Wikipedia:Abuse reports/Internet for Learning

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[edit] Registry Information

62.170.0.0/15

212.132.0.0/16

Registered to:Internet For Learning
WHOIS report

Contact information:

Research Machines plc
140 Milton Park
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX14 4SE
United Kingdom
+44 1235 854534
abuse@ifl.net.

[edit] Initial Report

[edit] Internet for Learning

~~62.171.194.4 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log)~~ blocked 17 times; currently indefinitely blocked as open proxy
62.171.194.5 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 8 times
62.171.194.6 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 15 times
62.171.194.7 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 14 times
62.171.194.8 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 13 times
62.171.194.9 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 8 times
62.171.194.10 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 7 times
62.171.194.11 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 21 times
~~62.171.194.12 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log)~~ blocked 10 times; currently indefinitely blocked as open proxy
62.171.194.13 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 3 times
62.171.194.36 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 16 times
62.171.194.37 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 13 times
62.171.194.38 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 10 times
62.171.194.39 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 6 times
62.171.194.40 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 21 times
62.171.194.41 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 11 times
62.171.194.42 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 14 times
62.171.194.43 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 16 times
~~62.171.194.44 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log)~~ blocked 15 times; currently indefinitely blocked as open proxy
62.171.194.45 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) blocked 4 times

synopsis: this range of IP's apparantly belongs to a UK company, Research Machines, which provides a service called Internet for Learning to several schools and public libraries in the UK, including Marling School, Estover Community College, a public library in Bath, etc. At least ~~one~~ two respected Wikipedia administrators, user:Celestianpower and User:Sceptre, rely on this service. However even a superficial glance reveals that these IP's are collectively responsible for MASSIVE amounts of childish vandalism. I know they are just a bunch of silly kids, but look how much trouble and effort they cause. There must be some way of dealing with this, other than the constant short term blocks that don't even put an immediate end to vandalism sprees, because the same users simply switch computers and continue (I had my user page vandalised by one of these IP's soon after blocking other IP's in the same range). ~~Two~~ Three of the IP's have been indefinitely blocked as open proxies. I don't really understand why it's okay to block ~~two~~ three of them, but not all of them? Or at least, all but the one used by CelestianPower? And there should probably be a uniform template for all of them (not sure I have the savvy to create it myself)--woggly 12:23, 11 May 2006 (UTC)