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Why Retirement?I'm tired of dealing with assholes who know nothing of creating good content, but who think that they have a right to be abusive. I'm tired of watching certain groups get protection from racist slurs, but so long as all you're doing is denigrating an Indian, it's OK, because that not really racism. I'm tired of admins who see that, but decide that it's not a real problem, so they don't address the problem, so the problems get worse. I'm tired of ArbCom members who are not old enough to shave, who have no real life experience, but who decide that threats to out someone merely merit a warning (been there, done that, filed the lawsuit). I have no desire to go through that again, so the asshats win. I'm outta here. To my friends and to those who took the time to listen to me today, thanks. I appreciate your kindness. That specifically includes the admins I chatted with on IRC - I really do appreciate your taking the time to speak to me.

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Rio Alto Mining

Hey Greg,

I am the author of the Rio Alto Mining page you highlighted for deletion. Please pardon me, that article is my first Misplaced Pages page I have written. That said, I believe the topic is notable -- according to the Misplaced Pages corporation guidelines, almost all public corporations are notable, and Rio Alto is much larger in terms of market capitalization and net income than many other comparable companies that also have Misplaced Pages articles.

Given that it was my first article, I am not especially familiar with what makes a good Misplaced Pages article. I copied the template for the existing Iamgold (another Canadian gold miner) article and updated the information so as to be relevant to Rio Alto. I am happy to edit the article in whatever way necessary so as to be credible and not promotional. Please advise me as to what I should do in order to avoid deletion of the article. Thanks.

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The Freedom of speech Barnstar

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		On behalf of WikiProject Freedom of speech, The Freedom of speech Barnstar is awarded to GregJackP, for contributions related to expanding and improving the quality of articles on Misplaced Pages relevant to freedom of speech and censorship. From the participants at WikiProject Freedom of speech, thank you, — Cirt (talk) 04:32, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

War crimes in occupied Poland during World War II

I have reverted your "promotion" of the above article to GA status, for reasons explained here. I would ask that you do not revert me, and instead engage in discussion in the appropriate location- the article talk page, GAR, or a new review. However, I would note that it's possible that you are too involved in the article to be a neutral reviewer at this time. J Milburn (talk) 15:57, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

Fine. I'll walk away. In the meantime, keep your racist asshole friend away from me. I will not tolerate his incivility, nor your apparent support of it. I note that you did not make any comment about his racist comments go right ahead, send ten little Indians round to scalp me if you must here, or insults You're an braindead idiot here. There are plenty more examples, but you seem intelligent enough to get the point. I don't want to see him on my talkpage any more, nor anyone else who tolerates that type of racism. Regards, GregJackP Boomer! 17:59, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

I appreciate your stepping away from the issue- that seems to be wise. MarcusBritish is not my friend- to my knowledge, we have never interacted. I will, however, leave a note on his talk page letting him know that you are desisting from the issue, and requesting that he stop posting on your talk page. We're all adults here; hopefully he'll be willing to respect your wishes. J Milburn (talk) 18:09, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

You might want to warn him about racist comments too, but I've noticed that racism against Indians seems to be OK here. GregJackP Boomer! 18:13, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

I accept that those kind of comments cross the line, of course I do, but I can't warn or sanction him in good conscience without doing the same to you. There was plenty of name-calling (as well some not-so-sensible references to nationality) coming from you as well; others who have commented on the dispute have seen fit to call on both of you to calm down (I don't really want to start playing the "he started it, but he was nastier" argument). In all honesty, I'd rather see both of you (both productive, well-intentioned editors) still editing, rather than seeing you both blocked. We're all adults here- me telling people off and preventing them from editing is just going to lead to bad feeling. Hopefully, if you're stepping away from the dispute and Marcus is happy to leave you alone, we can all put the unpleasantness behind us. J Milburn (talk) 18:59, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

Fine. Since you are content to enable racism and bigotry, you can stay off my talk page too. He is the one that brought my race into the picture, and I responded when he attempted to "instruct" me on how members of my race should feel. It is a documented fact that Amherst, a serving British officer, sent disease infected blankets to the tribes. The fact that you do not see the difference in his racism and my responses tells me all I need to know about you. I do not deal with either racists nor those that tolerate racism. So, like I said, you can stay the hell away from me too. GregJackP Boomer! 19:33, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

I will also note that he hasn't stopped with his personal attacks either, even after you posted that I was walking away. See here. Good job in taking care of the problem. GregJackP Boomer! 19:44, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

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		I salute your courage, GregJackP! You have an enviable ability to stay calm in the face of adversity. Thanks for being such a great example. Poeticbent talk 21:21, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

MarcusBritish

Hello GregJackP,

If you take a look at the editor's contribution page, you will see that this account has been blocked by Gorilla Warfare on behalf of the Arbitration Committee. I understand completely why you are so upset, but I sincerely hope that you will reconsider your retirement. In any event, I wish you well, and thank you for your contributions to this encyclopedia. Cullen Let's discuss it 07:05, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

I second that. Please take a break GregJackP, but we need you here precisely, because someone's got to stand up to narcisists who harbour averse racism. If not you, then who? Poeticbent talk 13:24, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

Also, if you chose to return, I would renominate War crimes in occupied Poland during World War II for you, so you could reinstate your GAN review anyway you wanted, and make is stick. Poeticbent talk 21:29, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

I hope you reconsider; we have too few people with the writing talent, knowledge, and ability to put the two together that you have. Plus you're one of the good guys ...--Wehwalt (talk) 22:22, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

Like and see . Come back soon, I hope! Montanabw 01:28, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Block

I have blocked you for the period of a week because of continued harassment of User:MarcusBritish. Your recent actions show that you are unwilling to stop perpetuating what seems to be a long-standing, very personal argument, and this is unacceptable. I would like to mention that this is not an ArbCom block, and so it can be appealed in the standard way. I would like to request that any unblocking administrator please contact me before reversing the block, however. – GorillaWarfare (talk) 16:06, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

GregJackP (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

I can provide all of the information on the harassment I've been receiving, but have been advised not to post it on Misplaced Pages itself. If you want me to email the information to you, I am happy to do so. On interactions with Marcus, I just want to be left alone by him, and to go my own way, so that the off-wiki harassment by him will stop. GregJackP Boomer! 12:09 pm, 14 January 2014, last Tuesday (3 days ago) (UTC−5)

Accept reason:

After conferring with the blocking admin, and given the user's statement below, I believe that the problem is resolved. – Quadell 13:07, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

Hello, GregJackP. Sorry to hear of all the trouble you've been going through. I've read your unblock reason, but I'd like to ask a specific follow-up question: Do you agree to have nothing to do with your previous antagonist, letting the matter lie? If so, I don't see any reason for your block to continue. – Quadell 12:21, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

Sure, I'll agree. I had already agreed to walk away and was doing so when he resumed the personal attacks. If for some reason he became unblocked and he began to attack me again, I would contact an admin by email or IRC, and would do my best not to become involved on-wiki. GregJackP Boomer! 12:51, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you for a supreme court, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:10, 14 January 2014 (UTC)