Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25960874-20170822225301/@comment-31798335-20170822230856

It's fine to use a VPN or proxy provided that you aren't using it to sockpuppet (which can lead to global blocks). Sadly a lot of VPNs/proxies are used by malicious users who end up getting their IP addresses blocked which innocent users such as us may end up having later.

I used to use a proxy a few years ago at my old school because they blocked a particular wiki as it was game-related. I occasionally was given an IP that said I was global blocked, it's an inconvenience but don't worry about it.