Sub-saharan Africa Strategic Talk

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Hi, I have moved the posts related to IP blocks in editathons to their own topic. Please continue that discussion there:

How to resolve the problem of IP and user blocks in African editathons

(Moderators note: This topic has been created by merging posts from different conversations.) From my experience organizing edit a thons, I can say that we have more people showing interest and participating in these editing events, particularly younger people. However, one persistent issue we have been battling is IP block issues, which are turning these supposed to be wonderful and fulfilling experiences into a nightmare for participants. Approximately 90% of new editors leave training unable…