/**
  * hook
  * 
  * @static
  */
 public static function abortNewAccount($user, &$abortError)
 {
     wfProfileIn(__METHOD__);
     self::$checkEmail = true;
     $ret = self::blockCheck($user);
     if ($ret === false) {
         $abortError = wfMsg(self::$typeBlock == 'email' ? 'phalanx-email-block-new-account' : 'phalanx-user-block-new-account');
     }
     wfProfileOut(__METHOD__);
     return $ret;
 }
 /**
  * @desc Checks if the user/email is blocked in phalanx and sets the proper response if so
  *
  * @param $user
  * @return bool
  */
 private function isBlockedByPhalanx($user)
 {
     $abortError = '';
     // abortNewAccount returns false if the user/email is blocked, true if they are not blocked
     $blockedByPhalanx = !PhalanxUserBlock::abortNewAccount($user, $abortError);
     if ($blockedByPhalanx) {
         $this->setResponseFields('error', $abortError, 'email');
     }
     return $blockedByPhalanx;
 }