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DYK for Bill Bellamy (soldier)

On 17 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bill Bellamy (soldier), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bill Bellamy, who was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry as a tank commander in 1944, raised £30,000 by trekking across Cuba in 2005, at the age of 81? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bill Bellamy (soldier).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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1RR article

If what your claiming is indeed the truth I urge you to self revert on the article, if not you are aware of the troubles restrictions and the sanctions which cover them. Mo ainm~Talk 13:38, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

AE report

See here Mo ainm~Talk 15:25, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Change to AE comment

Using caps to "shout" at another use is not appropriate. Neither is calling them an "idiot" like you did. Since that bad action was easily remedied I removed the caps and replaced "idiot" with "editor" so it won't inflame the situation. Please remember to stay cool even in the face of accusations of policy violations.--The Devil's Advocate (talk) 17:51, 8 January 2012 (UTC) Hello. You have a new message at The Devil's Advocate's talk page.

Outing of other editors

Please read WP:OUTING, then Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive623#User Mo ainm's alternate account status. Specifically "His clean start is legit, and a Checkuser and Oversighter confirmed it. She also stated the previous account was connected to his real name, hence no public connection as that would defeat the entire purpose of the new account and would be WP:OUTING. If he gets into trouble with this new account, he will of course receive consequences, and the connection will be utilized by those aware of it if necessary. At this point, I recommend you stop beating the dead horse". I have redacted various uses of a username which may or may not be correct, and I strongly recommend you don't attempt to link Mo ainm to any previous account due to the reasons already given. Obviously you can't make any similarly claims about WP:OUTING, since you claim you're not a sock.... 2 lines of K₃₀₃ 10:22, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

I do not give you authority to redact anything I have written. If you have assumed this authority based on precedent then be aware the privilege does not extend to you. I also ask you to cease the personal attacks and incivility you are directing at me. I am not a sockpuppet. SonofSetanta (talk) 12:26, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

• SonofSetanta, just to make it clear. You post that information again, including undoing any of the redactions, and I block you. And I do have the authority to do that. --Elen of the Roads (talk) 13:04, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

What's wrong with me posting the information when it's true and has been admitted? Also, who had the right to redact anything from my comments except me or an admin? SonofSetanta (talk) 13:17, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Where has it been admitted? Mo ainm~Talk 13:19, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

I am an admin (Arbitrator, Checkuser and Oversighter). In this very specific instance, if I tell you to stop, you stop. I have also said that others should drop arguing about whether you had a previous account - if you did, it's not blocked, and it stopped editing too long ago to be relevant. You're going good to get this account blocked even if it is new, so I suggest you calm things down a bit.Elen of the Roads (talk) 13:25, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

How is asking for help going good to get my account blocked? I've come to you, genuinely with cap in hand, asking for help. I note your advice and will take it, as I hope others do. All I want to do is edit Misplaced Pages, I don't want any hassle. Advise me as much as you want and I will take your advice - that's what I want. I'm a littler bit slow to edit and see everything as it changes around me though because I'm not used to all of this page to page conversation.SonofSetanta (talk) 13:28, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Quick tip - Underpants of Doom is a sock of a banned user. Now there is a very strict rule about being banned and coming back as a sock.Elen of the Roads (talk) 00:47, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Ah I didn't know that. I'm afr4aid I still have much to learn. That kind of blows the theory about me being a reincarnation of an experienced user. SonofSetanta (talk) 12:55, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Redaction

If any redaction is to be done in an AE thread, it will be done either by the author of that comment or by an uninvolved administrator; it will not be done by the subject of the complaint, period. Don't do it again. T. Canens (talk) 14:43, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

You're confusing me because another editor did exactly that to me this morning and when I undid it I was threatened with sanctions (see post above yours). SonofSetanta (talk) 15:19, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

AE report

FYI here Mo ainm~Talk 16:53, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Result of the complaint about your edits at WP:Arbitration enforcement

Notice to administrators: In a March 2010 decision, the Committee held that "Administrators are prohibited from reversing or overturning (explicitly or in substance) any action taken by another administrator pursuant to the terms of an active arbitration remedy, and explicitly noted as being taken to enforce said remedy, except: (a) with the written authorization of the Committee, or (b) following a clear, substantial, and active consensus of uninvolved editors at a community discussion noticeboard (such as WP:AN or WP:ANI). If consensus in such discussions is hard to judge or unclear, the parties should submit a request for clarification on the proper page. Any administrator that overturns an enforcement action outside of these circumstances shall be subject to appropriate sanctions, up to and including desysopping, at the discretion of the Committee."

