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I see that your editing has hit a number of edit filters. None of them has stopped you from editing (at least not while you have been on this IP address), but there's a good chance that sooner or later an edit filter will block your edits. Since many edit filters don't operate on established accounts, you may like to consider creating an account, to avoid that risk. (Note: if you know all about creating accounts, and prefer not to, that's fine. I am just offering a suggestion in case it may be helpful to you. Unlike many editors, I have no problem with editors who choose not to have an account.) JBW (talk) 18:26, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Tried that once. The same filters that warn IP editors about their edits actively disallow newly registered editors from making the same edits (the one that warns unregistered editors for 'misusing' user talk pages for adding {{uw-vand1}} templates disallows newly registered accounts from doing so, which is insane). So I vanished my account after a few hours and went back to IP vandal fighting. 80.42.207.226 (talk) 21:52, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I know that, but that only happens for a short time while the account is new, and after that you're OK. However, so long as you know what the situation is, and are acting from choice, not ignorance, it's obviously up to you. JBW (talk) 20:22, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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