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**Feature summary** (what you would like to be able to do and where): When placing a global account block, also adding an underlying global ip block should be optional **Use case(s)** (list the steps that you performed to discover that problem, and describe the actual underlying problem which you want to solve. Do not describe only a solution): In some cases a user needs to be globally blocked, but they are on a dynamic IP address, such as a mobile provider, and there is not also a need to block the underlying IP. Currently placing an autoblock force-places the underlying IP block according to the block result output page. **Benefits** (why should this be implemented?): All of the same use cases that apply to local blocks that need to not block the underlying IP can be applicable here

The on-wiki overrides for messages used by the #GlobalBlocking extension need to be updated to reflect that you can now globally block accounts. This has caused confusion (because it mentions blocking an IP address), so updating these messages is more urgent.

**Feature summary** (what you would like to be able to do and where): When placing a global account block, also adding an underlying global ip block should be optionalThe on-wiki overrides for messages used by the #GlobalBlocking extension need to be updated to reflect that you can now globally block accounts. **Use case(s)** (list the steps that you performed to discover that problem, and describe the actual underlying problem which you want to solve. Do not describe only a solution): In some cases a user needs to be globally blocked, but they are on a dynamic IP address, such as a mobile provider, and there is not also a need to block the underlying IP.This has caused confusion (because it mentions blocking an IP address), Currently placing an autoblock force-places the underlying IP block according to the block result output page. **Benefits** (why should this be implemented?): All of the same use cases that apply to local blocks that need to not block the underlying IP can be applicable hereso updating these messages is more urgent.