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 If another sysop disagrees with this unblock or reduction of duration, he is not to unilaterally reblock or increase the duration, unless the user has engaged in new misbehavior for which he has been properly warned. A thread should instead be opened at the community portal to discuss the matter, and a reblock or increase of block duration may only be increased with community consensus.
+===Autoblock===
+An autoblock is an automatic block of an IP address. Autoblocks are the result of an attempt to edit from an IP address recently used by a blocked user.
+Each time a user edits, the IP address from which the edit was made is logged (this log is accessible only by a small number of trusted users, called checkusers). If a blocked user attempts to edit, the IP from which they are editing is "autoblocked," to prevent their switching to editing anonymously or under a sockpuppet. Also, if a different user then attempts to edit from the autoblocked IP, that user is autoblocked as well, and any other IPs from which they attempt to edit, while so blocked, are autoblocked as well. Other users who use those IPs may also be blocked, and so on. It is possible for some users, who have done nothing blockworthy, to be caught in this cascade of autoblocks.
+In short: If you are autoblocked, don't panic, simply request an unblock and an admin will review the situation.
 ===Assessing blame===