::::::{{u|ST47}}, I normally completely block those ranges by hand, It can be a bit tedious / tiresome. They're webhosts, and very commonly used by spammers / UPE. [[User:SQL|<span style="font-size:7pt;color: #fff;background:#900;border:2px solid #999">SQL</span>]][[User talk:SQL|<sup style="font-size: 5pt;color:#999">Query me!</sup>]] 21:02, 1 December 2019 (UTC)

:::::::{{re|SQL}} Right, I guess my point is that if that range isn't blocked yet, it's still good to directly block any proxies within that range. (Hopefully, that range won't be unblocked for more than a couple of days, and once the range does get blocked, the bots will stop scanning it for proxies, and the short initial block will eventually expire, leaving the long-term rangeblock.) Improving the automation around detecting (and hopefully eventually blocking and unblocking) hosting ranges is important, but isn't this bot request's objective. [[User:ST47|ST47]] ([[User talk:ST47|talk]]) 21:26, 1 December 2019 (UTC)

 

*What authentication mechanism do you plan to use for this bot? Do you plan to secure the account with 2FA? — [[User:Xaosflux|<span style="color:#FF9933; font-weight:bold; font-family:monotype;">xaosflux</span>]] ^{[[User talk:Xaosflux|<span style="color:#009933;">Talk</span>]]} 18:19, 1 December 2019 (UTC)