Wikipedia:Sensitive IP addresses
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[edit] Sensitive due to public relations implications
If you block an IP in any of the following ranges, you are required to immediately notify the Wikimedia Foundation Communications Committee. These ranges are allocated to major governmental organizations and blocks of these organizations have political and public relations implications that must be managed by the Foundation's press relations team. Avoid long blocks of these addresses and be especially careful in formulating your block messages because your block message will be seen and commented on by the press.
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- 143.228.0.0/16, 143.231.0.0/16 - United States House of Representatives
- 156.33.0.0/16 - United States Senate
- 198.81.128.0/18 - United States Central Intelligence Agency
- 149.101.0.0/16 - United States Department of Justice
- 138.162.0.0/16 - United States Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Pensacola, FL
- 194.60.0.0/20 - UK Parliament
- 192.197.77.0/24, 192.197.78.0/23, 192.197.80.0/22, 192.197.84.0/23, 192.197.86.0/24 - Government of Canada
- 194.52.83.0/24 - Parliament of Sweden
If the IP belongs to a major corporation, for example Microsoft, Sun etc... It can be a good idea to notify the committee.
[edit] Sensitive for technical reasons
Blocking an IP listed in this section can cause undesired effects on Wikipedia, which varies depending on the IP in question. Please issue soft blocks on any bot coming from this address, and ensure that you immediately unblock the Toolserver IP after performing a block on a bot hosted here. If you are unsure as to how to do this correctly, please do not issue the block, but contact another admin.
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- 145.97.39.143 - Wikimedia Toolserver (m:Toolserver) which hosts a number of bots which perform routine, but highly relied-upon, edits to Wikipedia, including archive bots and anti-vandalism bots.
