> A few years ago, I acquired a VPN as part of an antivirus package. However, > when I tried to use it for other services, I encountered an unexpected issue > switching on wiki platforms: despite being there as a registered user, I > found myself unable to edit them. > > So how can VPN be a solution?
Right, you would’ve had to use IP block exemption, which would require some level of trust from the community that you aren’t a vandal or other blocked user trying to circumspect said block. From, I dream of horses She/her > On Mar 19, 2024, at 11:23 AM, Alessandro Marchetti via Wikimedia-l > <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > > Why is there so much discussion about using VPNs as a solution? A few years > ago, I acquired a VPN as part of an antivirus package. However, when I tried > to use it for other services, I encountered an unexpected issue switching on > wiki platforms: despite being there as a registered user, I found myself > unable to edit them. > > So how can VPN be a solution? > > A. > > Il martedì 19 marzo 2024 alle ore 18:17:52 CET, Saqib Qayyum > <saqibqayy...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > > > Hello Mr James > > Certainly, using a VPN is a workaround, but it's worth noting that obtaining > an IP block exemption is still necessary to edit Commons, and this is not > always feasible for all users. Many may not even be aware of its existence. > For instance, I couldn't edit Commons since October 2020 until I discovered > the option for IP ban exemption. . > > And because of this, contributions to Commons from Pakistan have > significantly dwindled. For instance, I recall organizing Wiki Loves > Monuments Pakistan from 2014, where we used to receive thousands of images > annually. However, in recent years, the number of uploads has drastically > declined, with only a maximum of 100 photos being uploaded each year. This > trend underscores the challenges Pakistani users face in accessing and > contributing to the site. > -- > Saqib Qayyum > > > On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 9:55 PM James Heilman <jmh...@gmail.com > <mailto:jmh...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Can you not just use a VPN? > > James > > On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 9:29 PM Saqib Qayyum <saqibqayy...@gmail.com > <mailto:saqibqayy...@gmail.com>> wrote: > TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: > > I am writing to you as a concerned volunteer from Pakistan regarding a > critical issue that has been persisting for several years now. Despite > multiple attempts to communicate this matter to members of the WMF's > communication team, there has been a disappointing lack of response or > acknowledgment. > > For the past several years, Commons has been blocked in Pakistan. While > Wikipedia was briefly blocked last year, the swift response from both > Pakistani and international news media led to its unblocking. However, the > blockade of Commons, being a less prominent site in comparison, has gone > largely unnoticed. > > Furthermore, several journalists I have spoken to have also expressed > frustration over their attempts to reach out to WMF staff regarding this > issue, only to receive no response. > > I urge the WMF to prioritize this matter and take immediate action to address > the ongoing blockage of Commons in Pakistan. > > Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter. > -- > Saqib Qayyum > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Saqib > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/H5SMMTKRTUI5QLDKOCLZNWCABGDK3UHL/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > -- > James Heilman > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/53DBHAHGEAWIH5VI2X7YMEWYSWDHCBXM/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/SPUJHE3YFDHS2OBQT6KTJOFK7WOSGDZF/ > > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org>_______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/RPS6LSQ7DFBOI2FVML4F2TYTKEUVPSFQ/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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