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| <div style='text-align: center;'>'''<big>Oops! You are currently unable to edit most pages on Misplaced Pages.</big>'''<br/>'''''You can still read pages''', but cannot edit, change, or create them.''<br/><br/> | |||
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| | text = Editing from $7 (your account, ], or range of addresses) is currently disabled by <tt>$1</tt> for the following reason (see our ]):<br clear="all"> | |||
| <div style="margin:1em; padding:5px; border:3px #ccc double;">$2</div> | |||
| Your IP address is '''$3''', and the block has been set to expire: '''$6'''. | |||
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| <div style='text-align: center;'>'''Note: See below - you will <u>usually</u> still be able to edit your ], <br />and contact other editors and administrators by email, even if blocked.'''</div> | |||
| ==What does this mean?== | |||
| As on many websites, Misplaced Pages administrators occasionally ] accounts and IP ranges that are deemed responsible for or related to problematic activity. You '''may''' be an innocent victim of ], whereby a block of some other activity has accidentally caused your account to be inaccessible. '''Alternatively''', your account or IP may have been identified by an administrator as responsible for or related to misuse, or some other breach of policy. | |||
| If your account has been blocked by mistake, it will be reactivated very quickly, as soon as you let an administrator know of the problem. Otherwise, there is a rapid appeal process which obtains quick review by ''other independent administrators'', and brief discussion of the matter. The box above gives the information you will need in either case, as provided by the blocking administrator. | |||
| ;What is a block? | |||
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| ;Most common causes: | |||
| :* Your IP matches that used by another blocked account, or ] your account or IP is connected to another blocked account. Ask for further information and/or request unblocking. | |||
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| ==What do I do now?== | |||
| # If the reason given is "username", "user...", "contact an administrator for verification purposes", or something similar, then you have been blocked for choosing an ]. To request a change in username and be unblocked, please follow ]. Alternatively, you can create a new account with a more appropriate name.<br /> | |||
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| # If your computer is blocked as an ], please follow ].<br /> | |||
| # If a specific reason is given or you wish to appeal, please see the following section. | |||
| ==Appealing== | |||
| Your block will expire $6. If you do not wish to wait for your block to expire, you have multiple routes to resolve this. The first recourse is one or both of the following two steps: | |||
| # Contacting $1 (the blocking administrator) ''']''' to resolve the problem that led to the block. You can use the'' 'email this user' ''feature if you have a valid email address registered and confirmed in your ], and have not been specifically blocked from using the feature. | |||
| # ] by requesting that another ] review the block. To do so, add | |||
| ::<tt>{{unblock|''your reason here''}}</tt> | |||
| : to the '''bottom''' of ] (which you can edit while blocked, unless it is protected) to request unblocking. You will need to state a reason for this, and the block is then free to be discussed. | |||
| If you are unsatisfied with the discussion with $1, or if you cannot contact $1, and you still believe the block is unfair, then independent unblock review as described above will be your best solution. More details and other options, can be found under ]. | |||
| <div align="center"> | |||
| {| style="border:black solid 1px;background: #FEE;" width="80%" | |||
| | style="text-align:center" | Please be aware that abuse of appeal processes, repeatedly using the unblock template when denied, ], or ], will often lead to ] of that page preventing further use of the ''unblock'' template. | |||
| |} | |||
| </div> | |||
| ==Additional information== | |||
| ===IP blocked?=== | |||
| Unfortunately, each ] on the Internet does not necessarily map directly to a single person depending upon one's ]. If your block log (check via ]) does not list any current blocks, then your IP address or range has been "hard blocked" due to abuse either by the previous person who was ] or ] your IP address. | |||
| Please copy-paste the following text to the '''bottom''' of ]. | |||
