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Hello, I'll like to know why I got an alert from Wikimedia asking me to create my user page. I have done that previously on Wikipedia Thank you!  Grey Matter Copy ( talk) 16:49, 26 May 2021 (UTC) reply

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Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. My IP address is 41.190.2.118. Twitter is banned in Nigeria so I can only open the app using a vpn. Sometimes I forget to disconnect my vpn before beginning to edit on wiki, Although now I have turned it off permanently, please assist in removing this block Grey Matter Copy ( talk) 09:51, 22 August 2021 (UTC) reply

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This unblock request is confusing. First, you say this IP address is not a proxy. Then you note that you are indeed using a proxy. Then you say you have disconnected your proxy. And the IP address you list is a confirmed proxy. I can't figure out what you are trying to say. Yamla ( talk) 10:13, 22 August 2021 (UTC) reply


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( talk page stalker) Hey Yamla, There's an existing Twitter ban in Nigeria so some of us use VPNs to gain access to twitter. My understanding of what they wrote is that they had used a VPN to access twitter and forgot to turn it off and tried to edit on Wikipedia and was caught by an auto block. I had similar experience a while ago but decided to wait out the block duration. Hope this helps. Princess of Ara 11:41, 22 August 2021 (UTC) reply

I appreciate you❤️ Princess of Ara but I'm one person. Also, After the contest, I hope you can put me through creating a better article, for my draft page you reviewed 🙏🏿 Mr Grey

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Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. My IP address is 41.190.2.2. Grey Matter Copy ( talk) 16:51, 31 August 2021 (UTC) reply

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I have deleted said VPN app and cleared my history, cache and cookies. Won't happen again, kindly assist.

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Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. My IP address is 41.190.2.118. Twitter is banned in Nigeria so I can only open the app using a vpn. Sometimes I forget to disconnect my vpn before beginning to edit on wiki, Although now I have turned it off permanently, please assist in removing this block Grey Matter Copy ( talk) 09:51, 22 August 2021 (UTC) reply

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This unblock request is confusing. First, you say this IP address is not a proxy. Then you note that you are indeed using a proxy. Then you say you have disconnected your proxy. And the IP address you list is a confirmed proxy. I can't figure out what you are trying to say. Yamla ( talk) 10:13, 22 August 2021 (UTC) reply


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( talk page stalker) Hey Yamla, There's an existing Twitter ban in Nigeria so some of us use VPNs to gain access to twitter. My understanding of what they wrote is that they had used a VPN to access twitter and forgot to turn it off and tried to edit on Wikipedia and was caught by an auto block. I had similar experience a while ago but decided to wait out the block duration. Hope this helps. Princess of Ara 11:41, 22 August 2021 (UTC) reply

I appreciate you❤️ Princess of Ara but I'm one person. Also, After the contest, I hope you can put me through creating a better article, for my draft page you reviewed 🙏🏿 Mr Grey

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Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. My IP address is 41.190.2.2. Grey Matter Copy ( talk) 16:51, 31 August 2021 (UTC) reply

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Per below. — Daniel Case ( talk) 19:36, 2 September 2021 (UTC) reply


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I have confirmed that is indeed a proxy. Please stop claiming you aren't using proxies/vpn's when you know, based on the above, that you are. -- Yamla ( talk) 17:37, 31 August 2021 (UTC) reply

I have deleted said VPN app and cleared my history, cache and cookies. Won't happen again, kindly assist.

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You are still operating from a proxy. However, this particular proxy isn't blocked. You should be able to edit after waiting 24 hours. Note, though, that you should expect this proxy, too, will be blocked shortly. -- Yamla ( talk) 21:50, 31 August 2021 (UTC) reply

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