GS blocks are limited to 1 year duration. Abecedare (talk) 17:29, 7 April 2022 (UTC))}}

  • {{User2|Smith Jats}} blocked for 31 hours for disruptive editing on castes. --RegentsPark (comment) 03:20, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Smith Jats}} blocked for 1 week for disruptive editing on castes. ----RegentsPark (comment) 17:24, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Virendra Raghuwanshi‎}} blocked for 31 hours for move warring on caste articles. Also warned. --RegentsPark (comment) 16:12, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
  • {{User2|Yash1110}} indef TBAN ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AYash1110&type=revision&diff=1109950560&oldid=1109768831 diff]). El_C 19:19, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

:*{{User2|Yash1110}} blocked for 48 hours for edit warring in violation of TBAN. El_C 01:26, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

::*{{User2|Yash1110}} blocked for 2 weeks for continuing to disregard TBAN. An appeal has not been attempted. El_C 17:37, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

:::*{{User2|Yash1110}} blocked for 2 months. As above. El_C 11:23, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

::::*{{User2|Yash1110}} blocked for one year, which followed an additional 2-month block for block evasion, imposed by {{u|Ponyo}}, which I missed due to being away. El_C 06:33, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

:*{{User2|Jodmar}} blocked for two weeks for repeatedly violating the t-ban despite warnings. Bishonen | tålk 07:33, 4 February 2023 (UTC).

  • {{user2|Kaarush}} blocked for two weeks for long-term edit-warring without discussion within topic area. Daniel Case (talk) 06:01, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

=Article-specific sanctions and protections=

==2020==

==2021==

:*Upgraded to indef ECP. El_C 15:42, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

==2022==

:* Upgrade to indef ECP. Katietalk 16:20, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

==2023==

{{div col end}}

==2024==

:*ECP upgrade. El_C 17:01, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

==2025==

Expired sanctions

{{cot}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col" | User

! scope="col" | Action date

! scope="col" | Type

! scope="col" | Scope

! scope="col" | Enforcing admin

! scope="col" | Expiration date

scope="row" | {{U|Vyasan}}

| 2012-05-05

| Topic ban

| All edits relating to the Nair caste across all namespaces

| {{U|Salvio giuliano}}

| 2012-12-09

scope="row" | {{U|Robin klein}}

| 2012-06-05

| Topic ban

| Any edits, across all namespaces, relating to the following subject: Jews or Christians in India and Saint Thomas Christians

| {{U|Salvio giuliano}}

| 2012-12-06

scope="row" | {{U|BetterIndia}}

| 2012-05-18

| Topic ban

| All edits relating to any caste across all namespaces

| {{U|Salvio giuliano}}

| 2012-08-19

scope="row" | {{U|Ruderow}}

| 2012-06-22

| Topic ban

| Any edits relating to the Kayastha caste across all namespaces

| {{U|Salvio giuliano}}

| 2012-09-23

scope="row"|{{U|Vettakkorumakansnehi}}

| 2012-06-25

| Topic ban

| All edits relating to the Nair caste across all namespaces

| {{U|The Blade of the Northern Lights}}

| 2012-12-25

scope="row" | {{U|Chauhan1192}}

| 2012-05-28

| Topic ban

| Anything pertaining to social groups, across all namespaces

| {{U|Salvio giuliano}}

| 2012-08-29

scope="row" | {{U|Kallarmagan}}

| 2012-06-28

| Topic ban

| All edits relating to the Kallar caste across all namespaces

| {{U|Salvio giuliano}}

| 2012-09-29

scope="row" | {{U|Mariraj.s}}

| 2012-07-13

| Topic ban

| All edits relating to castes and ethnic/social groups across all namespaces

| {{U|SpacemanSpiff|SpacemanSpiff}}

| 2012-10-13

scope="row" | {{U|Dcoda89}}

| 2012-09-08

| Topic ban

| All edits relating to any caste across all namespaces

| {{U|Salvio giuliano}}

| 2013-03-09

scope="row" | {{U|Hoshigaki}}

| 2012-09-22

| Topic ban

| All edits relating to any caste across all namespaces per [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=514048552#Resolution ANI discussion]

| {{U|The Blade of the Northern Lights}}

| 2013-03-22

scope="row" | {{U|CorrectKnowledge}}

| 2012-09-22

| Topic ban

| All edits relating to any caste across all namespaces per [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=514048552#Resolution ANI discussion]

| {{U|The Blade of the Northern Lights}}

| 2013-03-22

scope="row" | {{U|ApostleVonColorado}}

| 2012-09-22

| Topic ban

| All edits relating to any caste across all namespaces per [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=514048552#Resolution ANI discussion]

| {{U|The Blade of the Northern Lights}}

| 2013-03-22

scope="row" | {{U|Starrahul}}

| 2012-10-16

| Topic ban

| Articles and discussions related to Maratha, broadly construed, per [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Starrahul&diff=518133569&oldid=518132810 this].

