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5.228.36.20 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)

Can you change this to a proxy block (similar to the other ones you just blocked). Thanks. 73.67.145.30 (talk) 20:13, 22 September 2024 (UTC)__DTREPLYBUTTONSCONTENT__-->__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240922201300","author":"73.67.145.30","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-73.67.145.30-20240922201300-5.228.36.20","replies":["c-DatGuy-20240922201400-73.67.145.30-20240922201300"]}}-->

They're globally blocked regardless, modifying the local block won't have any effect. DatGuy^Talk_Contribs 20:14, 22 September 2024 (UTC)__DTREPLYBUTTONSCONTENT__-->__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240922201400","author":"DatGuy","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-DatGuy-20240922201400-73.67.145.30-20240922201300","replies":["c-73.67.145.30-20240922201500-DatGuy-20240922201400"]}}-->

Ah you're right. They moved onto another IP already anyway (61.247.28.12) :-/ 73.67.145.30 (talk) 20:15, 22 September 2024 (UTC)__DTREPLYBUTTONSCONTENT__-->__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240922201500","author":"73.67.145.30","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-73.67.145.30-20240922201500-DatGuy-20240922201400","replies":[]}}-->