User talk:Eugene willow

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Hello, Eugene willow, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. I've just created this account for you according to your request. I did want to welcome you and provide some pages that you might find useful:

Introduction

5 The five pillars of Wikipedia

How to edit a page

Help

Tips

How to write a great article

Manual of Style

Fun stuff...

I encourage you to edit this encyclopedia, helping to make it as good as we possibly can. I think you will enjoy seeing your contributions take their place within. I hope you will join the community of regular contributors who identify as Wikipedians! And consider it a proud association. We are proud to welcome you with optimism. Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. I look forward to your contributions. Again, welcome! StringdaBrokeda (talk) 19:47, 30 June 2012 (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).

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

Request reason:

I am using Tor because access to Wikipedia is blocked where I live. Please allow me to edit Wikipedia from behind Tor. I was able to find a Tor node that is not blocked from editing.

Decline reason:

You'll need to post the message you see when you try to edit, according to the instructions you see (✉→BWilkins←✎) 19:28, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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

Request reason:

You asked for the block message. Sometimes it shows this: You have been blocked because it has been detected that you are using the Tor anonymising service, or you or somebody sharing your IP address (blah) is running a Tor exit node. Editing pages from Tor exit nodes is disabled to prevent abuse. In order to edit through Tor and from IP addresses running Tor exit nodes, you will need to request an account and then request block exemption. Please note that this will only be granted in exceptional circumstances. Also note that some Internet service providers may use a single IP address for a large number of users. If one of those users runs a Tor exit node, then all of them will be blocked. sometimes it shows something along these lines This Ip adress has been blocked an all wikis by Vituzzu. Reason: open proxy and most of the time i am blocked even from editing my talk page! Now it shows this: This IP address is believed to host an active Tor "exit node" from which Wikimedia projects are accessible. (confirm) Due to the threat of abuse, as with other anonymizing proxy systems, Tor exit nodes may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. For more information, please see the WikiProject on open proxies. [contribs • block log • block list] · [block • unblock] and a picture of an onion and I can edit my talk page.

Decline reason:

Superceded by below appeal. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 17:26, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The use of open proxies is prohibited for security reasons, and Tor particularly so. In rare cases - most commonly where access to Wikipedia is blocked by ISPs or governments - exemptions can be granted. However, these require verification by a checkuser. I'll check back in a few hours and (if nobody else has by then) I'll take a look. Unfortunately I'm not able to log into my checkuser account right now. Hersfold non-admin^(t/a/c) 19:02, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Due to the proxies you've been using, I'm unable to confirm where you're located. Could you try to edit this page while not connected to a proxy? If that's not possible, please send me an email though Special:Emailuser/Hersfold with details why you're unable to edit otherwise. I'm sorry for all the fuss, but proxies are heavily abused on Wikipedia and the exemption I'm looking to grant is generally only given to trusted users who have a definitive need for it. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 02:33, 7 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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

Request reason:

My ISP is blocking Wikipedia (along with other sites) and I need to use Tor.

Decline reason:

Closing as three days stale (see below) -- Selket ^Talk 21:23, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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In order to grant the tool, I need to confirm that you are in a location where proxy editing is necessary. I cannot do that so long as you continue to use proxies. Please try to do this:

Disconnect from all proxy services
Go to http://toolserver.org/~unblock/p/ and fill out the form, requesting that a checkuser grant you IPBE.

We need either your original IP address or more specific information to confirm that this exemption is necessary. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 17:26, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don;t think i should do this without proxies. The ISP spies on me and could connect the "Eugene Willow" name to my real identity.

It is possible to make individual accounts exempt from these IP address blocks, but generally such accounts are already well established and trusted. This account has no history, so we can't grant an exemption without further information.

If you insist on using proxies, your only real choice is to log in without a proxy and post something here just once and then wait, so that Hersford can verify that your IP address is located in a place that would require to use proxies. Your other choices are to edit without proxies or not edit at all. ~Amatulić (talk) 17:50, 9 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid Amatulic is correct. You have not established yourself as a trusted editor, and I need to verify that the exemption, if granted, would not be abused. There are some locations - the Middle East and China in particular - where Wikipedia is filtered, and exemptions have been granted in those cases. However, we've also had cases where an editor has wanted to use proxies simply as a matter of personal preference (where there was nothing preventing them from accessing Wikipedia normally and there was no risk to their personal security), and those requests are always denied. If you are able to edit without the use of proxies, I will not reveal your location (in part because there is no need to, in part because I am bound by policy not to), but I will be able to determine if you do in fact require an IP Block Exemption. Hersfold non-admin^(t/a/c) 18:42, 9 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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

Request reason:

My ISP started blocking Wikipedia recently. I need to use Tor or public hotspots that are not always available. Please give me a bloc exemption.

Decline reason:

I'm sorry, but we cannot give you the exemption unless we absolutely know that you are in a location that needs to use Tor. Elockid ^(Talk) 15:30, 13 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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