User talk:184.146.122.3

Why can't I view images?
I am not an editor, I have never tried to edit a Wiki but I see that my IP is blocked. What the heck? I am an ordinary person - an elementary school secretary! I only use the site for reference. I have NO idea why this has happened. I just want to see the reference photos and I can't. This happened suddenly and without warning. Also, I cannot log in (not that I actually have an account) - because I am blocked. I cannot create an account for the same reason! This is Kafkaesque.

Please help!
 * hi! seems like someone else who shares this IP address (possibly a student or someone else nearby) has misused this account in the past, and due to the nature of ip addresses, it also affects many innocent users as well. as the error notice says, Most people who see this message have done nothing wrong. don't worry, blocks do not affect your viewing experience and only prevent you from editing. if you do wish to edit, you may still create an account through Request an account. melecie   t  02:09, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * ...or, it should not affect your viewing experience. typically, images should always be visible regardless of being logged in, and besides it seems like you're not blocked at all as no block message appears in your contributions so I assume this is some sort of bug. can you please elaborate? melecie   t  02:10, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

I have taken screen shots of what I see - more like don't see - but I cannot share them either as I get a block notice when I try to upload them here. When I search an article, where photos should be there is an empty square with the little image icon with a question mark in it. If I click on the icon it opens to a black Freenode page with the words "Sorry, the file cannot be displayed." Says I can retry, but that's all for naught. I do have a VPN which I have deliberately disabled for Wiki - no change. I disabled my adblocker as well, to no effect. When I try to create an account I get a popup note citing my VPN and saying I was blocked until May 2023 which is unacceptable to me.

I'm frustrated because I cannot enter the code citing my VPN here- I do, when editing this thread, but it switches to a different notice when I publish the reply and it removes the citation of my VPN. GRRRR.

If it matters, I am on a Macbook Air OS Catalina version 10.15.7

I can access the site, with images, with no problem on my Android device, so the problem appears to be specifically with my computer.

Any suggestions for how to restore my ability to see images would be HUGELY appreciated. It doesn't seem fair to wait until 2023. My hubby can access images from his machine - and he uses the same VPN.