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What issue or problem are you experiencing when attempting to create an account using Wikipedia's account creation form Some or all of the form will not load in my browser Account creation from my IP address has been blocked (temporarily restricted)
Connect to a different internet or network connection (such as your mobile device's LTE or data service, or a different WiFi connection). If you're currently on a work, public, school, or shared internet connection that may be behind a proxy filter, use your home or other internet connection that is open and not behind a proxy server [notes 1].
If you click edit on any existing page or page section and then change the title of the page shown in the URL of your browser's address bar to the name of a non-existent page, and then hit return/enter, the resulting page shown will be the same as if you clicked on a red link, allowing you to create a page by the title entered. For example ...
If your question is about a Wikipedia article, draft article, or other page on Wikipedia, tell us what it is! Check back on this page to see if your question has been answered. For real-time help, use our IRC help channel, #wikipedia-en-help. New editors may prefer the Teahouse, a help area for beginners (but please don't ask in both places).
If you have never edited Wikipedia before and/or do not have an account, you may need to create one. This will normally allow you to edit despite the block on your IP address. If you are currently blocked from creating an account, and cannot create one elsewhere in the foreseeable future, consider requesting one at Wikipedia:Request an account.
Select the entire contents of the section / page you were editing For very long pages, the amount of text may exceed your device's clipboard size; In a separate tab, open the same page / section you have been editing, and open the editor there; Paste the copied text into the editing interface in the new tab, overwriting the existing content
When you are pleased with the request you can click the Create! link to create the account. Account creation link. The Account creation link group contains the following in "manual" mode: Create!: A link to create the requested account – which will open up Wikipedia for you to actually create the account.
Most commonly, though, the best solution for Wikipedia and users alike is to simply create a registered account and edit with it. This can be done by connecting to Wikipedia through another internet connection that is not blocked, or by making a request via the process at Wikipedia:Request an account.