Wikipedia talk:IP block exemption/log/2008

May

 * Exempted (email request). Checkuser confirms user is affected by a hard-blocked IP range used by a "temporary account" vandal. Users contribs are few but no sign of vandalism, no block log, edits go back a year. Somewhat apprehensive in case we get sleepers requesting exemption, but if we do we can deal with them - if they use anonymity we remove the exemption anyway. Still curious how this request came to me, less than 24 hours after the right was enabled, by a user who only rarely edits. Time will tell if the exemption is reasonable. FT2 (Talk 17:02, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Exempted (IRC request).  Bot operates from a large hardblocked range.  Currently a hard to manage system of layered blocks was used to permit editing.  This flag will permit full blocking of the disruptive range.   As this full block negates the risk of east718 running unknown abusive accounts, there is an acceptably low risk of violative behavior.  MBisanz  talk 01:57, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Exempted (request by unblock template).  User edits from a recently hard-blocked range and from another with pretty much every IP on long-term block (confirmed by CU).  Not a great breadth of contributions, but there is no reason to think abuse is likely.  This exemption should, barring abuse, stay in place until this rangeblock expires.  Sam Korn (smoddy) 21:13, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Exempted . The original request was by an anonymous user by use of unblock who was covered by this rangeblock.  I had him email me his desired account name and created the account, then had him confirm that he had taken possession of the account, also checking that he used an IP address from that range.  As it is an account without any editing history, I shall be particularly checking to ensure that he does not use the account for anonymising proxies. Sam Korn (smoddy) 10:58, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
 * User got banned. -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:29, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * , edits from the range most commonly used by Grawp, in order to hardblock the range. I did this as checkuser before applying the rangeblock, without being asked by the user. Thatcher 14:37, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * User was making useful contributions (and was being affected by a hard rangeblock, and after consulting with a checkuser on IRC, I granted an exemption. SQL Query me!  17:00, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Several more. (bots this time)
 * Reasons:
 * Most of these bots are critical (At least Cluebot is), they run from shared hosting (which, in most cases can get frequently rangeblocked as soon as one idiot runs a php proxy)
 * So that blocks on the individual bots can be made in case of malfunction without affecting the more critical ones (in case 'autoblock disabled is forgotten')
 * And, because they will be moving to a school network soon, which will be MUCH more prone to rangeblocking. SQL Query me!  20:53, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Affected by filtering software at school and forced to use TOR. east. 718 at 08:40, May 23, 2008
 * Now redundant. --Kim Bruning (talk) 10:30, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Exempted, affected by this block. -- lucasbfr  talk 14:39, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
 * User applied to unblock-en-l for IP block exemption. Consensus was (unanimously) reached to grant the right. Sarah 09:19, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Affected by filtering software at school and forced to use TOR. east. 718 at 08:40, May 23, 2008
 * Now redundant. --Kim Bruning (talk) 10:30, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Exempted, affected by this block. -- lucasbfr  talk 14:39, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
 * User applied to unblock-en-l for IP block exemption. Consensus was (unanimously) reached to grant the right. Sarah 09:19, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

June

 * Exempted - Affected by a large range block placed by a Jpgordon. It's been affecting him for sometime as he moves in and out of the range.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  18:25, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Exempted - Regularly contributes from a mobile phone, but the range was hardblocked for trolling. PeterSymonds  (talk)  08:42, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Removed, user has been banned. Tiptoety  talk 17:24, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

July

 * Exempted - my gnome account, I use it on Opera Mini a lot, which has its entire range currently hardblocked. Neıl    ☄   11:09, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Exempted, occasional editor on Grawp's range which is currently hard blocked. Thatcher 14:38, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
 * , also on Grawp's range. Thatcher 12:13, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * , ditto. Thatcher 12:24, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * , dittor. It is interesting that this particular rangeblock has brought out a lot of occasional editors, unlike previous Grawp blocks.  Bears watching. Thatcher 01:21, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Exempted . School administrator to edit thru range block in order to ensure cadets or alumni do not make inappropriate changes to it (school page). My request for this was granted by Animum. NonvocalScream (talk) 03:49, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

