Template talk:SharedIPEDU
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[edit] Documentation
This template categorizes pages to Shared IP addresses and Shared IP addresses from educational institutions.
[edit] Usage
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This IP address, SharedIPEDU, is registered to an educational institution and may be shared by multiple users. In the case of institutions using proxy servers, this IP address may in fact represent many users at many physical computers. For this reason a message intended for one person may be received by another and a block shared by many. If you are editing from this address and are frustrated by irrelevant messages, you can avoid them by creating an account for yourself. In some cases you may temporarily be unable to create an account due to efforts to fight vandalism, in which case please see here. Caution should be used when blocking this IP or reverting its contributions without checking - if a block is needed, administrators should consider a soft block with the template {{schoolblock|optional comment}} as the block reason.
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| {{subst:SharedIPEDU|Organization}}* |
This IP address, SharedIPEDU, is registered to Organisation and may be shared by multiple users of an educational institution. In the case of institutions using proxy servers, this IP address may in fact represent many users at many physical computers. For this reason a message intended for one person may be received by another and a block shared by many. If you are editing from this address and are frustrated by irrelevant messages, you can avoid them by creating an account for yourself. In some cases you may temporarily be unable to create an account due to efforts to fight vandalism, in which case please see here. Caution should be used when blocking this IP or reverting its contributions without checking - if a block is needed, administrators should consider a soft block with the template {{schoolblock|optional comment}} as the block reason.
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- *You can use {{subst:SharedIPEDU|Organization|subst=subst:}} to substitute the contained ParserFunctions.
[edit] What to do?
This template is helpful, but I'm a little lost as to how to proceed.
It says "In the event of vandalism from this address, efforts will be made to contact the institution to report network abuse." and I know of a case of vanalism on Edgar F. Codd. What am I supposed to do? put a {subst:test} on the page? McKay 17:12, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
- Hi there, best to check WP:VANDAL for good instructions. I suspect we don't go to the trouble of reporting abuse to the organization for just a tire-kicking vandal. However, the vandal should be warned on their talk page, partially to let other editors know there is a pattern. -- cmhTC 18:50, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
