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Unblock request

(I sort of prefer to post this in public, rather than mailing it, for community feedback)

If possible, I'd like to be considered for an unblock. I was banned indefinitely on October 2006 by the Arbitration Committee, one of only I think two indefinite blocks by them. I got into a series of stupid rolling conflicts with MONGO, which ended in that, which I should have far, far earlier just let it go. I then socked afterwards, and Jimbo Wales and Fred Bauder both incredibly graciously granted me a RTV afterwards. I honestly swear that all the other supposed "me" socks afterwards that randomly trolled MONGO and Hipocrite weren't me. I disagree with a lot of what happens sometimes here, for what little it is worth, but I wouldn't piss away a Right to Vanish granted at such a high level.

Yes, I've been active on Misplaced Pages Review in spurts (but aside from occassionally losing my temper there, I like to think I've been squarely in the "Misplaced Pages can be fixed category"). Yes, I started early last year the stupid Wikiabuse site idea, which was co-opted and ruined by a variety of outside influences. That idea is long terminated, the MySQL database deleted, and the domain name will go up for whomever wants to buy it when it expires.

I decided to ask for this consideration after becoming aware of the current ED AFD, but it has nothing to do with it--no opinion on it, and I want nothing to do with it. On a lark I began working on Commons on my inactive account there afterwards, and remembered how much I enjoyed it. I have no desire to delve into the 9/11 related nonsense again or anything in any way, shape, or form to do with MONGO ever again. What I would like is to be able to freely work on some articles when I have time.

My article interests are I guess a fairly odd collection, and I imagine that is how my previous sock account from 2006 was found: Seattle, Connecticut, Linux, animation, photography, bluegrass bands, comic books. That's what I'd like to work on, if I had the chance again. Probably 1/4 of my previous contributions (Rootology (talk · contribs)) were tagging city and municipality articles with whatever their missing {{state}} tag they needed. I'd be curious to build a bot that can do this, if I were allowed back, since I (hope) I have the technical skill to operate a useful bot. I’d also like to work on Commons to bring in images from free-to-reuse sources and populating them through English Misplaced Pages. That is what I'd like to work on, given the chance to return. I have zero interest in any sort of political nonsense or power games. I just want to be able to work on stuff that I enjoy reading about.

If my return would require any sort of sanction or probation, or restriction, that is perfectly fine and I wouldn’t even try to object or lawyer it. If someone suggests any sort of Misplaced Pages space limit, please let me just do Featured Articles, AIV reports, and all that stuff.

I just want to apologize again for my role in the stupid problems with the ED article, and for the personal attacks I lobbed like grenades in my final week—I’d apologized previously on Misplaced Pages Review, and want to do so again here. I am sorry, and thanks for any possible consideration.

If someone could copy this over to RFAR, reply here, or however it should be done, I’d appreciate it. rootology (T) 18:34, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi, I've disabled the unblock request because unfortunately only arbcom has the power to undo the their decision. We therefore can't review our blocks ourselves. Can you please send your unblock request to arbcom-llists.wikimedia.org? Thanks and good luck! -- lucasbfr 18:49, 18 May 2008 (UTC)