User talk:RyanCGregg

Welcome!

Hello, RyanCGregg! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. You may benefit from following some of the links below, which will help you get the most out of Wikipedia. If you have any questions you can ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking

or by typing four tildes "~~~~"; this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you are already excited about Wikipedia, you might want to consider being "adopted" by a more experienced editor or joining a WikiProject to collaborate with others in creating and improving articles of your interest. Click here for a directory of all the WikiProjects. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field when making edits to pages. Happy editing! — Masum Ibn Musa ^Conversation 11:38, 22 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Getting Started
Contributing to Wikipedia The five pillars of Wikipedia • Tutorial • Your first article How to: edit a page • upload an image
Getting Help
Frequently Asked Questions New contributors' help page Where to: ask questions • make requests Tip of the day Request administrator attention
Policies and Guidelines
Neutral point of view • Reliable sources Verifiability • Citing sources • No original research What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Simplified Manual of Style • Three-revert rule Copyrights • Non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism • Sock puppetry Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability

The Community
Community Portal • Adopt-a-user program Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • Resolving disputes Build consensus • Village pump IRC channels • Mailing lists Discover what's going on in the Wikimedia community (The Signpost)
Things to do
Be bold in editing • Help develop an article Maintenance • Peer review • Requested articles Join a WikiProject • Translating articles Cleaning up: General • Spam • Vandalism
Miscellaneous
Categories • Disambiguity • Stubs User pages • Talk pages Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

A page you started (Lee Frawley) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Lee Frawley, RyanCGregg!

Wikipedia editor Abishe just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

Thanks for creating this article

To reply, leave a comment on Abishe's talk page.

Learn more about page curation.

Abishe (talk) 15:39, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ways to improve Karl Hudspith

Hi, I'm Abishe. RyanCGregg, thanks for creating Karl Hudspith!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Thanks for creating biographies related to rowing. Keep going

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse.

Abishe (talk) 02:33, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Famousbirthdays.com as a source

Hi RyanCGregg. I noticed that you recently used famousbirthdays.com as a source for information in a biography article, Jessica Falkholt. Please note that there is general consensus that famousbirthdays.com does not meet the reliable sourcing criteria for the inclusion of personal information in such articles. (See Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_153#Is_famousbirthdays.com_a_reliable_source_for_personal_information). If you disagree, let's discuss it. Thanks. --Ronz (talk) 16:58, 30 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Jessica Falkholt for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Jessica Falkholt is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jessica Falkholt until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Kb.au (talk) 15:14, 11 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for March 28

Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Andrew McCrorie-Shand, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Brum (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are usually incorrect, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of unrelated topics with similar titles. (Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.)

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:58, 28 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for April 8

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited List of World Rally Championship drivers, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Matti Rantanen (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver).

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 09:23, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ways to improve Ruel Ishaku

Hi, I'm Power~enwiki. RyanCGregg, thanks for creating Ruel Ishaku!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Could you please add a reference for his Paralympic results?

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse.

power~enwiki (π, ν) 22:04, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

July 2018

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at 2018 FIFA World Cup Final. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Sounder Bruce 22:52, 11 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for August 31

An automated process has detected that you recently added links to disambiguation pages.

List of European Rally Championship drivers (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)

added links pointing to Paul Griffiths, Pat Kearney, William Wagner, Georgi Petrov, Patrick Price and Sarah Murray

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 09:20, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked

This account has been blocked indefinitely as a sock puppet that was created to violate Wikipedia policy. Note that using multiple accounts is allowed, but using them for illegitimate reasons is not, and that all edits made while evading a block or ban may be reverted or deleted. If this account is not a sock puppet, and you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here ~~~~}} below.

January 2019 and speaking out against abuse of power by Wikipedia admins

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

RyanCGregg (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

My second account is not a sockpuppet, and let me explain the reasons why. I created the second account, RyanCGregg, after my previous account, XerxesFalcon, was wrongly blocked in 2017 after User:Doug Weller said I wasn't here to build an encyclopedia. The admins accused me of making unproductive edits and not being here to build an encyclopedia, which I disputed. I then insisted I didn't want to upset anyone and was not in violation of Wikipedia's policies because my edits were productive, and also insisted I was not a vandal. When I explained to the admins that I had autism, they thought this was an excuse to get unblocked and I was offended. They should realise I am a human being and have rights like everyone else and I should have basic rights to edit like everyone else, as my block of the XerxesFalcon account was wrongful, as is the block of my RyanCGregg account and the accusation of me being a "sock puppeteer". Thus, I respectfully request the removal of my block, as I believe it is wrongful.

Furthermore, I would like to highlight the issue I am facing at the moment of Wikipedia's admins being bullies and not treating me fairly or with the respect I deserve. This proves beyond any reasonable doubt that Wikipedia's administrators like User:Doug Weller and User:Yamla are abusing their power and doing bad things to me such harassing me and treating me unfairly and giving me wrongful blocks from editing and [Yamla calling me an "abusive sockpuppeteer"] when I am a nice person and in no way abusive, and they should stop. I am offended that Yamla would even call me abusive in the first place. I am not using my alternate account for sock puppetry or for any malicious intent whatsoever. I am a responsible Wikipedia user, just like any other Wikipedia user, and just want to live my life and edit and contribute to Wikipedia without any fuss, and the admins should realise that. But instead I have been victimized and am being dubbed as a "sock puppeteer" trying to evade blocks when that is in no way true. I am offended that I would even be referred to as such. I would like my editing privileges back as they have been wrongly stripped from me by Wikipedia's so called "administrators". I ask that the blocks on both my accounts be lifted as I have done nothing wrong and the blocks are no longer necessary nor have they ever been. It is just Wikipedia's administrators prejudicing against me. I should be treated with respect by Wikipedia's admins, not abused.

