User talk:BrandonWM

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TestWiki editing restriction

Hi BlackWidowMovie0000Editor,

Following discussions with all of the other Consuls, your existing temporary, thirty (30) calendar editing restriction on TestWiki has been rescinded and replaced with the following, indefinite editing restriction, which is has you subject to the following prohibitions, restrictions, and/or requirements (collectively, "the conditions"):

1. Prohibition on requesting administrator for thirty (30) calendar days from the date of imposition;
2. Requirement that you obtain consensus of the Consuls before requesting bureaucrat;
3. Prohibition on editing TestWiki:Request permissions, which may be imposed by a partial block if breached;
4. Prohibition on page, redirect, and template page moves;
5. Prohibition on deleting any page, redirect, or template, which you, yourself, did not create; and,
6. Requirement to obtain the approval of at least one (1) other Consul before creating any pages, redirects, or templates on TestWiki, not counting subpages in your userspace.

Additionally, if any of these conditions are breached, given the number of cautionary notes and warnings you've had related to your disruptive, albeit good-faith, editing, any administrator may reimpose either a sitewide or partial block for any length of time, as @NDKilla: articulated above.

Finally, if, after a reasonable period of time, you wish to appeal the the editing restriction, you may first appeal it on your talk page to the Consuls and, if that is unsuccessful, you may appeal your restriction at TestWiki:Community portal.

Cheers,
Dmehus (talk) 23:22, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

As a footnote to the above, revised, indefinite TestWiki editing restriction, any Consul approvals for any of the above restrictions must be provided on-wiki. Similarly, any acceptance of conditions of their providing an approval must also be done on-wiki. Dmehus (talk) 23:41, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

@Dmehus: So, 1 month from the OG restriction? User:BlackWidowMovie0/signature 17:28, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

#1 lasts for 1 month, yes. #2-6 are indefinite, but can be appealed to the Consuls after a reasonable period of time (likely several months, to be perfectly honest). No fixed time limit on when you can ask the Consuls on #2, but I would suggest at least a month after #1 expires. Dmehus (talk) 19:07, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

@Dmehus: So basically Nov. 26. User:BlackWidowMovie0/signature 20:05, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

@BlackWidowMovie0: For requesting administrator, yes, that's correct. For requesting bureaucrat, I recommend waiting until at least 26 December 2020 before asking for Consul consensus. Nevertheless, we have another matter to discuss, and that is your breach of your editing restriction (criterion # 4) in this log action. While it was good-faith in that I don't personally see a point to that sub-stub page that repeats an established global policy. It would've been fine for you to suggest deletion or other action, but your moving the page to @Cactus754:'s userspace was problematic. Care to explain? Dmehus (talk) 00:08, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

@Dmehus: Yes. I moved the page to Cactus754 because he was the only editor for the page, having 3 revisions, all of them his. I left a message on his talk page as well, to notify him. See the message at User talk:Cactus754#Sock puppetry. User:BlackWidowMovie0/signature 00:11, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

While I personally agree with this decision, your doing that was in breach of your editing restriction here on TestWiki, which was put in place as you have a habit of jumping in too quickly before fully understanding our policies and practices. I will discuss with Cactus754 their creation of that page separately. What concerns me is your ability, or inability, to abide by a current, in-force editing restriction on TestWiki. Dmehus (talk) 00:15, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

@Dmehus: I'll try and remember next time. Sorry. User:BlackWidowMovie0/signature 00:16, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

@BlackWidowMovie0: Okay, thank you. Please do more than try—you should focus incredibly hard at not doing that. Too many contraventions of your editing restriction, especially in a short period of time, would likely result in a sitewide block being reinstated, at least temporarily. I really don't want to see that happen. If you it difficult to govern yourself, I would suggest either (a) focusing on your Marvel Cinematic Universe wiki (ideally) or (b) taping your editing restriction to your monitor. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 00:26, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

@Dmehus: Taped. LOL. I am gonna focus on my wiki, I'm just kinda busy. User:BlackWidowMovie0/signature 00:27, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

 Great! Dmehus (talk) 00:28, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

@Dmehus: I would really, really, REALLY, like to be a Consul one day, though. You think it's possible in Feb-April 2021? User:BlackWidowMovie0/signature 00:31, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Well, for starters, we have historically only added 1-2 Consuls per year, as we really do have a small community, which is smaller than it was even last year, largely. So it becomes an issue, firstly, based on need, but then we need to assess not just the quantity but the quality of one's contributions. I wouldn't suggest it's impossible or anything, but would rather see you focusing on becoming a productive bureaucrat again. Consuls can't really do that much more than bureaucrats, other than use ManageWiki and edit Consul-protected pages. Dmehus (talk) 00:39, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

