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== Information ==
I, for one, do not know what a "proxy" is. I'm sure lots of people have no idea what an "IP address" is. Some links would be useful here. [[User:Brianjd|Brianjd]] 06:41, 2004 Dec 17 (UTC)

*I was just thinking that, too.  Maybe Wiki links to define some of the various terms, plus external links detailing some possible ways to fix an open proxy?  Granted, the external links would be very difficult, as we don't know the specifics of why this user is on an open proxy and thus wouldn't know exactly how to fix it if it were a trojan... [[User:CaptainSpam|CaptainSpam]] 01:08, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Are you able to edit Wikipedia over an anonymous/open proxy if you are logged into your wikipedia account?  Or does having a blocked IP address mean that you cannot use an account either?  --[[User:ColdFeet|ColdFeet]] 02:26, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

:At the moment it means you can't use an account either. Solving this is Mediawiki bug 550 - [[User:David Gerard|David Gerard]] 15:04, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

== copy-edit ==

I came across this template while following up on some minor vandalism.  I'm reluctant to edit such a frequently-used template, but the last sentence is a run-on and confusing.  I'd suggest: "If you did not know that you were editing from such a proxy, then you or your internet service provider may have a poorly configured system, or a [[Trojan horse (computing)|trojan]], that causes your system to act as an anonymizing proxy. This is a security hole; please try to fix it or report it to your ISP."  [[User:Chick Bowen|Chick Bowen]] 05:57, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

== Should this template be substed? ==

The original instructions at [[WP:OP]] explicitly said that this template should be substed onto user talk pages.  Since then, the instructions have been removed from that page entirely.  [[WP:BP#Anonymous and open proxies]] and [[:Category:Wikipedia:Blocked open proxies]] seem to imply that it should ''not'' be substed.  I've been consistently substing it based on the [[WP:OP]] instructions, but it appears that other admins have not been doing so, and in fact have assumed that it will never be substed.  Personally I have no strong preference either way, but the usage should probably be consistent.  So, which way should it be?  —[[User:Ilmari Karonen|Ilmari Karonen]] <small>([[User talk:Ilmari Karonen|talk]])</small> 16:53, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
:As far as I know, this template was designed to be used in the block reason (its contents show as the block reason when someone tries to edit from the blocked proxy), the same way as {{tl|username block}}. I don't even know why it's used on user/user talk pages. --[[User:CesarB|cesarb]] 22:59, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::Wow, does that really work?  I always assumed block messages were like edit summaries, in that template syntax doesn't work.  The templates don't seem to be displayed in the block log, but are they really shown to the blocked user?  In any case, I suppose the template still has to be included on an actual user (talk) page for the categorization to work, right?  —[[User:Ilmari Karonen|Ilmari Karonen]] <small>([[User talk:Ilmari Karonen|talk]])</small> 23:46, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::: Yes, the template is meant to be used on the user or talk page. I see no reason not to substitute it, as there's no reason to update it thereafter. If there's a need to recategorise the pages, for example, it can easily be done with a bot using very simple regex. // [[User:Pathoschild/s|Pathoschild]] (<sub>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&user=Pathoschild admin]''</sub> / <sup>''[[en:User_Talk:Pathoschild/s|talk]]''</sup>) 23:54, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

::::(edit conflict) [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Blocked_proxy&oldid=29807932 This] is how it used to look, before people started getting the idea to put it on user pages. Notice how it was much better back then &mdash; a lot more information to the blocked user (and there's no way that would fit in the block reason field, which is why a template is needed). The text which appears when blocked looked like [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Blockedtext&oldid=29854308 this]. If you want to see it in action, just go to one of the many open web proxies I blocked, like for instance <code><nowiki>http://www.netshaq.com/cgiproxy/nph-proxy.cgi/000000A/http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sandbox?action=edit</nowiki></code> (you have to try a few times; that proxy has a lot of different IP addresses, and some of them have different block reasons). --[[User:CesarB|cesarb]] 00:10, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::A quick look at the contributions of the original creator of this template shows [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Blocking_policy&diff=prev&oldid=4126418] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Blocking_policy&diff=prev&oldid=4126945] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Blocking_policy&diff=prev&oldid=4126957] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:AnonProxy&diff=prev&oldid=11672972] that it was meant to be used as a block reason from the beginning. --[[User:CesarB|cesarb]] 00:21, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

