Thanks Mario - indeed it seems to be a bit random, maybe there was an update recently- on Hungarian Wikipedia as an anon I today see an edit button but then it tells me I am blocked (it doesn't give any real explanations, but at least the link to contact the stewards goes directly to the contact form) , on English Wikipedia when logged out I get the edit button and block message, whereas if I am logged in I get a locked pencil edit button and a nightmare of a block message: it is a wall of text that asks me to put something on my talk page, and then instead of linking to my talk page, it links to a help page that explains what talk pages are... Or alternatively it leads to an unblock request system, but also asks for my IP address that I should get by going to an other wikipedia page that should load my IP address, but in fact doesn't neither logged in or out...Anyways, long story short - whoever designed this blocking system and the corresponding messages, should try to follow the path it sets to the users with the eyes of a newbie (maybe ask an outsider in front of you to see if they understand it) and see if they see an opportunity to streamline the hell out of it.Best regards,Bence_______________________________________________On Tue, 26 Apr 2022 at 12:32, Mario Gómez <mariogomwiki@gmail.com> wrote:_______________________________________________On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 11:14 AM Peter Southwood <peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:“the block message only shows up when I try to save the page”
Block messages generally appear when opening the editor. However, support is lacking in some cases for mobile web and apps [1]. There may be other issues depending on the editor, registered/unregistered, or type of block. Also it is possible that the warning was displayed, but it was easily ignored because of the lack of visibility in some scenarios.Best,Mario
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