Getting Unblocked at Wikipedia

Brian C brianwc at ocf.berkeley.edu
Wed Nov 16 22:22:09 UTC 2005


Hi,

I like to occasionally contribute to the Wikipedia. I also run a tor 
server. I do not want a Wikipedia username, and so I always just 
contribute anonymously.

During the recent fracas about tor and Wikipedia, my static IP address 
from which I run my tor server was blocked for an "infinite" time 
period. I have since decided that until I get more than one static IP, I 
will only run my tor server in "middle-man" mode, so it is not presently 
possible that defacement of Wikipedia (or Slashdot, or the Gentoo 
Forums, etc.) is exiting from my IP address.

I was able to email Slashdot and can login there again, and I don't 
presently contribute to the Gentoo Forums often enough to worry about 
it. However, I am finding it impossible to correct the Wikipedia block, 
because without a username the only way to contact an admin is to edit 
their "talk" page, but I am forbidden from editing any page because of 
the block. A vicious cycle.

Does anyone have any experience with this such that they could direct me 
to an actual email address of a Wikipedia admin who could remove the 
block or otherwise advise me on how to proceed? Thanks.

Brian



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