::::: It doesn't matter whether the template is used on the user or talk page, as blocked users will realise their block through [[MediaWiki:Blockedtext]] and not through their talk pages. The current version links users to the [[WP:OP|WikiProject on open proxies]], where they are greeted with bolded text suggesting they read [[m:WP:OP/help|Help:Blocked]]. This page provides vastly more information than could be fit into the template. // [[User:Pathoschild/s|Pathoschild]] (<sub>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&user=Pathoschild admin]''</sub> / <sup>''[[en:User_Talk:Pathoschild/s|talk]]''</sup>) 03:10, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

== Redesign of this template? ==
If I could, I would edit this template in order do divide [[:Category:Wikipedia:Blocked open proxies]] into subcategoies. I am sure there is a technical possibility to do so, but I'm not the person to do it. There are too many pages in the category, and browsing them 200 at a time isn't a very pleasant task. [[:sv:User Talk:RaSten|RaSten]] 12:03, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

: This category isn't really intended to be browsed; it catalogues blocked open proxies so that they can be rechecked at a later time by a bot or human. Subcategories wouldn't hurt, though. Which would you propose? Offhand, possible subcategories I can think of are [[zombie computer|zombie proxies]] and HTTP proxies. // [<small>[[WP:ADMIN|admin]]</small>] [[User:Pathoschild/s|Pathoschild]] (<sup>''[[User_Talk:Pathoschild/s|talk]]''</sup>/<sub>[[m:User:Pathoschild|map]]</sub>) 13:54, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
:: My idea was more like one category per first byte in the IP, och first digit of first byte. I want to be able to check out whether a spamming IP is found to be an open proxy. [[:sv:User Talk:RaSten|RaSten]] 18:43, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

== Side-effects of the template ==

Isn't this a bad idea if the use of this template just makes Wikipedia a resource for [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Blocked proxy|finding open proxies]]? [[User:Angela|Angela]][[user talk:Angela|.]] 15:39, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

:The original use of this template is as the block reason (and it's still used a lot that way); when used that way, it doesn't appear at Special:Whatlinkshere. --[[User:CesarB|cesarb]] 20:03, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
:Yes, but it also makes it a piece of cake to mass-block them on other projects. — <small>May. 10, '06</small> <span class="plainlinks" style="font-family:monospace, monospace;">'''[09:07] <[{{fullurl:user:freakofnurture}} freakofnur<sub>x</sub>ture][[special:contributions/freakofnurture||]][{{fullurl:user talk:freakofnurture|action=edit&section=new}} talk]>'''</span>

== Interlanguage Link ==

Please add a link to ''[[:de:Vorlage:Offener Proxy]]''. Thanks. -- [[User:Kh80|kh80]] 18:54, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Please add a link to ''[[:ru:Шаблон:Indefblocked-openproxy]]''. [[User:Maximaximax|MaxiMaxiMax]] 07:19, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Please add [[:fi:Malline:Avoinproxy]] thank you. --[[User:Agony-fi|Agony-fi]] 10:30, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Please add <nowiki>[[pt:Predefinição:Proxy bloqueado]] [[ja:Template:Blocked proxy]] [[ko:틀:프록시 차단]]</nowiki> [[User:Mosca2|Mosca2]] 00:21, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

== Requested Edit ==

Could an admin please change the ".png" in the image to ".svg" as there is now an '''almost''' identical SVG version available on commons under the same name except with ".svg" instead of ".png" (feel free to check the new one first). Thanks - [[User:RedHotHeat|<span style="color:#f80000;"><sup>Рэд</sup></span>]][[User talk:RedHotHeat|<span style="color:#ff8a0d;"><sub>хот</sub></span>]] 19:11, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
: Done. —[<small>[[WP:ADMIN|admin]]</small>] [[User talk:Pathoschild/s|Pathoschild]] <small>23:51, 18 October 2006 (UTC)</small>

