JimA
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- I am going to ask the blocking admin about this, because it does look a bit odd. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 17:01, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
- Okay, I have left a message to the blocking admin[1], when I hear back from him I will tell you. If I do not hear back from him in a day or so I will unblock you, as I don't think you were properly warned. I don't agree with your behaviour, I just think the punishment is disproportional. We run by consensus here, and if many other editors disagree then you must accept that. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 17:05, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
- Hi, I am also here as a result of the unblock request. Please try to calm down and view this a little less personally - I assure you third parties are now looking into this (thanks HighInBC), and to use terms like "gross misconduct", and "censorship" and suggesting who "should be blocked instead" can only inflame the situation. We're all volunteers, and sometimes errors are made, and they are righted more easily and quickly if the situation does not turn into a hostile one. Thanks much - KillerChihuahua?!? 17:10, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
Sourcing and discussion edit
The blocking admin says he has made an offer to unblock you via email if you agree to follow our sourcing policy and discuss controversial changes before making them. This seems like a reasonable request. If you agree to this, UninvitedCompany, or I, will be willing to unblock you.
This is something we ask of all of our users, not just you, so please do not think this is personal. Thanks for your patience. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 18:10, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
If my initial comments sounded a bit personal, it really was only because of the exchange of messages I had with the original blocker UC (Uninvited Company). I am prepared to post/email this correspondence to anyone who wants to see them. I have nothing to hide and I told this to UC. I gave him all the sourcing and never refused to discuss anything. I never rejected or contested any of his requests; that is why his response (or lack of it!) may have so inflamed me! I apologise again if anything I said or wrote was inflammatory. It was never meant to be. My intention was always to be informative; neither inflammatory nor even controversial. (I am writing this on 28 December 2006.)
And just to repeat: I have always agreed to discuss and source. I have NEVER posted unsourced information and I have NEVER refused to discuss what I post. I remain willing as I always was to both source and discuss. Thank you all for your assisstance in this matter.
Unblocked edit
As you have stated via email to me that you "agree to follow our sourcing policy and discuss controversial changes before making them" I have unblocked, as that was the condition set by UninvitedCompany, the blocking admin. That said, please be sure to read about Wikipedia policies, take it slow, be polite even when things are not going your way, and if you have any troubles or questions ask rather than confront - let me know if I can help in any way, or of course you can look into the WP:ADOPT program for an adoptor who can help you learn your way around Wikipedia. Good luck! May this be the last entry on your block log!! KillerChihuahua?!? 00:02, 11 March 2007 (UTC)