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Happy editing! FoCuS contribs; talk to me! 13:12, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
November 2016
editConstructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, but your recent edits, such as those to Portal:Current events/2016 November 9, appear to be intentional disruptions designed to illustrate a point. Edits designed for the deliberate purpose of drawing opposition, including making edits you do not agree with or enforcing a rule in a generally unpopular way, are highly disruptive and can lead to a block or ban. If you feel that a policy is problematic, the policy's talk page is the proper place to raise your concerns. If you simply disagree with someone's actions in an article, discuss it on the article talk page or, if direct discussion fails, through dispute resolution. If consensus strongly disagrees with you even after you have made proper efforts, then respect the consensus, rather than trying to sway it with disruptive tactics. Thank you. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 03:34, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
- Not everything the news posts is biased, Wikipedia isn't the place to right great wrongs. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 03:34, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
Please stop making disruptive edits, as you did at Portal:Current events/2016 November 9.
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If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 04:34, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
- Again PLEASE discuss the issue over at Portal talk:Current events/2016 November 9 (You can create the page). - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 04:39, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
ANI
editThere is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Knowledgekid87 (talk) 04:48, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
Sock Puppets Nov 10 2016
editI'm pretty sure that the three editors that you are currently at war with are not sock puppets. Furthermore, even though you are not reverting edits, you are still in violation of the 3RR rule. I would advise you to stop your current behaviour. AuguMaugu (talk) 05:52, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
DS Advisement for Portal:Current events/2016 November 9
editPlease carefully read this information:
The Arbitration Committee has authorised discretionary sanctions to be used for pages regarding all edits about, and all pages related to post-1932 politics of the United States and closely related people, a topic which you have edited. The Committee's decision is here.
Discretionary sanctions is a system of conduct regulation designed to minimize disruption to controversial topics. This means uninvolved administrators can impose sanctions for edits relating to the topic that do not adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, our standards of behavior, or relevant policies. Administrators may impose sanctions such as editing restrictions, bans, or blocks. This message is to notify you that sanctions are authorised for the topic you are editing. Before continuing to edit this topic, please familiarise yourself with the discretionary sanctions system. Don't hesitate to contact me or another editor if you have any questions.November 2016
editIf you believe this block is unjustified, please read the guide to appealing blocks (specifically this section) before appealing. Place the following on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Please copy my appeal to the [[WP:AE|arbitration enforcement noticeboard]] or [[WP:AN|administrators' noticeboard]]. Your reason here OR place the reason below this template. ~~~~}}
. If you intend to appeal on the arbitration enforcement noticeboard I suggest you use the arbitration enforcement appeals template on your talk page so it can be copied over easily. You may also appeal directly to me (by email), before or instead of appealing on your talk page. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 17:07, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
Reminder to administrators: In May 2014, ArbCom adopted the following procedure instructing administrators regarding Arbitration Enforcement blocks: "No administrator may modify a sanction placed by another administrator without: (1) the explicit prior affirmative consent of the enforcing administrator; or (2) prior affirmative agreement for the modification at (a) AE or (b) AN or (c) ARCA (see "Important notes" [in the procedure]). Administrators modifying sanctions out of process may at the discretion of the committee be desysopped."
24 November 2016
editConstructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, but your recent edits, such as those to Portal:Current events/2016 November 21, appear to be intentional disruptions designed to illustrate a point. Edits designed for the deliberate purpose of drawing opposition, including making edits you do not agree with or enforcing a rule in a generally unpopular way, are highly disruptive and can lead to a block or ban. If you feel that a policy is problematic, the policy's talk page is the proper place to raise your concerns. If you simply disagree with someone's actions in an article, discuss it on the article talk page or, if direct discussion fails, through dispute resolution. If consensus strongly disagrees with you even after you have made proper efforts, then respect the consensus, rather than trying to sway it with disruptive tactics. Thank you. - AuguMaugu (talk) 08:26, 24 November 2016 (UTC)
November 2016
edit{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}
. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 11:17, 24 November 2016 (UTC)- If this is a shared IP address and you are an uninvolved editor with a registered account, you may continue to edit by logging in.
January 2017
editHello, I'm Drewmutt. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —the one you made with this edit to Portal:Current events/2016 November 21— 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. Drewmutt (talk) 22:34, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
- If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits, consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account so you can avoid further irrelevant notices.
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to Portal:Current events/2016 November 21. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Drewmutt (talk) 22:39, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
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