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**Problem** The [[ https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Blocking_users | Blocking ]] system allows privileged users to //suppress// (or //hide//) a username from all of MediaWiki. This functionality is outside of the scope of blocks, who's domain is access control (of the target) rather than //removing// the user. **Solution** This functionality should be moved onto the User itself (since the functionality is effectively a //soft delete//), or should be in a separate system. ** Related tasks ** {T25310} {T100383}

**Problem** The [[ https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Blocking_users | Blocking ]] system allows privileged users to //suppress// (or //hide//) a username from all of MediaWiki. This functionality is outside of the scope of blocks, who's domain is access control (of the target) rather than //removing// the user. **Solution** This functionality should be moved onto the User itself (since the functionality is effectively a //soft delete//), or should be in a separate system. **Related tasks** {T25310} {T100383}

**Problem** The [[ https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Blocking_users | Blocking ]] system allows privileged users to //suppress// (or //hide//) a username from all of MediaWiki. This functionality is outside of the scope of blocks, who's domain is access control (of the target) rather than //removing// the user. **Solution** This functionality should be moved onto the User itself (since the functionality is effectively a //soft delete//), or should be in a separate system. ** **Related tasks **** {T25310} {T100383}