[WikiEN-l] Re: vandalism

[Brion Vibber]

On Sunday 18 May 2003 13:39, koyaanis qatsi wrote:
> Hm, I've misunderstood something then.  How is it The
> Stick et al. can keep logging in under different
> accounts?

"Depending on one's Internet connection the IP address can be the same every 
time, a static IP address, or different per session (but the first part being 
the same each time): a dynamic IP address."

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address

> > Are you just suggesting we make "vandals" think
> > that the wiki is "broken" so they'll go away?
>
> Yes.

Well, I'm sure that the numerous AOL users and others using major ISPs will be 
thrilled to see the wiki is "broken" after some idiot wrote "u r al gay" in 
one page and got the dynamic IP permanently banned. Then the developers will 
get e-mails about "your site is down" and we won't know what the hell they're 
talking about, because they can't describe what's happened so we can unblock 
the IP.

-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)