Expiry time. May be relative (e.g. 5 months or 2 weeks) or absolute (e.g. 2014-09-18T12:34:56Z). If set to infinite, indefinite, or never, the block will never expire.
The database is currently locked to new entries and other modifications, probably for routine database maintenance, after which it will be back to normal.
The system administrator who locked it offered this explanation: The wiki is under maintenance. Das Wiki wird derzeit gewartet.