On 6/25/05, Jake Waskett jake@waskett.org wrote:
a) Could somebody please remove the block, and b) Could we please discuss establishing a policy that requires checking DNS before setting a block, to ensure that this situation does not arise? It is not the first time, and it is irritating to say the least, especially as it only takes a few seconds to check.
Thanks.
[[User:Jakew]]
As MacGyverMagic noted, the autoblocks are automatic - there was no opportunity for anyone to check whether anyone else was using the IP. I know it's a pain - I've got caught in at least two blocks because someone has been vandalising from somewhere else in my university, but it's easy enough to drop an admin a line and get the block undone if you're being innocently caught in it.
-- ambi