User talk:LucasBuck28

I recently found out my 6 year old (who has his own laptop) has been editing pages and anonymously our IP was blocked. I created an account in an attempt to prevent this. Can someone tell me if there is a setting that I can check to make sure he cannot edit without being logged in? Of course, he won't know the username or password. LucasBuck28 (talk) 04:49, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Ok Thank you. I am pasting that code below. Can someone please ban anonymous edits on my IP as well, or tell me how to request that.LucasBuck28 (talk) 17:59, 15 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't see that this account has any edits other than to this page, and the vandalism on this IP address has been ongoing since the creations of this account. The IP block should expire within 24 hours. In response to your question, however, we usually do not block IP addresses on request. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 18:55, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

The reason I created the account was because the policy suggests doing so if your IP is being blocked because it is shared by other users. In this case my 6 year old was editing anonymously and obviously continues to do so, thus getting the IP block and causing your administrators to have to undo and block the IP. I am not sure if you read the beginning of my request so here it is again:

''I created an account a couple weeks ago and advised on my talk page that my 6 year old has been editing anonymously and getting my IP blocked. I did not get an answer on my inquiry to help me prevent this. Today, I see again he has been editing and my IP is again blocked. I read in your policy that: "...registered users in good standing can request existing blocks on their IP address be "softened" to only affect anonymous editors on their network...". I realize I have not contributed to Wiki myself, but in an effort to prevent Wikipedia from being "vandalized" by my son, I would like to request you unblock my IP, and also request you block my IP from anonymous edits. Hopefully this will solve your and my problem. Thank you for your consideration in this matter''

I personally do not edit Wikipedia nor do I plan to, therefore you will not see any other edits from my account in the past besides this page. I really don't need it unblocked (because I am not going to edit). I am simply requesting you block my ip address from anonymous edits for Wikipedia's own benefit. I cannot guarantee my six year old will stop editing anonymously in the future. Again, my request is for the benefit of your website. If you cannot block anonymous edits from our IP, then I guess there is nothing else I can do to help Wikipedia. LucasBuck28 (talk) 19:16, 15 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia will give your IP, whoever may be using it, the benefit of the doubt and will block it only if need be. We don't mind the bother. We don't preemptively block IPs because a) we always want to take a change that something constructive will occur from the IP, and b) IPs change owners. Chillum  19:27, 15 February 2009 (UTC)