== Armed Blowfish's Sandbox ==

{| style="background: white; font-family: Verdana; color: #7b68ee; padding: .25em;"
|<div style="border: 2px solid #7b68ee; padding: 0.5em;">[[Image:Viaduc de Passy - Paris - novembre 2005.jpg|60px]]</div>
| valign="top" style="color: #7b68ee; padding: 0em 1em .5em 1em;" | 
| We believe your {{ #if: {{{host|}}} | host '''<tt>[http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/lookup.ch?name={{{host}}}&type=ALL {{{host}}}]</tt>''' |[[IP address]]}} is an [[open proxy]].  Since we receive an excess of [[WP:VAND|vandalism]] from open proxies, we blocked you IP.  See our [[Wikipedia:No open proxies|policy]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject on open proxies|WikiProject]]. If your ISP has misconfigured their proxy, you can try bypassing it by logging into [[Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia's]] [[Https|secure]] gateway at https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/. We apologise if you have in fact come here to make constructive edits. :&nbsp;(
<div style='text-align: center;'>
<span style="font-size:0.9em;" class="plainlinks">([http://www.completewhois.com/cgi-bin/rbl_lookup.cgi?query={{PAGENAMEE}}&display=webtable Multi-RBL lookup] • [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Sandbox&action=edit Sandbox test edit])</span>
</div>
|}<includeonly>{{{category|[[Category:Open proxies blocked on Wikipedia|{{{sortkey|{{PAGENAMEE}}}}}]]}}}</includeonly><noinclude>
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'''Usage:''' <code>{&#123;Blocked proxy|host=proxy.example.com (optional)&#125;}</code>

[[:Category:User block templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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== Editprotected request ==
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If I am going to be autoblocked frequently, I would like a kinder, prettier blocking message.  Please replace this template with the material in my [[#Armed_Blowfish.27s_Sandbox|Sandbox]] above.  Thanks, [[User talk:Armedblowfish |Armed Blowfish]] ([[Special:Emailuser/Armedblowfish |mail]]) 20:19, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
:Please gain consensus first. Cheers. --[[User:MZMcBride|MZMcBride]] 04:44, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

== Open proxies not "prohibited", policy downgraded ==

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"[[Wikipedia:No open proxies|No open proxies]]" has been downgraded from a [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|valid policy]] to a [[:Category:Wikipedia proposals|proposal]] and is currently under [[Wikipedia talk:No open proxies|discussion]]. This template should not refer to it as a policy or claim that "editing from these proxies is prohibited"! —[[User:Babelfisch|Babelfisch]] 03:22, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

:Discussion is still on going, and [[Wikipedia:No open proxies]] is still policy. - [[User:AuburnPilot|<span style="color:#0000cd;">auburn</span><span style="color:#EF6521;">pilot</span>]] [[User_talk:AuburnPilot|<small>talk</small>]] 16:37, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

==Prohibited==
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Since [[WP:PROXY]] and [[m:Proxy]] currently say "While this may affect legitimate users, they are not the intended targets and may freely use proxies until those are blocked" (these policies are now relatively stable), the word "prohibited" should be changed into "disabled". <b>[[User:Melsaran|<span style="color:red">Melsaran</span>]]</b>&nbsp;([[User talk:Melsaran|talk]]) 19:00, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
:"Disabled" makes it seem as though there's some type of software mechanism that recognizes open proxies and disables them. As the template currently states, ''editing'' from open proxies is strictly prohibited. The two pages linked are really talking about reading from open proxies. When this template is used, it's telling a user that they've been blocked because they ''edited'' from an open proxy, which is prohibited. Cheers. --[[User:MZMcBride|MZMcBride]] 00:30, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
::I think 'restricted' would be a better choice of wording, since editing via open proxies is not strictly prohibited, it's just unlikely. -- [[user:zzuuzz|zzuuzz]] <sup>[[user_talk:zzuuzz|(talk)]]</sup> 01:46, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

== New icon ==

Feel free to use it if you like it:<br/>
[[Image:Banned proxys.png|50px]]<br/>
[[User:Notwist|notwist]] ([[User talk:Notwist|talk]]) 20:39, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

==Hungarian iw==
{{tl|editprotected}} Please add iw: [[:hu:Sablon:Blokkolt proxy]]. [[User:Bináris|Bináris]] ([[User talk:Bináris|talk]]) 13:02, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
:{{done}} [[User:Soxred93|<span style="color:#008000;font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing: 2px;">Soxπed93</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Soxred93|(blag)]]</sup> 13:35, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

== mbox and wp:doc ==

<div style="margin: 1em;" class="resolved"><span style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9fcf9; margin-right: .5em; padding: 6px;">[[Image:Yes check.svg|20px]] Resolved. </span>{{#if: |<span style="font-size: 85%;">{{{1}}}</span>}}</div>

{{tl|editprotected}}

Could someone update this template to use {{tl|tmbox}} as it look disjointed when placed along {{tl|ambox}}.  This happens when trying to edit a page in wikidashboard.  Also implement [[WP:DOC]].  — [[User:Dispenser|Dispenser]] 07:13, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

:I made it use the mbox parameter to sense the namespace work accordingly.  What do you mean implement WP:DOC? '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 03:38, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

