User:24.71.223.140

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This IP is px1so.cg.shawcable.net, a Shaw Cable proxy. Vandalism blocks should be kept very short (15 minutes or less) so as to avoid collateral damage.

Attention:

This IP address, 24.71.223.140, is registered to Shaw Cable and is shared by multiple users. Comments left on this page may be received by other users of this IP and appear to be irrelevant. Caution should be used when blocking this IP or reverting its contributions without checking. In the event of vandalism from this address, efforts will be made to contact Shaw Cable to report abuse.

If you are an unregistered user operating from this address, note that this need not necessarily be the IP address of your machine. In many cases, it turns out to be the IP address of a proxy server that communicates between your browser and the Wikimedia servers. Such proxies are shared among a huge number of users compared to the number of persons using your particular machine. If you are frustrated by irrelevant comments appearing here, you can avoid them by creating an account for yourself.

One option is boldly to revert any dubious anonymous edits, alerting Wikipedians to vet your effort. --Wetman 02:24, 2 February 2006 (UTC)