CorwenAv

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Navboxes

If you add a navbox to an article (such as Urban legends), the navbox must include the article. Please fix this so others don't have to do it. Thanks. Sundayclose (talk) 00:37, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

Incorrect edit summary

In your edit summary for the St. Louis light article, you said you added an infobox. You did not add an infobox. You added a template. Since you're new, do you know what an infobox is? If not, go to WP:INFOBOX to learn what they are. Mr. C.C.^{Hey yo!}_{I didn't do it!} 03:31, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

I made a mistake in my description, sorry, I confused "infobox" and "navbox". CorwenAv (talk) 06:14, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

AfD

I see that you just started. Can you please withdraw the proposal to delete an article, and get better informed about editing and processes first? Sourced information will not be deleted because you find it potentially misleading. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:44, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

I agree. This Afd is frivolous with no basis in Wikipedia policy. Please read WP:Deletion policy before making any more nominations for deletion. Sundayclose (talk) 15:01, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

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Discussion at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/TheCurrencyGuy

 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/TheCurrencyGuy. NotReallySoroka (talk) 05:58, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Blocked as a sockpuppet

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abusing multiple accounts as a sockpuppet of User:TheCurrencyGuy per the evidence presented at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/TheCurrencyGuy. 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.

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CorwenAv (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:

Block appears to be a result of obsession and bad faith on the part of several individuals CorwenAv (talk) 10:56, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Decline reason:

WP:NOTTHEM Salvio ^giuliano 11:29, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

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I don't even understand what my original ban was for. All I did was revert a POV edit that was demonstrably wrong which NotReallySoroka arbitrarily declared was subject to 1RR (with no evidence whatsoever anywhere) and everyone eagerly jumped on my back to tear me to shreds. It was all a witch-hunt by him against me. I tried very hard to improve this website, but it seems certain attitudes are just far too engrained to have any hope of changing them. I still maintain I did nothing wrong and I have no idea why I've been pulverised. I made this account because I sincerely believed (and still do believe) the original ban was unjust. CorwenAv (talk) 13:07, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Look, I am unfamiliar with your previous account and its history. I do not know why you were blocked, and, frankly, that's immaterial here. If you are blocked, you may not create another account to keep editing. That's block evasion and will certainly lead to a block whenever you're discovered.
If you want to be unblocked, your best bet is the WP:STANDARDOFFER, but it requires you keep away from Wikipedia for at least six months; if you evade our block, the six months will reset. Also, you will have to prove that you understand what the problems were that led to your original block and to convince the reviewing admin that you will no longer edit disruptively once unblocked. I suggest that you read the explanations you were given as to why your behaviour was perceived as disruptive and try to take them to heart. Salvio ^giuliano 13:15, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

The original ban was passed arbitrarily because a user declared unilaterally that an article was subject to a 1RR, even though it was not tagged as such, he just declared it to be so, and other users simply went along with his declaration. There was no possible way I could have avoided it because it was arbitrary. CorwenAv (talk) 13:19, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

If that's your approach, I am afraid you have little hope of having your block lifted... Salvio ^giuliano 13:20, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

But it is indeed the case. Surely there must be someone I can appeal to with the facts of the matter. CorwenAv (talk) 13:26, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Yes, you can appeal to the community by filing an unblock request using your original account or you can go to WP:ARBCOM. However, if your argument is that you are totally innocent and you were railroaded, your appeal is likely to be rejected per WP:NOTTHEM as I did earlier or other flavours of the same concept, such as WP:1AM... And every rejected appeal and every case of block evasion is going to make it harder and harder to eventually have your block lifted... Salvio ^giuliano 13:32, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Your ability to edit this talk page has been revoked as an administrator has identified your talk page edits as inappropriate and/or disruptive.

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 --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇} 04:53, 13 January 2023 (UTC)