[WikiEN-l] Overly lengthy blocks

[wiki.pedia.WiseFool at spamgourmet.com]

Matt Brown <morven at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 3/21/06, wiki.pedia.WiseFool at spamgourmet.com
> wrote:
>   
>> I've been blocked from editing Wikipedia from a university connection
>> for over three months now, since the IP block stops traffic from the
>> entire state of Maine's library/school system. Are four-month blocks
>> really an accepted part of policy, for a system that blocks
>> established users along with anonymous users from contributing?
>>     
>
> Could you tell us what IPs this is regarding?
>
> -Matt
>   
It's 169.244.143.115. Blocking that blocks every public computer in the
whole state, apparently.

Four months just seems excessive. I thought there was a maximum length
for blocks on IP's that are shared, like by public libraries and schools.