64.254.66.25

Hello, Your recent contributions constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. Should you believe that your contributions are *not* vandalism, please argue your case on your talk page, or at WN:ALERT. Further vandalism may result in an appropriate block. Please contribute to Wikinews in a constructive fashion instead.

Adambro - (talk) 18:05, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

--Brian McNeil / talk 18:16, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Firstly, this is a private school and therefore that is why the IP does not resolve to a .edu address. I never claimed that it did resolve to a .edu address, and to say that I did is an outright lie.

Secondly, I cannot use the normal method to debate the block because this account is blocked from doing so.

A user here decided to add stupid edits to Wikinews, as people do all the time, but there are others who are willing to contribute useful content that would use this computer. Simply saying that because it is not .edu it is not a school is preposterous and condemnable.

I will reduce the block to 24 hours, in the meantime drop the attitude. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 18:33, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

I thank you for that, the only reason it angers me is that it seems that often people in power like to abuse that power (in the context of Wikis). I am going to sign up for an account so I don't get mixed up with these anonymous goons.

I'd also suggest you ask whoever is responsible for your network to make sure addresses resolve to something that identifies it as a school. This makes it a lot easier in making decisions on blocking (or reporting it to the school for them to take action). Once you've got an account set up it will be able to bypass a soft block as you can log in and be treated separately. I felt the original block was excessive for five vandal edits - repeated recreation of a really stupid and annoying page. Best of luck with wikinews when you get an account set up. You may want to look into getting an IRC client and joining in on IRC, among other things you'll get a feed of all the latest news faster than Google doles it out. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 18:43, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Sounds good. I'll see what I can do, however, the IT here probably can't do anything it since we use Neomin, a North East Ohio internet provider for schools. If you look at their address when you do a whois, you will even see that it is 528 Educational Highway. I'll see about joining in on the IRC now. Thanks again for your help.

Blocked

You have been blocked from Wikinews for not contributing constructively. Your edits have been reverted or removed. If you wish to talk to an administrator about this, please go to Wikinews IRC, send a message to wikinews-l@wikimedia.org or add {{Unblock|reason}} to your talk page.

Adambro - (talk) 18:08, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

{{unblock}} - Not unblocked, no reason given to do so. Adambro - (talk) 18:09, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Uh, yes there is. (preceding unsigned comment by 64.254.66.25 18:12, 2 March 2008 (UTC) (UTC))

There is now yes. Adambro - (talk) 18:13, 2 March 2008 (UTC)