User talk:SMLwriter

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Jonathunder (talk) 22:31, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have been blocked. Please clarify why.

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).

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

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Request reason:

Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. My IP address is 192.168.0.56. Place any further information here. SMLwriter (talk) 16:08, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

I think that the IP address you are giving is that of your home network and not the one you are using to connect to the internet. That IP address should appear in the block message, or you can use whatismyIP to determine it. If you are using a VPN, you will need to turn it off in order to edit. 331dot (talk) 16:17, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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SMLwriter (talk) 16:08, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, 331dot for your message. I inserted the wrong numbers for my IP address. Below is the correct IP address.

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).

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

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Request reason:

Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. My IP address is 76.77.44.164.

Please include a decline or accept reason.

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SMLwriter (talk) 17:45, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, 331dot for your message indicating I entered an invalid IP address. Below is the correction.

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).

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

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Request reason:

Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. My IP address is 76.77.44.164. Place any further information here. SMLwriter (talk) 17:56, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

That IP address is not blocked. If you've recently been using a proxy or a vpn, you'll need to disable that and wait 24 hours before trying again. Yamla (talk) 18:47, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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SMLwriter (talk) 17:56, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]