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Sanctions are a set of tools used by the Wikipedia community and the Arbitration Committee to resolve disputes and curtail disruptive behaviour. The sanctions system arose in ad hoc manner, resulting in an opaque patchwork of terms, policies, and guidelines that can be hard to understand. This page will explain the different types of sanctions, their origins, and their purposes.