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You have blocked an IP range and I am affected
[edit]Hello MdsShakil, when I am trying to edit Wikidata or the english Wikipedia, I get the message:
"The IP address or range 170.85.2.0/24 has been globally blocked by MdsShakil for the following reason(s): Open proxy: See the help page if you are affected"
I cannot see why this IP range was blocked, but I am not a vandal. I am very active in German Wikipedia, have written 1300 articles and have an edit count of 130,000 without ever been blocked. I also have written a "mail to Steward"... Can you please have a look? Best regards. --Schotterebene (talk) 11:29, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
- I, too am impacted. It used to only impact logged out editing on enwiki, but seems to be impacting logged in edits as well now. I wonder what changed, because the global rangeblock log shows it was put in place in october. ill try and get an ip block exemption, however. Aunva6 (talk) 21:08, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Aunva6, Schotterebene: Your IP has been blocked because it is part of a proxy network. Please turn off the proxy, and you will be able to edit. If you believe you have a valid reason to use one, please apply for a global IP block exemption at SRGP. —MdsShakil (talk) 03:42, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
- I am in the same situation, I use a corporate laptop with Zscaler application and I cannot disable it. My IP is visibly owned by Zscaler; I don't understand what does it make a "open proxy". I opened a procedure of appeal on UTRS 3, it was denied and I was redirected to ask for a local exception, but local Wikipedia procedure requires to edit a Wikipedia page to request the exception, which I cannot do as I am blocked...--Marcel Bergeret (talk) 12:51, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Marcel Bergeret You were redirected to the local wiki because you only edited itwiki. Requesting an IP block exemption only via on-wiki edits while you are blocked does not make any sense, there should be other ways as well. I have added global IP block exemption to your account for one week. You can now edit and request a local IP block exemption. —MdsShakil (talk) 13:48, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks MdsShakil, I have just requested an exception on it.wiki. Side question: when a range of IP is considered "open proxy"? Why Zscaler is involved (see @Schotterebene message earlier in this talk)? Marcel Bergeret (talk) 08:17, 13 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Marcel Bergeret You can learn about proxies here. We usually use ProxyCheck.io and Spour to determine whether a network is a proxy. —MdsShakil (talk) 11:28, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
- same comment as everyone else it seems. I use a corporate laptop with Zscaler application and I cannot disable it. I don't understand what I should be blocked becasue of that. Etiennesturm (talk) 16:43, 13 June 2026 (UTC)
- @MdsShakil,
- when I am trying to edit Wikidata or the english Wikipedia, I get the same message and I dont know why. I edit a company page due to a merger and the text also didnt change to the newest version. The next thing I was blocked. Is it possible to unblock me, so I can edit the page. ALTENMWIKI (talk) 09:32, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
- @ALTENMWIKI Can you please share with us more details about the blocks, perhaps using the Wizard, we unable to help without the further details. —MdsShakil (talk) 09:35, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
- Hey @MdsShakil, the reason for the blocking was that I use open proxies but I dont do that. One thing that is possible is, I work from my company computer and we are a security company so maybe there is a problem. I will try to edit later from my personal computer. Maybe this will help to deal with the problem. ALTENMWIKI (talk) 10:30, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
- @ALTENMWIKI Can you please share with us more details about the blocks, perhaps using the Wizard, we unable to help without the further details. —MdsShakil (talk) 09:35, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
- same comment as everyone else it seems. I use a corporate laptop with Zscaler application and I cannot disable it. I don't understand what I should be blocked becasue of that. Etiennesturm (talk) 16:43, 13 June 2026 (UTC)
- @Marcel Bergeret You can learn about proxies here. We usually use ProxyCheck.io and Spour to determine whether a network is a proxy. —MdsShakil (talk) 11:28, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks MdsShakil, I have just requested an exception on it.wiki. Side question: when a range of IP is considered "open proxy"? Why Zscaler is involved (see @Schotterebene message earlier in this talk)? Marcel Bergeret (talk) 08:17, 13 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Marcel Bergeret You were redirected to the local wiki because you only edited itwiki. Requesting an IP block exemption only via on-wiki edits while you are blocked does not make any sense, there should be other ways as well. I have added global IP block exemption to your account for one week. You can now edit and request a local IP block exemption. —MdsShakil (talk) 13:48, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
- I am in the same situation, I use a corporate laptop with Zscaler application and I cannot disable it. My IP is visibly owned by Zscaler; I don't understand what does it make a "open proxy". I opened a procedure of appeal on UTRS 3, it was denied and I was redirected to ask for a local exception, but local Wikipedia procedure requires to edit a Wikipedia page to request the exception, which I cannot do as I am blocked...--Marcel Bergeret (talk) 12:51, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
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