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Happy editing! Cheers, JML1148 (talk | contribs) 07:31, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
Dear TheAstorPastor,
Thank you for taking an interest in "Waltzing Matilda". I hope that you have a good knowledge of the topic as well as as an understanding of the requirements of Wikipedia. Both are necessary for constructive editing. I will accept your deletion of my last edit although I am not sure that that I agree with your reason for doing so. Magoffin did some high quality research on "Waltzing Matilda" and also some poor quality research. I criticised his evidence as being very tenuous. This is justified by the cited reference. I also said that he seems to be biased which was perhaps based more on a book he wrote in 2005. I did not reference this book as it is very poorly written. I will accept your deletion because it is not supported by the references in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BDW82 (talk • contribs) 07:31, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
- Greetings, BDW82
- I reverted your edit because it did meet the requirements of WP:NPOV.You may add the content again to the article, but please provide a reference and a reliable one.And one more thing: dont forget to sign your comments by using four tildes TheAstorPastor (talk) 08:23, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
Hello, I have noticed you have reverted a good faith IP edit and left a level 3 warning template on the editor's talk page. Please remember that anonymous editors are human too. I suggest that you strike out the warning template, apologize to the editor and be more careful in the future. Thanks, CpX41 (talk) 15:46, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, the IP did not explain why they removed the content and just wrote "
trimmed tagged redlines
" and due to their past history of disruptive editing and the past level 2 warning template,I left a level 3 warning template.I am sorry and just going to leave an apology at their TP :) I also striked out the template The AP (talk) 15:54, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
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Request reason:
First of all, I am really sorry that I evaded my partial block, which was due to CIR and reverting good edits. I still revert edits but I don't revert any good edits and even if I did,it was due to a misunderstanding.I help Wikipidea by countering vandalism, and I am even working with User:Generalissima on this User:Generalissima/Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. This was good faith, and I am trying to cover up my previous mistakes by making useful and good contributions.User:ExclusiveEditor recently confessed to sock puppetry, and the community decision was to overturn his block. I hope the admin who will view this appeal would unblock me as I have only made good decisions.
Decline reason:
You were caught violating WP:SOCK rather than confessed to it. Thank you for admitting you were trying to cover up your actions, though. There's no chance this account will be unblocked but you can still use your original account, which is only partially blocked. Note that your abuse of multiple accounts to get around the sanction on that account will be held against you. Yamla (talk) 18:36, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
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Sockpuppetry
[edit]@Spicy , @Yamla, @Doug Weller, as these users have previously blocked me or reviewed my unblock request on either this account or Harvici . Well, I am really sorry that I created this account and violated WP:SOCK, and I know that I shouldn't have created it. But if you go through my contributions, you will notice that I haven't shown any CIR cases (which was the reason [Harvici] was partially blocked) .WP:IAR is also one of the reasons I created this account, with others helping Wikipidea. When I disrupted the project previously (through my this account), I tried to cover up my mistakes, which was indeed wrong and I am sorry for that. With this new account, I am trying to help Wikipidea by not just reverting blatant vandalism but also trying to improve article with off-wiki discussion.I hope anyone of you would unblock me in good faith, as what I want to do is just help Wikipidea in some way. And one more thing: is it possible to permanently block User:Harvici and partially block this account as I don't have the password to Harvici and the linked email account. The AP (talk) 14:17, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
- It has been a day so pinging you guys again @Spicy,@Doug Weller,@Yamla The AP (talk) 12:00, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
- Don't do this. It's abusive. --Yamla (talk) 12:01, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
- Ok won't do it but would you read the above rationale The AP (talk) 12:01, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
- Also is it possible to permanently block User:Harvici and partially block this account as I don't have the password to Harvici and the linked email account. The AP (talk) 12:02, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
- I see no path forward for you except via WP:SO which requires zero edits for six months. If you don't make any further edits (including responding to this message), that would mean you'd be eligible on 2024-11-06. I won't respond further. --Yamla (talk) 12:04, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
- Don't do this. It's abusive. --Yamla (talk) 12:01, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – June 2024
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