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| | [[File:Meta_Checkuser.svg|left|250px|alt=|link=]] '''Anonymous editors, proxies and non-maintenance members have been blocked from viewing this website. Please [[Special:Userlogin|log in]] with a account with Gold Membership of the Wikimedia Foundation.'''
| | From time to time, staff members will conduct online [[IRC]] chat sessions known as '''office hours'''. The events provide Wikimedia community members the opportunity to ask questions or provide feedback on the work of the staff member hosting the session. There is generally no set agenda; often, the staff member hosting the session will be assisted by a facilitator, who determines the order of questions, and generally helps to keep things going. |
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| Wikimedia is apparently being filtered by the maintenance on this site. Unfortunately, the method they are using to make sure the maintenance is working makes it impossible for Wikipedia to differentiate between legitimate users and those abusing the site. '''As a result, we have been forced to block several IP addresses, users, and proxies from editing and/or viewing Wikipedia.''' | |
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| '''Unregistered and new users:''' If you are in a unregistered account block, [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|an account can be created]] to allow you to edit. Please use [http://toolserver.org/~acc/ this form] to request an account under your preferred username. In general, these blocks only prevent users who are not logged in from editing; once you are logged in, the block will no longer affect you in any way. If e-mailing, please refer to this block in your message.
| | For IRC office hours related to the whole Wikimedia community see [[m:IRC office hours|Meta]]. |
| Wikipedia tries to be open, but we sometimes must [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|block]] a range of [[IP address]]es or an entire network, to prevent editing by abusers, vandals, or block evaders.
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| <font color="red">'''These "range blocks" can affect users who have done nothing wrong. If you are a legitimate user, follow the instructions below to edit despite the block'''</font>. Users who are the intended target of a range block may still [[Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks|appeal the block]].
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| [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|Registered users]] are still able to edit as long as they subscribe to gold. If you are currently blocked from creating an account, use our [http://toolserver.org/~acc account creation tool] to request an account with details of your block as explained below. Alternatively, you could have edited anonymously, and create an account through, our secure erver, which does currently seem to be affected badly.
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| More information may be found on [[Special:Mytalk|your talk page]]. You may wish to contact our sysops or bureaucrats to inquire about this issue.
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| We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
| | ==How to participate== |
| | If you haven't used IRC before, it may be easiest to use a web client; this means you don't have to install any software on your computer. Just click here to join in, and then choose a username when prompted: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikimedia-uk You may be prompted to click through a security warning. It's fine. |
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| <font color="red">'''You have also been blocked during this long term maintenance of the Wikimedia Foundation, we are reviewing the following charges:'''</font>.
| | For more information about IRC software you can install on your computer, go to {{w|WP:IRC#Accessing IRC|the Wikipedia entry on IRC}} or the [[m:IRC|Meta page on Wikimedia IRC]]. If using dedicated software, connect to the channel {{Irc|wikimedia-uk}} on the freenode network. |
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| | '''You have been blocked for [[Wikipedia:Disruptive editing|abuse of editing privileges]] regarding information which has been [[WP:Oversight|removed from Wikipedia's public records]].'''<br/>If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked you should review the [[Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks|guide to appealing blocks]], and then email the Arbitration Committee at ''arbcom-appeals-en@lists.wikimedia.org''.<hr/>
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| '''Administrators:''' Information which has been [[Wikipedia:Oversight|oversighted]] was considered when this block was placed. Therefore the Oversight team or the [[WP:ARBCOM|Arbitration Committee]] '''must''' be consulted before this block can be removed. Administrators undoing oversight blocks without permission from an oversighter risk having their administrator rights removed by the Arbitration Committee (per [{{fullurl:index.php|title=Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard&oldid=542990713#Arbitration_motion_regarding_Oversight-related_blocks}} this announcement]).
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| [[File:Wikipedia Checkuser.svg|40px|left]]'''[[Wikipedia:CheckUser|CheckUser]] Evidence has determined that this IP address or network has been used (not necessarily by you) to disrupt Wikipedia. It has been blocked from editing to prevent further abuse.''' If you get this message, please read the following information.
