User talk:Warmington

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Warmington (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

I am blocked from editing even though I am logged in. I should not be blocked whilst logged in due to the actions of anonymous users elsewhere in my institution (Lancaster University). I require editing functionality in order to support my work. I have not done anything as far as I am aware that would be considered abuse.

Decline reason:

This account is neither directly blocked nor autoblocked. From what you say it seems likely that the IP address from which you are trying to edit is blocked. In that case, it would be normal for registered accounts to still be able to edit. There may be a good reason why an exception has been made in this case, or it may be a mistake. In the former case it will be possible to review the situation and consider whether to make a change, and in the latter case obviously the mistake can be put right. However, nothing can be done about it without knowing the particular IP address involved, so that the particular block can be traced. Please check the exact message you get when you try to edit, and make another unblock request, providing whatever information you can get from that message, including the IP address which is blocked. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:26, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Varieties of English

I see that a very large proportion of your editing consists of replacing US English with British English. Wikipedia's manual of style gives guidance on circumstances where one variety or another is to be preferred (e.g. an article about a specifically British topic should use British English), but in general one should not try to impose one's own style on an article. If a particular article has been written using one style then it should be left in that style unless there are specific reasons for changing it. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:33, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dear James, Thank you for pointing this out. It was not my intention to change US/British English spellings. I use an add-on for Firefox which displays content in my preferred British English. Those differences were inadvertently submitted along with the other more useful edit(s) that I consciously made. I shall ensure that in future this add-on is disabled when I am editing Wikipedia. Warmington

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Warmington (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Whilst I am logged in, if I try to edit an article I receive an error message about an open proxy. The error message today quotes the IP address 194.80.32.8 , which is one of my institution's proxy servers. Other proxy servers in use at Lancaster University have the addresses 194.80.32.9 , 10 , 11 . These proxies are not 'open', but they do have a large number of users. One of these proxy servers using the aforementioned IP addresses is allocated at random for each user's web access.

Accept reason:

see below. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 17:30, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. For the record that proxy was recently acting as an open proxy. That episode seems to be over, and I've reset the block so that logged in users can edit. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 17:30, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Warmington (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

When trying to edit any pages, even though I am logged in I receive the following message: Editing from 46.137.0.0/17 has been disabled by Materialscientist for the following reason(s): gingerproxy.tk Our server has nothing to do with this 'gingerproxy.tk'. The range 46.137.0.0/17 belongs to Amazon Web Services. Our business happens to use a proxy at IP address 46.137.99.5, which is used by only our business. It has never been compromised or used for nefarious purposes. It is unreasonable to block such a wide scope of public IP address space which relates to lots of individual end-users. Please correct this situation as I require editing abilities in my work. Thank you and kind regards

Decline reason:

This appears to be resolved below. Kuru (talk) 22:15, 10 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Can you please elaborate on how you require editing abilities for your job? You've made very few edits since registering this account in 2010, and paid editing is generally frowned upon (especially if there's any hint of a conflict of interest - please see WP:COI). Nick-D (talk) 10:36, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm interested in the previous open proxy problem for this account - http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Warmington&diff=prev&oldid=458666653. In November 2011, you appeared to be at Lancaster University, yet now you are at Amazon Web Services. In both places you say you need editing capability in your work. Many of your edits look like spelling revisions or grammar corrections, and none like paid editing. I can't see how those are part of your work. You might see this comment as being nosy. I'm just puzzled, and learning about proxies - a field I have little knowledge of. Peridon (talk) 10:53, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A thought occurs - are you perhaps using another account as well as this one? Peridon (talk) 10:54, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Peridon, I work for Lancaster University and also run a business providing consultancy services. I work frequently from different locations. My role involves training and mentoring others in delivering varied types of ICT consultancy and development, and we often use Wikipedia as a reference. Although I might not actually make significant changes very often, it is important that I am able to add to or correct information in order to ensure a relevant and consistent experience for my trainees. Not being able to do so when required might result in less than optimal outcomes or much wasted effort in our work. HTH.

(I've moved this latest discussion to the bottom, to keep things in chronological order -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 12:02, 28 February 2012 (UTC))[reply]

AWS is frequently used to evade blocks, as it's pretty easy to set up a new server on AWS and resume editing from there. This is a good reason to keep this block in place. You may consider requesting IP block exemption for this account, but usually we will require a fairly extensive and constructive editing history before granting this right. --Chris (talk) 02:00, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Chris, thank you for your explanation. I have owned that IP address for over 12 months but I can see what you mean. Although not ideal I will do my best to work around this issue.