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| ==Block inquiry for recurring IP issues== | |||
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| I've encountered a recurring issue where I'm temporarily blocked from editing due to suspected use of an open proxy or VPN. However, I don't use any such tools, and I suspect the issue might stem from dynamic IP allocation by my ISP. | |||
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| The blocks usually resolve after some time, usually between a few minutes and a few hours, but they've been happening more frequently, which disrupts my ability to edit and contribute. Could you help me understand the reason behind these blocks or suggest a way to prevent this from happening often? ] (]) 20:48, 4 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
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| :@] it depends a lot on your ISP I think and how they allocate traffic/addresses. Sometimes multiple people are routed through one addresses or a small range which looks like a proxy, or sometimes proxies/VPNs come and go but if the IP has been reported as a proxy in the past it still looks suspicious years later. If you're asking because you're seeing blicks I've made, most of my IP hard blocks are aimed at spammers; sometimes SEO firms use dozens of accounts on a range to spread spam links so I block the range so that any undetected accounts can't continue spamming. If you're having frequent problems, I can look at granting you ], which would allow you to edit through hard blocks. I'd have to look in more detail including running a check on your account but if everything is as you say it is it should be straightforward. ] | ] 14:24, 5 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
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| ::Thanks for the explanation. I've been affected by some of the blocks you've made. I've run into this issue a couple of times, and it's been a bit frustrating. Today at AfC, I wanted to address and decline a problematic submission, but I couldn't because the block occurred again. I'm worried it might keep recurring. | |||
| ::I'd really appreciate your help with this. Since granting an IP block exemption would prevent these interruptions, I'm happy to move forward with that. Let me know if you need anything from me to sort it out. ] (]) 23:33, 7 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
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| I was just looking through the list of double-redirects and one is a sysop protected page '''''' which looks like it should just redirect to ]. Cheers! -- ] <sup>(] | ])</sup> 12:37, 16 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :{{u|Macaddct1984}}, thanks. I've fixed it. And the protection probably isn't necessary any more anyway so I've removed it. ] | ] 22:05, 16 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
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Block inquiry for recurring IP issues
I've encountered a recurring issue where I'm temporarily blocked from editing due to suspected use of an open proxy or VPN. However, I don't use any such tools, and I suspect the issue might stem from dynamic IP allocation by my ISP.
The blocks usually resolve after some time, usually between a few minutes and a few hours, but they've been happening more frequently, which disrupts my ability to edit and contribute. Could you help me understand the reason behind these blocks or suggest a way to prevent this from happening often? ZyphorianNexus (talk) 20:48, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
- @ZyphorianNexus it depends a lot on your ISP I think and how they allocate traffic/addresses. Sometimes multiple people are routed through one addresses or a small range which looks like a proxy, or sometimes proxies/VPNs come and go but if the IP has been reported as a proxy in the past it still looks suspicious years later. If you're asking because you're seeing blicks I've made, most of my IP hard blocks are aimed at spammers; sometimes SEO firms use dozens of accounts on a range to spread spam links so I block the range so that any undetected accounts can't continue spamming. If you're having frequent problems, I can look at granting you IP block exemption, which would allow you to edit through hard blocks. I'd have to look in more detail including running a check on your account but if everything is as you say it is it should be straightforward. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:24, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for the explanation. I've been affected by some of the blocks you've made. I've run into this issue a couple of times, and it's been a bit frustrating. Today at AfC, I wanted to address and decline a problematic submission, but I couldn't because the block occurred again. I'm worried it might keep recurring.
- I'd really appreciate your help with this. Since granting an IP block exemption would prevent these interruptions, I'm happy to move forward with that. Let me know if you need anything from me to sort it out. ZyphorianNexus (talk) 23:33, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
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- The Nuke feature also now provides links to the userpage of the user whose pages were deleted, and to the pages which were not selected for deletion, after page deletions are queued. This enables easier follow-up admin-actions.
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