freakofnurture wrote:
Ilmari Karonen wrote:
I think you've got your templates mixed up
above. {{SharedIP}} is the
"This IP address is shared by multiple users." template, used on talk
pages of IPs that should not be blocked for long periods. It's the
generic template from which {{AOL}} was forked. I agree with Phil that
it shouldn't be substed, but the folks at [[Wikipedia:Template
substitution]] seem to think otherwise.
I suppose you're right about the mixup, but since the issue involves IPs
that are indefinitely blocked, any relevant information could be added
instead to the {{openproxy}} template, and any other templates used in cases
where it's necessary to block an IP indefinitely or for an unusually long
duration.
Actually, the XFF issue affects temporary blocks too. That's why we
have the big "Read this part!" notice in [[MediaWiki:Blockiptext]].
I see, for example, that the *.singnet.sg proxies have beed added to the
"trusted" list. That's a very good thing, since there's a lot of petty
vandalism from that range that used to be nearly impossible to block
without massive collateral damage. Unfortunately AOL still doesn't
provide XFF headers. :-(
Actually, [[MediaWiki:Blockiptext]] is probably one place where this
also ought to be advertised.
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Ilmari Karonen