August

 * Granted to . IP is a range owned by a hosting company, likely source of proxies, and abused by editors whose sole contributions was to add spam links to their own user pages.  His IP is not obviously a proxy, and if he starts adding spam  links it will be easy enough to remove. Thatcher 16:28, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Granted to User:Cannibaloki, to enable this user to edit while he repairs his router (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/189.112.192.3), which is currently operating as an open proxy. The right is to be removed when he has rectified the proxy issue. Kevin (talk) 09:13, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Removed from this user, as their router has been fixed and is no longer an open proxy. Kevin (talk) 00:07, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

September

 * Exempted . User has a SUL based on de.wiki, with no blocks or immediate indication of disruption to that project. When he tried to edit here, he was blocked from editing by a hard rangeblock (likely Grawp's). Hers fold  (t/a/c) 20:43, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Exempted, former enwiki admin, and trusted member of the community. Tiptoety  talk 05:18, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Granted to to bypass his university IP,, running as an open proxy. Spellcast (talk) 15:38, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi all. I'm granting both User:Wowbobwow12 and User:JFH78 IP block exemption flags, per checkuser verification. They have both been caught in a narrow User:Primetime hard rangeblock. Checkuser confirms that they are not socks of the vandal account - A l is o n  ❤ 05:35, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Granted to, editing from his own proxy on (blocked as a hosting company) --  lucasbfr  talk 19:44, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

October

 * , editing on the network of a rangeblocked vandal, probably not the vandal himself. Thatcher 12:05, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
 * was granted exemption on advice of checkuser. J.delanoy gabs adds  15:21, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * , Synetrix. Thatcher 13:10, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Exempted - ISP's gateway/caching proxy has an rogue open proxy on its network and has been hardblocked. Long term occasional contributor, no reason to suspect abuse. -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:29, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * new user on hardblocked range. Checkuser suggests unlikely to be the vandal targeted by the block, but this should be followed up on in a few days. Thatcher 18:03, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Exempted - Caught in one of Thatcher's checkuser hard rangeblocks, comment in the block message reads "Really don't unblock; IPBE may be liberally granted for pre-existing accounts". There doesn't appear to be any issue with Metrofeed's contributions, and he's been here since 2006. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 17:50, 20 October 2008 (UTC) Removed 06:18, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * caught in hard rangeblock. Thatcher 20:14, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * new account, wants to edit from hardblocked range (persistent vandal); verified by non-free ISP-assigned email address. Thatcher 15:41, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Caught in block of vandalising company IPs. User registered for 2 years and has good track record.  So Why  11:31, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

November

 * Caught in a Grawp hard rangeblock; created the account during a discussion on #wikipedia-en-unblock with blocker's approval. <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:blue">Hers <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:gold">fold  (t/a/c) 00:27, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
 * , sometimes edits from location that is blocked due to vandalism. Thatcher 15:39, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
 * , rangeblocked vandal collateral damage. Thatcher 16:10, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * , collateral damage from rangeblocked vandal. Thatcher 23:05, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * . This is an odd case. The user apparently mainly contributes from a blocked school/college IP address, with account creation disabled, blocking anons only. However, the anon-only flag does not extend to the block account creation option, so while the user is able to edit, they are prevented from creating accounts (the user does work at WP:ACC). After testing this with my own IP, and my sockpuppet, User:Stwalkersock, I determined that IPBE would allow this user to create accounts again. I'll admit this is an interesting scenario, but it seems to work.  Stwalkerster  [  talk  ]  18:31, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
 * rangeblock collateral. Thatcher 21:44, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * . Exempted for the same reason as Elite Rhodes above. Note, I am not an expert at this process, so I will not be offended if someone undoes my change. However, this is an editor that I trust. Geometry guy 21:06, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

December

 * ; rangeblock collateral.  Sandstein   20:00, 30 December 2008 (UTC)