Per this AE decision on a complaint that you violated 1RR on 8 January at Ulster Defence Regiment. EdJohnston (talk) 17:12, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Seeing that you've not yet received a formal notice of the discretionary sanctions, I'm leaving one now.

The Arbitration Committee has permitted administrators to impose discretionary sanctions (information on which is at Misplaced Pages:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions) on any editor who is active on pages broadly related to The Troubles. Discretionary sanctions can be used against an editor who repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of Misplaced Pages, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process. If you engage in further inappropriate behavior in this area, you may be placed under sanctions, which can include blocks, a revert limitation, or an article ban. The Committee's full decision can be read in the Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/The Troubles#Final decision section of the decision page. Please familiarise yourself with the information page at Misplaced Pages:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions, with the appropriate sections of Misplaced Pages:Arbitration Committee/Procedures, and with the case decision page.

EdJohnston (talk) 17:28, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Regarding your appeal template below, you actually have to fill in the contents for it to be copied over to AE for you. You can't just say 'I appeal' and give no reasons. EdJohnston (talk) 18:55, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Appeal

Appeal withdrawn. Whether I like it or not I have fallen foul of the 1RR restriction due to gaming by others. Had I not been locked down tight since last week I would have appealed through a sense of chagrin but other things are now assuming more importance than being cornered by gamers. SonofSetanta (talk) 11:51, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

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Sono, you should fix up your reports at AE. They're a tad sloppy, concerning broken links. GoodDay (talk) 14:52, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Sorry mate I really haven't got a clue what I'm doing so I'm just doing my best until I can forget about all this fighting and get back to editing. SonofSetanta (talk) 16:16, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

AE Result

Pursuant to this AE Report you are banned from all articles, discussions, and other content related to The Troubles, broadly construed across all namespaces for 90 days. Further, for filing multiple frivolous bad-faith requests at Arbitration Enforcement you are banned from participation there for 90 days. You may only post to WP:AE to appeal this ban. --WGFinley (talk) 06:22, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Arbitration Enforcement Block

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You went and participated at the talk page at Ulster Defense Regiment after your ban listed above. You were previously blocked a week for violating 1RR, since you can't seem to follow your warnings I am blocking you for 2 weeks.

I realize you have a pending appeal of your ban at AE, you can post comments for AE here on your talk page for them to be copied over. I really wish you would treat this a bit more seriously, right now it seems you intend to keep editing these articles without any regard to your behavior or your ban. --WGFinley (talk) 18:26, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Regardless of the circumstances that led to this block and the topic ban it is enforcing, I believe your statement at AE that you're not a troublemaker. However, you've got yourself into a bit of a pickle, and I'm concerned that if you keep following the trajectory you're on at the moment, you're only going to get into more trouble. My advice is to take the two weeks off without fighting it, and then come back refreshed and find something that takes your interest and isn't going to get you into trouble—you say you have an interest in military history, so why not help out at WP:MILHIST, or find something completely different that you enjoy and that keeps you out of trouble. Then after your 90 days are up, you can go back to editing "Troubles" I hate that term, but it's the least-worst option topics, and make a real effort to keep your nose clean, but people who edit only in one area (especially a controversial one) often lose the perspective that an editor with broader interests might have. If I can help keep you out of trouble, or if you're looking for something to do when your block expires, get in touch. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:47, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

HJ is right and if you explained to me the circumstances of your violation of the ban I might be inclined to review it. --WGFinley (talk) 23:52, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

I just didn't know. I thought the ban meant a block and when I was able to access the talk page I edited. I didn't expect my editing world to come crashing down.SonofSetanta (talk) 09:27, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Based on your email I am going to lift your block since you seemed to think the system would prevent you from editing banned articles. Topic bans are something you control yourself, there's no way for us to block you in the system. That means you cannot edit any article or participate in any discussions related to The Troubles for the next three months. Please take a look at HJ's suggestions above and when in doubt ask before editing, a future block is unlikely to be reduced so easily. --WGFinley (talk) 13:40, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

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1RR breach

Misplaced Pages:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement. 2 lines of K₃₀₃ 16:44, 6 August 2012 (UTC)