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| | style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; padding-top: 0.5em;" | Wikipedia tries to be open, but we sometimes must [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|block]] a range of [[IP address]]es or an entire network, to prevent editing by abusers, vandals, or block evaders. <font color="red">'''These "range blocks" can affect users who have done nothing wrong. If you are a legitimate user, follow the instructions below to edit despite the block'''</font>. Users who are the intended target of a range block may still [[Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks|appeal the block]].
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| <span style="border:#707070 solid 1px;background-color:#e0ffe0;padding:2px">'''IP users (without an account):'''</span> If you do not currently have a account and wish to bypass this block, [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|an account can be created]] to allow you to edit. Please use [http://toolserver.org/~acc/ this form] to request an account under your preferred username. In general, these blocks only prevent users who are not logged in from editing; once you are logged in, the block will no longer affect you in any way. It is important that you '''use an e-mail address issued to you by your ISP, school, or organisation''', so we may verify that you are a legitimate user. If using the form, please refer to this block under "comments". If e-mailing, please refer to this block in your message. | | == Upcoming office hours == |
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| | {{Upcoming office hour |
| | | day = Wednesday |
| | | date = 20th March |
| | | time = 17:30 GMT |
| | | with = [[Staff|WMUK staff]] |
| | | topic = General Wikimedia UK IRC chat |
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| <span style="border:#707070 solid 1px;background-color:#e0ffe0;padding:2px">'''Registered users (with an account):'''</span> You may request [[Wikipedia:IP block exemption|IP block exemption]] to bypass blocks unconnected with you that affect your editing. Post an [[Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks|unblock request]] to your user talk page.
| | {{Upcoming office hour |
| | | day = Wednesday |
| | | date = 17th April |
| | | time = 17:30 GMT |
| | | with = [[Staff|WMUK staff]] |
| | | topic = General Wikimedia UK IRC chat |
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| <span style="border:#707070 solid 1px;background-color:#ffe0e0;padding:2px">'''Administrators:'''</span> [[Wikipedia:CheckUser|CheckUsers]] are privy to confidential system logs not accessible by the public or [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrators]] due to the Wikimedia Foundation's [[foundation:Privacy_policy|privacy policy]]. You '''must not''' amend or remove this block without consulting a CheckUser. Administrators who undo checkuser blocks without permission from a checkuser or the Arbitration Committee [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard&diff=374236496&oldid=374236075 may be summarily desysopped].{{#if:{{{sig|}}}| -- {{{sig}}}}}{{ #if: {{{1|}}}|<p>'''Comments:''' {{{1}}}}}
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| |[[File:Kgpg new.svg|48px]] '''To edit, please [[Special:Userlogin|log in]].''' | | | date = 15th May |
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| | | time = 17:30 GMT |
| Editing by unregistered users from your shared [[IP address]] or address range may be currently disabled. However, you are still able to edit if you [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|sign in with an account]]. If you are currently blocked from creating an account, you may use [http://toolserver.org/~acc/ this form] to request a username. Please '''use an email address issued to you by your ISP, school or organization''' so that we may verify that you are a legitimate user on this network. Please reference this block in the comment section of either form.
| | | with = [[Staff|WMUK staff]] |
| | | topic = General Wikimedia UK IRC chat |
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| Please check on [[Special:Listusers|this list]] that the [[Wikipedia:Username policy|username]] you choose has not already been taken. We apologize for any inconvenience. {{ #if: {{{sig|}}} | {{{sig}}}}}
| | {{Upcoming office hour |
| |} | | | day = Wednesday |
| | | date = 19th June |
| | | time = 17:30 GMT |
| | | with = [[Staff|WMUK staff]] |
| | | topic = General Wikimedia UK IRC chat |
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| | {{Upcoming office hour |
| | | day = Wednesday |
| | | date = 17th July |
| | | time = 17:30 GMT |
| | | with = [[Staff|WMUK staff]] |
| | | topic = General Wikimedia UK IRC chat |
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| | == Previous office hours == |
| | *[[/Office hours 20-02-2013|20-02-2013]] with [[Staff|WMUK staff]] |
| | *[[/Office hours 16-01-2013|16-01-2013]] with [[Staff|WMUK staff]] |
| | *[[/Office hours 19-03-2012|19-03-2012]] with WMUK staff |
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