Thread:Cyanide3/@comment-26092214-20150121144545

Just received this message while browsing a Wikia wiki on my Opera Internet Browser:

The block was made by Cyanide3. If you believe this is in error, please contact Wikia. The blocker also gave this additional reason: Advertisement.
 * Reason given: This username or IP address is prevented from editing across the entire Wikia network due to vandalism or other disruption.


 * Start of block: 14:24, January 21, 2015
 * Expiry of block: 16:40, April 19, 2015
 * Intended blockee: 141.0.8.139
 * Block ID: #129335
 * Current IP address: 141.0.8.139

I would assume someone editing through the Opera Turbo servers is the one who caused this. I logged in (noticing that somehow I was actually logged out), thinking that the IP block would only affect logged-out users, but the message still showed. I can tell it did not affect my Wikia account directly as I can still edit and comment through my Chrome browser (which I have set to use a direct connection instead of going through the Opera Turbo servers).

I use Opera browser's Opera Turbo feature as a way of protecting my security and privacy while browsing through my school's wifi, especially as the network administrator at my school has violated my privacy several times before and even threatened to (quote) "ruin my online reputation".

I understand that the IP block was likely not meant for me directly as the Opera Turbo feature is akin to proxying which means that there may be multiple users under the IP address I was using. However, is there any way I would be able to have my logged-in account exempt from the IP block while browsing over the Opera Turbo feature, or should I just make my comments and edits through my Chrome browser until the block expires in a few months as I am doing at the current moment? 