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To '''block IP''' is a [[governance operation]] which is usually exercised by the [[sysop power structure]]. The resulting '''IP block''' prevents editing from a given Internet location | To '''block IP''' is a [[governance operation]] which is usually exercised by the [[sysop power structure]]. The resulting '''IP block''' prevents editing from a given Internet location, or, in the case of an '''IP range block''', range of locations. To '''unblock IP''' reverses this, removing a '''block'''. | ||
The '''soft security''' model argues that you should block IP as little as possible, but permit various tactics ([[libel]], [[outing]], [[framing]] and other even less ethical tricks) by the [[sysop power structure]] to intimidate and harass users who do not share the [[community point of view]]. This is a bad model and is derived from [[w:left-wing politics]]. | The '''soft security''' model argues that you should block IP as little as possible, but permit various tactics ([[libel]], [[outing]], [[framing]] and other even less ethical tricks) by the [[sysop power structure]] to intimidate and harass users who do not share the [[community point of view]]. This is a bad model and is derived from [[w:left-wing politics]]. | ||
The '''hard security''' model argues that you should do little or nothing until | The '''hard security''' model argues that you should do little or nothing until some powerful party (like a [[GodKing]]) is grievously offended, then block IP as a first resort, perhaps to prove power. This is a bad model and is derived from [[w:right-wing politics]]. | ||
The [[troll-friendly]] model argues that you should avoid [[w:technological escalation]] as it invites further escalation which can include worse trolls, hacking, and spreading an issue to many wikis, e.g. the dogged pursuit and [[witchhunt]] of [[142.X.X.X]] contributions across almost the entire Internet. Even a [[friendly troll]] can turn hostile and seriously damage a project's credibility and prospects if handled according to '''hard''' or '''soft''' model. The only characteristic that really can be said to identify a [[troll]] is disinterest in, and rejection of, both of these models. Some claim the troll-friendly model derives from [[w:green politics]] which avoids technological escalation, looks for [[harms reduction]] methods, and fosters the [[political virtues]]. | |||
[[Consumerium Governance Organization]] will have to set some policy on this. | [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] will have to set some policy on this. |