User talk:207.69.139.154

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This IP address, 207.69.139.154, is registered to Earthlink, and is shared by multiple users.

To the users: A message intended for one person may be received by another and a block shared by many. If you are editing from this address and are frustrated by irrelevant messages, you can avoid them by creating an account for yourself. In some cases, you may temporarily be unable to create an account due to efforts to fight vandalism, in which case, please see here.

To admins Please use a soft block with the template {{anonblock|optional comment}} as the block reason, and block only briefly. In all likelihood, the vandal you are targeting can hang up and redial to get a new IP, leaving this blocked IP for someone else. |}


Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia! Your test to Electroplating worked, and has been reverted. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. -- Psy guy (talk) 23:03, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] January 2007

Please refrain from making test edits in Wikipedia articles, such as those you made to Harry Potter, even if it is your ultimate intention to revert them. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you. SparrowsWing (talk) 21:29, 30 January 2007 (UTC)


[edit] March 2007

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did to Pig, you will be blocked from editing. CodeWeasel 21:53, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

If this is a shared IP address, and you didn't make any unconstructive edits, please ignore this warning

Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the external links you added to the page Zinfandel do not comply with our guidelines for external links. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links; nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. -Amatulic 19:58, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Your edit to Military history of France during World War II

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, you will be blocked from editing. ww2censor 04:00, 27 March 2007 (UTC)


[edit] April 2007

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did to Columbia, California, you will be blocked from editing. —Travis C/T\U 22:14, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

If this is a shared IP address, and you didn't make any unconstructive edits, consider creating an account for yourself so you can avoid further irrelevant warnings.

[edit] August 2007

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did to Talk:Witchcraft, you will be blocked from editing. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk to me) 11:17, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

If this is a shared IP address, and you didn't make the edit, consider creating an account for yourself so you can avoid further irrelevant notices.

[edit] Block

To edit, please log in.

Editing by anonymous users from your shared IP address or address range is currently disabled. Registered users, however, are still able to edit. If you are currently blocked from creating an account, please contact unblock-en-l for assistance. If possible, please use an email address issued by your ISP or organization so that we may verify that you are a legitimate user on this network. We apologize for any inconvenience.

· AndonicO Talk 22:04, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Blocking / Logging In

You block this IP and say to login...but I can't LOGIN!!!!!

I have a problem. I had not done any editing on Wikipedia for a while. But, when I tried to strart up again, around May, I could not get Wikipedia to open (come up) if I was logged in.

If I deleted my cookie and re-booted, I could go to Wikipedia fine, surf around and make edits on some articles. But, if I logged in, "nope", the progress bar just sits there. It just sits there, says: "Login Successful," but the progress bar is just stuck. If I use "Secure Login" it logs in, is very slow (I am on dial-up), and then logs me out when I go to a new page. It never opens the page, any Wikipedia page. Delete the cookie and re-boot, can go to any page. Login seems to go fine, says that you're logged in, but doesn't open any pages.

So, after a week or so of frustration, I started using a different account. That worked fine until today (2007-08-25). Now it is doing the same thing. Logged in, nothing just a stuck progress bar. Delete cookie and re-boot, view articles.

I tried the things on the help page. But, they don't seem to work either.

What is the deal?

This place is starting to PISS ME OFF.......

