Thread:RansomTime/@comment-5356645-20130507093020/@comment-303594-20130507123933

Hey.

My default block for an IP address is 2 weeks. This is because, in about 95% of situations - a user won't have the same IP address in 2 weeks.

Service providers regularly re-assign IP addresses. For people with routers (a good number of people nowerdays) - it takes a week or two before they get a new IP, if someone's connecting to the internet by a modem - they'll get a new IP every time they connect. Some mobile internet providers give a new IP out seemingly every 5 minuites.

If you block an IP for infinite, then - you risk blocking someone who wants to edit. You also probably don't block the person you're intending to block.

There are no hard and fast rules about block duration. I normally go for short blocks for IPs, and if usernames are causing a minor irritation. Infinite blocks for usernames that are just vandals are fine.