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Sometimes readers who have never or rarely changed before, or not from that location, with no goal of making an account, click on "change this page" only to find that changing from their IP address is blocked, for something they didn't do. If you are here because this happened to you, there are two possibilities. | Sometimes readers who have never or rarely changed before, or not from that location, with no goal of making an account, click on "change this page" only to find that changing from their IP address is blocked, for something they didn't do. If you are here because this happened to you, there are two possibilities. | ||
*'''Range block'''. Bharatpedia administrators can choose to block a range of IP addresses rather than just a single one. This is done if a vandal, sockpuppeteer or otherwise disruptive user has taken advantage of [[:en:dynamic IP]] or other situation (such as some [[Local area network|LANs]]) where it is possible to evade blocks by hopping from IP to IP or physically moving from one terminal to another. Yes, this angers many users (the longterm rangeblocks imposed on some large ranges mean that, in certain geographic areas, some users cannot change without using an account). But | *'''Range block'''. Bharatpedia administrators can choose to block a range of IP addresses rather than just a single one. This is done if a vandal, sockpuppeteer or otherwise disruptive user has taken advantage of [[:en:dynamic IP]] or other situation (such as some [[Local area network|LANs]]) where it is possible to evade blocks by hopping from IP to IP or physically moving from one terminal to another. Yes, this angers many users (the longterm rangeblocks imposed on some large ranges mean that, in certain geographic areas, some users cannot change without using an account). But Bharatpedia community does not take these actions lightly, and while some rangeblocks may be reduced in scope if they were imposed on too many users, it is only done if other methods of protecting the project and its users have failed.<p>If you are blocked due to [[:en:collateral damage|collateral damage]] from a long term range block, consider creating an account from another computer. | ||
*'''Shared IP block'''. This affects big institutions, most commonly schools, that route all their Internet traffic through one or two servers. Since many users can change through them and we have no way of knowing if a vandal or disruptive user on a shared IP has been stopped from doing so again, or what security arrangements are in place on the other end, administrators are wary of unblocking shared IPs. Those that are blocked (again, mostly schools), are commonly blocked repeatedly and for long periods (up to a year at a time) for [[WP:VAND|vandalism]]. If the reviewing administrator sees that reflected in the talk page, block log and change history, the unblock request will likely be declined.<p>If you are the systems administrator at a site with a shared IP, and you are able to identify and take action against users whose conduct on Bharatpedia led to the block, we may consider an unblock if you can prove this. Most commonly, though, the best solution for Bharatpedia and users alike is to simply create a registered account and change with it. This can be done by connecting to Bharatpedia through another internet connection that is not blocked. | *'''Shared IP block'''. This affects big institutions, most commonly schools, that route all their Internet traffic through one or two servers. Since many users can change through them and we have no way of knowing if a vandal or disruptive user on a shared IP has been stopped from doing so again, or what security arrangements are in place on the other end, administrators are wary of unblocking shared IPs. Those that are blocked (again, mostly schools), are commonly blocked repeatedly and for long periods (up to a year at a time) for [[WP:VAND|vandalism]]. If the reviewing administrator sees that reflected in the talk page, block log and change history, the unblock request will likely be declined.<p>If you are the systems administrator at a site with a shared IP, and you are able to identify and take action against users whose conduct on Bharatpedia led to the block, we may consider an unblock if you can prove this. Most commonly, though, the best solution for Bharatpedia and users alike is to simply create a registered account and change with it. This can be done by connecting to Bharatpedia through another internet connection that is not blocked. | ||