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Faster script or extension for massive blocking
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Hi, while I know Void's script is very useful for performing hundreds (or thousands) of blocks, I feel a bit uncomfortable with it when it comes to blocking tens of thousands of IPs, because I can't take any additional actions for hours (or even days) on Meta other than running the script while I'm a flooder.

Thus, I would like to request for a tool (which can be either a script or an extension) working even faster - something like Special:Nuke or Special:MultiLock for blocking IPs.

I also wish there were such tools for local wikis, as some LTAs create dozens of accounts in just a few hours or so in midnight (when admins are usually asleep and no one can stop it).

Since I think this is not as urgent as other tasks, I will triage it as a low priority one.

Thanks.

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The_Pioneer triaged this task as Low priority.Sep 1 2018, 04:30
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The_Pioneer added a comment.Sep 1 2018, 04:33

P.S. I also wish I could edit the reason. Not all massive blocking is due to proxies.

Void added a project: MediaWiki.Sep 1 2018, 15:25
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I don't think it is possible to create a script that runs any faster without risking causing a DOS-like event. I can make it easy to change the reason supplied (you can do this by changing both lines that begin with reason: in the script before running it), and maybe I'll create a fake special page to make the input look nicer.

I think it might be possible to create an extension/special page that supplies a mass global block interface using the MassLock from CentralAuth as a guide. Maybe I'll be taking a look into that soon.

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The_Pioneer added a comment.Sep 2 2018, 03:08

Hmm, sounds good to me (though the speed limit is sometimes problematic for my activities). Thanks for your comment.

NDKilla added a comment.Sep 2 2018, 04:15

Honestly any such script would probably need to be based on the CLI and be niced on one of the mw systems. Anything running in the browser would time out I think? (I don't see how you could run the script for hours or days as a flooder unless you're repeatedly running it with different input? Seeing as how sometimes Special:Nuke even times out.

The_Pioneer added a comment.Sep 2 2018, 09:34

Please see CVTwiki. It did stop from time to time due to various kinds of errors.

And I did nothing special; I simply ran the script from console on Google chrome (while the input was different every time since I've marked the progress).

Paladox closed this task as Declined.Sep 6 2018, 17:38
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the multiblock suggestion should be brought to upstream https://phabricator.wikimedia.org

Closing as declined.

Paladox removed Paladox as the assignee of this task.Sep 6 2018, 17:38