User talk:4bpp

Hello!!!

Hi, this is Jobin, a new wikipedia user. I came to understand that you have an interest in Computer and related topics. I am working on a few articles related to Programming in C. Therefore, I kindly request you to help me on these topics

• inttypes.h
• tgmath.h

You may also drop your valuable suggestions on other related articles on my talk page.
Jobin (talk) 14:46, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Unblock request

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

4bpp (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

I am affected by a range block on 213.239.192.0/18, justified by "it being believed to be an open proxy". In fact, it belongs to a legitimate German server hoster, Hetzner Online AG, and for various reasons I tunnel my entire internet traffic through my hired server machine, which is hosted with them. Since IPs within the block are handed out on a static basis, blocking the entire range does not seem reasonable to me.

Accept reason:

unblocked range due to collateral damage -- Samir 18:11, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

4bpp (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

The above-referenced block (on 213.239.192.0/18, again) appears to have been reinstated. I would much appreciate if future blocks could be limited to the addresses actually known to operate open proxies...

Accept reason:

I have left the block in place, but have given your username exemption from it. You should now be able to edit, so long as you remember to log in.--Anthony Bradbury^"talk" 21:31, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

IPBE flag removed

Hello, 4bpp. Just so you know, I have removed your IP Block Exemption flag, as it appears that it is no longer required. It does not appear as though you have edited Wikipedia in some time; IPBE is only granted on an as-need basis, and when that need no longer exists, the flag may be removed. If you encounter any difficulty editing as a result of this action, please post an unblock request using the {{unblock|your reason here}} template, mentioning the block message you are seeing. If you have any other questions, or you believe that you do still have a need for the IPBE flag, please let me know. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 17:24, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Ergh... I understand that one person's complaints are unlikely to change much about the policy, but honestly, if it weren't for the repeated blocking, I probably wouldn't have ceased to pursue my previous approach of performing low-effort fixes whenever I encountered small-scale mistakes to begin with (and therefore still would appear active enough for this not to have happened). Seeing how the IPBE flag is tied to a user rather than an IP, I don't see how retaining it can constitute any sort of burden on Wikipedia's normal operation, and in my opinion, a policy that says that IP block exemptions are considered "no longer needed" and should be removed in the event of longer spells of inactivity can hardly have any effects other than scaring potential contributors off. --4bpp (talk) 21:29, 30 March 2013 (UTC)