On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:21:00 -0400, Cantus Vetustus cantus@gmail.com wrote:

Look:

13:44, Aug 17, 2004, David Gerard blocked #7771 (expires 13:44, Aug 18, 2004) (Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by "'''Cantus'''". The reason given for Cantus's block is as follows: "'''[[WP:3RR]] in violation of Arbitration Committee ruling'''".)

This is stupid. Everytime I try to edit an article logged in as Cantus (just to see if the block has expired), my IP is getting blocked for another 24 hours. When my original blocking time expires, I won't be able to edit, because the IP was reblocked for another 24 hours.

You see, USER:CANTUS had an specific 24-hour block time. Any IPs USER:CANTUS uses under the *USER:CANTUS ACCOUNT* should only get blocked until the original 24-hour block of the *USER:CANTUS ACCOUNT* expires. Reblocking those IPs used by USER:CANTUS under the *USER:CANTUS ACCOUNT* is unfairly prolonguing the block for USER:CANTUS.

It's an entirely different thing if USER:CANTUS, not logged in under the *USER:CANTUS ACCOUNT*, evaded the ban and actually edited an article with a sock puppet account or with an anonymous IP. But this was not the case here. In this case, USER:CANTUS was *under* the *USER:CANTUS ACCOUNT*, and only clicked the Edit button to see if he could edit, and his IP is getting reblocked for another 24-hours.

Yes, that is the system automatically resetting the clock on you as long as you try to evade the block. If you stop trying for 24 hours, it'll stop resetting the clock.

If this is not fixed now, I'm talking to Jimbo. Sincerely, Cantus.

I've cc'd this to wikien-l, which should alert Jimbo to your satisfaction. Also the developers, in case this isn't how the autoblock is supposed to work.

(Note to all: this was after I blocked Cantus for 24 hours for violating the Arbitration Committee verdict on his reverts - that if he violated [[WP:3RR]], he was subject to a block. See [[Template talk:Protected]] for the reversions in question, and see history of [[Template:Protected]] for Cantus' edit warring.)

- d.