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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? ] (]) 20:48, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
== Locking the rugby world cup article ==


:@] 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. ] &#124; ] 14:24, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
On the page for the Rugby world cup it states that "The tournament is one of the largest international sporting events in the world, surpassed in scale only by the FIFA World Cup, the Olympics, and the Tour de France." This is blatantly false and highly misleading. Because you have locked the article I am not able to correct it.
::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.
Could you please either unlock the article or correct it yourself?
::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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We need to figure out where to go next on this, so some input on where to go next would be good. Cheers, ] (] '''·''' ]) 02:28, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
:A reply by the end of the week is appreciated. ] is the applicable discussion thread. -- ] &lt;]&gt; 07:48, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
::No promises (see the note at the top), but I should be able to look at it over the weekend. ] &#124; ] 15:13, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
:::If you need a bit more time then no problem, I'd much rather have a considered response rather than a quick one.
:::Sorry if I come across as overly aggressive on the talk page, Black Kite hasn't expressed himself well over the matter, and I felt that you guys were ignoring the problem - which clearly given your internet connection issues isn't fair of me.
:::I hope you get your internet issues sorted out properly soon - that can't be fun :(. -- ] &lt;]&gt; 20:33, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
::::I appreciate your internet access problems but I would like to see some sort of reply to this as your next action on the project. Leaving things to dangle without resolution for three months in a state no-one likes is . Given you spent several hours this morning voting for candidates for military history coordinator, and have made further edits over the day, you clearly have had enough time online to have looked at this over the weekend - and while I accept that replying to others comments on your own candidacy is more important than this, this is clearly more important than voting for other candidates.
::::If you don't do this I will have to take the case to Arbcom and ask for sanctions against both you and Black Kite. -- ] &lt;]&gt; 20:15, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
:::::And if this project paid me a salary, its members would be quite entitled to dictate how I spend my time on it. As it is, I'm a volunteer, and currently one without a job or a home, so my ability to do things that require more than a few minutes' typing is severely limited, and I have priorities beyond Misplaced Pages. You have my word that I will look at the abortion mess when I have time to give it the attention it needs; if that's not good enough for you, then by all means take me to ArbCom. The current committee might actually be stupid enough to sanction an editor for having a real life. ] &#124; ] 10:14, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
:::::Right, I've now looked at it, and I must confess, I can see no indication of what you want from me, except a scapegoat for the lack of a conclusive outcome. I made my recommendation three months ago, and I thought it was clear (or obvious) that I didn't think the closing admins should be the ones to implement that recommendation (cf. my comments on the RfC talk page). Since then, real life has intervened, and I have less time to contribute to this project at the moment than I did at the time of the RfC, which is why (assuming it was my responsibility to do so) I haven't been back to check what became of my recommendation. ] &#124; ] 13:51, 18 September 2012 (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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