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Alternate Option. Help:I have been blocked. If you are blocked because of something you've done, you should not create a new account to file an appeal or continue editing. This is considered sockpuppetry and block evasion and the new account will usually be blocked. Appeals related to an existing block should be submitted as described below.
A1: A block prevents a user account, an IP address, or a range of IP addresses from editing Wikipedia, either partially or entirely. Blocked users can still open, access, and read any article or page on Wikipedia; they just cannot modify or edit any pages that are restricted by the block.
If I care about my privacy and use a VPN (which I do and is why I saw a block), I shouldn't have to disconnect my VPN and open up more holes in my security just to edit Wikipedia when I have been a Wikipedia user for many, many years now. If the concern is hacked accounts, there are other ways to verify users anyway.
From time to time, specific networks and network connections must be prevented from creating accounts on Wikipedia. Depending on the circumstances of the block, you still may be able to create an account. To avoid having to request an account and wait in line, please review the information below before requesting an account using the ACC process.
See Wikipedia:Appealing a block and Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks. If I made an account on Wikipedia on one IP address but opened it on another, would that create problems? You could be affected by an Wikipedia:Autoblock .
Blocking is the method by which administrators technically prevent users from editing Wikipedia. Blocks may be applied to user accounts, to IP addresses, and to IP address ranges, for either a definite or an indefinite time, to all or a subset of pages. Blocked users can continue to access Wikipedia, but cannot edit any page they are blocked ...
Internet censorship circumvention is the use of various methods and tools to bypass internet censorship. There are many different techniques to bypass such censorship, each with unique challenges regarding ease of use, speed, and security risks. Examples of commonly used tools include Lantern and Psiphon, which combine various approaches to ...
Block (Internet) A notice informing a user of their block on the. A Telegram user is blocked. On the Internet, a block or ban is a technical measure intended to restrict access to information or resources. Blocking and its inverse, unblocking, may be implemented by the owners of computers using software. [1]