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An autoblock is an automatic block of an IP address.Autoblocks are the result of an attempt to edit Wikipedia from an IP address recently used by a blocked user. Each time a user edits Wikipedia, the IP address from which the edit was made is logged (this log is accessible only by a very small number of trusted users, called checkusers).
If the block is an autoblock, the reviewing administrator may need to email the appellant to ask for their IP address. If the block is a checkuser block, send it to review by checkusers; If the block is an open proxy block, send it to review by WP:OPP; If the block is an Arbcom block, direct the user to Arbcom list
Watch this user's user and talk pages adds the blocked user's page to your watchlist. Now click Block. Leave {{subst:uw-uhblock-double}} on Keegagan's talk page to explain that he has been indefinitely blocked. User:Keegagan now says Keegagan is a family name and you wish to unblock him: Typical Admin Un-block form. Click on Keegagan's ...
From time to time, specific networks and network connections must be prevented from creating accounts on Wikipedia. Depending on the circumstances of the block, you still may be able to create an account. To avoid having to request an account and wait in line, please review the information below before requesting an account using the ACC process.
the list of all blocked users; the list of all autoblocked users; the list of recent blocks; the blocking policy; the banning policy, not the same as the blocking policy
Ask for further information and/or request unblocking. An administrator or CheckUser will investigate and consider whether it is likely this has happened. Using a VPN or other anonymizing proxy service - you are using a VPN or another service that uses proxies. These can be blocked for any period of time to protect site security.
Several prominent mergers and acquisitions have been blocked or challenged by the Biden-Harris administration in 2024, including the proposed deal between Albertsons and Kroger.
A1: A block prevents a user account, an IP address, or a range of IP addresses from editing Wikipedia, either partially or entirely. Blocked users can still open, access, and read any article or page on Wikipedia; they just cannot modify or edit any pages that are restricted by the block.