User talk:198.48.167.69

November 2020[edit]

Anonymous users from this IP address have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours for edit warring.

During a dispute, you should first try to discuss controversial changes and seek consensus. If that proves unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 01:40, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If this is a shared IP address and you are an uninvolved editor with a registered account, you may continue to edit by logging in.

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).

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

Request reason:

I'm merely restoring attempts of vandalism. Please do take a look at articles such as Castella and Jade Kwan. User has made no attempts to explain themselves. 198.48.167.69 (talk) 01:45, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

I am declining your unblock request because it does not address the reason for your block, or because it is inadequate for other reasons. To be unblocked, you must convince the reviewing administrator(s) that

the block is not necessary to prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia, or
the block is no longer necessary because you
1. understand what you have been blocked for,
2. will not continue to cause damage or disruption, and
3. will make useful contributions instead.

Please read the guide to appealing blocks for more information. Yamla (talk) 02:04, 15 November 2020 (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.

User:ToBeFree, User:Yamla, please also see User talk:JeanAndreMarc. Thanks. Drmies (talk) 18:57, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

All users from this IP address, including registered ones, have been blocked from editing for a period of 1 week to prevent further disruption during the investigation.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:59, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If this is a shared IP address and you are an uninvolved editor with a registered account, you may continue to edit by logging in.

Sockpuppet investigation[edit]

An editor has opened an investigation into sockpuppetry by you. Sockpuppetry is the use of more than one Wikipedia account in a manner that contravenes community policy. The investigation is being held at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/JeanAndreMarc, where the editor who opened the investigation has presented their evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with the guide to responding to investigations, and then feel free to offer your own evidence or to submit comments that you wish to be considered by the Wikipedia administrator who decides the result of the investigation. If you have been using multiple accounts (in a manner contrary to Wikipedia policy), please go to the investigation page and verify that now. Leniency is usually shown to those who promise not to do so again, or who did so unwittingly, but the abuse of multiple accounts is taken very seriously by the Wikipedia community.

4thfile4thrank {talk} :? 21:54, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Open proxy[edit]

Confirmed Open proxy, used by FreePN, a P2P VPN. 198.48.167.69 (talk) 14:51, 16 November 2020 (UTC) @ToBeFree: courtesy ping. 198.48.167.69 (talk) 14:51, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved
This person is indeed using an open proxy. 173.56.224.210 (talk) 14:56, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Now that's a confirmation, heh. Thanks a lot for taking the time to verify this. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 18:20, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah. Most of these you run into will be the usual "disruptive editing", "block evasion", etc reasons. I wouldn't even investigate the {{blocked proxy}} template, as the technical evidence of an IP rarely precludes obvious sock puppetry. I'm surprised this user had the nerve to install Ubuntu on their computer though, as that is what FreePN runs on. I'm still testing it, and if you try it, chances are you will run into already blocked IPs, etc. Some of these IPs may stay public, see this:
193.238.13.252 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)).

All in all, a user being disruptive will still get blocked. 173.56.224.210 (talk) 19:48, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
lol CentralTime301 chill out claiming the moral high ground, You're just another sockpuppet on the same open proxy, I even was on your IP. Imagine taking this so seriously. 198.48.167.69 (talk)

November 2020[edit]

The IP address that you are currently using has been blocked because it is believed to be an open or anonymizing proxy, such as a VPN service. To prevent abuse, these proxies may be blocked from editing Wikipedia.

If you are using an open proxy or VPN service, you will need to disable it or turn it off in order to edit Wikipedia.

If you believe you are not using an anonymizing proxy, the most likely cause is that another customer using your IP address who was previously assigned this IP address was running an open proxy. You may appeal this block by adding the following text on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. My IP address is _______. Place any further information here. ~~~~}}. You must fill in the blank with your IP address for this block to be investigated. Your IP address can be determined here. Alternatively, if you wish to keep your IP address private you can use the Unblock Ticket Request System.

More rarely, your network equipment or that of your service provider may be misconfigured or compromised by malicious software (such as a virus). For more information, see the WikiProject on Open Proxies.

Administrators: The IP block exemption user right should only be applied to allow users to edit using an open or anonymizing proxies in exceptional circumstances, and they should usually be directed to the functionaries team via email. If you intend to give the IPBE user right, a CheckUser needs to take a look at the account. This can be requested most easily at SPI Quick Checkuser Requests. Unblocking an IP or IP range with this template is highly discouraged without at least contacting the blocking administrator.

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).

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

Request reason:

Yeah, if this is an open proxy, why hasn't IP 173.56.224.210 (who blanked the talk page after being blocked for week) been blocked as well? They even self admitted it here. I even had access on that IP at one point. If I'm being honest, just blocking this IP isn't going to do anything. This isn't an unblock request, I'm just stating it out there. 198.48.167.69 (talk) 19:50, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

As you say, this isn't an unblock request. Further abuse of the unblock template and we'll shut down talk page access. Yamla (talk) 20:33, 16 November 2020 (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.

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