Johannnes89

Why was I blocked?

I was following the tutorial and I was blocked. why? Gallus lafayettii (talk) 03:41, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

@Gallus lafayettii your account is not blocked on any Wikimedia project. It's possible that you're using an IP address which is blocked, e.g. because you're using a Virtual private network, Apple iCloud Private Relay or other services that hide your actual IP address -> those are typically blocked per our policy Wikipedia:Open proxies. Other IP addresses / IP ranges are sometimes blocked due to repeated abusive activities. In all of those cases the block is not directed at you.

If you're using VPN or similar services you should just turn them off in order to edit Wikipedia. If there's a different block reason affecting your account you might want to read Wikipedia:IP block exemption and follow the procedure described on that page. Johannnes89 (talk) 05:04, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Oh, are you running a bot? That may be why. I was following the Spanish editing tutorial for reading comprehension and I was blocked. That may be why. Gallus lafayettii (talk) 02:33, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

@Gallus lafayettii I'm not running a bot. Ince again your account is not blocked (you wouldn't be able to edit here if you were). It's possible that you're using an IP address which is blocked, in that case follow the steps mentioned above (or use m:Stewards/Wizard to share details of the block message with us). Johannnes89 (talk) 05:30, 6 June 2026 (UTC)