SapphireBrick

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SapphireBrick (talk) 04:12, 24 June 2024 (UTC)}}

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

SapphireBrick (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’m sorry for vandalizing a wikipedia page. I didn’t expect to be immediately blocked and I promise to never vandalize any wikipedia page ever again. Please? SapphireBrick (talk) 04:15, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Accept reason:

User agreed to terms discussed here. Acalamari 13:05, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

You've had an account for a couple years, and your edits before you edited Hillary Clinton seem okay. Why did you decide to go off the rails with that article? (In a few hours, I may not be around for an extended period, any other admin, please act if you wish to) 331dot (talk) 08:43, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

@331dot: I thought it would be funny, so I made the Hillary Clinton page redirect to the Donald Trump page, but then I was almost immediately blocked. I was going to revert it back to the original anyway, because I had no intention of permanently vandalizing the page. I was just having fun. Now that I understand the severity of vandalizing pages, I promise to never vandalize any wikipedia page ever again. Pleeeeease unblock me 🥺 SapphireBrick (talk) 14:18, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

• If your promise to not vandalize again will be kept, then I'm willing to unblock you. But any return to vandalism would result in a permanent reblock. Acalamari 01:58, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  Ok. I understand. Thank you! 👍 SapphireBrick (talk) 03:48, 25 June 2024 (UTC)