| :<tt>{{unblock-auto|1=$3|2=<nowiki>$2</nowiki>|3=$1}}</tt> | |||
| '''Do not do this if you were blocked directly'''; instead, see the "Appealing" section ]. | |||
| If this problem affects you repeatedly, we encourage you to contact your ] or IT department and ask them to contact ] ] about enabling ] HTTP headers on their ]s. This will reduce collateral damage from future autoblocks. | |||
| ===Unregistered?=== | |||
| ], the software that Misplaced Pages runs on, identifies users without an account through their ]. However, some IPs are shared by many people, and as a result unregistered users are sometimes blocked for the misbehavior of another editor. Since ] have no way to accurately tell the claims of an innocent user from those of an anonymous vandal, we strongly encourage you to . This gives you your own ], which administrators can use to determine if you are a trustworthy user who has been inadvertently blocked. | |||
| Blocks tagged in their reason as "AO" or "AB" have been set to "anonymous-only", meaning only registered users who have logged in can edit from this IP address. If you are currently blocked from creating an account, we suggest the following: | |||
| * Try again after the block on your IP address expires. | |||
| * Create an account at home and then log in at your school or workplace, if you are blocked there. | |||
| * Ask a trusted friend on a different network to create an account for you. Don't forget to change the password when you first access the account. | |||
| * Use ] ] at , this may bypass your network's ]. | |||
| See ] for a full list of benefits that come with registration. | |||
| ===Emailing us=== | |||
| <div style="padding:5px; margin-bottom:10px; border:1px solid #999; background-color:#DFF7FF; text-align:center; font-size:115%;"> | |||
| Due to the high volume of email we receive, you are more likely to get a quick response if you try requesting an unblock via ] first. | |||
| </div> | |||
| Before you email us, please make sure your situation has not already been addressed by the above sections. Your ] may also contain further details related to your block or ] and we strongly advise that you review it before contacting us. | |||
| <span style="color:#ee0000;">'''When sending us an email, please copy-paste and fill out one of these forms.'''</span> | |||
| '''Help us to help you by copying and using the forms provided.''' If you don't, the first reply will probably ask you to do so. | |||
| {| class="messagebox standard-talk" | |||
| |'''To request unblocking:''' | |||
| * IP address: http://en.wikipedia.org/User_talk:$3 | |||
| * Blocking admin: $4 | |||
| * Block reason: <nowiki>$2</nowiki> | |||
| * Block originally applied to: $7 | |||
| * Your account name (if you have one): | |||
| * An explanation of why your block is unfair: | |||
| |} | |||
| {| class="messagebox standard-talk" | |||
| |'''To request an account:''' | |||
| * IP address: http://en.wikipedia.org/User_talk:$3 | |||
| * Blocking admin: $4 | |||
| * Block reason: <nowiki>$2</nowiki> | |||
| * Block originally applied to: $7 | |||
| * Preferred account name: | |||
| '''Note:''' your preferred username must not be listed as already taken ], and must comply with our ]. | |||
| |} | |||
| Even though emails sent to <tt>unblock-en-l</tt> mailing list are viewable only by ] and trusted volunteers, under '''no circumstances''' should you email us your account's password or reveal it to anyone else even if asked to. When requesting an account, a temporary password will be generated and emailed to you. Please change the password on your new account as soon as possible. | |||
| This list exists for the purpose of reviewing blocks only — any request to make edits to articles on your behalf will be disregarded. Correspondence containing ], ] or ] is likely to be ignored and may result in the lengthening of pre-existing blocks. | |||
| '''IMPORTANT:''' Please do not email us without providing the information requested above. You are wasting your time and ours if you do. . | |||
Latest revision as of 23:25, 14 August 2022
This account has been blocked from editing Misplaced Pages.This does not affect your ability to read Misplaced Pages pages.
The account $7 has been blocked by $1 for the following reason(s):
$2
This block will expire on $6.
Even when blocked, you will usually still be able to edit your user talk page, as well as email administrators and other editors.
For information on how to proceed, please read the FAQ for blocked users and the guideline on block appeals. The guide to appealing blocks may also be helpful.
Other useful links: Blocking policy · Help:I have been blocked