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Users who are given the ipblock-exempt flag ('ipblock-exempt' user group) are not
affected by autoblocks, blocks of IP addresses and rangeblocks (both global and local).
They are also exempt from proxy blocks and Tor blocks. This right is automatically
assigned to administrators, however the flag must be added separately for
non-administrators to enable editing from IP addresses affected by IP or IP range blocks.
The ipblock-exempt flag cannot be granted to editors who do not use an account.
There is also a global group to override IP blocks globally. See Global block exemptions
for more information.
Historically, administrators would "softblock" IP's allowing named editors
to continue to edit, while disallowing any anonymous editing and user registrations. With
this flag, this is no longer required.
How to get this flag
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To get this flag and become IP block exempt on a specific project one must ask an
administrator of that project. The information on who should or should not get this
userright can be found on the no open proxies page. However every project may have its own
IP block exemption policy.
For specific information about IP block exemption on Meta, see Meta:IP block exemption
To get a global exemption from global blocks one must make a request to stewards at
Steward requests/Global permissions.
Note: that an exemption granted by a steward will only circumvent a global block placed by
stewards. An global exemption will not circumvent a local block placed at a wiki by a
local administrator. Blocks at wikis (local blocks and local exemptions) override global
actions for that wiki.
Interactions of local and global block exemptions
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Blocks and exemptions work differently depending on where they are imposed, and by whom
they are imposed.
Local blocks
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A local block only works at the one wiki.
Local blocks are applied by local administrators.
A local block exemption only overrides the block at the one wiki, and it exempts all
blocks placed.
Global blocks
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A global block works on all centralised wikis, with the exception of metawiki (this
wiki)
Global blocks are typically only placed by stewards.
Global IP block exemptions override global blocks only, it has no impact on local
blocks.
Local administrators can override (whitelist) for their wiki a steward's global block
through that wiki's Special:GlobalBlockWhitelist page
Comparison of local/global blocks and local/global exemptions.
Block imposed by Local administrator
(local block) Steward
(global block)
Type of exemption
Local IP block exemption unblocked unblocked
Global IP block exemption blocked unblocked
No exemption blocked blocked
See also
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Blocked user
Global IP block exemption
Policy on Meta