User talk:85.141.213.215

dynamic IP address Hi, I am Lantse on Russian wiki and Lantse~enwiki on en-wiki. When trying to log in I've got the following message:

Account creation from IP addresses in the range 85.141.128.0/17, which includes your IP address (85.141.213.215), has been blocked by Jayron32. The reason given by Jayron32 is Clearly not here to contribute to the encyclopedia: Ref desk pseudo-Russian troll

First, after my account "has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation", I am supposed to be able to login using my previous login (if I got it right). It did not happen. Second, this range of IPs belongs to a major Moscow internet provider. Of course, I still can log in with my renamed account (Lantse~enwiki), but as far I can see, the creation of new accounts from this IP range is blocked as well. It's very likely that many people will get the same message over and over again even if the IP itself changes. As far I can see, Requests to unblock your IP address even if you are innocent will generally not be granted. It does not concern me directly, actually. But I still would like to point out that such a wide range block seems rather rash and doesn't take into account the great number of IPs covered by it.

All best, Lantse (Nina)


 * Hi Lantse. It looks like you've been hit by collateral damage. Sorry about that. As you have an account on another wiki, a possible solution is to change the block to allow account creation. If you had already created your account on this Wikipedia, we could have granted an IP block extension, but those can only be done from existing accounts (otherwise how do you prove who you are?) Let me ping to see if he has any ideas. Ritchie333 (talk)  (cont)  12:49, 24 June 2015 (UTC)


 * I'd be fine with creating an account for this user. The person whom this block was intended for seems to have gone away anyways.  When I enacted the range block, there were no meaningful edits from anyone except the intended troll for many years from the range.  If you think it's time to remove the block, be my guest.  If the troll returns, we'll have to come up with a solution though.  -- Jayron 32 16:07, 24 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Okay, the easiest think to do is to change the block to allow account creation. That will allow Lantse to edit, and still stop the troll as much as possible. I've done that. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  19:22, 24 June 2015 (UTC)