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Ban me at the IP level if you don't like me

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597 points classichasclass | 5 comments | 25 Aug 25 04:23 UTC | HN request time: 1.075s | source
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Etheryte ◴[25 Aug 25 05:39 UTC] No.45010574[source]▶
One starts to wonder, at what point might it be actually feasible to do it the other way around, by whitelisting IP ranges. I could see this happening as a community effort, similar to adblocker list curation etc.
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plaguna[dead post] ◴[25 Aug 25 05:45 UTC] No.45010603[source]▶
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1. anonfordays ◴[25 Aug 25 05:56 UTC] No.45010662[source]▶
Blacklist and whitelist are not antiquated. This is indeed woke, and not useful.
2. JoshTriplett ◴[25 Aug 25 05:56 UTC] No.45010666[source]▶
Not to mention more descriptive. If you hear the term "allowlist" or "denylist" it is immediately obvious and self-explanatory, with no prior context needed.

Leaving aside any other reasons, they're just better names.

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3. montag ◴[25 Aug 25 06:05 UTC] No.45010713{3}[source]▶
And while you're at it, start speaking Esperanto, use the metric system, and switch to a Dvorak keyboard.
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4. zipliners ◴[25 Aug 25 07:35 UTC] No.45011285{4}[source]▶
No yes no. As for the post you replied to, allow/deny are indeed the more descriptive terms for lists that allow/deny access. Descriptive terms are good and useful.
5. Ekaros ◴[25 Aug 25 08:32 UTC] No.45011599{4}[source]▶
Is Dvorak optimized for Esperanto?