March 2020 edit

 
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 3 months for abusing multiple accounts. Note that multiple accounts are allowed, but not for illegitimate reasons, and any contributions made while evading blocks or bans may be reverted or deleted. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.
If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  qedk (t c) 19:56, 5 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

What multiple accounts? This is absolutely incorrect. I just logged in today and saw this message. WorldWikiAuthorOriginal (talk) 00:21, 11 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

I am still confused. I logged in after 2 weeks. Must be some misunderstanding. This is the only account I have. I should be unblocked. WorldWikiAuthorOriginal (talk) 00:30, 11 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

See this for more info. --Mr. Vernon (talk) 00:33, 11 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Still doesn't make sense. Why are these IPs associated with me? Like I mentioned, this is the only account I have and today is the first time I have logged in after literally 2 weeks. I should be unblocked. It's absolutely wrong to block based on assumptions. WorldWikiAuthorOriginal (talk) 00:38, 11 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Absolutely ridiculous and abuse of admin power. WorldWikiAuthorOriginal (talk) 00:50, 11 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

If I read the block notice and the SPI correctly, it's not so much that you were using multiple accounts but were editing while logged out in order edit war on an article. Editing while logged out to avoid scrutiny is just as bad as having multiple accounts. Primefac (talk) 10:02, 11 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

But that is where I am confused. First of all, I have never edited after logging out. And I only use my laptop to make edits and my IP address starts with 199.... so how the IP addresses mentioned are associated with me is why I am confused. I went through the changes that those IP addresses made and those from my understanding seemed like people who agreed with my point. I never thought anything beyond that and haven't logged back in or been on wikipedia for over 2 weeks till yesterday. And the only time I used one is to only reply to messages like now but it's not possible for me to make edits over the phone as it's something beyond my understanding. And also I have always logged in to make edits otherwise there is no point to have an account at all. You want to block me for edits to correct comments that were purposely misrepresented then so be it but to put blame on using multiple accounts is outright demeaning. I should clearly be unblocked as those IPs are not me. WorldWikiAuthorOriginal (talk) 13:34, 11 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Two things I noticed. First, there is absolutely no block on my IP addresses so looks like I can continue to make changes without logging in but I prefer my account as that is the whole point of having an account. So clearly, whatever the IP addresses that were blocked are not associated with me. Secondly, if you click on these IP addresses, these IPs have been making changes as far as 2017 and to pages that are beyond my knowledge except for Afghan Sikh Wars. So I don't understand how Admins can block an account just based on assumptions. But I am done explaining myself. It's just ridiculous to block based on false assumptions. Take time to investigate then communicate and then make judgement. Also block topic aside, the edits or reverts I have made are to comments that clearly misrepresents the reference. Some people think that no one will make an effort to actually take time to go through reference or someone like me will actually spend own money to buy the referenced books to check for consistency, so that is why you can add any comment and just add any reference next to it. That's what my edits and reverts were. Correcting false comments. Shouldn't we make the articles more reliable by stopping misrepresentations of references and actually add facts? But anyways.....clearly Admins made mistake blocking my account because I am not the one wrong here. Thanks for your time. WorldWikiAuthorOriginal (talk) 14:44, 11 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

  • You and the 2600::xx IP editors worked in concert to revert the other IP(s). Atleast three administrators (including me) agreed that it was WP:DUCK behaviour. Both the IPs and you called the other edits "misrepresentation" and proceeded to revert it over a long duration. You further stated now, "looks like I can continue to make changes without logging in" which is in direct contravention to WP:BLOCKEVADE. The debate over good and bad edits stops once you engage in sockpuppetry and engage in bad-faith editing. I've thus extended your block to indefinite. --qedk (t c) 13:27, 25 March 2020 (UTC)Reply