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I have blocked this as a disruptive single purpose account. Guy (Help!) 19:49, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

{{unblock|WHAT? I have been a wikipedia member for YEARS. I don't post much (mainly just editing and formatting). It is true I commented recently on the ORT delete page, but I left my opinion as an academic. And I thought my comments were even-handed and well within the scope of the invitation for participation at the top of the page. I haven't even TOUCHED the actual page. Besides, CHECK MY HISTORY. I've editing more than a single topic in my past, so your judgment in defining me as a single purpose account is technically incorrect as well as actually incorrect. I have only one account here. My username is easily googled to resolve my identity.}}

I know this is frustrating for you. Please be patient -- I am discussing with the blocking admin. - Revolving Bugbear 23:39, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Unless someone can offer a really good reason for this block, it looks inappropriate and I'm inclined to remove it. --B (talk) 02:32, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

See similar request at User talk:Nomoskedasticity. This one looks less like an SPA. I agree with User:B. Cool Hand Luke 05:29, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Seeing as nobody has offered a reason for this block and that this user is not an SPA, I have removed the block. --B (talk) 05:30, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reason(s): Inappropriate block --B (talk) 05:30, 9 February 2008 (UTC) Request handled by: B (talk) 05:30, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the attention to whose looking into this. I am trying to be patient (perceived injustice is difficult to swallow, even in the short-term). I do understand the rules here, but I have to say that the invitation for non-regulars posted at the top of the page that led to my block does seem to invite exactly the the type of comments I left. I weighed in as a person being talked about in the third person (one of the justifications for deletion was that academics would get the wrong idea about the conference. I weighed in and spoke as one of those academics who had found the site).

I do not see how an editor can block users who leave comments like mine when there is a clear invitation for such comments at the top of the page.

Right now, I am rather disgusted with Misplaced Pages. I know that there are checks and balances underway, but it seems I lost access as one person who expressed a particular view, and so was judged by the "company" I keep in opinions. Guilt by association is alive and well, it would seem.

The thought that my first (and only) interaction with "Guy" could be his block of me (with me having no recourse to even speak to him directly about his decision) doesn't speak well for how the Misplaced Pages community has developed over the years.

Again, thanks to the editors arguing on my behalf. Sorry if I seem touchy.Jrichardstevens (talk) 05:48, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Unjustified block

In my opinion, this block was unjustified. I have raised this matter at the following thread on the administrators' noticeboard. Please see: Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Review of three of the above blocks. I understand you have strong opinions on your block. Please feel free to contribute there to give some insight into how this was handled. Carcharoth (talk) 00:04, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

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Handling Guy

Hi there. I see you've posted to Guy's talk page, and managed to find your way to his subpage from his current talk page (which as he states is a comfort to him at the moment). He will probably be taking quite a bit of flack for this, and as I am largely responsible for the ANI thread on the matter (which I pointed you to), I'd like to try and limit the fallout to some extent. I agree that you have a right to ask your questions, but could I ask that you don't get too angry with him personally? Misplaced Pages does have problems with how it handles this sort of thing, but they mostly work out in the end. Thanks, and feel free to add your views at the ANI thread - I've quoted you there. Carcharoth (talk) 09:47, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Apologies

Please accept my apologies for sweeping you up in the Oxford Round Table single-purpose account / sockpuppet farm. As you will see from Misplaced Pages:Requests for checkuser/Case/Drstones, there were a lot of problematic individuals involved, but that is not an excuse. Again, apologies. Guy (Help!) 12:19, 10 February 2008 (UTC)