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This is a '''guide to making believable unblock requests.''' | This is a '''guide to making believable unblock requests.''' | ||
Users may be [[WP:BLOCK|blocked]] from changing | Users may be [[WP:BLOCK|blocked]] from changing Bharatpedia by [[WP:ADMIN|administrator]]s to stop damage or disruption to Bharatpedia. Blocks are cancelled if they are not (or no longer) needed to stop such damage or disruption. | ||
'''You,''' as a blocked user, are responsible for '''convincing administrators:''' | '''You,''' as a blocked user, are responsible for '''convincing administrators:''' | ||
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===Give a good reason for your unblock=== | ===Give a good reason for your unblock=== | ||
As a user requesting to be unblocked, it is your responsibility to tell '''clearly''' and '''briefly''', in easily readable English, why your block violated | As a user requesting to be unblocked, it is your responsibility to tell '''clearly''' and '''briefly''', in easily readable English, why your block violated Bharatpedia's [[WP:BLOCK|blocking policy]]. Specifically: | ||
# '''Keep it short.''' Administrators will often say no to read requests that are too long. | # '''Keep it short.''' Administrators will often say no to read requests that are too long. | ||
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# '''Address the block reason'''. As explained above, you have been informed about the reason for your block. You must address this reason in your request. This means that you must either explain why the block reason does not apply to your case, or you must convince the reviewing administrator that you won't do it again. | # '''Address the block reason'''. As explained above, you have been informed about the reason for your block. You must address this reason in your request. This means that you must either explain why the block reason does not apply to your case, or you must convince the reviewing administrator that you won't do it again. | ||
# '''Give evidence.''' If you state that you did or did not do something, please provide a link in the form of a diff if possible. | # '''Give evidence.''' If you state that you did or did not do something, please provide a link in the form of a diff if possible. | ||
# '''Don't [[:en:Wikipedia:Wikilawyering|behave like you think lawyers do]].''' Unblock requests are unacceptable proceedings. A ban or block is a removal of your '''''privilege''''' to change | # '''Don't [[:en:Wikipedia:Wikilawyering|behave like you think lawyers do]].''' Unblock requests are unacceptable proceedings. A ban or block is a removal of your '''''privilege''''' to change Bharatpedia. Any legal right you may have to [[freedom of speech]] does not stop us from enacting and enforcing our own [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]]. We may also [[Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser|check which IP address you change from, and which other accounts use it]], where this is necessary to prevent abuse. | ||
# '''[[Wikipedia:No legal threats|Do not threaten legal action]]''', either. Such threats may, by themselves, result in an indefinite block or evenly, a ban. | # '''[[Wikipedia:No legal threats|Do not threaten legal action]]''', either. Such threats may, by themselves, result in an indefinite block or evenly, a ban. | ||
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If you are blocked for something you did wrong, and especially if you are blocked for a long time, you are more likely to be unblocked if you: | If you are blocked for something you did wrong, and especially if you are blocked for a long time, you are more likely to be unblocked if you: | ||
# '''Admit to it.''' All your changes to | # '''Admit to it.''' All your changes to Bharatpedia are logged. There is no point in saying that you didn't do something that you did do, because it can and will be checked up. | ||
# '''Make people trust you again.''' Promise, credibly, that you will stop doing whatever got you blocked. | # '''Make people trust you again.''' Promise, credibly, that you will stop doing whatever got you blocked. | ||
# '''Tell us why you are here.''' Say how you intend to help the encyclopedia after you are unblocked. | # '''Tell us why you are here.''' Say how you intend to help the encyclopedia after you are unblocked. | ||
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Here are some bad unblock requests: | Here are some bad unblock requests: | ||
* You must not stop me from removing falsehoods from | * You must not stop me from removing falsehoods from Bharatpedia and from inserting correct information! ''(A very long explanation why you are right and why everyone else is wrong follows.)'' | ||
* This is an unfair block! I am new here! I did nothing wrong! The blocking admin hates me! UNBLOCK ME IMMEDIATELY, THIS IS CENSORSHIP, I HAVE A RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH!!! | * This is an unfair block! I am new here! I did nothing wrong! The blocking admin hates me! UNBLOCK ME IMMEDIATELY, THIS IS CENSORSHIP, I HAVE A RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH!!! | ||
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===Open proxy blocks=== | ===Open proxy blocks=== | ||
[[WP:NOP|Wikipedia policy on open proxies]] is clear: they are blocked for a long time without exception once identified. While some users can use them to circumvent censorship or filters, they have been used far too many times by far too many blocked vandals for | [[WP:NOP|Wikipedia policy on open proxies]] is clear: they are blocked for a long time without exception once identified. While some users can use them to circumvent censorship or filters, they have been used far too many times by far too many blocked vandals for Bharatpedians to assume good faith on their part. This includes [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]] nodes. If your server has been blocked as an open proxy, you will probably need to change using another connection: in most cases, proxies are "hard blocked", which stops even logged-in users from using the connection to change. | ||
===Shared IP blocks/Range blocks=== | ===Shared IP blocks/Range blocks=== | ||
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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'''. | *'''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 the 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 | *'''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. | ||
===Sockpuppetry and Checkuser-based blocks=== | ===Sockpuppetry and Checkuser-based blocks=== | ||
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Even without the use of Checkuser, or with a result of "unrelated", an account that makes the same changes as a different blocked account, has the same linguistic peculiarities and the same general interests may remain blocked. | Even without the use of Checkuser, or with a result of "unrelated", an account that makes the same changes as a different blocked account, has the same linguistic peculiarities and the same general interests may remain blocked. | ||
Bharatpedia admins can never be absolutely sure about sockpuppetry, and the most abusive users can be very sneaky in trying to stop detection. If you are improperly blocked for sockpuppetry, you should realize that it may not always be easy or even possible to correct the situation. | |||
===Username blocks=== | ===Username blocks=== | ||