User talk:Eugene willow

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I encourage you to edit this encyclopedia, helping to make it as good as we possibly can. I think you will enjoy seeing your contributions take their place within. I hope you will join the community of regular contributors who identify as Wikipedians! And consider it a proud association. We are proud to welcome you with optimism. Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place  on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. I look forward to your contributions. Again, welcome! StringdaBrokeda (talk) 19:47, 30 June 2012 (UTC)


 * The use of open proxies is prohibited for security reasons, and Tor particularly so. In rare cases - most commonly where access to Wikipedia is blocked by ISPs or governments - exemptions can be granted. However, these require verification by a checkuser. I'll check back in a few hours and (if nobody else has by then) I'll take a look. Unfortunately I'm not able to log into my checkuser account right now. Hers fold  non-admin (t/a/c) 19:02, 6 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Due to the proxies you've been using, I'm unable to confirm where you're located. Could you try to edit this page while not connected to a proxy? If that's not possible, please send me an email though Special:Emailuser/Hersfold with details why you're unable to edit otherwise. I'm sorry for all the fuss, but proxies are heavily abused on Wikipedia and the exemption I'm looking to grant is generally only given to trusted users who have a definitive need for it. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 02:33, 7 July 2012 (UTC)


 * In order to grant the tool, I need to confirm that you are in a location where proxy editing is necessary. I cannot do that so long as you continue to use proxies. Please try to do this:
 * Disconnect from all proxy services
 * Go to http://toolserver.org/~unblock/p/ and fill out the form, requesting that a checkuser grant you IPBE.
 * We need either your original IP address or more specific information to confirm that this exemption is necessary. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 17:26, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

I don;t think i should do this without proxies. The ISP spies on me and could connect the "Eugene Willow" name to my real identity.
 * It is possible to make individual accounts exempt from these IP address blocks, but generally such accounts are already well established and trusted. This account has no history, so we can't grant an exemption without further information.
 * If you insist on using proxies, your only real choice is to log in without a proxy and post something here just once and then wait, so that Hersford can verify that your IP address is located in a place that would require to use proxies. Your other choices are to edit without proxies or not edit at all. ~Amatulić (talk) 17:50, 9 July 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm afraid Amatulic is correct. You have not established yourself as a trusted editor, and I need to verify that the exemption, if granted, would not be abused. There are some locations - the Middle East and China in particular - where Wikipedia is filtered, and exemptions have been granted in those cases. However, we've also had cases where an editor has wanted to use proxies simply as a matter of personal preference (where there was nothing preventing them from accessing Wikipedia normally and there was no risk to their personal security), and those requests are always denied. If you are able to edit without the use of proxies, I will not reveal your location (in part because there is no need to, in part because I am bound by policy not to), but I will be able to determine if you do in fact require an IP Block Exemption. Hers fold  non-admin (t/a/c) 18:42, 9 July 2012 (UTC)