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(a)ocf.berkeley.edu>
Reply-To: or-talk(a)freehaven.net
To: or-talk(a)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