On 9/22/05, Jack Lynch jack.i.lynch@gmail.com wrote:
I'm sure we could each think of some benefit or another it provides, but I daresay their is consensus that certain aspects of it are unfortunate. IMO a risk/gain ratio assessment makes it rather clear that the auto-blocker does far more harm than good.
What are the harmful parts that you'd like to see eliminated? In my opinion, the 24 hour extension is harmful. The autoblock should end when the block it's based on ends. If an user tries to edit 5 minutes before their block expires, they should only have their IP autoblocked for 5 minutes, not 24 hours. In general, some form of autoblocking is necessary or blocked users will be able to simply log out and conitnue editing. Carbonite