Decline reason:

Your second account (this one) is the very definition of a block evading sock puppet. No need to read past the second sentence of this request. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇} 18:34, 3 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

To User:Yamla

To User:Yamla, if you're reading the above unblock request, I hope you realise the error of your ways and unblock me. I don't like the way you and your fellow admins have been treating me as of late, especially with you calling me an "abusive sockpuppeteer" when I am the furthest thing from. I am a kind, responsible, inoffensive, non-abusive Wikipedia user and just want to get on with my life, and contribute to Wikipedia in a positive way.

"I have been victimized and am being dubbed as a "sock puppeteer" trying to evade blocks when that is in no way true". I took a look. Despite your claim to the contrary, XerxesFalcon (talk · contribs) is indeed blocked. Therefore, this account is a clear case of block evasion, violating WP:EVADE. --Yamla (talk) 17:29, 3 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Can't you at least show some compassion, User:Yamla? I am human, after all, and would like my rights to be respected. I respectfully ask for my editing privileges to be reinstated. I am a very responsible user and I'm sorry if I did anything to upset you or anyone else in a way that caused both the XerxesFalcon and RyanCGregg accounts to be blocked. I won't use Wikipedia for malicious purposes, and have never used it for malicious purposes in the first place, and if I did, I'm sorry. If I ever used the RyanCGregg account for sockpuppetry, I sincerely apologise as I did not intend to use it for sockpuppetry. I just wanted basic editing rights on Wikipedia. I do not like your claim of me being "abusive" though, as I am the furthest thing from abusive. Please, I would like for my editing block to be removed, so we can put the whole issue behind us. I won't use Wikipedia for sockpuppetry anymore if I ever did in the first place. --RyanCGregg 17:51, 3 January 2019.

This account is a sockpuppet of XerxesFalcon. Until your original account is unblocked, you have no business editing here and most certainly have no rights to do so. You have an unblock request, I'll leave it to the reviewing admin to decide if they should lift your block. I'll note literally every single edit here was abusive by definition, as you were violating WP:EVADE and WP:SOCK, so it's very likely your block will not be overturned. If your unblock request is denied, you have a faint hope of being unblocked by following WP:SO which requires (among other things) six months with zero edits. --Yamla (talk) 17:55, 3 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I would also like my original account, XerxesFalcon, to be unblocked so that my current account, RyanCGregg will be unblocked and no longer considered a sockpuppet, that my editing rights will be reinstated and that I am no longer considered a sockpuppeteer. Once again, please hear me out on this, Yamla, I am very, very sorry for upsetting you and the admins, and for selfishly and stupidly trying to evade my blocks and violating Wikipedia's policy on evading blocks in the process, and if I was ever abusive, I am also very sorry and I went too far. I never, ever intended to cause any discord, nor intended to violate Wikipedia's policies against misconduct and having done both, I feel very ashamed. I am respectful of everyone on Wikipedia and having caused this disagreement, I am once again very sorry. I would like to have my editing rights reinstated as I realise what I did wrong. Once again, I would like to put the whole issue behind us. I caused this whole mess in the first place, so I would like to be the one to fix it. I will be more respectful from now on. I made a terrible mistake by sockpuppeteering and for knowingly violating Wikipedia's policies which got me blocked in the first place and I regret it. Once my XerxesFalcon account is unblocked, I intend to use both accounts concurrently and legitimately in accordance with Wikipedia policy. If I used both accounts illegitimately, it was my bad and again, I am sorry. --RyanCGregg 18:32, 3 January 2019.

Path to unblocking

I've already indicated you have a path to unblocking via WP:SO. You'll need to do so with your original account (where you lost talk page access due to your abuse, but that leaves you with WP:UTRS). A reminder, that requires at least six months of zero edits (and you'll then need to convince us you won't repeat your abusive behaviour, which is a high bar to meet). You should be making zero edits here. In fact, you should never log in to this account again from this time forward. --Yamla (talk) 18:39, 3 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Good faith

I promise I will assume good faith, and no longer be abusive. In fact, I was never abusive to begin with. I am really a nice person. I treat every living being with kindness, respect, compassion and love. I was wrongfully blocked from editing as XerxesFalcon under the false accusation that I was "not here to build an encyclopedia" which made me upset. I was clearly editing articles within Wikipedia's guidelines and was here to build an encyclopedia. I was creating articles on Paralympic events from 1960-2000, something that I never expected to be blocked for. And many of my edits have been productive. I am not a hostile aggressive ... I was only provoked by the admins who blocked me.

I just don't like being abused or lied about. Why am I being treated like this? I was wrongfully blocked from editing as XerxesFalcon by admins who are blind to their mistakes which was the reason for me creating RyanCGregg. I would like it if admins treated users with more respect, especially the ones they have wrongfully blocked. --RyanCGregg 20:35, 3 January 2019.

You are welcome to make one more unblock request if you think the block on this account (not on XerxesFalcon) is inappropriate, but otherwise I'm going to shut down your access to this talk page. Your access is only to request an unblock, and only if this account has not engaged in WP:EVADE and WP:SOCK (which you have admitted to violating already). --Yamla (talk) 20:13, 3 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please, Yamla, don't shut down my access to this talk page - it will further complicate the issue and make things worse. --RyanCGregg 20:35, 3 January 2019.

Make an unblock request. Or don't. But you have access to this talk page solely so you can discuss getting this account unblocked. That's unlikely to happen, given you are a self-admitted sock of XerxesFalcon. But it's possible, and that's the only reason you have access. --Yamla (talk) 20:50, 3 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Jessica Falkholt for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Jessica Falkholt is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jessica Falkholt (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

Orange Mike | Talk 18:16, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]