User talk:Versalogical

We do not generally unblock VPN providers due to massive widespread abuse. If you have an exceptional need, though, you can apply under WP:IPBE. I hope this is helpful. :) --Yamla (talk) 15:14, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Seeing that this account was created just a bit over two hours ago, IPBE isn't going to be an option. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 16:50, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Versalogical, you're going to have to give us more information, specifically the IP address that is blocked. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 16:50, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

PS: I granted global IPBE for this account, but there’s hard local block affecting them, even preventing auto-attaching of SUL while the user was on VPN. &mdash; regards, Revi 04:16, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Questions
Versalogical, you emailed me. There's nothing confidential in your email as far as I can see. Do you mind if I respond here? Either way, I want to be clear that we are not trying to target you specifically. I'm happy to respond to your email point by point, so long as you are okay with me posting it here. --Yamla (talk) 16:55, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Versalogical gave me permission to respond to his/her questions here. You noted that you asked for your account, not your IP address, to be unblocked. However, your account is not blocked. The issue you are running into is that your IP address is blocked. What the hell, you might say. That's stupid. Why not allow your account to bypass that block? We have the ability to do that, but the policy around VPN addresses is to prevent even registered users from using them. This is due to widespread abuse of VPNs. It is possible to configure your specific account to ignore this block; that's exactly WP:IPBE (but I don't typically deal with those, so I'm not sure if it would be granted in your case). You've suggested confirming your identity or installing 2FA or similar. Note that this won't help, I'm afraid. First, you literally shouldn't try to confirm your identity with me because, like almost all administrators here, I'm just a volunteer and have no need for your personal information. But also, the block isn't targeted at you.

So, why bother creating an account? Because doing so ties all of your edits together, even if you switch IP addresses. And it lets you get past the vast majority of IP-based blocks. It's just VPNs (well, and related technologies like proxies and web accelerators) that will cause you problems. Wikipedia is under regular attack, and it was much, much worse when we allowed editing via VPN's and open proxies. Unfortunately, the expected fallout is that we block some legitimate editors from editings.

TL;DNR: VPN's cause massive problems for Wikipedia, so our policy is to prevent even registered users from using them. There's a way around this, WP:IPBE. The only other way around it is to disable your use of the VPN. Your bafflement is understandable and legitimate and I sincerely apologise that this is your introduction to the (mostly rewarding, but occasionally frustrating) world of Wikipedia editing.

I'm happy to answer any other questions you may have. One final reminder. Like I said before, almost all administrators including myself are volunteers here. We may occasionally get facts wrong, and don't generally set policy. I think I've got everything correct above, but in case someone else disagrees with me, that's why. --Yamla (talk) 17:19, 29 June 2018 (UTC)