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It should also be punishable by more than just flagging a comment. Is there a way to ban IPs?

• dspillett 8y ago
  IP blocking is ineffective[1] and can have noticeable collateral damage[2]. As has been discussed at length in discussions about tracking people for copyright protection/enforcement reasons, IP addresses are not a suitable method of identifying/locating/tracking people. [1] they could just connect from somewhere else next time: mobile instead of home network, coffee shop wireless, day-job guest wireless, train/bus wireless, friend's wireless, tethered to friends' mobile connection, ... - in fact the poster may have used an alternate location this time just-in-case[3]. [2] if a public address/range is blocked, or a range used by a large employer or educational establishment, that could affect many innocent users while not affecting the problem user. [3] people determined enough to be dicks that they take time to sign up for a throwaway account, are likely determined enough to post from another location and dickish enough not care if other people using that location get blocked because of their action.