Re: Only 6 accounts from same IP?

On 9 February 2013 11:53, Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm currently doing a Wikipedia training session and many will like to
> create accounts on Wikipedia but we're being blocked.

> How to bypass that?

I used to hit the same problem, and was given the "account creator"
flag, so I can set up more than six accounts during a session. I think
any admin can do this for you, if you're in good standing.

But that slows down the session, so I only use it as a fall-back; what
I usually do now is ask participants to set up accounts, in advance of
training sessions.

The wording I use, which you're welcome to copy or adapt, is:

  Sign up at <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin>
  for a Wikipedia account; when given the option, please give an email
  address (it's always hidden, and you can turn off the ability for
  people to send you messages; but giving an address means you can
  recover lost passwords).the account name may be pseudonymous, but is
  personal to the individual, so not "Anytown Library" or suchlike.

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Andy Mabbett
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On 9 February 2013 11:53, Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, my name is Rexford
>
> I wish to find out why wikipedia allows only 6 account creation from a
> network sharing the same IP address.
>
> I never knew something like that existed.
>
> I'm currently doing a Wikipedia training session and many will like to
> create accounts on Wikipedia but we're being blocked.
>
> Any reasons? How to bypass that?
>
> rexford
>
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