Adjective
adjective
- Abbreviation of indefinite
- (MediaWiki, slang) Indeffed, used to describe a user, account, or IP address that is indefinitely blocked or banned from editing or other actions.
While there's nothing wrong with imposing a topic ban on an indef editor who may one day be allowed back, it is a little unusual even if not unheard of.Full definition of indef
Noun
- (MediaWiki, slang) The action of indefinite blocking or banning a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions.
An indef seems the only way to stem the flow of disruption from this user.I honestly have never encountered the user before that, so if someone wants to raise the block to an indef, you'd encounter no objections from me, but at the present time, I don't think I've done enough reading the history to comment.Deference should go to only as the blocking admin, but if you disagree with an indef, you should be open to unblocking at the first request for one.Verb
- (MediaWiki, slang) To indefinitely block or ban a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions.
Powerstorm and Eyephoto have now been indeffed by Berean Hunter based on the SPI report.I indeffed the editor based on the legal threat.Does he do anything useful? If not, indef.They've just been indeffed by Floquenbeam.