Alphax wrote:
Lisa Thurston wrote:
On the topic of Skyring...
I think I've had my IP address blocked too many times because it is dynamically allocated to me by Agile and someone using that IP before me has vandalised WP. It used to be frustrating to always have to email the admin to get unblocked. Now I worked out a new method though. I simply reset the internet connection and the IP gets changed quickly, so I'm sure it's no difficulty for Skyring to do the same.
I remember once asking Internode (Agile) if they'd do anything about someone using a specific IP to misbehave on Wikipedia. They said not without a request (or subpoena) from local police! If Wikipedia wants to rule with an iron fist then it would have to make agreements with local authorities. But I don't think this would really be a good thing for Wikipedia in the end. I'm certain their are other approaches to managing bad faith edits.
As we found out, it seems that half of Internode ends up going through the same proxy. Unfortunately, this applies to their home, business, and corporate (eg. State Library, TAFE) users as well...
The Internode proxies 203.26.206.129 and 203.26.206.130 have been on our trusted XFF list for a few weeks, although they have a nasty habit of randomly giving 10/8 addresses, so you might still see some edits coming from them occasionally. It's the same setup as for NTL, so read this post if you want more explanation:
http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2005-September/031369.html
(btw Lisa, how did your interview with ABC Radio Central go?)
-- Tim Starling