::MBisanz asked me to come help here. MBisanz had already changed to use the {{tl|mbox}} and also added the /doc subpage (the WP:DOC stuff). I fixed some remaining bugs. I checked the "What links here" and this message box seems to go on "User talk:" pages. But I guess it sometimes can be put on "User:" pages too thus I find it correct that it is a {{tl|mbox}} so it can adapt its styles to the two kinds of pages.
::Dispenser: Next time you do an editprotected request you really should supply the full source code for what you want to add/change. And you should have created the /doc subpage in advance. If you don't know how to code it up then you should instead suggest the change on the talk page but not do a editprotected request. Most admins are not advanced template coders and should not have to code templates for you.
::--[[User:Davidgothberg|David Göthberg]] ([[User talk:Davidgothberg|talk]]) 22:29, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

== indef=yes ==

I have added a paramater for indef=yes to add to the category [[:Category:Indefinitely blocked IP addresses]]. It seems to work fine, but I would appreciate someone double checking my work. –<span style="font-family:Verdana;">[[User:Xeno|<span style="color:black;">'''xeno'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Xeno|<span style="color:black;">talk</span>]])</span> 15:44, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

== Samspade.org down, param not working ==
The <code>host=</code> parameter creates a link to http://samspade.org/ which is currently down. -- [[User:OlEnglish|<span style="font-size:x-large;">&oelig;</span>]][[User talk:OlEnglish|<sup>&trade;</sup>]] 20:05, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

== Editprotected request involving this template ==

This message is to inform people monitoring this talk page that there is an "editprotected" request involving this and several other templates at [[Template talk:!#Edit request from Cymru.lass, 28 December 2010|Template talk:!]] [[User:Cymru.lass|cymru.lass]] <sup>[[User talk:Cymru.lass|(hit me up)]]</sup>⁄<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Cymru.lass|(background check)]]</sub> 20:28, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

== Editprotected request ==
{{tlx|Editprotected}}
Now have vector version: [[:File:Banned proxys.svg]].--[[User:Ch.Andrew|Ch.Andrew]] ([[User talk:Ch.Andrew|talk]]) 07:45, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
:{{done|updated}} &mdash;&nbsp;Martin <small>([[User:MSGJ|MSGJ]]&nbsp;·&nbsp;[[User talk:MSGJ|talk]])</small> 16:06, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

== Suggest more user friendly text ==

Hi folks, I just recieved word from an editor who was blocked and seems to have no intention to run any open proxy that she found the message confusing. I concur. If you don't know much about networking and/or malicious software, it is a rather cryptic message. I'm suggesting the following change. Please feel free to ammend and comment.

:The [[IP address]] that you are currently using has been blocked  because it is believed to be an [[open proxy]]. To prevent abuse, [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy#Open or anonymous proxies|these proxies may be blocked]] from editing Wikipedia. It is possible that this was not your intention, but that malicious software (like a virus) on your computer has configured it as an open proxy, or has changed settings to use an open proxy. It is also possible that your internet provider has misconfigured its settings. In the first case, make sure you have up-to-date anti-virus software running. If it is your ISP, you can try bypassing it by logging into [[Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia's]] [[Https|secure]] gateway at https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/. For more information about open proxies and what you can do, please see [[Wikipedia:Open proxies]] and the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject on open proxies|WikiProject on open proxies]]. If you need any help, you can always call in an administrator for assitance by placing an {{tl|admin!}} template on your talkpage. 


