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Usage
  ISP name is mandatory, host= name is optional.

Note: This page should not be substituted, but transcluded.


 * Adds pages to Category:WikiQueer user talk pages of shared IP addresses.

Further information
Once an IP has been warned/blocked a few times, it is usually a good idea to add a header to the IP's talkpage, which identifies the WHOIS information. This info can be obtained by clicking on the "WHOIS" link in the talkpage footer, and reviewing the related information. Sometimes a domain may be identified at the top of the listing, or there may be other information in the fields labeled OrgName and (if available) CustName. Try to choose whatever seems to be the most specific information.

For example, if the OrgName is "AT&T Services", the CustName is "HumboldtCounty.gov", and the domain at the top is "mail.appletreeschools.com", then "Appletreeschools.com" is the most specific information.

Whichever name you find, will then probably fall into one of the following categories: