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  Hello, Hooky6!

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Please Unblock Me

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This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Hooky6 (block logactive blocksglobal blockscontribsdeleted contribsfilter logcreation logchange block settingsunblockcheckuser (log))


Request reason:

Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. This is the IP Address for Brigham Young University. Hooky6 (talk) 19:41, 11 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

Accept reason:

Since you edited the List of Brigham Young University residence halls after making the unblock request, this seems resolved. By the way, without the IP address mentioned in the block message we wouldn't have been able to help you. Huon (talk) 18:36, 13 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

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Sideswipe9th (talk) 01:57, 7 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

You also need to read wp:editwar, you have been reverted make a case at the talk page. Slatersteven (talk) 19:00, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

Very clever of you to use other users against me so you can't violate the 3 revert rule. I have raised the issue in the talk page and expect honest discussion, but I don't hope for too much, as you are not acting in good faith. Hooky6 (talk) 19:06, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
You also need to read wp:npa. Slatersteven (talk) 19:21, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
That's not a personal attack - it's clear that there was a coordinated effort among three different editors to undo my changes. I'm sorry you're offended by that. Hooky6 (talk) 19:59, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
 

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  Please do not attack other editors. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you. Acroterion (talk) 00:10, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

Whether you think so or not, you're making personal attacks. Stop doing that. A consensus against your suggestions is evidence you're being disagreed with, not of a conspiracy against you. Acroterion (talk) 00:12, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

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