Vizion

Ip banning

I am on a boat and go ashore to use wireless internet access via Starbucks. Late this week I have been unable to edit on Wiki (an example IP was 208.54.15.1.) due to some idiot who had caused an IP ban. I also had no way of letting anyone know that the ban was affecting the innocent too!!

I believe you may know how to get this ban lifted...I mean banning access from Starbucks customers must affect a lot of Wiki users <grinz> vizion

The easiest way I know is to go to the IRC channel #wikipedia, where you can often find a sysop who can remove the block. You just need to tell them you are User:Vizion, which IP you are using (and being blocked), and convince them you are not the vandal who caused the block. They can also add a public IP notice to the IP talk page, to warn other administrators that it's often shared by multiple people.

BTW, it would be useful if you signed your posts with ~~~~ instead of just "vizion". Using ~~~~ automatically adds a link to your user page and the current date and time (see Wikipedia:Signature for details).

--cesarb 16:19, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)