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"The global blocking extension allows stewards to block IP addresses and ranges on all of Wikimedia's projects".

Note that this tool will be used for cross-wiki spammers and the likes of Grawp.

Note that this tool will be used for cross-wiki spammers and the likes of Grawp.

This tool will be used for any damn thing they want to use it for.

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I doubt it very, very much. Stewards aren't abusive, unlike some other high-ranking editors. And if they used it inappropriately, the log is open for all to see, and they'd quickly get removed.

This gives me a tiny bit of pause, however:

"Blatantly disrupting multiple projects"

Who gets to decide that, and is that Foundation authority or non-WMF? The wording is a bit ambiguous. Grawp would be covered under "vandalism". So whats the threshold for a WMF ban?

That depends on your definitions of "abusive" and "inappropriately". Cary is a steward, and he certainly gets abusive on a regular basis.

I think it's inevitable that this tool will be used to inappropriate ends, in short order. How much do you want to bet that Poetlister's IP is "inadvertently" blocked within six months?

Note that this tool will be used for cross-wiki spammers and the likes of Grawp.

I tried to join Simple today but my dynamic IP was blocked as an 'abusive sockpuppeteer' . -it wasn't me lol

I doubt it very, very much. Stewards aren't abusive, unlike some other high-ranking editors. And if they used it inappropriately, the log is open for all to see, and they'd quickly get removed.

And here's the log for all to see.

Have to say, I'm kinda pleased to see that first block go down - that one's very significant, indeed

Hmm... I can't actually tell what was blocked there. Am I missing something?

I'm guessing its either a grawp range or someone else significant to alison.

Eh? Can't you see a log of stewards and the blocked IPs and ranges?? Either way, the first one blocked across all wikis is ... Grawp, of course


Grawp, of course. His IP range has already been repeatedly posted and blocked on enwiki.

We can see the log, but no indication of who it was.

Is there some other accounting done beyond the log that gives no clue beyond a general note?

It ought to be discussed on the Checkuser mailing list.

Eh? Can't you see a log of stewards and the blocked IPs and ranges?? Either way, the first one blocked across all wikis is ... Grawp, of course


Grawp, of course. His IP range has already been repeatedly posted and blocked on enwiki.

I don't know of any steward action Cary did that could be categorised as "abusive".

Whoa - Grawp's already requesting he be globally unblocked??

I am Grawp, and I request global unblock. This is bullshit. The only Wikimedia wiki I am vandalizing is the English Wikipedia. Appeal dude 05:50, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Hi Grawp, unfortunately you are the reason global blocking became a priority and yes your cross-wiki antics has forced the global block on your IP range, I don't think any stewards will dare remove that global ban on you ...--Cometstyles 05:53, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Creating accounts is not vandalism. Appeal dude 05:57, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Creating accounts which attacks other users is vandalism...--Cometstyles 06:03, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Am I reading this?? Grawp, your 'massive cock' has infected pretty-much every wiki at this stage. Here's ga.wiktionary just yesterday, for example. Aren't you, like, bored yet?? - Alison ❤ 06:20, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

No, your attempts to stop me just make me try harder. Vandalizing is much more fun and rewarding than contributing. Aren’t you bored of checkusering and blocking yet? Appeal dude 06:29, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

If the Foundation was smart, it would hire Grawp as a security expert. I'm sure he could teach much to the WMF developers.

In effect, Grawp's "massive cock" is causing problems for all the other vandals, too, as they fail to keep up.

He already is teaching much - that was the point I made to Grawp on Meta earlier Every time he gets better and better, so do the countermeasures and in doing so, this slams the door shut on small-time vandals. In effect, Grawp's "massive cock" is causing problems for all the other vandals, too, as they fail to keep up.

If the Foundation was smart, it would hire Grawp as a security expert.

Why would that be smart when now he works for free?

If Grawp's was actually massive, he would be doing something else with it besides vandalizing WP.

Maybe he's a porn star professionally and vandalizes WP as an avocation.

Think he knows Jimbo?

By now, EVERYBODY knows Jimbo.