| {{U|The Blade of the Northern Lights}}

| 2013-04-16

scope="row" | {{U|68.98.32.250}}

| 2013-01-31

| Block, 3 days

|

| {{U|Qwyrxian}}

| 2013-02-03

scope="row" | {{U|68.98.32.250}}

| 2013-02-06

| Block, 2 weeks, for continuing same behavior that lead to previous sanction

|

| {{U|Qwyrxian}}

| 2013-02-20

scope="row" | {{U|Clarkpoon}}

| 2013-02-07

| 3 day block for disruptive editing on Saini.

| If disruptive behavior continues, a topic ban may be the necessary next step.

| {{U|Qwyrxian}}

| 2013-02-10

scope="row" | {{U|Irajeevwiki}}

| 2013-04-03

| 3 day block

| Talk:Ezhava pursuant to [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=548546907#Boing.21_said_Zebedee ANI discussion]

| {{U|Drmies}}

| 2013-04-07

scope="row" | {{U|Jattnijj}}

| 2013-08-16

| 1 month Block

|

[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=568770541#Requesting_Sanctions_enforcement Permalink to AN/I discussion]

| {{U|2over0}}

| 2013-09-16

scope="row" | {{U|Indiansociology}}

| 2014-03-16

| topic ban (1 year)

| All edits relating to castes and ethnic/social groups across all namespaces

| {{U|2over0}}

| 2015-03-16

scope="row" | {{U|WiseWik}}

| 2016-03-20

| Block (24 hours)

| Violation of topic ban.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Komati_caste&diff=prev&oldid=711078374]

| {{U|Bishonen}}

| 2016-03-21

scope="row" | Bhumihar (article)

| 2014-05-25

| Semi-protection

| {{la|Bhumihar}} Due to persistent disruptive editing and non-neutral point of view editing.

| {{U|Callanecc}}

| Indefinite

scope="row" | User:Kunal gurjar

| 2014-06-15

| Topic Ban

| Topic banned [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AKunal_gurjar&diff=613049118&oldid=613000138] from editing anything related to Gurjar across all name spaces; action due to repeated BLP vios after multiple warnings.

| {{U|SpacemanSpiff}}

| 2014-09-15

scope="row" | {{U|Kunal gurjar}}

| 2014-6-22

| Block

| User:Kunal gurjar blocked 10 days with topic ban reset until end of September, for repeated and persistent breaches of topic ban [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Kunal_gurjar&diff=prev&oldid=613795660]. Fut.Perf.

| {{U|Future Perfect at Sunrise}}

| Ten days

scope="row" | {{U|John811jd}}

| 2014-11-21

| Block for disruptive editing: violations of WP:FORUM, WP:RS, etc. Discussion at ANI ongoing; perhaps an indef block will result if copyvio allegations are proven and added to the evidence.

| Rajput and talk page

| {{U|Drmies}}

| 36 hours

scope="row" | {{U|Shvrs}}

| 2014-09-28

| Block

| Repeated infractions of topic ban

| {{U|Bishonen}}

| 3 months

scope="row" | {{U|Gattysandhu}}

| 2015-06-28

| 3 day block

| Editor blanked DS notification and continued to add unsourced material and original research to caste articles.

| {{U|Ponyo}}

| 2015-07-01

scope="row" | {{U|WiseWik}}

| 2016-03-09

| Topic ban

| * Any edit to Komati caste and related pages for one month anywhere on Wikipedia per [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AWiseWik&type=revision&diff=709237767&oldid=709231888 this notification].

| {{U|Bishonen}}

| One month

scope="row" | {{U|Sharkslayer87}}

| 2018-05-01

| Topic ban

| Indefinitely topic banned from making any edits to caste-related pages and discussions per [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Sharkslayer87&diff=prev&oldid=839116752 this notice].

| {{U|Bishonen}}

| 2018-12-14

  • Vanniyar: "Any edit that has been challenged by reversion may not be reinstated, either wholly or substantially in part, without first gaining clear consensus on the talk page." Expires 25 May 2021. --RexxS (talk) 21:50, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

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See also

  • {{tlx|Gs/talk notice|sasg}}

Category:Wikipedia dispute resolution