Red-tailed hawk

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-- Wikinews Welcome (talk) 04:19, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Unblock request

Are you still affected? To be honest, I don't know how to manipulate "autopromotion". --SVTCobra 12:23, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

To be honest with you, I don't know how to check; I just see it in my block log and I don't see an unblock that corresponds to that. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 14:16, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

I only see Abuse Filter blocking you and then Operator873 unblocking (in your block log). Are you able to edit as normal? SVTCobra 14:25, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

I'm able to edit, though I worry that this block would unnecessarily delay me becoming autoconfirmed if it isn't already undone. I've never seen this sort of block before, so I may just be confused here. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 15:08, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

I put you in the group "autochecked user" hoping it will resolve any issue. When I access the blocking page for you, there's no way for me to undo what Abuse Filter did. I'll mark this request as approved, but put up another one if there are problems. Cheers, SVTCobra 16:34, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Well, that should do it. Heavy Water (talk) 16:36, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, SVTCobra (t · c · b). I think I would also need to be in is the "confirmed" group, since that's the group that's equivalent to "autoconfirmed" and the block on promotion would delay that. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 17:00, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Confirmed group is above my pay grade. Not sure if you need a bureaucrat or steward for that. Cheers, SVTCobra 17:07, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Noted. I may just have to wait this one out. Where do I go to request that from a crat? — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 17:09, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

We have very few bureaucrats, but the best way to get their attention is probably WN:AAA. However, I'd suggest just waiting it out unless you have problems performing tasks. Cheers, SVTCobra 17:15, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

I think Operator873 was able to fix it. Cheers, SVTCobra 23:24, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 03:01, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

Ohhh, now I understand what autopromotion is. I don't know what AutoConfirmAge and AutoConfirmCount are configured to here, though. Enwiki requires four days and 10 edits. Heavy Water (talk) 16:35, 3 March 2023 (UTC)