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. Again, the block message gets viewed every time somebody tries to edit, while the IP's talk page (generally) only gets viewed when somebody clicks the "new messages link" due to a new message, which might include a vandal warning, or the addition of the a specific block notice, indefinite or otherwise. Note that when one is editing (or attempting to edit) anonymously, he/she doesn't have a "My talk" link up in the top right as one would when signed in.
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