Ottawagalz

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Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Ottawagalz, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Tribe of Dan has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

• You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
• Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Doug Weller talk 21:34, 3 December 2016 (UTC)

Appeal against block

{{unblock|reason=Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. I have recently moved to a new apartment, and I am not able to edit as I have inherited a proxy IP. What can I do to change this, as it is probably a result of a previous user. ThanksOttawagalz (talk) 16:49, 22 January 2017 (UTC)}}

You'll need to read the directions on the message that informs you you're unable to edit. The {{unblock}} template can only be used when your account has been blocked; there's a different template with extra parameters if your account is affected by an IP block. —C.Fred (talk) 18:43, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

unblock|Appeal

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).

Ottawagalz (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:

I wish to appeal against my block. I am not a sock. I haven't even made enough posts to be accused of being one. Don't I have to make more posts than I have before I can be accused of copying someone? I am a new user and I am not aware of breaking any rules, and have attracted no attention apart from reverting one post, where I read the evidence for the revert and agreed with it. I don't see how I can provide evidence that I am not a sock when I've hardly even started.

Decline reason:

I don't believe your claim. Yamla (talk) 13:02, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

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Ottawagalz (talk) 02:33, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

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).

Ottawagalz (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:

Here is some information that may explain why you have identified me as a sock. Could any of these issues explain why you think I am someone else? I stayed in temporary accommodation before Xmas in a hotel. After Xmas I moved to new accommodation. I recently bought a Mac laptop on ebay, and a Windows laptop. Have I inherited someone else's account details.

Decline reason:

The behavioural evidence against you also very strong. The way in which you edit is very similar to the sock master in question. It's very apparent based upon your knowledge of range blocks, OR, RS, reverting edits, using talk pages, bare citations, and how sock puppetry is technically compared during a checkuser process, all indicate that you are not a "new" editor as you so claim. All of these are hallmarks of your editing style and pattern including this type of unblock request. Mkdw ^talk 06:46, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

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{{unblock reviewed | I have no idea what a range block is. When I first moved into my new condo I thought I had been blocked, but the second time I logged on it was ok. OR, RS, edists, are all the basics of wikipedia. I have no idea what a checkuser process is. I really do not think that after a handful of edits I can have demonstrated an 'editing style and pattern'. Don't I get some kind of trial period? The link does after all say suspected sock puppet. I thought socks were banned for being disruptive, what have I actually done wrong, apart from the verbatim quotes in my first edits?Ottawagalz (talk) 22:23, 3 February 2017 (UTC)