Not bad.  The end part is confusing though, and very rare, let me suggest some different text to follow after "...use an open proxy"
:It is also possible that you or your internet service provider has a misconfigured router (a device between your computer and the rest of the internet) which is being abused as an open proxy.  It's also possible that someone else on your ISP had such a problem, but you now have their old IP address. Please request an unblock using the {{tl|unblock}} template or administrator attention  using {{tl|admin!}} indicating you are caught by an open proxy block.  An administrator will investigate and try to determine why you are blocked, and what actions are necessary to get you editing again.  For more information, see the [[WP:OP|Wikiproject on Open Proxies]].  
It seems perhaps a bit verbose, but this is maybe a bit more specific?  Secure server is unlikely to help, unless it's the exceedingly rare case that the browser as been configured to use an http proxy, but not also an https proxy by a virus.  [[User:Sailsbystars|Sailsbystars]] ([[User talk:Sailsbystars|talk]]) 13:00, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
:I've combined the two, and reworded a bit to get the following:
:The [[IP address]] that you are currently using has been blocked because it is believed to be an [[open proxy]]. To prevent abuse, [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy#Open or anonymous proxies|these proxies may be blocked]] from editing Wikipedia. It is possible that this was not your intention, but that malicious software (like a virus) on your computer has configured it as an open proxy, or has changed settings to use an open proxy. It is also possible that you or your internet service provider has a misconfigured equipment which is being abused as an open proxy. It's also possible that someone else on your ISP had such a problem, but you now have their old IP address. Please request an unblock using the {{tl|unblock}} template or administrator attention using {{tl|admin!}} indicating you are caught by an open proxy block. An administrator will investigate and try to determine why you are blocked, and what actions are necessary to get you editing again. For more information, see the [[WP:OP|Wikiproject on Open Proxies]].  
:I've replaced the bit about routers and what they are with 'equipment' as I don't think many users care what equipment exactly was misconfigured. [[User:Martijn Hoekstra|Martijn Hoekstra]] ([[User talk:Martijn Hoekstra|talk]]) 13:26, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
::looks good.  I had a thought that the last sentence should be re-worked as follows: ''For more information, see the [[WP:Open proxies| Wikipedia policy on open proxies]], the [[WP:OP|Wikiproject on Open Proxies]], or the [[Open proxy| Wikipedia article]] on how they work.'' Otherwise, looks pretty good.  I would wait for a comment from {{user|zzuuzz}} who is one of, if not the most active proxy-fighting admin before changing.  [[User:Sailsbystars|Sailsbystars]] ([[User talk:Sailsbystars|talk]])
:::I'll give him a ping. [[User:Martijn Hoekstra|Martijn Hoekstra]] ([[User talk:Martijn Hoekstra|talk]]) 13:52, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
::::Thanks. Anything to make things better is fine with me. Maybe a sandbox? Someone from [[WT:UTM]] or [[Template talk:Anonblock]]? I will make one observation about how this message talks about malicious software. I've only seen a handful of IPs where I've told them to run some AV. There's not been many where I've told them to check their firewall, and only a few where their network admin would be interested to hear about it. The biggest single cause, from the user's perspective, is just a rotating IP, where you get assigned the same IP some zombie once used. The next biggest cause is probably using a shared proxy IP. If you're behind a blocked SingNet proxy, for example, you might find the secure server helpful, I think. You might find some talk about that at [[WP:TOR]] talk archives, or somewhere. Anyway, I'm back to my wikibreak. Anything is probably better than mentioning zombies. Be bold! -- [[user:zzuuzz|zzuuzz]] <sup>[[user_talk:zzuuzz|(talk)]]</sup> 00:16, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
:::::Taking in account that dynamic IP's are the most common cause, I propose the following:

The [[IP address]] that you are currently using has been blocked because it is believed to be an [[open proxy]]. To prevent abuse, [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy#Open or anonymous proxies|these proxies may be blocked]] from editing Wikipedia. If you believe you are not running an open proxy, the most likely cause is that another customer from your ISP who was previously assigned this IP adress was running an open proxy. If this is the case please request an unblock using the {{tl|unblock}} template or administrator attention using {{tl|admin!}} indicating you are caught by an open proxy block. Other possibilities are that malicious software (like a virus) on your computer has configured it as an open proxy, or has changed settings to use an open proxy, or your internet service provider has misconfigured equipment. For more information, see the [[WP:OP|Wikiproject on Open Proxies]].

[[User:Martijn Hoekstra|Martijn Hoekstra]] ([[User talk:Martijn Hoekstra|talk]]) 18:21, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
:Sounds decent, after zzuuzz's comments above, I would re-word the second to last sentence and replace as follows:
::''More rarely, your network equipment or that of your service provider may be misconfigured.  In some cases, this can be remedied by logging into [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/ the secure server.] In the rarest cases, some malicious software (such as a virus) can also cause your computer to act as an open proxy.  For more information......''
:I think you can go ahead and make the change if you're so inclined, or I will when slightly less sleep deprived. :) [[User:Sailsbystars|Sailsbystars]] ([[User talk:Sailsbystars|talk]]) 03:18, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
::I updated the template to be something like the above, yet slightly different. [[User:Martijn Hoekstra|Martijn Hoekstra]] ([[User talk:Martijn Hoekstra|talk]]) 18:24, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
:::Looks good, but the last two "for more information...." sentences are redundant.  I would eliminate the first one.  I would do this myself, but the template is fully protected (which I just noticed now when I went to edit it....).  [[User:Sailsbystars|Sailsbystars]] ([[User talk:Sailsbystars|talk]]) 18:48, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
::::Oops. I was thinking of discussing the 'final' version first, but decided just to go ahead (there is such a thing as over-discussion). Should be good now. [[User:Martijn Hoekstra|Martijn Hoekstra]] ([[User talk:Martijn Hoekstra|talk]]) 19:07, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

== Edit request from Pilif12p, 26 June 2011 ==

{{FPER|answered=yes}}
<!-- Begin request -->
Please remove/replace <nowiki> <div class="plainlinks" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;">([http://checker.msrbl.com/v/1/?q={{PAGENAMEE}} Multi-RBL lookup] • </nowiki>, broken link, goes to some church website.

