[WikiEN-l] Overly lengthy blocks

[The Cunctator]

On 3/26/06, jayjg <jayjg99 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/26/06, BJörn Lindqvist <bjourne at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > It's 169.244.143.115. Blocking that blocks every public computer in the
> > > > whole state, apparently.
> > > >
> > > > Four months just seems excessive. I thought there was a maximum length
> > > > for blocks on IP's that are shared, like by public libraries and schools.
> > >
> > > You assume we're omniscient.  We're not.  There's no way for us to know
> > > whether any given IP is used by a single user or by an entire state.
> > > You're the first person who's informed us of this.
> >
> > He is not assuming that. He is assuming that you have done your homework.
> >
> > $ whois 169.244.143.115
> >
> > OrgName:    Maine Libraries/Dept. of Education
> > ....
> >
> > If that is to hard for you, I suggest you leave the whole blocking
> > business to someone else.
>
> BJörn, if communicating on this list in a civil way is too hard for
> you, I suggest you leave the whole communication business to someone
> else.
>
Bjorn's comment was perhaps a little sarcastic, but Ben's response
merited such a comment -- it probably should be standard practice to
whois IPs before we put blocks up.