On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:21:00 -0400, Cantus Vetustus <cantus(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Look:
13:44, Aug 17, 2004, David Gerard blocked #7771 (expires 13:44, Aug
18, 2004) (Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used
by "'''Cantus'''". The reason given for Cantus's
block is as follows:
"'''[[WP:3RR]] in violation of Arbitration Committee
ruling'''".)
This is stupid. Everytime I try to edit an article logged in as Cantus
(just to see if the block has expired), my IP is getting blocked for
another 24 hours. When my original blocking time expires, I won't be
able to edit, because the IP was reblocked for another 24 hours.
You see, USER:CANTUS had an specific 24-hour block time. Any IPs
USER:CANTUS uses under the *USER:CANTUS ACCOUNT* should only get
blocked until the original 24-hour block of the *USER:CANTUS ACCOUNT*
expires. Reblocking those IPs used by USER:CANTUS under the
*USER:CANTUS ACCOUNT* is unfairly prolonguing the block for
USER:CANTUS.
It's an entirely different thing if USER:CANTUS, not logged in under
the *USER:CANTUS ACCOUNT*, evaded the ban and actually edited an
article with a sock puppet account or with an anonymous IP. But this
was not the case here. In this case, USER:CANTUS was *under* the
*USER:CANTUS ACCOUNT*, and only clicked the Edit button to see if he
could edit, and his IP is getting reblocked for another 24-hours.
Yes, that is the system automatically resetting the clock on you as
long as you try to evade the block. If you stop trying for 24 hours,
it'll stop resetting the clock.
If this is not fixed now, I'm talking to Jimbo.
Sincerely,
Cantus.
I've cc'd this to wikien-l, which should alert Jimbo to your
satisfaction. Also the developers, in case this isn't how the
autoblock is supposed to work.
(Note to all: this was after I blocked Cantus for 24 hours for
violating the Arbitration Committee verdict on his reverts - that if
he violated [[WP:3RR]], he was subject to a block. See [[Template
talk:Protected]] for the reversions in question, and see history of
[[Template:Protected]] for Cantus' edit warring.)
- d.