[WikiEN-l] proxy blocked

Fri Feb 18 16:54:02 UTC 2005

Tony Sidaway (minorityreport at bluebottle.com) [050219 02:04]:

> Apart from the technical fixes which are being addressed in other replies,
> I'd like to ask people with experience of this whether the IP autoblock is
> visible to the admin when he blocks a user.  If so then it's a good idea
> to check [[User:<the autoblocked ip number>]] and [[User talk:<the
> autoblocked ip number>]] to see if it's noted as a shared proxy, and then
> lift the IP block if it is.  Not being an admin I'm not sure if is
> feasible with current software and configuration on "wikien".

No - admins can't see a logged-in user's IP or even ISP. This is considered
a good thing, to avoid harassment for unpopular opinions and so forth.

- d.