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 :::::::Sorry about all the trouble. You might've read it at the autoblock page, but basically when an account is blocked, the underlying IP gets autoblocked as well to prevent block evasion. So if an account is unblocked within 24 hours or so of the original block, the previously blocked user still has to go through the autoblock process so an admin can unblock the IP. A regular admin like myself cannot see your IP, so you end up having to post it. Cheers,  "