No, this would allow a single user to edit all wikis regardless of global blocks. Probably it should /not/ override local IP blocks though. This is in contrast to local ipblock-exempt, which affects only a single wiki. For single-wiki blocks, single-wiki ipblock-exempt can help legitimate users. For global blocks, global ipblock-exempt can help legitimate users.
Mike
-----Original Message----- From: Andrew Whitworth [mailto:wknight8111@gmail.com] Sent: September 17, 2008 11:25 AM To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Global blocking needs to be halted for now
On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 9:27 AM, mikelifeguard@fastmail.fm wrote:
Valid contributors who are blocked by a global block may be given ipblock-exempt. If your wiki doesn't have that, it can get it. We should discuss giving this to all wikis, and/or making a global ipblock-exempt group.
I don't mean to mix words, but isn't a "global ipblock-exempt" group the same as not globally blocking in the first place?
--Andrew Whitworth