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[[User talk:Pilif12p|Pilif]][[Special:Contributions/Pilif12p|12p]] 18:09, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
:Thanks for pointing this out! I'll see if I can find a replacement.... [[User:Sailsbystars|Sailsbystars]] ([[User talk:Sailsbystars|talk]]) 14:26, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
::Removed in the meantime. &mdash;&nbsp;Martin <small>([[User:MSGJ|MSGJ]]&nbsp;·&nbsp;[[User talk:MSGJ|talk]])</small> 16:47, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

== Spelling error ==
<s><code><nowiki>{{Editprotected}}</nowiki></code></s>

In the template:

''...If you believe you are not running an open proxy, the most likely cause is that another customer from your ISP who was previously assigned this IP '''adress''' was running an open proxy.''

This is incorrect, it's spelled '''address''', not '''adress'''. Please fix this. [[User:Bryce53|<span style="color:silver;">Bryce</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Bryce53|<span style="color:orange;">53</span>]] &#124; [[User talk:Bryce53|<span style="color:blue;">talk</span>]] 14:17, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

: Fixed; thanks for pointing it out. —<small>[[User talk:Pathoschild/s|Pathoschild]] 15:20, 03 July 2011 (UTC)</small>

== link to [[WP:ACC]] ==

I don't see any links to [[WP:ACC]] but I'm not too familiar with block templates. Maybe someone could add one. Or suggest some wording/point to an example from another template and I'll add it myself. --[[User:Jeremyb|Jeremyb]] ([[User talk:Jeremyb|talk]]) 04:46, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

== New version ==

I've drafted a new version of the template in [[User:Callanecc/Blocked proxy|my userspace]] which is a little clearer to read and to get information from. Would others please have a look and let me know what you think? If no one comments in a few days I'll copy over the version in my sandbox. <b>[[User:Callanecc|Callanecc]]</b> ([[User talk:Callanecc|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Callanecc|contribs]] • [[Special:Log/Callanecc|logs]]) 13:28, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

== Template-protected edit request on 15 November 2016 ==

{{edit template-protected|Template:Blocked proxy|answered=yes}}
Could someone please wrap the admin instructions at the bottom of the page in {{tag|span|params=class="sysop-show"}} to hide them for non-admins. 
[[User:Pppery|<span style="position:relative;top:10px">P</span>p<span style="position:relative;bottom:5px">p</span>]][[User talk:Pppery|e<big style="position:relative;top:10px">r</big>y]] 21:18, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
:Not wrapped; just added the class — [[User:Andy M. Wang|'''''Andy W.''''']] ([[User talk:Andy M. Wang|<span style="color:#164">talk</span>]]) 21:28, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

== Template-protected edit request on 21 March 2019 ==

{{edit template-protected|Template:Blocked proxy|answered=yes}}
Can you please change <code><nowiki>[[File:Banned proxys.svg|50px|left]]</nowiki></code> to <code><nowiki>[[File:Banned proxys.svg|50px|left|link=]]</nowiki></code>? There is no need for there to be an image, and this would make it match other block templates like {{tl|Webhostblock}} and {{tl|Colocationwebhost}}. Thanks, --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 04:43, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
:[[File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:ETp --> The image must be clickable to view the license. —&thinsp;[[User:JJMC89|JJMC89]]&thinsp;<small>([[User talk:JJMC89|T]]'''·'''[[Special:Contributions/JJMC89|C]])</small> 04:50, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

