[WikiEN-l] Ip range block

[Chris Jenkinson]

admin wrote:
> 23:32, 3 October 2005, Talrias 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Talrias> blocked 217.43.0.0/16 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:217.43.0.0/16> (expires 23:32, 5 
> October 2005) (contribs 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=217.43.0.0/16>) 
> (Irish republican vandal (please email User:Talrias 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Talrias>).)
> 
> this seems to block a range of ips?

The block did ask you to email me if it hit you.

The reason I blocked this range of IPs was to prevent the Irish 
republican vandal (see 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:217.43.198.7). This user has been 
inserting pro-Republican material into Wikipedia (typically 
non-mainstream views such as the CIRA is the legitimate ruler of the 
entirety of Ireland; rejection of various treaties between the UK and 
the RoI). He's been using a number of IP addresses that fall within 
217.43.0.0/16 but as I see there are other contributors within this 
range of IPs.

What ISP are you using, and is it dialup? Do you get a 
dynamically-generated IP address or is it the same each time?

Chris