On Sat, 2 Jul 2005, SJ wrote:
On 7/1/05, Angela beesley@gmail.com wrote:
If there is a problem with the information given to blocked users, which as far as I can tell makes no such suggestion that the user is a vandal, then this can be edited by any admin at [[MediaWiki:Sorbsreason]] and [[MediaWiki:Sorbs create account reason]].
Well, here is what the text looks like, so you all don't have to go try it yourselves. It doesn't explicitly suggest the reader is a vandal, but it certainly isn't polite. It is rather deceptive, really, in that it seems to tell you how to solve your problem, but is only leading you towards further exasperation.
Happened to me too a couple of times, and I'm on a dynamic IP. According to SORBS that IP was an open proxy a whole four months ago (enough time to be assigned to dozens of people). The procedure to de-list it was exceedingly complex and, after 20 minutes, i discovered that it wasn't working. Not to mention the need to give a working email address to them before one can even try to remove his IP from ther lists. A very bad experience, and the second time I didn't even try, but just rebooted the router until I got a different IP.
It's impossible for non-tech savy users to remove themselves from SORBS. Is it really necessary to keep this filter? I see lots of talk about vandal bots, did we have real, big incidents in the past before using SORSB?
Alfio