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[edit] Question
I just recently reported an incident of vandalism which had been the first edit from a given IP address since it received a final warning given out five days ago. The reason given for removing the address from the list was no warning in the past five days. Could someone please explain how the policy applies here. I thought that, considering that this was the first edit from that address since it received the final warning, that the final warning would still be in effect. Where was I wrong? Badbilltucker 23:45, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
- IP addresses are often assigned to different users. It's entirely possible that that user wasn't the user which received the original warning. Giving another final warning before reporting is good practice, typically, just to give them a chance to stop and contribute to the encyclopedia. --Lord Deskana (swiftmend!) 23:47, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
- While that is true, there are also many IP addresses which are static. So if all the edits over several days are vandalism, I think we should block the address for a long time. Even if an address is shared, there may be only one person among those using it who is editing and he may be a vandal. JRSpriggs 08:45, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
- Whether I agree with you or not, blocking policy ultimately dictates me action. --Lord Deskana (swiftmend!) 00:14, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
- While that is true, there are also many IP addresses which are static. So if all the edits over several days are vandalism, I think we should block the address for a long time. Even if an address is shared, there may be only one person among those using it who is editing and he may be a vandal. JRSpriggs 08:45, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
I just indef blocked 208.108.91.156 (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log) on exactly this basis. If someone thinks I went against policy, feel free to reduce the term of the block. - Jmabel | Talk 00:05, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- I personally think that one should never block IP addresses indefinitely, and so I will tend to give harsh blocks to repeat offenders (6+ months for some bad vandals). The guy you blocked was only blocked once before, and I felt you were a bit harsh on the guy. I'm tweaking the block to one week. That okay with you? Nishkid64 00:48, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] User:Xeonxl and User:82.29.130.171
Recently on the anime article, these two users (who could be the same person) added a website used for illegal downloading to the external link section. User:Finite and I have explained why the site shouldn't be there, and yet they continue. What should I tell them? Is there a {{subst}} that I can use in case this happns again? Or should I just type a warning by hand? // Sasuke-kun27 16:32, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
