Thread:Sannse/@comment-25295528-20151128171456/@comment-8-20151129033028

I explained to Monkeypolice in chat, but just to add it here: we generally recommend that IPs are not blocked for more than 3 months. By that time, it's very likely that the person's IP will have changed and so the block won't be affecting them any more. And it's possible that someone innocent is useing that IP instead.

There are rare situations where an IP needs to be blocked for longer (for example, the stable IP of a school where students are repeatedly coming here to vandalize) but most IPs are not assigned to the same person long-term, so usually 3 months is best.

This is especially true when blocking a range of IPs. These are more likely to affect innocent people, because you are blocking many IPs at once. It's more iikely the bad editor is going to stay within that range, but it's worth trying out removing it after a while to see if it can be left off.

Of course, in all of this, it's the admin and their community's decision