Not being able to edit #wikipedia when using a #vpn is irritating for me, and likely a real barrier for others.
Where do I put my vote to drop it, at least for confirmed editors?
@douginamug You can request to get your user exempt here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IP_block_exempt
@ainali thanks! But I might change my IP with my VPN automatically or out of necessity.
Do you know what stops confirmed users, logged in, from being allowed to edit?
@douginamug This is exempting your *user* from *all* IP blocks. So it doesn't matter if it changes.
@ainali ohh! That'll teach me to reply before reading. Thanks!
Just requested an IP block exemption for my account
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IP_block_exemption#Used_for_anonymous_proxy_editing
You have to send an email request to the 'checkuser VRT team'. Let's see how this goes...