Index: modules/comment/comment.admin.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/comment/comment.admin.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -p -r1.10 comment.admin.inc
--- modules/comment/comment.admin.inc	16 Jul 2008 21:59:26 -0000	1.10
+++ modules/comment/comment.admin.inc	18 Oct 2008 03:17:56 -0000
@@ -265,8 +265,16 @@ function comment_delete($cid = NULL) {
  * @see comment_confirm_delete_submit()
  */
 function comment_confirm_delete(&$form_state, $comment) {
-  $form = array();
   $form['#comment'] = $comment;
+  // Offer option to block author at the same time.
+  if ($comment->uid > 1) {
+    $form['block'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'checkbox',
+      '#title' => t('Also block author %name', array('%name' => $comment->name)),
+      '#access' => user_access('block users'),
+    );
+  }
+
   return confirm_form(
     $form,
     t('Are you sure you want to delete the comment %title?', array('%title' => $comment->subject)),
@@ -281,6 +289,11 @@ function comment_confirm_delete(&$form_s
  * Process comment_confirm_delete form submissions.
  */
 function comment_confirm_delete_submit($form, &$form_state) {
+  if (!empty($form_state['values']['block'])) {
+    $account = user_load($form['#comment']->uid);
+    user_save($account, array('status' => 0));
+    drupal_set_message(t('User %name has been blocked.', array('%name' => $account->name)));
+  }
   drupal_set_message(t('The comment and all its replies have been deleted.'));
   $comment = $form['#comment'];
   // Delete the comment and its replies.
Index: modules/node/node.pages.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/node/node.pages.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.45
diff -u -p -r1.45 node.pages.inc
--- modules/node/node.pages.inc	13 Oct 2008 00:33:03 -0000	1.45
+++ modules/node/node.pages.inc	18 Oct 2008 03:17:56 -0000
@@ -480,6 +480,19 @@ function node_delete_confirm(&$form_stat
     '#value' => $node->nid,
   );
 
+  // Offer option to block author at the same time.
+  if ($node->uid > 1) {
+    $form['uid'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'value',
+      '#value' => $node->uid,
+    );
+    $form['block'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'checkbox',
+      '#title' => t('Also block author %name', array('%name' => $node->name)),
+      '#access' => user_access('block users'),
+    );
+  }
+
   return confirm_form($form,
     t('Are you sure you want to delete %title?', array('%title' => $node->title)),
     isset($_GET['destination']) ? $_GET['destination'] : 'node/' . $node->nid,
@@ -493,6 +506,12 @@ function node_delete_confirm(&$form_stat
  * Execute node deletion
  */
 function node_delete_confirm_submit($form, &$form_state) {
+	if (!empty($form_state['values']['block'])) {
+	  $account = user_load($form_state['values']['uid']);
+    user_save($account, array('status' => 0));
+	  drupal_set_message(t('User %name has been blocked.', array('%name' => $account->name)));
+	}
+
   if ($form_state['values']['confirm']) {
     node_delete($form_state['values']['nid']);
   }
Index: modules/user/user.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/user/user.module,v
retrieving revision 1.928
diff -u -p -r1.928 user.module
--- modules/user/user.module	12 Oct 2008 04:30:09 -0000	1.928
+++ modules/user/user.module	18 Oct 2008 03:17:56 -0000
@@ -587,6 +587,10 @@ function user_perm() {
        'title' => t('Change own username'),
        'description' => t('Select a different username.'),
      ),
+     'block users' => array(
+       'title' => t('Block users'),
+       'description' => t('Block users from the site.'),
+       ),
    );
 }