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and make further comments on former blockings, for instance <tt>3d .. 1w</tt>, that means 3 days last, 1 week now. | and make further comments on former blockings, for instance <tt>3d .. 1w</tt>, that means 3 days last, 1 week now. | ||
Maybe I'm too radical, but in the case of a {{ | Maybe I'm too radical, but in the case of a {{Template|spammer}} returning for a third time or so I'd block the [[IP editor]] for a longer time. Several months, at least. -- [[Felix Pleşoianu]] | <small>[[User talk:Felix|talk]]</small> 08:55, 13 October 2007 (EDT) | ||
:Felix, an IP is not a user, it's a internet cafe or company or it's dynamically assigned to a user. You should consider this aspect. --[[ | :Felix, an [[IP address]] is not a [[user]], it's a internet cafe or company or it's dynamically assigned to a user. You should consider this aspect. --[[Special:Contributions/87.160.141.40|87.160.141.40]] 15:47, 13 October 2007 (EDT) | ||
::What's the difference, if the icafe's computers are infected and part of a botnet? Hopefully, in a few months they'll reinstall their OS. In the meantime, humans who want to edit can still make accounts. -- [[Felix Pleşoianu]] | <small>[[User talk:Felix|talk]]</small> 01:48, 14 October 2007 (EDT) | ::What's the difference, if the icafe's computers are infected and part of a botnet? Hopefully, in a few months they'll reinstall their OS. In the meantime, humans who want to [[edit]] can still make accounts. -- [[Felix Pleşoianu]] | <small>[[User talk:Felix|talk]]</small> 01:48, 14 October 2007 (EDT) | ||
::: Ok, Felix, keep in mind to uncheck "block account creation" when you are about to block an IP, ragards --[[ | ::: Ok, Felix, keep in mind to uncheck "block account creation" when you are about to block an IP, ragards --[[Special:Contributions/87.160.138.221|87.160.138.221]] 06:30, 14 October 2007 (EDT), thats's me, forgot to login --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 06:32, 14 October 2007 (EDT) | ||
'''Make sure to uncheck "account creation"'''. We are mostly | '''Make sure to uncheck "account creation"'''. We are mostly [[spam]]med by IPs. | ||
After having blocked a user, look at the contributions again. Review all edits marked with <tt>'''top'''</tt> | After having blocked a user, look at the contributions again. Review all edits marked with <tt>'''top'''</tt> | ||