== Template-protected edit request on 1 December 2020 ==

{{edit template-protected|Template:Blocked proxy|answered=yes}}
Please add "such as a VPN" after "open or anonymizing proxy".  Most non-tech-savvy users do not know what this is or what a VPN is, and essentially all VPNs are open proxies. [[User:Awesome Aasim|Aasim]] ([[User talk:Awesome Aasim|talk]]) 08:31, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
:From a very fast search, it looks like a VPN differs from a proxy in that VPN traffic is encrypted. I guess that isn't a very substantial difference, but it would be nice to keep the template technically accurate. Calling in {{u|SQL}}, who's probably better educated than me on the difference, if any? [[User:Enterprisey|Enterprisey]]&nbsp;([[User talk:Enterprisey|talk!]]) 08:55, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
::So from a networking perspective, most VPN's can be considered "proxies" - however most VPN's are not "open proxies" (most of them are closed proxies which require the user of such to have an affiliation with the VPN provider). — [[User:Xaosflux|<span style="color:#FF9933; font-weight:bold; font-family:monotype;">xaosflux</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Xaosflux|<span style="color:#009933;">Talk</span>]]</sup> 18:23, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
:::However, most VPNs are ''anonymising'' proxies, at least the ones we're interested in. This is part of the language used in both the template and local policy. I think this request is sensible, since this template does get used for VPNs, and it does cause some confusion - I'll have a go at tweaking the wording. -- [[user:zzuuzz|zzuuzz]] <sup>[[user_talk:zzuuzz|(talk)]]</sup> 22:45, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
::::[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Blocked_proxy&diff=992373614&oldid=991177301 Here]. -- [[user:zzuuzz|zzuuzz]] <sup>[[user_talk:zzuuzz|(talk)]]</sup> 22:48, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

== Fix a mistake ==
There is a mistake in a sentence below that I cannot fix. The one in bold should have all letters at the beginning capitalized.

Alternatively, if you wish to keep your IP address private you can use the '''unblock ticket request system'''.

Can someone please change it to:

Alternatively, if you wish to keep your IP address private, you can use the '''Unblock Ticket Request System'''.

Thanks! --[[User:MDK-Fan|'''<span style="color:red">MDK</span>''']]<span style="color:red">-</span>[[User:MDK-Fan|''<span style="color:red">Fan</span>'']] 15:13, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

:Hello, I know it has been over 2 years since I sent this edit request, but can a template editor or admin look at what I said and fix that error? It's ok if not. I also added a punctuation mark to the improved sentence. Thanks! --[[User:MDK-Fan|'''<span style="color:red">MDK</span>''']]<span style="color:red">-</span>[[User talk:MDK-Fan|''<span style="color:red">Fan</span>'']] 00:43, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
::{{yo|MDK-Fan}} {{done}}. -- [[user:zzuuzz|zzuuzz]] <sup>[[user_talk:zzuuzz|(talk)]]</sup> 21:33, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

== Appeal venue ==

This template and {{tl|Blocked p2p proxy}} currently suggest using {{tl|unblock}} on your own talk page. However, an administrator has referred me to [[WP:IPECPROXY]] after doing so. {{tl|unblock}} also suggests using {{tl|Unblock-auto}} for autoblocks, which this seems to fall under. Is the specified appeal vanue correct in this template and {{tl|Blocked p2p proxy}}? [[User:Randi Moth|Randi Moth]] ([[User talk:Randi Moth|talk]]) 11:10, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

== Template-protected edit request on 28 June 2023 ==

{{edit template-protected|Template:Blocked proxy|answered=yes}}
Change link for IP grabber from external service to Wikipedia's built-in one – see changes in '''[[Template:Blocked proxy/sandbox]]'''.

Reason: to use Wikipedia's built-in IP grabber instead of a third-party one, for the reasons of convenience (the user doesn't have to go to an external site), the external site could possibly go down at times, and also Wikipedia's one contains a useful relevant FAQ about privacy and disclosure of IP addresses. This would also bring the template in line with [[Template:Webhostblock]] and [[Template:Colocationwebhost]], both of which already use links to WP's IP grabber. —&nbsp;[[User:AP 499D25|<span style="background:#1F6295;color:white;padding:1q 5q;border-radius:10q;font-family:Franklin Gothic, Verdana">AP&nbsp;499D25</span>]] [[User talk:AP 499D25|<span style="color:#1A527D">(talk)</span>]] 09:21, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
:{{done}}<!-- Template:ETp --> [[User:Izno|Izno]] ([[User talk:Izno|talk]]) 08:12, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

