Drneeb
Appeal to unblock
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Request reason:
I am Muneeb ur Rahman, a Computer Science student, and I would like to respectfully request a review of the block placed on my account. I believe this block may have occurred due to a misunderstanding related to my use of a dynamic IP address at my university, or possibly due to my inadvertent use of Cloudflare's WARP proxy while accessing Wikipedia. Although I have not yet contributed to Wikipedia, I am eager to do so. When I recently attempted to edit an article, I discovered that both my account and IP address were blocked. The IP address in question is: 111.68.102.25, which belongs to my university's network and may be dynamically assigned. I assure you that my intentions are to contribute positively to the Wikipedia community, particularly by working on expanding short articles related to my field of study. I kindly request that the block on my account and IP be lifted so that I can continue contributing from my university network and beyond.
Accept reason:
Per discussion below, I'm willing to assume good faith on your account but the IP block will remain. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:52, 29 October 2024 (UTC)
Drneeb (talk) 17:52, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
- @HJ Mitchell, pinging you to this request as you placed the block and will know if this sounds reasonable or not. -- asilvering (talk) 02:45, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Asilvering This is a reasonable appeal at face value and there's no reason to believe that it's not true, but either there's a professional SEO firm operating from within the university or the network has serious insecurities, which makes me very suspicious of accounts operating on it, hence the block of this account (and several others on the same range) and the IP. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:45, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
- I want to share more information about the network I am using. Since it is a government institution (University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore) it shares a nation wide PERN network(https://pern.edu.pk/eduroam), serving various educational institutions. While I am not entirely aware of its specific configurations or security protocols, It is possible that someone in this network might be using it for illegitimate purposes but that should not lead to restrictions being placed on all users. If there are any specific steps or additional information I can provide to help clarify the situation and regain access, I would be happy to do so. Drneeb (talk) 13:08, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
- I'm willing to unblock your account but you still won't be able to edit from that network. If you build up a track record of a few hundred helpful edits, I can grant you an exemption that will allow you to edit through IP blocks. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:32, 29 October 2024 (UTC)
- @HJ Mitchell Thank you. Drneeb (talk) 17:38, 29 October 2024 (UTC)
- I'm willing to unblock your account but you still won't be able to edit from that network. If you build up a track record of a few hundred helpful edits, I can grant you an exemption that will allow you to edit through IP blocks. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:32, 29 October 2024 (UTC)
- I want to share more information about the network I am using. Since it is a government institution (University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore) it shares a nation wide PERN network(https://pern.edu.pk/eduroam), serving various educational institutions. While I am not entirely aware of its specific configurations or security protocols, It is possible that someone in this network might be using it for illegitimate purposes but that should not lead to restrictions being placed on all users. If there are any specific steps or additional information I can provide to help clarify the situation and regain access, I would be happy to do so. Drneeb (talk) 13:08, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Asilvering This is a reasonable appeal at face value and there's no reason to believe that it's not true, but either there's a professional SEO firm operating from within the university or the network has serious insecurities, which makes me very suspicious of accounts operating on it, hence the block of this account (and several others on the same range) and the IP. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:45, 20 October 2024 (UTC)