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helpme Your question. --Eener1234 (talk) 12:19, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi,

Yesterday I was trying to make an entry and submit some text to under the "Discussion" tab on the Grand Canyon page, which is semi-protected, and I received this:

You are currently unable to edit pages on Wikipedia. You can still read pages, but you cannot edit, change, or create them. Editing from 85.12.64.148 (your account, IP address, or IP address range) has been disabled by Tanthalas39 for the following reason(s): Disruptive editing This block has been set to expire: 17:30, 1 July 2009. Even if blocked, you will usually still be able to edit your user talk page and contact other editors and administrators by e-mail. Note: If you have JavaScript enabled, please use the [show] links across from each header to show more information.

I actually haven't made any published edits on the Wikipedia site. I did make one entry on the Wikitravel site under Grand Canyon and I see that is still up.

Is there anything I should do...or do I just wait until the block expires? I am in England and I see there is a note about British users being blocked--is that likely what's happened?

I'll paste the edit I was going to try to propose at the end of this email...with a copy of the original paragraph. I'm not sure if it's very good, so I just wanted to get feedback in the "Discussion" tab. I was originally thinking of doing a separate page/article called Grand Canyon Helicopter Tours, but it was suggested that I just add to the existing page where that topic was mentioned. Any advice you have would be great...

Best, Renee :)

--- SUGGESTED EDIT <Tourists wishing for a more vertical perspective can take a helicopter or small airplane tour. The first air tour of the Grand Canyon was recorded in 1919. Less than a decade later, in 1927, the first air tour company began operations at an airport built in Red Butte. [NPS website, Overflights–Chronology of Significant Events, http://www.nps.gov/grca/naturescience/airoverflights_chrono.htm] The popularity of these flights has grown enormously as the years passed, and now more than 20 companies from five states offer air tours of the Grand Canyon. [U.S. Government Computer Based Training System website, http://www.interagency.org/gcnp/section1.html] Air tours are conducted via 19 flight routes in four zones that were designated for aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) so that sightseeing flights would not negatively impact tribal lands, safety or the quietness of the park. [NPS website, Overflights–Chronology of Significant Events, http://www.nps.gov/grca/naturescience/airoverflights_chrono.htm] Helicopters specifically use the Dragon and Zuni Point Corridors. Some of the sights visitors can expect to see during a helicopter tour include the Kaibab National Forest and the Tower of Ra. [Maverick Airlines website, http://www.maverickairlines.com] Several air tour operators are based at the Grand Canyon National Park Airport (seven miles from the South Rim), while others operate flights directly from Las Vegas and Phoenix.> Scenic flights are no longer allowed to fly within 1500' of the rim within the national park because of a late 90s crash. The last aerial video footage from below the rim was filmed in 1984. However, some helicopter flights land on the Havasupai and Hualapai Indian Reservations within Grand Canyon (outside of the park boundaries). Recently, the Hualapai Tribe opened the glass-bottomed Grand Canyon Skywalk on their property, Grand Canyon West. The Skywalk has seen mixed reviews since the site is only accessible by driving down a 14-mile (23 km) dirt road, costs a minimum of $85 in total for reservation fees, a tour package and admission to the Skywalk itself and the fact that cameras are not permitted on the Skywalk at any time. The Skywalk is located 242 miles from the South Rim National Park. Many people mistake the west side of the park by Hermit's Rest as the location of the Skywalk.

ORIGINAL TEXT Activities Tourists wishing for a more vertical perspective can board helicopters and small airplanes in Las Vegas, Phoenix and Grand Canyon National Park Airport (seven miles from the South Rim) for canyon flyovers. Scenic flights are no longer allowed to fly within 1500' of the rim within the national park because of a late 90s crash. The last aerial video footage from below the rim was filmed in 1984. However, some helicopter flights land on the Havasupai and Hualapai Indian Reservations within Grand Canyon (outside of the park boundaries). Recently, the Hualapai Tribe opened the glass-bottomed Grand Canyon Skywalk on their property, Grand Canyon West. The Skywalk has seen mixed reviews since the site is only accessible by driving down a 14-mile (23 km) dirt road, costs a minimum of $85 in total for reservation fees, a tour package and admission to the Skywalk itself and the fact that cameras are not permitted on the Skywalk at any time. The Skywalk is located 242 miles from the South Rim National Park. Many people mistake the west side of the park by Hermit's Rest as the location of the Skywalk.