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I don't edit Misplaced Pages very often

I have previously edited maybe 10 or 12 Misplaced Pages articles. They mostly involved classic films or politics. One major contribution (almost 50%) I made to an article is something that I think very few people in the world could have done, and now that is owned by Misplaced Pages thanks to me (no, I won't say what it was so you'll have to take my word for it). The edits took place in 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, and now. I only have the whim to edit every few years, so I just created a new username each time then forgot about it. I have forgotten the passwords for my previous usernames, with the exception of User:Dojoarigato, under which I made the most edits,, and I never set up any password retrieval system. I have never tried to game a debate through sock puppetry, nor am I a single-purpose account. I personally feel unqualified to comment meaningfully on a wide variety of articles. Useitorloseit (talk) 17:52, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

neutral RfC notification

Template_talk:Succession_box#RfC has a discussion on succession box usage. You had previously noted or opined at Template_talk:Infobox_officeholder/Archive_18#RfC_on_successor.2Fpredecessor_where_a_district_is_not_reasonably_viewed_as_the_same_after_redistricting thanks. Collect (talk) 21:34, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

Standard offer unblock request

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

Blocking administrator: blocking administrator (talk)

Reviewing administrator: On hold pending the AN discussion linked below. Rjd0060 (talk) 01:01, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

Request reason:

After the blocking administrator has left a comment, do one of the following:

If you decline the unblock request, replace this template with the following, substituting {{subst:Decline reason here}} with any specific rationale. If you do not edit the text after "decline=", a default reason why the request was declined will be inserted.

{{unblock reviewed|1=I'm requesting the standard offer. It says to contact willing admins by e-mail/IRC but I can't find a list of the willing admins nor anyone's e-mails, so I'm just posting this. I have stayed away for over 6 months, and while I am not the world's most frequent Misplaced Pages contributor (I am not an expert on a lot of things), I believe I have made helpful contributions and can make more, and I'd like to move past the drama that took up all my time/attention before. 129.174.252.6 (talk) 17:05, 13 August 2015 (UTC) :What went wrong: I made a textbook example of disrupting Misplaced Pages to prove a point. 1000% guilty there. After that point (mid-February 2014), I think I was a lot better at keeping to the rules, but by then there were understandably very few people who had the time/inclination to bother with me. One person who did, retired admin SGGH, noted the before/after split by saying my earlier behavior was "not particularly good" but later I had been "appropriate and diplomatic." But arguing about changing consensus for a contentious edit that is not that important was not going to convince many other editors, for obvious reasons. Going forward, to avoid a repeat of the situation I would: follow the rules very closely and ask if I was uncertain about the proper etiquette; work collaboratively and if faced with contentious editors, use the dispute resolution process and let the chips fall where they may; understand that not every edit is worth a huge amount of time fighting over; and remember that there's no time limit on improving an article so some things take time and that's fine. Useitorloseit (talk) 21:07, 13 August 2015 (UTC)|decline={{subst:Decline reason here}} ~~~~}}

If you accept the unblock request, replace this template with the following, substituting Accept reason here with your rationale:

{{unblock reviewed|1=I'm requesting the standard offer. It says to contact willing admins by e-mail/IRC but I can't find a list of the willing admins nor anyone's e-mails, so I'm just posting this. I have stayed away for over 6 months, and while I am not the world's most frequent Misplaced Pages contributor (I am not an expert on a lot of things), I believe I have made helpful contributions and can make more, and I'd like to move past the drama that took up all my time/attention before. 129.174.252.6 (talk) 17:05, 13 August 2015 (UTC) :What went wrong: I made a textbook example of disrupting Misplaced Pages to prove a point. 1000% guilty there. After that point (mid-February 2014), I think I was a lot better at keeping to the rules, but by then there were understandably very few people who had the time/inclination to bother with me. One person who did, retired admin SGGH, noted the before/after split by saying my earlier behavior was "not particularly good" but later I had been "appropriate and diplomatic." But arguing about changing consensus for a contentious edit that is not that important was not going to convince many other editors, for obvious reasons. Going forward, to avoid a repeat of the situation I would: follow the rules very closely and ask if I was uncertain about the proper etiquette; work collaboratively and if faced with contentious editors, use the dispute resolution process and let the chips fall where they may; understand that not every edit is worth a huge amount of time fighting over; and remember that there's no time limit on improving an article so some things take time and that's fine. Useitorloseit (talk) 21:07, 13 August 2015 (UTC)|accept=Accept reason here ~~~~}}

I've tweaked your block to allow editing this page - please confirm it's really you. I can post your request to WP:AN and start an unblock discussion, but a more verbose request explaining what was wrong before and how you're going to avoid it in the future would improve your chances (from your current request it's less clear ). Max Semenik (talk) 17:59, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

Yes, it's me. Let me know if you need more verification. I added to my post. If you could go to AN with this, I'd appreciate it. Useitorloseit (talk) 22:33, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

@MaxSem: Not sure if you saw my expanded post above. Could you let me know whether my request will move forward or not? Thanks. Useitorloseit (talk) 18:33, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

Sorry, lost track of this request. Here we go: WP:AN#Useitorloseit unblock request. Max Semenik (talk) 21:16, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

@Chillum:. I have no idea what the rules are for discussing your own Standard offer, so strike this if improper, but in answer to your questions: the sanctions were a 1RR rule, and as far as I know there was no discussion leading to my final block (former admin Secret deleted my block evasion sock post at RfA then Rjd0060 indef blocked me). Useitorloseit (talk) 23:15, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

• Unblock on hold