Brian, I'm forwarding your email to the wikien-l group, and someone will be able to help you promptly.
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Getting Unblocked at Wikipedia Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:22:09 -0800 From: Brian C brianwc@ocf.berkeley.edu Reply-To: or-talk@freehaven.net To: or-talk@freehaven.net
Hi,
I like to occasionally contribute to the Wikipedia. I also run a tor server. I do not want a Wikipedia username, and so I always just contribute anonymously.
During the recent fracas about tor and Wikipedia, my static IP address from which I run my tor server was blocked for an "infinite" time period. I have since decided that until I get more than one static IP, I will only run my tor server in "middle-man" mode, so it is not presently possible that defacement of Wikipedia (or Slashdot, or the Gentoo Forums, etc.) is exiting from my IP address.
I was able to email Slashdot and can login there again, and I don't presently contribute to the Gentoo Forums often enough to worry about it. However, I am finding it impossible to correct the Wikipedia block, because without a username the only way to contact an admin is to edit their "talk" page, but I am forbidden from editing any page because of the block. A vicious cycle.
Does anyone have any experience with this such that they could direct me to an actual email address of a Wikipedia admin who could remove the block or otherwise advise me on how to proceed? Thanks.
Brian
I've replied offline.
Charles
Jimmy Wales <jwales@...> writes:
it. However, I am finding it impossible to correct the Wikipedia block, because without a username the only way to contact an admin is to edit their "talk" page, but I am forbidden from editing any page because of the block. A vicious cycle.
The dutch language Wikipedia has solved this problem several years ago as follows;
Put somewhere an external contact form online that you can use to send an email to your Wikipedia. The OTRS-contact email address can be used. For EN is that info-nl@wikimedia.org And link from the page that the blocked users see to that contact form. This way users who are blocked can easy request for an unblock.
This system works very well since the end of 2002 for the Dutch wikipedia. We also put the sysop who has done the block in CC if we grant the unblock request so that sysop knows why you have done the unblock.
Greetings, [[w:w:gebruiker:Walter]]
On 11/17/05, Walter Vermeir walter@wikipedia.be wrote:
Put somewhere an external contact form online that you can use to send an email to your Wikipedia. The OTRS-contact email address can be used. For EN is that info-nl@wikimedia.org And link from the page that the blocked users see to that contact form. This way users who are blocked can easy request for an unblock.
I'm sure people realise this, but for EN it's info-en@wikimedia.org
Sam
Sam Korn schreef:
On 11/17/05, Walter Vermeir walter@wikipedia.be wrote:
Put somewhere an external contact form online that you can use to send an email to your Wikipedia. The OTRS-contact email address can be used. For EN is that info-nl@wikimedia.org And link from the page that the blocked users see to that contact form. This way users who are blocked can easy request for an unblock.
I'm sure people realise this, but for EN it's info-en@wikimedia.org
Sam
I can not believe it that I have made this mistake :(
Why is this not a wiki ...
Hi,
Jimmy Wales wrote:
Brian, I'm forwarding your email to the wikien-l group, and someone will be able to help you promptly.
Charles tried to assist me nearly a month ago. Still didn't work. Here's our latest correspondence. If someone who has "a bit more technical savvy" as Charles puts it, would contact me privately, I'll send along the problem IP.
I am still blocked from editing from this IP, even if I log in.
However, when I search for my IP in the block list, I cannot find it.
Brian
That is correct - the IP number should not be blocked.
You really need to talk to some admin who has a bit more technical savvy about this.
Charles
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Getting Unblocked at Wikipedia Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:22:09 -0800 From: Brian C brianwc@ocf.berkeley.edu Reply-To: or-talk@freehaven.net To: or-talk@freehaven.net
Hi,
I like to occasionally contribute to the Wikipedia. I also run a tor server. I do not want a Wikipedia username, and so I always just contribute anonymously.
During the recent fracas about tor and Wikipedia, my static IP address from which I run my tor server was blocked for an "infinite" time period. I have since decided that until I get more than one static IP, I will only run my tor server in "middle-man" mode, so it is not presently possible that defacement of Wikipedia (or Slashdot, or the Gentoo Forums, etc.) is exiting from my IP address.
I was able to email Slashdot and can login there again, and I don't presently contribute to the Gentoo Forums often enough to worry about it. However, I am finding it impossible to correct the Wikipedia block, because without a username the only way to contact an admin is to edit their "talk" page, but I am forbidden from editing any page because of the block. A vicious cycle.
Does anyone have any experience with this such that they could direct me to an actual email address of a Wikipedia admin who could remove the block or otherwise advise me on how to proceed? Thanks.
Brian
This seems to be a general problem re: internal TOR nodes; can we set up a policy specifically addressing this case?
On 12/17/05, Brian C brianwc@ocf.berkeley.edu wrote:
Hi,
Jimmy Wales wrote:
Brian, I'm forwarding your email to the wikien-l group, and someone will be able to help you promptly.
Charles tried to assist me nearly a month ago. Still didn't work. Here's our latest correspondence. If someone who has "a bit more technical savvy" as Charles puts it, would contact me privately, I'll send along the problem IP.
I am still blocked from editing from this IP, even if I log in.
However, when I search for my IP in the block list, I cannot find it.
Brian
That is correct - the IP number should not be blocked.
You really need to talk to some admin who has a bit more technical savvy about this.
Charles
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Getting Unblocked at Wikipedia Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:22:09 -0800 From: Brian C brianwc@ocf.berkeley.edu Reply-To: or-talk@freehaven.net To: or-talk@freehaven.net
Hi,
I like to occasionally contribute to the Wikipedia. I also run a tor server. I do not want a Wikipedia username, and so I always just contribute anonymously.
During the recent fracas about tor and Wikipedia, my static IP address from which I run my tor server was blocked for an "infinite" time period. I have since decided that until I get more than one static IP, I will only run my tor server in "middle-man" mode, so it is not presently possible that defacement of Wikipedia (or Slashdot, or the Gentoo Forums, etc.) is exiting from my IP address.
I was able to email Slashdot and can login there again, and I don't presently contribute to the Gentoo Forums often enough to worry about it. However, I am finding it impossible to correct the Wikipedia block, because without a username the only way to contact an admin is to edit their "talk" page, but I am forbidden from editing any page because of the block. A vicious cycle.
Does anyone have any experience with this such that they could direct me to an actual email address of a Wikipedia admin who could remove the block or otherwise advise me on how to proceed? Thanks.
Brian
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