Chris O' Hare

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Levantine Arabic FAC

Hi Chris, I nominated Levantine Article for FAC. Given your interest in Lebanon, I thought you could be interested in reviewing this nomination. Thanks for any help you can provide. A455bcd9 (talk) 19:44, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

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Original research

Please engage in the discussion on Jerrier A. Haddad’s talk page.

Familysearch, is a user generated source and is generally unreliable, useing such a source is considered an original research. I already explained this on the edit summery which I’m sure you’ve read. Whatsupkarren (talk) 12:03, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is User: Chris O' Hare. Thank you Whatsupkarren (talk) 22:17, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

August 2024

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for persistently making disruptive edits.

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You have engaged in a sexualized insult against another editor and ethnonationalist glorification. Cullen328 (talk) 20:24, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Please do not send me emails especially those containing rants about other editors. Please read the guide to appealing blocks in the block notice. Please follow those instructions @Cullen328:. Could not find A N I thread. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 15:33, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Found it. @Chris O' Hare: The incredibly bizarre rant against other editors in your e-mail is appalling and does not address the reasons for your block. I

nstead, it is an even better reason to keep you blocked. Please address your own appalling behavior instead of attacking other users. In case you're having trouble with the subtext here ,I endorse the block. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 15:44, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Since I was tagged here, I will take this opportunity to share other repugnent nazi-like statements on Muslims, Syrians, and Arabs by this same user.

Please check the first section of Arab Christians talk page:

"Since certain Middle Eastern communities (mainly Arab and non-Arab Muslims, but also Syrian Orthodox Christians, Syrian Muslims and Lebanese Muslims also) seem to feel they have little achievements to show in the last 800 years including their diasporas of the 20th century (and I say seem to be, because that is what their behaviors show) and science and archeology is bringing out more and more truths about the history and legacy of the indigenous people of the Levant, they seem to feel insecure about it and, as they feel the need to improve their PR, they are choosing to just simply steal the history and legacy of other communities (aka the Lebanese Christians) by making a lot of personalities "Arab", or "identifies as Arab"."

Yet despite these racist blanket statements, User:Chris O 'Hare still thinks they "don't have a history of incivility here"! Whatsupkarren (talk) 23:08, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

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).

Chris O' Hare (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

I feel an indefinite ban is a bit extreme in this situation. I feel both the administrator that commented on the report and the one that banned me rushed into their decision to ban me and did not take into consideration all the relevant history and the background of the situation as per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility#Blocking_for_incivility If the way I expressed myself was uncivil, I apologize. However, after going over the civility policy im not sure if making an analogy about someone's rush editing with a sexual behavior is an actual personal attack or uncivil behavior. If it is then it should be updated in the policy or I should have been given a warning and provided with a link to the relevant policy or guideline I broke.

If stating facts about a country/nationality that an editor is trying to undermine and/or inflict cultural appropriation to is "ethnonationalist nonsense" and considered uncivil behavior I guess there should be a policy that I should be directed towards so I dont use it again as a way to stop someone with a clear nationalist agenda as per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility#Blocking_for_incivility

Im not clear on whether it was proven I used "poor sourcing" and if its another reason for my ban as I was also reported for using familysearch as an unreliable source. I dont know how I have violated the poor sourcing policy since It clearly states in the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources that "FamilySearch also hosts primary source documents, such as birth certificates, which may be usable in limited situations, as well as a large collection of digitized books, which should be evaluated on their own for reliability". The user that reported me keeps claiming that familysearch is just a usergenerated website and thus totally unreliable when it clearly states in perennial sources that the database of official government documents is usable here as sources in some situations.

Primary sources such as birth, marriage, death and migration acts can be used with care when there are no secondary sources as stated in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary. If this policy has changed I would like to be informed on this. If not, I would like to be clearly instructed on how I violated this policy.

I therefore request my indefinite ban to be lifted and replaced with a warning or a temporary ban if you feel necessary. To give more perspective to this incident, I can present the whole picture of what has been happening with Whatsupkarren since his topic ban was lifted in November 2023.

I dont have a history of uncivility here or of poor sourcing as per my understanding of the policies to which I have always adhered. I do have to admit that this particular user and another one with similar disruptive ways on the same topic of Syria have no doubt tested my patience and other editors patience here many times with their disruptive editing.

Best regards,

Chris

Chris O' Hare (talk) 20:05, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Your conduct was block worthy. You need to accept this. You need to stop blaming others. I am declining your unblock request. PhilKnight (talk) 04:52, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

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Request reason:

I dont think a block is necessary anymore as I have understood that sexualized and ethnonationalist comments are unncessary to reach consensus and considered uncivil, and therefore I will refrain from ever using them again. I would like to continue making contributions here as the policy abiding editor I have been for 6-7 years.

I take full responsibility for my behavior and I was not blaming others. I was just making sure that just as I adhere to follow the policies here, the involved administrators follow the Wikipedia:Blocking policy#Blocking and the Wikipedia:Civility#Blocking for incivility policies as well.

Best regards, Chris O' Hare (talk) 12:58, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Your agreement here is a start, but I'd like to see a little more discussion as to why, if you were a policy abiding editor for 6-7 years, you decided to go off the rails on this occasion. I'm also not sure if you should return to editing about ethnonationalist issues. 331dot (talk) 06:11, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

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I confirm that this user has often expressed nationalistic comments (here for example) and I believe that he is incompatible with this project (in which respect, good faith and neutrality are essential). --Syphax98 (talk) 20:07, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Furthermore, I would like to point out that this type of behavior on the part of this user has not only happened recently; already in 2020 he expressed himself with comments like "Arabs have forced their asses into their territory since the 7th century without nobody inviting them". This behavior has simply been unfortunately tolerated and ignored for too long. --Syphax98 (talk) 12:17, 6 November 2024 (UTC)