[Wikipedia-l] vandalism spree

Tue Nov 19 07:48:15 UTC 2002

On 11/19/02 2:12 AM, "Toby Bartels" <toby+wikipedia at math.ucr.edu> wrote:
> Solutions:
> 
> * Block more intelligently:
> 
> ** Let admins see the IP of signed in users.
>  Then we can at least know for sure who to block.
> 
> ** Let admins whitelist a user name known to use a dynamic IP.
>  (This can always be undone later if abused.)
> 
> ** Allow admins to see all contributions from a given IP,
>  whether or not they were made anonymously.
>  This will allow us to check for multiple users
>  and give us the opportunity to create the above whitelist
>  at the same time that we block the vandal.
> 
> * Give blocked people a way to contact admins:
> 
> ** At the very least, include a link to [[Wikipedia:Administrators]]
>  in the message telling people that they've been blocked,
>  so that it will be easy for them to get in touch with me.
> 
> ** Other admins can advertise their email addresses there too.
>  (Risk: I've never yet received inappropriate mail at <toby+wikipedia>,
>  and this is the only case where I've been contacted by a blockee.)
> 
> ** Set up a mailing list for administrators to take blocking complaints
>  and give blocked people a link to that on the block message.
>  (Same risk as before, and we only need a few admins to sign up.)
> 
> * Others?

How about not blocking?