S@lo

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{{helpme}} I am a user who has been indirectly prevented from editing Wikipedia due to the block imposed upon 64.59.144.85. I realize that IP blocks affect a whole range of users, and I suspect that I was one such user (you can infer from my contributions that I never vandalized Wikipedia). Is there any way an admin can make my account return to normal without having to unblock the aforementioned IP address? (I have already requested for the autoblock to be lifted, but my request was declined.) Any help would be greatly appreciated. S@lo 20:56, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, if you had read the above box you would know that this autoblock can't and will not be lifted. Just wait a few days and the autoblock should be lifted. *Cremepuff222* "As cool as grapes..." 21:37, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. I actually have read the above box, but I was just a little confused as to how registered users are affected when IPs are blocked (despite having read WP:Block - I probably just misinterpreted some of the info written there). Again, thanks for your help. S@lo 21:48, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

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