User:Caulde/admin stuff

Blocking IPs

Hey, you told to me come by if I had any questions, so I'm doing just that. :) I see you blocked 88.198.191.170 - would the time between each indicate an open proxy? I'm unsure of what is the current tell-tale sign that the IP is an OP. Best regards, Rudget. 14:52, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi. The first thing to try is a Google search - you will come to recognise the tell-tale spam and other signs to suggest you should investigate it further. I would really recommend that you list suspected open proxies at WP:OP, because it takes a fair bit of experience to identify and block them properly, but I'll explain this one. The template at the bottom of the IP's talk page and contribs page has a "Tor check" link. All Tor nodes are published through a central directory which this check interrogates. You need to look for the "Exit" flag, in short, to do it properly you need to look at the router's exit policy (see [1]) and check that it allows exit on port 80, with no exclusions for Wikipedia's servers. I blocked this one for a year as it appears fairly static. Note that a minute earlier I had blocked another Tor node for only 3 months. See also the recent discussion at Wikipedia talk:Blocking policy/Tor nodes. In addition to Tor proxies there are also open HTTP proxies, open CGI proxies, and a load of other types of open proxy. But we can move on to those topics at a later date :) -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 15:09, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm going to archive that, because that is the best explanation I've ever received on Wikipedia. Really though, thank you. :) Rudget. 15:14, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome, but I just noticed that I didn't actually answer your question. What would lead you to suspect it is an open proxy in this case is: two or more consecutive acts of identical vandalism in quick succession from totally different IPs, and an affiliation with a popular web forum populated by teenagers who probably regularly use open proxies (in this case '/b/tards'). I would still recommend that open proxies are listed at WP:OP. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 16:02, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

From Moonriddengirl

(From User talk:Moonriddengirl, 19:50 2 Dec 2007. The basic criterion in determining whether a text page is a candidate for CSD#G12 is that (a)it is copied from a website or other source that does not seem to be a copy of Wikipedia; (b) there is no non-infringing material on the page or in the history worthy saving; (c) the material was introduced all at once by one person, and (d) there is no credible assertion of public domain, fair use or free license. If it meets all of those criteria, then it's fair game for speedy. If it meets only some, it may require different handling. In those cases, it is certainly okay not to mark them for speedy, but to use {{copyvio|url=x}} (identifying the source). If you only suspect that an article is a copyright violation, it is handled differently, with the template {{cv-unsure}} being placed on the talk page of the article (not on the article itself). To do that, you place {{cv-unsure|~~~|2=http://en.wikipedia.org/fullurl}} on the talk page, replacing http://en.wikipedia.org/fullurl with the url of the page you suspect is a copyvio. (That permanently links the version you believe is a copyvio in the template, in case the article is later edited.)