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Dear Sir or Madam, With all due respect, there is no Wikipedia prohibition on editing non-protected articles using an IP address. I have made frequent good-faith edits without signing in, and sometimes simply forgotten to do so, and as a result, several IP addresses are indeed being attributed to my edits, without any violations occurring on my part that I would be aware of. The accusations brought into the SPI are vague on what specific abuse(s) they address. The severest accusation against me — ofdestroying the2023 Estonian parliamentary election article - is absolutely false and unacceptable. All the relevant edits are on the record. Thank you for your time and consideration.3 Löwi (talk)01:06, 12 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

FromWP:LOUTSOCK: "Editing under multiple IP addresses, orediting under both a named account and as an IP, when done deceptively or otherwise violates the principles of this policy, may be treated as the same level of disruption as editing under multiple accounts." (Emphasis mine). Editors who really do forget they're logged out and care about their reputation (as well as their privacy) usually go right to oversight to take care of that. Based on the SPI and your characterization of your actions above, there is no reason to unblock you at this time. —Daniel Case (talk)07:38, 12 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Please unblock. I have not used multiple accounts and have no idea about who, where or why have been editing Wikipedia from under the account named D1Hondt. Please run a thorough IP check on the alleged "sockpuppet" account(s), please correct the error, and please unblock 3 Löwi. Thank you for your understanding.3 Löwi (talk)18:41, 22 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

PerWP:CHECKUSER,"On some Wikimedia projects, an editor's IP addresses may be checked upon their request, typically to prove innocence against a sockpuppet allegation. Such checks are not allowed on the English Wikipedia and such requests will not be granted.". This request does not address what is discussed in the SPI.331dot (talk)19:03, 22 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]