Help talk:I have been blocked

Better template message needed for accidental users of open or anonymizing proxy servers.

Proxy block screenshot on Wikipedia

Having logged on to my user account with a new Android device (which uses Puffin Browser as default), I found myself blocked with a warning message for operating via an open or anonymizing proxy. After the initial panic had subsided, and after over half an hour of checking my IP address, my network and my WiFi connection, a Google search finally revealed that the browser was itself acting as a proxy server and its IP address was blacklisted. - not something I was aware the browser was doing.

I have no idea how many other browsers operate in this way, but it would have been immensely helpful if the blocking template text had suggested this as one possible cause to investigate. I wonder how many other users get bamboozled by the over-technical template text, or by the subsequent lack of information on possible browser problems at this Help page (to which blocked users are directed when they don't understand the warning.)

So, I'd like to suggest that the following line be considered for inclusion as the penultimate sentence in the warning template:" ... (such as a virus). Alternatively, check whether you are using a browser that acts as a proxy. For more info . . ."

It would seem a simple and effective enhancement. Regards from the UK, Nick Moyes (talk) 01:05, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 January 2018

Can you add the merger template to this page because I'm proposing that Wikipedia:What to do if you are blocked be merged into this article? 50.255.141.222 (talk) 15:57, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Not done: Although I think the merger is not necessary, I have placed the mergefrom tag here on your behalf for notification purposes. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 17:46, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Wording & punctuation, and link

Under "Most common causes" I recommend:

• use an em-dash or en-dash, not a hyphen;
• the "collateral damage" term should not link to the generic WP article, which is focussed on warfare, but rather should link to Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#Collateral_damage (shortcut is WP:COLLATERAL), which is relevant to this specific "Help" page.

—DIV (1.144.111.80 (talk) 10:28, 1 July 2019 (UTC))

Discussion on consolidating pages about/for blocked editors

 You are invited to join the discussion at MediaWiki talk:Blockedtext § Redundant help pages. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 06:41, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

Can you clarify something. Does the IRC Libera.Chat mean to use your Wikipedia Username/password as login credentials?

Can you clarify something. Is one suppose to use your same Wikipedia Username/password for the Libera.Chat (IRC) login mentioned on this page? Or a separate one? Otherwise how would W/p tie whatever review to whichever ID? CaribDigita (talk) 01:12, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

IRC

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Should the IRC section be removed? Does anyone still process unblock requests there? voorts (talk/contributions) 22:37, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

Notified: Wikipedia talk:Appealing a block, Wikipedia talk:IRC. voorts (talk/contributions) 22:39, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Semi-protected edit request on 24 January 2026

Please change Unblock Request Ticket System are viewable only by administrators and trusted volunteers to Unblock Ticket Request System are viewable only by administrators and trusted volunteers. ~2026-51283-7 (talk) 06:27, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done - Umby 🌕🐶 (talk) 06:49, 24 January 2026 (UTC)