Difference between revisions of "Conservapedia talk:Administrator's Guide"

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*I am just missing what that has to do with us?  Were you suggesting adding something like that here?  A couple of other Syops asked me what you meant, so at least I feel better not being alone, lol. --[[User:TK|<small>Sysop-</small>TK]] <sub>[[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]]</sub> 03:47, 19 May 2007 (EDT)
 
*I am just missing what that has to do with us?  Were you suggesting adding something like that here?  A couple of other Syops asked me what you meant, so at least I feel better not being alone, lol. --[[User:TK|<small>Sysop-</small>TK]] <sub>[[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]]</sub> 03:47, 19 May 2007 (EDT)
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:I mean that if you use checkuser and notice that 50 users are editing from it, then it probably isn't all the same person (if the accounts aren't all vandals). Therefore, blocking everybody who used this proxy would not be the best of ideas. And if it did happen, investigation to get them unblocked should be undertaken. --<font color="#0000CC" face="Comic Sans MS">[[User:Hojimachong|'''Hojimachong''']]</font><sup><font color="00FFAA">[[User_Talk:Hojimachong|talk]]</font></sup> 20:04, 19 May 2007 (EDT)

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Would it be worth noting that if an unusually large number of editors appear to be using one IP, you can type the IP in to Wikipedia or WHOIS, where they may be labelled as proxies (used by multiple people in, say, an organization)? --Hojimachongtalk 21:21, 17 May 2007 (EDT)

They label the proxies as proxies, and all IP talk pages have automatically-generated 3rd-party DNS links to WHOIS. --Hojimachongtalk 19:34, 18 May 2007 (EDT)
  • I am just missing what that has to do with us? Were you suggesting adding something like that here? A couple of other Syops asked me what you meant, so at least I feel better not being alone, lol. --Sysop-TK /MyTalk 03:47, 19 May 2007 (EDT)
I mean that if you use checkuser and notice that 50 users are editing from it, then it probably isn't all the same person (if the accounts aren't all vandals). Therefore, blocking everybody who used this proxy would not be the best of ideas. And if it did happen, investigation to get them unblocked should be undertaken. --Hojimachongtalk 20:04, 19 May 2007 (EDT)