== Dark Mode issues edit request 27 November 2024 ==

{{Edit template-protected|answered=yes}}

I've just seen this template as a result of an ISP range block, while I had dark mode switched on. The text was unreadable, basically the same colour as the background, probably because it was in a container (something very similar to [[MediaWiki:Autoblockedtext]]). I've made a fix in [[Template:Blocked proxy|the sandbox]] by specifying the text colour ({{diffsandbox|Template:Blocked proxy}}), which doesn't affect it in light mode, but should make it readable in dark mode whatever container it appears in. Please can a template editor/admin apply this fix? Thanks! --<span style="text-shadow:grey 0.15em 0.15em 0.1em">[[User:Yodin|Yodin]]</span><span style="text-shadow:grey 0.25em 0.25em 0.12em"><sup>[[User talk:Yodin|T]]</sup></span> 15:51, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
: {{done}} [[User:Pppery|* Pppery *]] [[User talk:Pppery|<sub style="color:#800000">it has begun...</sub>]] 19:01, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

== Edit request 19 February 2025 ==

{{edit template-protected|Template:Blocked proxy|Template:Webhostblock|Template:Colocationwebhost|answered=yes}}
Please implement my changes in the sandboxes of each of these templates.

First, the collapsible template does not work well in block templates. Headers at least have a chance of not looking too wonky even if they don't render (=== Header ===) vs text where the "show" button is overflowed to the next line.

Second, it standardizes instructions for VPNs. Since a lot of open proxy traffic comes from VPNs like [[ProtonVPN]], [[NordVPN]], [[ExpressVPN]], etc., the standardized instructions give feedback that "hey one might need to turn their VPN off in order to edit".

Third, a standardized template {{tl|Blocked proxy/VPN help}} gives assistance for VPN users.

Since these templates are displayed in block messages, they need to work with minimal formatting, etc.

[[User:Awesome Aasim|Aasim]] ([[User_talk:Awesome Aasim|<ruby>話す<rp>（</rp><rt>はなす</rt><rp>）</rp></ruby>]]) 00:03, 19 February 2025 (UTC)
:Pausing for a second. I realize there are a couple of things that need to be fixed before this change is fully implemented. Will reopen when ready. [[User:Awesome Aasim|Aasim]] ([[User_talk:Awesome Aasim|<ruby>話す<rp>（</rp><rt>はなす</rt><rp>）</rp></ruby>]]) 19:45, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

== Proposed changes to make steps more simple, clear, and empathetic ==

I've received maybe half a dozen emails in the last couple months from people who are blocked using one of these proxy block templates, and who tend to be fine after I tell them to "turn off iCloud Private Relay". It strikes me that means the template can be a lot better. Therefore, I suggest adopting approximately the changes in [[Template:Colocationwebhost/sandbox|the template sandbox]] (see [[Special:Diff/1288321901/1288327061|this diff]]), approximately uniformly across these pages, with the necessary changes to account for differences between the template substance: (each template's talk page will receive this notification)

* [[Template:Colocationwebhost]]
* [[Template:Blocked proxy]]
* [[Template:Zombie proxy]]
* [[Template:Webhostblock]]
* [[Template:CDNblock]]

Best, '''[[User:L235|KevinL]]''' (<small>aka</small> [[User:L235|L235]] '''·''' [[User talk:L235#top|t]] '''·''' [[Special:Contribs/L235|c]]) 22:43, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
:Done: [[Special:Diff/1290386382]] '''[[User:L235|KevinL]]''' (<small>aka</small> [[User:L235|L235]] '''·''' [[User talk:L235#top|t]] '''·''' [[Special:Contribs/L235|c]]) 00:09, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:L235|L235]] Can you consider adding more to {{tl|Blocked proxy/VPN help}} and maybe adding it to each of the templatest for standardization? I also attempted to create a help page [[Help:Whitelist Wikipedia on your VPN]] to help assist with this. [[User:Awesome Aasim|Aasim]] ([[User_talk:Awesome Aasim|<ruby>話す<rp>（</rp><rt>はなす</rt><rp>）</rp></ruby>]]) 17:41, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
:::I'd be glad to. The language is only slightly different between them. If you have language or template text I'm glad to implement it. Best, '''[[User:L235|KevinL]]''' (<small>aka</small> [[User:L235|L235]] '''·''' [[User talk:L235#top|t]] '''·''' [[Special:Contribs/L235|c]]) 21:08, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
::::If you can consider adding that template (maybe in safesubst:) to each of the {{tl|Colocationwebhost}}, etc. above in lieu of the copy-paste message (and removing the "Why you are seeing this message" from each of these templates) that would make it much better and more standardized. Also protect {{tl|Blocked proxy/VPN help}} at extended confirmed or template level once you are comfortable with the wording. [[User:Awesome Aasim|Aasim]] ([[User_talk:Awesome Aasim|<ruby>話す<rp>（</rp><rt>はなす</rt><rp>）</rp></ruby>]]) 20:24, 26 May 2025 (UTC)