User talk:140.203.7.37

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This IP address, 140.203.7.37, is registered to University College, Galway, Ireland 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 University College, Galway, Ireland 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.

Yeah, IPs are often shared by lots of people. If there was an IP ban, I think that articles could still be viewed, just not edited. Also, it doesn't last forever. But this IP banning discussion took place a while back, and there haven't been any more incidents. I don't think anything will come of it. It might be a good idea, if you're worried about being able to edit articles, to get a Wikipedia account set up. Its free, and it helps people to know that you're not the one doing all the vandalism. It might also let you continue editing articles if there were an IP ban (though I'm not at all sure about that). -Seth Mahoney 21:52, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)

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Thank you for experimenting with the page Thomas More on Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by RobertG (talk • contribs).

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Please do not add nonsense to Wikipedia, as you did to the Adam Savage page. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. --Drat (Talk) 13:30, 29 January 2007 (UTC)