Your user name or IP address has been blocked by PierreAbbat. The reason = given is this: Vandalized World Trade Center, William I of England. Removed large = section of Napoleonic Code,=20
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I am new to Wikipedia. The time I first saw this page, I had not yet = registered a user name on Wikipedia. I plead innocent to these crimes.
To accuse me or anyone else of "vandalizing the World Trade Center", is = just fuckin [at a loss for words here]. Especially since I was born in = NYC and now live in DC and am acquainted with people who collectively = knew many of the victims of the WTC "vandals". We are just now = recovering from the "sniper" who shot up the DC area, apparently as part = of a custody dispute.
We are far more likely to be victims than vandals, individually. It = seems that almost every month I am reading about some place that I have = visited that was blown up or shot up in the name of someone's agenda = (this includes the spot the sniper got his last victim, a bombing in = Israel last week, the WTC, etc.). Some day they may catch up with me. = Any one of us.
"Vandalizing the World Trade Center" may be an unfortunate, unthinking = choice of words, but I am still deeply offended. I apologize to anyone = else who reads this flame.
(As for removing large sections of the Napoleonic Code: there are large = sections of the IRS Code and the US Code I should like to delete and = replace, but under our Constitution my opinion on this doesn=92t = matter=97when we vote Tuesday, DC will once again choose a Non-Voting = Delegate to Congress.)
To block my IP number is to tar me by guilt by association. I still = communicate with the outside world through modems hooked up to the = public switched telephone network, as we called it back in the Bitnet = days. My ISP, Starpower/RCN, assigns me a dynamic IP address, which = belongs to a server physically located in the Maryland suburbs. I tried = to logout from the Internet and login again, hoping that a different = dynamic IP address would work. No such luck.
You may be blocking many, perhaps all Starpower customers from the 202 = area code, and at busy times from many other places as well. = (Apparently one Wikipedian agrees that the people of DC do not deserve a = voice. At any rate, his actions have this effect.)
I think you need to rethink the practice of blocking dynamic IP numbers. = Not everyone lives in an area served by cable modems or DSL. Many of = those who do cannot afford the additional expense of a high speed = connection that is always on.
The message advises me to "contact the administrator to discuss the = block." This is nice. It would have been nicer if a hyperlink to the = administrator's "mailto:" address were included. Unlike most websites, = the Wikipedia home page offers no hyperlink to the webmaster. This is = why I joined and wrote to this list. Probably there is a better place = for this msg. If so, please forward this, and tell me.
There are four things that need fixing here: my access to Wikipedia, = your handling of dynamic IP addresses, an easy way to contact the = Wikipedia webmaster or administrator, and DC's voting rights. I trust = that someone on this list can deal with the first 3 problems. Those of = you who are US citizens should write to your Senators and Congressmen = about the last one.
Please, someone, fix this. Otherwise I will have to be a passive = Wikipedian (if that is not an oxymoron). As it stands, I cannot even = write to my own user page.
Again, I apologize for sending such a long and personal msg to a List. = Please forgive.
=97The Solo Owl
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dwindows-1252"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>[Probably not the right place for this plea. Please forward = to the=20 right person. (See next to last paragraph below for my reason for = using=20 this forum.]</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am a new user of Wikipedia. It seems like a great = project. =20 Since about 1963, I have believed that the world needs a really big = encyclopedia=20 to access all knowledge about everything (before the internet, I=20 estimated thousands of printed volumes). In the '80s I = learned=20 of the idea now called "hyperlink" and I knew, theoretically, how = this=20 could work as a continually updated virtual book. Nupedia and = Wikipedia=20 promise to fulfill this vision.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But the very second time I tried to add a suggestion I was referred = to a=20 page with this content:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</DIV> <DIV>User is blocked<BR>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Your user name or IP address has been blocked by PierreAbbat. The = reason=20 given is this:<BR>Vandalized World Trade Center, William I of England. = Removed=20 large section of Napoleonic Code, </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You may contact the administrator to discuss the block. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Return to Main Page.=20 <BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am new to Wikipedia. The time I first saw this page, I = had not=20 yet registered a user name on Wikipedia. I plead innocent to = these=20 crimes.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>To accuse me or anyone else of "vandalizing the World Trade = Center", is=20 just fuckin [at a loss for words here]. Especially since I was = born in NYC=20 and now live in DC and am acquainted with people who collectively = knew many=20 of the victims of the WTC "vandals". We are just now = recovering from=20 the "sniper" who shot up the DC area, apparently as part of a = custody=20 dispute.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>We are far more likely to be victims than vandals, = individually. =20 It seems that almost every month I am reading about some place that I = have=20 visited that was blown up or shot up in the name of someone's agenda = (this=20 includes the spot the sniper got his last victim, a bombing in = Israel last=20 week, the WTC, etc.). Some day they may catch up with = me. Any=20 one of us.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"Vandalizing the World Trade Center" may be an unfortunate, = unthinking=20 choice of words, but I am still deeply offended. I apologize to = anyone=20 else who reads this flame.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>(As for removing large sections of the Napoleonic Code: there are = large=20 sections of the IRS Code and the US Code I should like to = delete and=20 replace, but under our Constitution my opinion on this = doesn=92t=20 matter=97when we vote Tuesday, DC will once again choose a = Non-Voting=20 Delegate to Congress.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>To block my IP number is to tar me by guilt by = association. I=20 still communicate with the outside world through modems hooked up to the = public=20 switched telephone network, as we called it back in the Bitnet = days. My=20 ISP, Starpower/RCN, assigns me a dynamic IP address, which belongs=20 to a server physically located in the Maryland suburbs. I = tried to=20 logout from the Internet and login again, hoping that a = different=20 dynamic IP address would work. No such luck.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You may be blocking many, perhaps all Starpower customers from = the 202=20 area code, and at busy times from many other places as well. =20 (Apparently one Wikipedian agrees that the people of DC do not deserve a =
voice. At any rate, his actions have this = effect.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I think you need to rethink the practice of blocking dynamic IP=20 numbers. Not everyone lives in an area served by cable modems or=20 DSL. Many of those who do cannot afford the additional expense of = a high=20 speed connection that is always on.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The message advises me to "contact the administrator to = discuss the=20 block." This is nice. It would have been nicer if = a hyperlink=20 to the administrator's "mailto:" address were included. Unlike = most=20 websites, the Wikipedia home page offers no hyperlink to the = webmaster. =20 This is why I joined and wrote to this = list. Probably there is a=20 better place for this msg. If so, please forward this, = and tell=20 me.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>There are four things that need fixing here: my access = to=20 Wikipedia, your handling of dynamic IP addresses, an easy way to contact = the=20 Wikipedia webmaster or administrator, and DC's voting rights. I = trust that=20 someone on this list can deal with the first 3 problems. = Those of you=20 who are US citizens should write to your Senators and Congressmen = about=20 the last one.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Please, someone, fix this. Otherwise I will have to be a = passive=20 Wikipedian (if that is not an oxymoron). As it stands, I cannot = even=20 write to my own user page.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Again, I apologize for sending such a long and personal msg to = a=20 List. Please forgive.<BR></DIV> <DIV> =97The Solo Owl<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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