User talk:Zootalures

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[edit] Blocking of 138.38.32.84

You said: "Thanks for your judicious blocking of 138.38.32.84, while I understand that we've been the source of some persistent vandalism, this IP is a proxy address for the University of Bath UK (which is noted on the talk page (although with the wrong template (which i've updated))), which currently has over 20,000 users. While I understand we have had multiple blocks (4 x 24 hour blocks in the last year) I am not sure if this necessarily counts as persistent vandalism given the size of the university. Would you consider dropping (or reducing the duration) of the current 1 month block on these grounds?"

No, I will not consider this. However, I will soften the block so people can edit from a signed-in account that they have created elsewhere, as is common practise with school blocks. This will allow anyone with an account to continue editing the Wikipedia. Note that there is a good chance the block was already "soft" and so would not have prevented signed-in users. --Yamla 15:35, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
I do, however, point out that your university is not being singled out. Most school IP addresses end up blocked in this manner. Students and faculty should still be able to contribute and I respect and support university sysadmins (though I have long since graduated myself). --Yamla 15:37, 19 December 2006 (UTC)