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My very best wishes (talk) 23:44, 23 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

? Batbash (talk) 03:44, 24 October 2019 (UTC)Reply
Don't worry, that is a standard message any editor who starts editing topics that are covered by Discretionary sanctions may get. Although that does not mean any assumption of bad faith, please, keep in mind that the user who placed that template at your talk page can report you at WP:AE if you will be violating Wikipedia policy, and that may inflict much more severe sanctions on you that usually. By the way, the user who placed that template on your page is also considered as duly warned. That means you can report his possible misbehaviour at WP:AE. Gas van article is under discretionary sanctions per WP:ARBEE.
Anyway, welcome to Wikipedia :-) --Paul Siebert (talk) 03:57, 25 October 2019 (UTC)Reply
Thanks. Is using sources such as www.vho.org allowed on Wikipedia? They used it here: [1].I a Holocaust denial website allowed? Batbash (talk) 07:01, 25 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

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You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for block evasion.
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 ~~~~}}.  Mkdw talk 15:14, 26 October 2019 (UTC)Reply
 
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).

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Request reason:

How did I evade block if I wasn't blocked to begin with? I tried creating account and editing Wikipedia after discussion on Holocaust denial on Wikipedia for panel at planned conference. We had some back and forth on what to include. I wanted to form my own impression of historical falsification on Wikipedia. I tried to improve Wikipedia, I removed false data on Soviet crimes. Soviets committed crimes, Wikipedia should show this. Wikpedia should not show false data sources do not tell. If unblocked, I will try to improve accuracy here. Batbash (talk) 18:50, 2 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

Decline reason:

It somewhat pains me to decline this unblock request, because it seems to me that sometimes you have been more reasonable than those you have disagreed with. However, I do not believe that an administrator's personal opinions should take preference over attempting to apply Wikipedia policy impartially. An extensive examination of the relevant editing history leaves me with little room for doubt that this account was created in order to evade a block on another account. JBW (talk) Formerly JamesBWatson 20:20, 3 November 2019 (UTC)Reply


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