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  • Editors using this IP address are doing so exclusively as private individuals.
  • Edits from this IP address should NOT in any way be construed as representing or otherwise speaking on behalf of GDIT or General Dynamics, nor any of it's subsidiaries, contractors, sub-contractors, business partners, clients, or any other business interest.
  • If credible claims of Conflict of Interest regarding edits from this IP are verified by the appropriate parties here at Wikipedia, it is requested that this IP address be blocked from any further editing.
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Self welcome

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Hello, 155.95.80.242, and Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{Help me}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by using four tildes (~~~~) or by clicking if shown; this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field with your edits. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! 155.95.80.242 (talk) 18:04, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Introduction

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Some users previously contributing from at least one other IP address (see 208.81.184.4 (talk · contribs)) have now been migrated to use this IP address. -- 155.95.80.242 (talk) 18:04, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed — users formally at 208.81.184.4 (talk · contribs) are being migrated to 155.95.80.242 and soon all edits from 208.81.184.4 will cease. It's been fun, but everything has an adapt/transition/change/end eventually. -- 208.81.184.4 (talk) 23:51, 23 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Goodbye and Hello

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The following was copied from Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Latter Day Saint movement#Goodbye and Hello, as this is a more appropriate location to reply. -- 155.95.80.242 (talk) 15:33, 24 July 2014 (UTC) [reply]

Longtime stable editors that have edited topics related to this WikiProject using 208.81.184.4 (talk · contribs) have been migrated (by our benevolent corporate overlords) to now use 155.95.80.242 (talk · contribs). -- 155.95.80.242 (talk) 00:20, 24 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How about creating an account? That way your contributions won't meander. You get more privacy with an account, not less. — Frεcklεfσσt | Talk 12:47, 24 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The company uses a man-in-the-middle proxy for all internet traffic, including decrypting https traffic, so that it can be captured and analyzed. This is apparently one reason why we were previously told not to login at sites like Wikipedia (see User talk:208.81.184.4/Archive 1#User Name?). I don't feel comfortable using the same account at work that I'd use at home, as this login account information is captured, and potentially tracked and traced. However, because of wp:SOCK I can't use one account at work, and separate one at home, so I just edit from the IP.-- 155.95.80.242 (talk) 15:36, 24 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, your use of an account at "company" may qualify as a legitimate use of a sockpuppet, but I'm sure you're better able to judge whether you should use an account or not. — Frεcklεfσσt | Talk 15:48, 24 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like to echo this suggestion: if you take a look at WP:SOCK#LEGIT you'll see that this is probably a case where you could quite legitimately have two accounts, one for home use and one for use during your free moments at work (and, gosh, you're lucky to have an employer who doesn't mind you editing Wikipedia from work!), so long as these accounts are clearly identified as being used by the same user. It wouldn't be difficult to confirm this with an administrator - I'm sure they'd all be sympathetic to your position. In fact, if you're going to be editing via four different IPs at work, it would probably make life easier for you and everyone else if you set up a single user name. You're an important contributor to Wikipedia's LDS articles, so it would make life easier for everyone if you could put all your talk and other correspondence in the same place. RomanSpa (talk) 18:33, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you both for your comments; I'm going to have to think about this over the weekend. -- 155.95.80.241 (talk) 23:22, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I've registered an account for use at work. Should I declare that here? On the talk page for that account? Even though I'm trying to keep my editing at work separate from anything I do at home, am I required to link/declare those accounts together? -- 155.95.80.241 (talk) 19:19, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, got the answers at that user account's talk page. -- 155.95.80.241 (talk) 21:43, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Complications

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Well things are even more complicated than first thought, as apparently the corporate proxy servers load-balance over at least 4 external-facing IPs (now noted in the important notices, above). -- 155.95.80.241 (talk) 15:59, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

December 2014

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Information icon Hello, I'm Barek. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Cox Communications because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! --- Barek (talkcontribs) - 23:56, 10 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits, consider creating an account for yourself so you can avoid further irrelevant notices.