User talk:Bmeacham

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Thank you for taking on this important page. Danger ^{High voltage!} 21:43, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback[edit]

This blocked user is asking that their block be reviewed on the Unblock Ticket Request System:

Bmeacham (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • abuse filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

UTRS appeal #19514 was submitted on Oct 17, 2017 03:39:38. This review is now closed.

--UTRSBot (talk) 03:39, 17 October 2017 (UTC) @SpacemanSpiff: you have closed UTRS ticket because the user has an active unblock request here - but I don't see one here, only the notice from UTRSBot. Am I missing something? I think the user is actually requesting IPBE. GoldenRing (talk) 06:46, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The unblock request is on the wrong page - the user page rather than the talk page. I'm just about to move it... Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 09:15, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Bmeacham (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Caught by a web host block but this host or IP is not a web host. IP address 192.99.37.19 or sometimes 192.99.6.164 is my VPN, which I use in public places to prevent snooping. Bmeacham (talk) 03:29, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

VPNs, web hosts, proxies, are all effectively the same as far as editing Wikipedia is concerned, because they all have the effect of hiding your true IP address. I don't know exactly what you have in mind that you refer to as "snooping", and why it would be unacceptable for editing Wikipedia, but I'm afraid we require a quite specific reason why you can't edit without using a VPN/web-host/proxy to give you exemption. Unless you can give a firm reason why you can't (not just prefer not to) edit without using your VPN then I'm afraid it's a question of either deciding to accept the risk of someone "snooping" or else not editing "in public places". The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 12:43, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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