Okay, first of all, this is most likely a shared IP, which means it's blocked because someone else vandalized. I suggest you create an account on another computer, and then try to log in the one you're using now. Or, just try to edit from the other computer all together, because you may have connection problems (or is it only with this site?). That would work, but if it's an inconvenient solution, I'll unblock you, and you can ask our volunteers at the Wikipedia:Help desk, who can probably give you a more specific answer. I'll add this page to my watchlist, to save you the trouble of notifying me when you write back. · AndonicO Talk 09:09, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
I don't have problems with any other site. Just this one. It has to be something that the sever admin's did, made a change in the cookie or something. 90% sure of that. I can connect fine, I can be connected for six, eight, tweleve hours at a time, and surf around to a hundred sites. Of course with dial-up I do avoid sites like U-Tube and the like. I can't believe I am the only one having this issue..??? 207.69.139.150 16:38, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
Quite possibly, you aren't the only person with the problem. I've unblocked you so you can ask at Wikipedia:Help Desk: they would know if there's been a change, or an increase in connection problems. Good luck, and I'll still be watching this page if you need me. · AndonicO Talk 23:37, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
I think it must have something do with COOKIES? I did a search for "WIKI" on the hard drive and found 26 files (2 *.HTM and 24 *.TXT). I deleted all of them, rebooted, searched, "none", signed on this time it worked, but then when I went to the next page...LOCKUP... So, I searched again:
  • C:\Temporary Internet Files
    • Cookie:don@en.wikipedia.org/
  • C:\Documents and Settings\Don\Cookies
    • don@commons.wikimedia[1].txt
    • don@en.wikipedia[1].txt
    • don@en.wikipedia[2].txt
    • don@en.wikiquote[1].txt
    • don@en.wikisource[1].txt
    • don@www.mediawiki[2].txt
With just ONE sign in I got SEVEN new files. And notice the "1"'s and "2"'s....this must have something to do with it?? I had to delete them all to get to this page. I have never seen a sight that gives you so many cookies (unless they are ads embeded in a webpage) with just ONE signin. It would also seem that having a "1" and a "2" might cause a conflit? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.69.139.157 (talk) 00:28, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
That's most likely the problem then: I did the same search, but nothing comes up. Do you have an antivirus/firewall? · AndonicO Talk 01:03, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Yes, I have Norton Protection Center and Internet Security (an upgrade to this might have doen it)
  • IE 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254
  • Windows XP - Home Edition - Version 2002 - Service Pack 2
  • Earthlink Total Access - Dial-Up

Someone on IRC suggests that you try to hang up and dial again: he says you'd receive a new IP address, and that it might fix the problem. Also, if that doesn't work, try creating an account again. Not sure what the cookies have to do with it... Can you check when they were created (if they're in the recycle bin), or if more popped up? · AndonicO Talk 01:11, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

  • I have hung up, rebooted, HUNDREDS of times. I get different IP's all the time, but useally in very similar ranges.
  • I have tried creating a new account...NOPE.
  • I delete the cookies a lot, and then they'll have the current date, like today.

If you always use Earthlink then you could be getting assigned IP addresses that have been blocked for vandalism using an inappropriate setting. What accounts do you use? They might be blocked for some reason. If you don't want to post it you can e-mail me at thatcher131 at gmail dot com and I will check to see if they are blocked or something. Even so, a blocked account or blocked IP should only prevent you from editing but should not affect logging in. I would try an alternate browser. For example, Internet Explorer on Mac OS X is screwed up and has been abandoned by Microsoft and should never be used; I have good luck with both Safari and Firefox. On the PC I would try Firefox if you normally use explorer. I only have cookies for en.wikipedia.org because I have not edited on commons since I last cleared my cookies, so that is odd too. You could try asking at Village pump for technical issues or #Wikimedia-tech on IRC. Hope this helps. Thatcher131 01:20, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

I guess I'll try that new browser, that'll take a while on dial-up.


[edit] October 2007

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Quebec, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. slakr\ talk / 02:01, 31 October 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Welcome

Hello, 207.69.139.154! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. You may benefit from following some of the links below, which will help you get the most out of Wikipedia. If you have any questions you can ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking Image:Wikisigbutton.png or by typing four tildes "~~~~"; this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you are already loving Wikipedia you might want to consider being "adopted" by a more experienced editor or joining a WikiProject to collaborate with others in creating and improving articles of your interest. Click here for a directory of all the WikiProjects. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Happy editing! Marlith T/C 18:16, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
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Welcome, and thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test on the page Periodic table worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. If you would like to experiment further, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Chris the speller (talk) 05:01, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] January 2008

Hi, the recent edit you made to Honshū Wolf has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Snowolf How can I help? 01:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)