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@@ -22,4 +22,16 @@ as well. Also have I just created an account on this wiki as well?
 There is a way to ban ikiwiki users, but how to ban an IP address?
 For example if a bitchy anonymous is bombing our poll. I can use
 only Apache/iptables rules for this? Maybe it's related to
 There is a way to ban ikiwiki users, but how to ban an IP address?
 For example if a bitchy anonymous is bombing our poll. I can use
 only Apache/iptables rules for this? Maybe it's related to

-[[ACL|todo/ACL]] request? --Pawel
+[[ACL|todo/ACL]] request? --[[Paweł|ptecza]]
+
+> Well, the polls are not something I would worry about much. I do plan to
+> add_IP_range_banning, although I expect to wait until
+> there's a demonstrated need. --[[Joey]]
+
+>> Heh, do you really want a lot of spam of me? ;)
+
+>> It was only an example of banning reason. Recently I've read about
+>> problems of Wikipedia with the vandals from Qatar. They demolished
+>> Qatar Wikipedia pages and the admins of Wikipedia had to ban all
+>> IP addresses of that country (fortunately Qatar has only one ISP).
+>> --[[Paweł|ptecza]]