Most moodle system admins don't use the feature to change the standard block configuration via $CFG from conf-dist.php. In consequence lots of systems use a block setting that is not sensefull in the organizational context.
It would be easier if the defaults for blocks in new courses could be defined in the website -administration.
Please vote for this at MDL-12240.
Blocks
Add the $CFG->defaultblocks functions to adminmenu
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