@Dmehus: Okay. I'll try and help with admin once I get it. User:BlackWidowMovie0/signature 00:51, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ I was under the impression that his topic ban only applied to articles, redirects, and templates. Does that count as an article although it is not in mainspace? Naleksuh (talk) 05:41, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

@Naleksuh: The editing restriction/topic ban applies to pages, redirects, and templates. We don't have articles, per se, on TestWiki. It is not limited by namespace. Hope that clarifies. Dmehus (talk) 15:10, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

November 2020

You have been temporarily blocked from editing as a result of your disruptive edits. You are free to make non-destructive tests after the block has expired, but please note that vandalism, spam, deliberate misinformation, privacy violations, personal attacks, legal threats; and repeated, blatant violations of our policies will not be tolerated. You can request an unblock by placing {{Unblock|reason}} on your talkpage. Any patrolling Consul will shortly get to you.

Hi BlackWidowMovie0000Editor,

This is very difficult for me to do, so with immense regrets, I have had no choice but to indefinitely block this account on TestWiki following your material breaches of user accounts policy in your requesting rights as SCVSlalom, despite your having been indefinitely restricted from requesting rights on this wiki per the above warnings.

You may appeal this no sooner than standard offer of six months (inclusive of today).

Cheers,
Dmehus (talk) 02:32, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Unblock

This blocked user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

BrandonWM (block log • active blocks • central auth (for registered users) • global blocks (for IP users) • contribs • deleted contribs • change block settings • unblock • filter log)

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Request reason:

I know what I did was wrong, I can explain fully. I broke all trust by using an alternate account to avoid user restrictions imposed by Consuls. I can avoid disrupting the wiki again. How I will do this is: If I become disruptive again, block me for 2 weeks, non-appealable. Next time, 1 month. Time after that, 2 months, so on, so forth. User:BlackWidowMovie0/signature 17:25, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Not done, given the pattern of cross-wiki abuse that is occurring concurrently on Meta. As such, I'm revoking talk page access for three months, at which time you may appeal. Dmehus (talk) 18:28, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

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If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired.

What!!!!! I didn't do anything. Please don't. User:BlackWidowMovie0/signature 18:30, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

@Dmehus: Might be a good idea to remove talk page access via page protection so that it can expire in three months. Naleksuh (talk) 18:45, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

@Naleksuh: Reasonable request, actually. I was going to diarise it to restore, but this is less work. Dmehus (talk) 18:54, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

@Naleksuh:  Done, and thanks for the good suggestion. Dmehus (talk) 18:57, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Unblock Request

This blocked user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

BrandonWM (block log • active blocks • central auth (for registered users) • global blocks (for IP users) • contribs • deleted contribs • change block settings • unblock • filter log)

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Request reason:

I have stopped editing disruptively, and I have waited 3 months to appeal the reason for this block, which is violating consul-imposed restrictions. I apologize, and will not breach this again. This is an appeal for both the block and the editing/user rights restriction. A way I will not breach this again is the Global Account Creation Limitation, which was created to enforce this particular situation. I hope you consider my appeal. Best, User:BlackWidowMovie0/signature 19:00, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Not done Sorry, given recent events on IRC and on-wiki, I'm not satisfied you either (a) understand the circumstances that led to your block and (b) how you will prevent recurrence. Dmehus (talk) 19:04, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

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Hi BrandonWM,

Per my comments here, given the significant passage of time, I'm willing to extend and assume good faith here that with that passage of time, there comes with it greater maturity and competency. As a reminder, your TestWiki editing restriction, outlined here remains in place, minus, of course, the prohibition on waiting thirty (30) days before requesting sysop, since it's been well past thirty days since the restriction was imposed. Your acknowledgement, by way of a reply, would be appreciated. Dmehus (talk) 04:50, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Dmehus, Thanks for unblocking me. I completely accept the terms that come with the unblock. However I will note that you might want to update the editing restrictions page, as it seems to be long outdated. Thank you again. BlackWidowMovie0 (talk - contribs) 15:22, 21 June 2022 (UTC)