User talk:208.76.104.144

Unblock

{{Unblock on hold|1=MuZemike|2=Wikipedia is saying that "This IP address has been blocked because it is believed to be an open proxy or zombie computer." This IP address is a shell server belonging to vex.net, an ISP. The administrator [email address redacted] says that "We aren't running any kind of proxy and we don't even run a web server there." The only recent Wikipedia edits from this IP address are legitimate ones from me. We wonder why you came to the conclusion it is a zombie or open proxy, and request prompt unblocking if this was an error.|3=jpgordon^{::==( o )} 05:06, 31 October 2010 (UTC)}}

I went ahead and unblocked after doing some additional checks on the IP address. Unfortunately, if you were not aware, all the reference desk pages are getting hit hard by a troll who is repeatedly abusing open proxies. I discovered at least 10 abusive open proxies yesterday alone, and there are probably much more, now. That was a misunderstanding on my part and have hence unblocked. Please accept my apologies. –MuZemike 17:20, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

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