A quick glance at the block log leads me to suspect that the user in
question was 24.253.211.204 (see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/24.253.211.204)
This user was adding links to a GeoCities site constantly. He was
warned several times
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:24.253.211.204).
Curiously, however, and in contradiction of policy, Madchester blocked
the anon indefinitely. This cannot be right, so I am reducing the
block to 24 hours.
Please understand that spamming links to personal sites is _not_
allowed. On the other hand, you are more than welcome to add
information to articles. If you have any questions, feel free to
email me.
Sam
On 8/19/05, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Often blocks like this are for a mere 24 hours, so he
should get
access back quite soon.
If not, it would help to know the username and IP address he was using
at the time, the latter of which could be seen if you click edit while
blocked. Without it, it's very hard to determine who to unblock,
because the site blocks spammers and vandals on a regular basis, which
means yesterday a few hundred or thousands of blocks were performed.
Sincerely,
[[User:MacGyverMagic]]
On 8/19/05, Matthew Davis <superstarking89(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
This is my son's email address. My son just
discovered your website yesterday 8-18-05 and was very excited to find such an website
where he can edit his own information about his favorite singers Shania Twain, Britney
Spears, etc. As he was new to your site he had some problems with the posting of the
information he was editing, which I believe is the reason for the accused constant
spamming. Please rethink your decision on having him blocked as this could happen to any
new user to your site.
Sincerely,
Norma Davis
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