I'm not suggesting this page should give help to users who receive blocking messages, but a little more explanation of how Puffin Browser operates might help some users understand how it affects their user experience on websites.Īs an aside, I've left feedback on how Wikipedia leaves blocking messages for users of open or anonymizing proxies here. Having just been scared witless by receipt of a 3-year block warning (after logging in to my user account on a device using Puffin browser), it might be helpful if the page on the browser more clearly explained its way of operating. 4 1 (Restructure the content by using MOS_TABLE format)Īcting as an open or anonymizing proxy - users blocked from editing Wikipedia and other sites Ĭould editors with the technical expertise insert a relevant sentence into this article that better explains that Puffin Browser acts as some form of proxy and that some sites, such as Wikipedia itself, prevent logged in users from making edits? The relevant citation appears to be here.3 1 (Request to update the 'Products' section).2.2 Reply 2 (Add COI info & remove external links).1 Acting as an open or anonymizing proxy - users blocked from editing Wikipedia and other sites.Software Wikipedia:WikiProject Software Template:WikiProject Software software articles If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Software, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of software on Wikipedia. This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale. This article has been rated as Stub-Class on the project's quality scale. Internet Wikipedia:WikiProject Internet Template:WikiProject Internet Internet articles This article is within the scope of WikiProject Internet, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the Internet on Wikipedia.

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