[WikiEN-l] RE: Blocking Proposal

Thu Oct 20 11:36:16 UTC 2005

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Martin Richards wrote:
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> 
> 
> Also, there are people on the proposal page desperate for it to be
> introduced because they get blocked frequently.
> 
> This new kind of block would only be used when the existing kind of
> block failed, no IP would be blocked just simply for being shared. And
> if AOL vandals did stop vandalising, then it would never be blocked at all.
> 

Here's an idea: how about a way to "selectively" block/unblock users
sharing IPs? Eg. when going to the block page:

* Block other users sharing this user's IP? (would enable or disable
autoblocker for registered users, would prevent or allow other users on
the same IP to keep editing)

* Unblock this user only (would reverse autoblocker for IPs, would allow
trusted users to keep editing when hit by IP blocks)

Alternatively, how about a "global whitelist" of users who *won't* be
blocked by the autoblocker, ever (unless they are individually blocked)?

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