Talk:Qatari proxy IP address temporarily blocked on Wikipedia
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[edit] article is unclear and ambigious
Is it one IP blocked in Qatar, does the entire nation of Qatar only have one IP address, was it a range block of every single person in Qatar? User:Bawolff 19:35, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- There is only one IP address in Qatar. -Fsotrain09 20:03, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Confusing
The Wikipedia admins blocked the IP yesterday, not today. Also, a Wikipedia admin unblocked the IP [1] with the reason: "This IP is the address for the entire nation of Qatar; it should not be blocked." —FellowWikiNews (W) 19:50, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- The BBC reported the incident today, and it was that article which was my source. -Fsotrain09 19:51, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Who?
"A spokesperson for Wikipedia..." — Who is/was this? Spokes people are usually official and as far as I know, there aren't really any (That aren't more prominently employed as something else). If it's Jimbo or someone else, they should probably be identified. 68.39.174.238 04:35, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Dead source
The second source is dead. Please replace with [2]. Thank you. - A Link to the Past (talk) 02:33, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
- We do not do changes like that. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:01, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
- Why not? If someone reads the article, one would expect that the source would be of use. There's no harm in changing it. - A Link to the Past (talk) 18:21, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- Wikinews is a record of what was known at the time, we do not change from one website to another just because a source is taken offline. We definitely do not take an article that was not used in the creation of ours and list it as a source. That, to Wikinewsies, is deceptive. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:42, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
- Why not? If someone reads the article, one would expect that the source would be of use. There's no harm in changing it. - A Link to the Past (talk) 18:21, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
