User talk:TemporaryID

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Hi TemporaryID, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like it here and decide to stay. Our intro page provides helpful information for new users—please check it out! If you have any questions, you can get help from experienced editors at the Teahouse. Happy editing! 331dot (talk) 11:25, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

The mere fact that you edited Materialscientist's talk page means that you are not affected by a range block. Most range blocks permit the use of an account. Resetting a password is done via email and should not be affected by a block. 331dot (talk) 11:26, 21 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Dear 331dot,
 * I was only able to edit Materialscientist's talk page because I created a *new id in order to do so. I know users are prohibited from getting around blocks with "sock" ids, and that was not my intention. That's why I named myself "temporary ID." I'm just using this id to get to a place where I can get my question answered.
 * What I'm trying to do is recover my *original username, which I think *is affected by a range block, keeping me from ever getting to the place where I can reset my password.
 * Here's my original request for assistance:
 * " TemporaryID (talk) 00:08, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
 * "Hi, Materialscientist. I came here with a newly-created [temporary] ID just so I could write to your talk page and ask for help.
 * I forgot my password for my original ID and would like to reset it, but I can't because I think I'm caught in a range-block or something like that.
 * Here's the message I get: "The IP address or range ‪2600:1002:B100:0:0:0:0:0/42‬ has been blocked (disabled) by ‪Materialscientist‬ for the following reason(s): Disruptive editing This block will expire on 15:22, 13 October 2024."
 * I don't really want to edit, but I would like to recapture my original ID and change my password so I can get back to my original User page, etc. Can you help or send me the right place to get help?
 * (Btw, I don't *think I've done anything wrong that would have warranted a block, but if I did, please let me know.)
 * Thanks.￼" TemporaryID (talk) 00:11, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I didn't deny that you were affected by an IP range block- and as long as you weren't responsible for any actions that led to it, and your original account is not directly blocked, you are permitted to create an account to be able to edit, it is not sock puppetry, so you acted properly.
 * Blocks of any kind do not prevent the resetting of a password. Assuming that you had an email address in your account preferences, it should work to reset your password. If it doesn't, the issue is not a block.  We don't have the ability to reset your password for you, so if you are unable to regain access to your old account, you will have to use this new account and identify it as a successor to your old account("I am User5678, I was User1234 but lost access") if you want to claim its edits. If you don't want "TemporaryID" as your username it can be changed, see Special:GlobalRenameRequest. 331dot (talk) 08:05, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello, 331dot, and thanks for responding. I hope you'll be patient and hang in with me while I try to explain what's happening over here. I'm going to start from scratch.
 * I had an original Username. I used to edit things occasionally, but I never got into a beef or had any trouble that I recall, nor any caution from an admin.
 * I left for a couple years, and when I came back, here's what happened:
 * I got to the "Log in" page. I entered my original Username into the box. I forgot my password, so I clicked the "Forgot your password?" link.
 * What came up immediately was the "Blocked" page with the palm on the stop sign, and "This IP address has been blocked from editing Wikipedia."
 * Further down, it cited
 * "The IP address or range2600:1002:B100:0:0:0:0:0/42"
 * for "Disruptive editing"
 * and said the block would expire in 2024.
 * I referred to that as a "range block," but maybe it wasn't. As I said, I don't think I ever did anything wrong, nor got any kind of caution, but maybe I missed something.
 * Meanwhile, I can't get from the "Blocked" page to anyplace where I can go about re-setting my password. As I continue to look around, it appears what I would want would be the (Special:PasswordReset) screen, but I'm bounced back to the "Blocked" page whenever I try to get there.
 * From this description, do you know what's going wrong? Thanks -- TemporaryID (talk) 09:31, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't know. A block should not be interfering with resetting a password, especially if you were still able to create this account. You could try asking at the Help Desk. 331dot (talk) 09:47, 28 September 2023 (UTC)