From: Dan Grey <dangrey(a)gmail.com>
On 21/08/05, geni <geniice(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Can something be done to either 1) remove
the admin's name from
autoblocks,
> and/or 2) make autoblocked IPs visible both
in the block list and the
admins
> block log so that we can watch for AOL
IP's? (Both would be the best
> solution.) As it is, all we can do is sit back and wait to be attacked
for
> things that are completely out of our
control.
>
> Essjay
...but perhaps the autoblocker could be set not to block addresses in
the AOL range. Someone could file a bug on that if they think it's a
good idea.
Dan
Given the amount of vandalism I see from AOL IPs, I sometimes wonder if
Wikipedia wouldn't be better off banning the entire AOL range - it's
essentially a giant anonymous proxy.
Jay.