User talk:169.132.18.248

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This IP address, 169.132.18.248, is registered to IDT Corporation, and may be shared by multiple users. If the organization uses proxy servers or firewalls, 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 may be 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; if so, please see here.

If you are autoblocked repeatedly, we encourage you to contact your Internet service provider or IT department and ask them to contact Wikimedia's XFF project about enabling X-Forwarded-For HTTP headers on their proxy servers so that our editing blocks will affect only the intended user. Alternatively, you can list the IP at Wikipedia:WikiProject on XFFs.

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Please do not add commercial links or links to your own private websites to Wikipedia, as you did in [[:Stacy Keibler]]. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or a mere collection of external links. You are, however, encouraged to add content instead of links as long as the content abides by our policies and guidelines. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. -Patstuart 19:17, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] THIS IS A SHARED IP

Attention: This is a SHARED IP by *many* people companywide. It is impossible for I (or others) to identify if someone posts something wrong (against wiki policy). Please take this into consideration when issuing warnings, etc.

If you have any suggestions regarding this, it would be appreciated. (Again, please consider there are many using this IP.)

Thank You 169.132.18.248 19:10, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Create an account and you won't receive warnings that don't apply to you. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 19:18, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
You could also write a note at the top of this talk page, kindly asking your fellow workers to not vandalize, because you wish to make honest contributions.
If I create a login, if someone else on this shared IP causes it to be blocked, won't I still be blocked from using wikipedia even with my login (from the shared IP)? Please respond on my talk page. Thanks 169.132.18.248 19:46, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Warning to 169.132.18.248

This IP is used companywide and shared my _many_ people. How can any potential blocks be avoided as such? (Please reply on MY talk page.) Thank You 169.132.18.248 19:08, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for responding. You'll have to pardon me if I was a bit overzealous with your IP address. However, the IP-INFO returns no reverse DNS, so we have no way of ascertaining that this is a multiple-user IP. Second, this address has a history of both vandalism and adding in commercial links. If the IP were a regular user, it would be banned by now. I will downgrade the warning, as it may have been overzealous. However, please realize, that if the IP continues to vandalize, it will be blocked, if only for a period of time (usually between one day and one week - though admins go easier on public addresses.) I will add this discussion to the top of the page; please don't remove it if you would like administrators to see it. -Patstuart 19:16, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
Patstuart, Thank you. Can you please elaborate what IP-INFO is? Secondly, how does wiki normally treat shared IPs that cause a problem? Thirdly, what does your 'downgraded' warning represent, and where can I see it? Fourthly, if the IP is blocked, will it block any logged in users from editing from that IP, while they are logged in? Please respond on my talk page. And thank you again. 169.132.18.248 19:32, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
1)You'll notice a box at the bottom of the screen that says This is the discussion page for an anonymous user, identified by the user's numerical IP address. In it is a link with IPINFO as an option. It often tells us who the IP is registered to (e.g., a school district, a business, etc.) In your case, it comes up with nothing, and only provides a top-level ISP, which is useless.
2)Wiki goes very easy on IPs, only blocking for a short amount of time (I personally think they sometimes go too easy). I've seen repeated users who only vandalize be blocked 4 or 5 times. They go even easier on verified shared IPs. You'll probably get a 48 hour block for the first offense.
3)It means I took out the "spam4" template and put in a "spam1" template (if you read the history of this page, you'll see that my warning at the top used to be much harsher).
4)Yes, it can mean a regular user will be blocked, but you can appeal. See Wikipedia:Blocking IP addresses. -Patstuart 19:40, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
What practical effect does that warning have, and how long does it last? Also, the notice you put on top of my talk page, what is its purpose? Please respond on my talk page. Thanks again 169.132.18.248 19:49, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
The warning lets other editors know that you have been vandalizing. Then the next person to give you a warning ups the ante. Finally, after the worst warnings, you will be blocked. -Patstuart 19:51, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Spam

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. It is considered spamming, and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising. Thanks. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 18:10, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

This is your last warning. The next time you insert a spam link, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Persistent spammers may have their websites blacklisted from Wikipedia. You have been warned and blocked for spamming before, and you will be again if you persist. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 10:10, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
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You have been temporarily blocked from editing Wikipedia for continuing to add spam links. If you wish to make useful contributions, you are welcome to come back after the block expires. Persistent spammers will have their websites blacklisted from Wikipedia. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 18:20, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Indefinitely blocked

Account creation permitted. This IP is used by banned user Daniel575 (talk · contribs) - crz crztalk 18:58, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

This blocked user (block log | autoblocks | rangeblocks | unblock | contribs | deleted contribs) has asked to be unblocked, but an administrator has reviewed and declined this request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy). Do not remove this unblock request while you are blocked.

Request reason: "i am not, nor have i ever been user Daniel575. i believe i was deliberately blocked in order to censor my comments."

Decline reason: "Yes, we censor vandalism around here. At any rate, you can edit after creating an account. — Sandstein 18:17, 17 May 2007 (UTC)"

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