Thread:TyA/@comment-1844926-20150709044806/@comment-8-20150715175004

Mr E has contacted us, and we've replied.

I can't talk about this specific case of course, but to explain a bit more about IP bans in general: Sometimes we have to ban an IP because it's being used by someone who has broken the ToU or done something else serious. Another account that's logged on from the same IP can be affected by that ban. This might be because:


 * Both are editing from a school or other public space where several computers share an IP
 * They know each other and are editing from the same house
 * One is stealing wi-fi from the other
 * They are both using the same open proxy to hide their IP
 * They are the same person
 * Some other reason I can't think of at the moment

Some of those are more likely than others of course. Often we will risk unblocking the bad guy so the other can edit, but if we need to keep the bad guy blocked, we can't stop it affecting the other account.