User talk:Bluekootie

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Welcome to Wikipedia, Bluekootie! I am Peter.C and have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. Thank you for your contributions. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or by typing helpme at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place helpme on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome! Peter.C •  talk  16:57, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
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Editing while using a VPN
I have been blocked from editing by SQL when I access Wikipedia using Chrome, which is protected by my NordVPN subscription. I'm sure the VPN is why I've been flagged. Any way to remedy this? (I have to switch to Firefox, for which I have not activated NordVPN, in order to log in. Really annoying.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bluekootie (talk • contribs) 23:39, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Moved question here from the userpage; perhaps that will give it some more visibility? For what it's worth: used Proton VPN and Chrome on Android KitKat. Could log in, but would receive a generic end user error notice when trying to publish changes. I was able to submit once I disconnected from the VPN. Rotideypoc41352 (talk) 03:51, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
 * IP addresses connected with known host providers and other VPNs are blocked because editing, even while logged in, with a hidden IP address is considered too potentially dangerous to allow. For some users, exemptions to the IP range blocks are allowed, but these exemptions are quite rare and the justification for needing one has to be much stronger than "I want one".  — jmcgnh (talk)  (contribs) 06:23, 25 July 2018 (UTC)