MediaWiki Administrator's Handbook/Block

Block prevents the user of a certain account or IP address from editing for a determined period of time.

Range blocks

The MediaWiki software allows sysops to block entire ranges of IP addresses. Using CIDR notation, enter an IP range between /16 and /31 (inclusive; MediaWiki does not support blocking larger ranges). If you are unfamiliar with CIDR and binary arithmetic, then you should not block ranges.

A properly-applied range block will remove editing privileges from all persons who connect from an IP in the affected range. As a result, it may unintentionally block valued contributors, so it may be worthwhile to consult a checkuser before applying a range block.

Range blocks are a drastic measure, and should only be used for brief periods as a last resort. Poorly-applied range blocks can shut out entire nations!

Projects

Commons -- Commons:Blocking policy
Meta --
Wikibooks -- Wikibooks:Blocking policy
Wikinews -- Wikinews:Blocking policy
Wikipedia -- Wikipedia:Blocking policy
Wikiquote -- Wikiquote:Blocking policy
Wikisource -- Wikisource:Blocking policy
Wikispecies --
Wikiversity -- Wikiversity:Blocking policy
Wiktionary -- Wiktionary:Blocking policy

This article is issued from Wikibooks. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.