freakofnurture wrote:
Ilmari Karonen wrote:
I think you've got your templates mixed up above. {{SharedIP}} is the "This IP address is shared by multiple users." template, used on talk pages of IPs that should not be blocked for long periods. It's the generic template from which {{AOL}} was forked. I agree with Phil that it shouldn't be substed, but the folks at [[Wikipedia:Template substitution]] seem to think otherwise.
I suppose you're right about the mixup, but since the issue involves IPs that are indefinitely blocked, any relevant information could be added instead to the {{openproxy}} template, and any other templates used in cases where it's necessary to block an IP indefinitely or for an unusually long duration.
Actually, the XFF issue affects temporary blocks too. That's why we have the big "Read this part!" notice in [[MediaWiki:Blockiptext]].
I see, for example, that the *.singnet.sg proxies have beed added to the "trusted" list. That's a very good thing, since there's a lot of petty vandalism from that range that used to be nearly impossible to block without massive collateral damage. Unfortunately AOL still doesn't provide XFF headers. :-(
Actually, [[MediaWiki:Blockiptext]] is probably one place where this also ought to be advertised.