Thread:Ursuul/@comment-27014396-20161025140439/@comment-28083312-20161025141126

I’ve already considered that long before, & have discarded the idea. Not only could such a range “miss” it’s intended target & block a bunch of good contributors by accident, but it can still be surmountable by foreign server VPN services that originate from another range, or via the use of proxies or a dynamic IP scrambler. Also, even if it did work, it would still block a bunch of innocent people in the process, depending on the “width” of the range. I can’t risk that.

There’s also the fact that I’m not an expert on range blocking or IP functionality. I could block too wide a range & wall away many people, or block too narrow a range & he could circumvent it easily with some low quality VPN.

Because of this, it’s too risky for me to do it right now, & besides all that, it may not be necessary. I reported him to VSTF, who are experts in handling this, & explained the situation to them. They have begun working on the problem & I am reasonably certain that they will make an end to our troubles.