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Attention: This IP address, 82.148.97.69, is one of the IP addresses assigned to Qtel's proxy servers. Qtel is the only ISP in Qatar. Consequentley, comments left on this page may be received by other users of this IP and appear to be irrelevant. Caution should be used when blocking this IP or reverting its contributions without checking.

If you are an unregistered user operating from this address, note that this need not necessarily be the IP address of your machine. In many cases, it turns out to be the IP address of a proxy server that communicates between your browser and the Wikimedia servers. Such proxies are shared among a huge number of users compared to the number of persons using your particular machine. If you are frustrated by irrelevant comments appearing here, you can avoid them by creating an account for yourself.

However, you might still be unable to edit Wikipedia if the IP you are using is blocked due to a MediaWiki "feature". In such a case you could request to be unblocked.

This IP has been repeatedly blocked from editing Wikipedia in response to abuse of editing privileges. Further abuse from this IP may result in an immediate block without further warning. Notify an administrator • contribs • block • block log

Technical note

FWIW, due to the technical workings of an automated censor imposed by the sole national high speed ISP, this IP represents the entirety of the country of Qatar, which means effectively the entire country from editing anything. I'm sorry to see that there has been a significant amount of vandalism coming from the country, and understand the reason for the block, and see the fundamental problem as being the fault of the required censorship; however, if there were a finer grained way to do the block, it would certainly be preferable for non-vandalising users in the country.

Perhaps it would be possible to find some compromise involving limited account creations and blocking on a per-account basis; I'm sure that Qatar is not the only nationality/organization with similar technical restrictions.

Are logged-in users coming from this IP still allowed to edit? If so then this is only blocking anonymous editing by Qataris. PermanentE 07:43, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

PermanentE, I don't know whether logged-in users can edit because I can't create an account: "Account creation from this IP address (82.148.97.69) has been temporarily restricted. This is probably due to persistent vandalism from the shared IP address you are editing from, most likely from your school or internet service provider." I'd also like to add that by blocking Qatar, wikipedia is blocking the majority of Al Jazeera journalists - so much for impartiality

Can't the users from Qatar use a proxy to get a different IP, and create an account. Maybe they can log in with that account once it's active, even though their IP is banned? MasterDirk 10:44, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Banning a million people from anonymous posting seems an over-reaction to some vandalism Ngourlay 12:00, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism notes

1. Your recent edit to United States was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to recognize and repair vandalism to Wikipedia articles. If the bot reverted a legitimate edit, please accept my humble creator's apologies – if you bring it to the attention of the bot's owner, we may be able to improve its behavior. Click here for frequently asked questions about the bot and this warning. // Tawkerbot2 09:26, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
2. 
   Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing. However, unconstructive edits are considered vandalism, and if you continue in this manner you may be blocked from editing without further warning. Please stop, and consider improving rather than damaging the hard work of others. Thank you. Vsmith 11:10, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
3. Thank you for experimenting with the page Al Jazeera English on Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you may want to do. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. A link to the edit I have reverted can be found here: link. If you believe this edit should not have been reverted, please contact me. amitch 11:33, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
4. Please refrain from adding nonsense to articles. It is considered vandalism. ↔ ANAS - Talk 11:43, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
5. 

   You have been blocked from editing Wikipedia for repeated vandalism. If or when the block expires, feel free to come back, but please make useful contributions instead, and refrain from vandalising or this account will face longer blocks, and action could be taken against the individual who uses it. --Bhadani 16:26, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
6. Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Please stop changing spelling to the British form, particularly if the article is entitled in American form already. Kukini 18:23, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Blocked You have been blocked for vandalism for a period of time. To contest this block, add the text {{unblock}} on this page, along with an explanation of why you believe this block to be unjustified. You can also email the blocking administrator or any administrator from this list. Please be sure to include your username (if you have one) and IP address in your email. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia after the block has expired, you will be blocked for longer and longer periods of time. Please do not erase warnings on this page. Doing so is also considered vandalism. Kukini 18:30, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] December 2, 2006

Please do not add nonsense to Wikipedia, as you did to Spoons sex position. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. delldot | talk 17:34, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your edit to Mawlid

Your recent edit to Mawlid (diff) was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to recognize and repair vandalism to Wikipedia articles. If the bot reverted a legitimate edit, please accept my humble creator's apologies – if you bring it to the attention of the bot's owner, we may be able to improve its behavior. Click here for frequently asked questions about the bot and this warning. // AntiVandalBot 21:38, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Welcome, and thank you for experimenting with the page List of Metal Gear Solid 3 characters on Wikipedia! Your test worked, and thank you for reverting or removing it yourself. The best way to do tests in the future would be to use the sandbox. You can look at these pages as well: how to edit a page, the tutorial, and how to write a great article. All of these pages are good places to start. Again, welcome, and I hope that you will like Wikipedia. ~Crazytales | 56297 01:06, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your edits to Kamahl Santamaria

Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia, 82.148.97.69! However, your edit here was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove spam from Wikipedia. If you were trying to insert a good link, please accept my creator's apologies, and try to reinsert the link again. If your link was genuine spam, please note that inserting spam into Wikipedia is against policy. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! Shadowbot 10:34, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding edits made during December 21, 2006 (UTC) to Egypt

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. If this is an IP address, and it is shared by multiple users, ignore this warning if you did not make any unconstructive edits. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 12:20, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your edit to 41 shots

Your recent edit to 41 shots (diff) was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to recognize and repair vandalism to Wikipedia articles. If the bot reverted a legitimate edit, please accept my humble creator's apologies – if you bring it to the attention of the bot's owner, we may be able to improve its behavior. Click here for frequently asked questions about the bot and this warning. // AntiVandalBot 00:02, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your edit to List of Internet slang phrases

Your recent edit to List of Internet slang phrases (diff) was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to recognize and repair vandalism to Wikipedia articles. If the bot reverted a legitimate edit, please accept my humble creator's apologies – if you bring it to the attention of the bot's owner, we may be able to improve its behavior. Click here for frequently asked questions about the bot and this warning. // AntiVandalBot 19:56, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your edit to Sex.com

Your recent edit to Sex.com (diff) was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to recognize and repair vandalism to Wikipedia articles. If the bot reverted a legitimate edit, please accept my humble creator's apologies – if you bring it to the attention of the bot's owner, we may be able to improve its behavior. Click here for frequently asked questions about the bot and this warning. // AntiVandalBot 19:31, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

You have been temporarily blocked from editing Wikipedia for continuing to add spam links. If you wish to make useful contributions, you are welcome to come back after the block expires. Persistent spammers will have their websites blacklisted from Wikipedia. --Yamla 16:46, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dynamic ip

Hi .I'm from the wp:fr. I found a new maessage telling me that i was bloched. I would like to inform you that this is a dynamic ip adress . I didn't make all these changes . For exemple , i made this Wikipedia:Speedy deletions (+fr) but not those that concerns sex.com or others. 82.148.97.69 16:50, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

If you wish to avoid being blocked, please sign in using an account. Thanks. --Yamla 16:55, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

This user's request to have the autoblock on their IP address lifted has been DECLINED.

• 82.148.97.69 (block log • contribs • creation log • unblock)
• 82.148.97.69 (block log • contribs • ipblocklist • WHOIS • RDNS • RBLs • proxycheck • unblock)
• Block message:

Chronic vandalism and spam

• Blocking admin: Yamla (talk • autoblocks • blocks)
• Decline reason:

You have not been autoblocked. However, you have been blocked directly as stated in your block log. Since you have not provided a reason for being unblocked, your request has been declined. You may provide a reason for being unblocked by adding {{unblock|your_reason_here}} to your talk page. -- -Royalguard11(Talk·Desk·Review Me!) 20:53, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

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Note: declined unblock requests may only be removed after two days or when the block has expired.

This blocked user (block log | autoblocks | unblock | contribs) asked to be unblocked, but one or more administrators has reviewed and declined this request. Other administrators can also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy). This unblock request continues to be visible. Do not replace this message with another unblock request.

Request reason: "I_have_not_edited,_nor_for_that_matter_even_seen_the_aforementioned_articles._I_am_led_to_believe_that_it_is_a_shared_IP_address,_and_that_i_can_solve_the_problem_by_creating_an_account._However_I_cannot_do_so_as_the_IP_is_blocked._Help_would_be_appreciated."

Decline reason: "Unfortunately, this address has been a source of problems; to prevent abuse, we've been forced to put a little "roadblock" -- if you find a different web connection and register an account from there, you'll be able to bring that account back over here and edit over this block while logged in. Let us know if you need any help with that. To request additional review, you might consider the unblock-en-l mailing list. Luna Santin 22:20, 31 December 2006 (UTC)"

Administrators: This template should be removed when the block has expired, or after 2 days in the case of blocks of 1 week or longer.

This blocked user (block log | autoblocks | unblock | contribs) asked to be unblocked, but one or more administrators has reviewed and declined this request. Other administrators can also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy). This unblock request continues to be visible. Do not replace this message with another unblock request.

Request reason: "this IP address is one of the addresses assigned to QTel's proxy servers. In Qatar, all internet traffic is censored by QTel, and by blocking these addresses, you are effectively preventing an entire country from posting to wikipedia -- nwetters(at)cpan.org"

Decline reason: "I have modified the block to allow account creation. This means that you'll be able to edit if you create an account and log in. Thanks, -- Martinp23 13:42, 1 January 2007 (UTC)"

Administrators: This template should be removed when the block has expired, or after 2 days in the case of blocks of 1 week or longer.

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