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| style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; padding-top: 0.5em;" | You will not be able to edit Wikipedia using a web host or colocation provider. | | style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; padding-top: 0.5em;" | You will not be able to edit Wikipedia using a web host or colocation provider. | ||
Since the web host acts like a [[Wikipedia:Open proxies|proxy]], because it hides your IP address, it has been blocked. To prevent abuse, [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy#Open or anonymous proxies|these IPs may be blocked]] from editing Wikipedia. If you do not have any other way to edit Wikipedia, you will need to request an [[Wikipedia:IP block exemption|IP block exemption]]. | Since the web host acts like a [[Wikipedia:Open proxies|proxy]] or [[Virtual private network|VPN]], because it hides your IP address, it has been blocked. To prevent abuse, [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy#Open or anonymous proxies|these IPs may be blocked]] from editing Wikipedia. If you do not have any other way to edit Wikipedia, you will need to request an [[Wikipedia:IP block exemption|IP block exemption]]. | ||
If you do not believe you are using a web host, you may [[Wikipedia:Appealing a block|appeal this block]] by adding the following text on your [[Help:Talk pages|talk page]]: {{tlx|unblock|2=reason=Caught by a colocation web host block but this host or IP is not a web host. My IP address is _______. ''Place any further information here.'' ~~~~}}. '''You must fill in the blank with your IP address for this block to be investigated.''' Your IP address can be determined using [https://whatismyip.com whatismyip.com]. Alternatively, if you wish to keep your IP address private you can use the [[Wikipedia:Unblock Ticket Request System|unblock ticket request system]]. If you are using a Wikipedia account, you will need to request an [[Wikipedia:IP block exemption|IP block exemption]] by either using the unblock template or by submitting an appeal using the [[Wikipedia:Unblock Ticket Request System|unblock ticket request system]]. | If you do not believe you are using a web host, you may [[Wikipedia:Appealing a block|appeal this block]] by adding the following text on your [[Help:Talk pages|talk page]]: {{tlx|unblock|2=reason=Caught by a colocation web host block but this host or IP is not a web host. My IP address is _______. ''Place any further information here.'' ~~~~}}. '''You must fill in the blank with your IP address for this block to be investigated.''' Your IP address can be determined using [https://whatismyip.com whatismyip.com]. Alternatively, if you wish to keep your IP address private you can use the [[Wikipedia:Unblock Ticket Request System|unblock ticket request system]]. If you are using a Wikipedia account, you will need to request an [[Wikipedia:IP block exemption|IP block exemption]] by either using the unblock template or by submitting an appeal using the [[Wikipedia:Unblock Ticket Request System|unblock ticket request system]]. | ||
