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"It is how we categorize such people"... "Such people"? Rather offensive way to put it. "Such people" do not like being told what terms do and do not apply. In this case the term actor is preferred. If you do not like this you can bring the matter up with the proper persons. Your words could be interpreted as sexist..be careful how you choose them.
"It is how we categorize such people"... "Such people"? Rather offensive way to put it. "Such people" do not like being told what terms do and do not apply. In this case the term actor is preferred. If you do not like this you can bring the matter up with the proper persons. Your words could be interpreted as sexist..be careful how you choose them.
**Your continued out of process ignoring of CfD is becoming troubling.[[User:Johnpacklambert|John Pack Lambert]] ([[User talk:Johnpacklambert|talk]]) 01:13, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

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Why am I blocked

Why am I blocked? I don't understand. I did not spam, I undid edits to an article. I thought people could add/subtract things from articles without getting banned. Wikiaccount2311 (talk) 15:35, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Thanks for your remark. You are, repeatedly, over a long period undoing edits, and/or removing things or adding things. If your edits get undone, then you must notice that a) certain info is not wanted, and other info is wanted. You fail to discuss, you use multiple accounts (see here), etc. Please consider the warnings above, formulate a proper unblock request, and if/when unblocked, consider to discuss your edits and why. But this is not going to get you any further. Thanks. --Dirk Beetstra T C 15:43, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]


I'm not sure if this is how to respond correctly. Wikipedia is a little confusing.

I understand your reasons, Dirk, but all I did was undo a single edit. Then someone came along and wiped out other links for no reason. I restored them, and then things went back and forth, until I was banned. I put in the discussion bar that I would appreciate it if my edits could be kept there and the other one left out, so an attempt at discussion was made.

As for the other accounts, one of them is mine--I forgot about it, and hence the new account. I don't recognize the other ones. They're either not mine, or it's been a while and I don't recall setting them up. Sorry about any confusion that caused.

Thanks, Dirk. Wikiaccount2311 (talk) 17:49, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]


I am requesting an unblock. I haven't done anything to warrant being blocked, other than disagree with a few users, who made unwarranted adds and edits and are not being blocked. Wikiaccount2311 (talk) 18:52, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's the "back and forth" part that seems to be the biggest problem right now. What we call edit warring (endlessly going back and forth) is bad for articles and a waste of computing resources. One rule that we have about this is called the "three revert rule". It says that no individual person should undo something more than three times. It looks like you did this four times at that article; since there were more of them then there are of you, they didn't reach that undesirable level, and thus they are not blocked.
I agree that Wikipedia can be very confusing. To request an unblock, I suggest reading WP:UNBLOCK (the short version) and then Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks (the longer, but probably more useful version). Pay particular attention to the second item in the first bulleted list, with the words "no longer necessary" in bold-face text. Then paste this code:
{{unblock|1=Insert your reason to be unblocked here}}
at the bottom of this page (putting your explanation in after the equals sign). The explanation can be as long as necessary. When you save the page, it will take your reason and put it in a blue box, and also put your account name on the list of people who would like to be unblocked. A couple of people keep an eye on that list, so you could probably expect a response within a few hours. WhatamIdoing (talk) 20:59, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
May I suggest the first thing you if you are unblocked is to go to Talk:Rachael Lillis, start a new section on the talk page by clicking on the blue "+" or "new section" at the top of the page, and state why you believe the external link you persist in adding meets the criteria of WP:ELYES or WP:ELMAYBE, and why it the restrictions at WP:ELNO do not apply. There are restrictions on what can be used as an external link on a wikipedia page, and doubtless the other editors can tell you why they do not think the link should be included. Keep in mind that edits are maintained by consensus of all editors who are interested in the page, based on a common understanding of the policies and guidelines. In other words, you must familiarize yourself with the rules (particularly the ones regarding external links) and try to convince the other editors that your edits have merit on the basis of those rules. WLU (t) (c) Wikipedia's rules:simple/complex 23:24, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for your help! I guess I reached the "three" quota because several people showed up to revert the edits, which was surprising.

I didn't actually add any links at all. I took one out. It got put back, and I took it out again. And so on. And then the other links that've been there for a long time suddenly got taken out. A consensus was mentioned, and then someone tagged the article with a COI.

As for the unblocking process, those who showed up and reverted the edits so quickly are part of the reason the blocking occurred. Wikiaccount2311 (talk) 03:33, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Wikiaccount2311, Wiki is not a too bad a place, but it seems that you (and you above partially say so) are pushing to get things out (the imdb), and pushing to get links in (the fanpages). Now, you used multiple accounts (something that is quite strictly forbidden), it is long time (years?), you were reverting on one day 4-5 times (3RR is a bright red line) - that had to stop, and discussion needed to be enforced. Sorry if that seems unfriendly.
You have in the edit summary and here sentences like 'I don't want the link there, full stop', and 'Restored links that I'd like to keep. Thank you. :)' - You do not own the page, you may be close to the subject, but everything you do is released to the public, and can be edited mercilessly by others. You are not to decide what is going to be there, or what not. You may disagree, there are things that you can remove if there is no proof, or add things that are suitable (or properly referenced), but there is no end decision by you. If there are any concerns, go to the talkpage, or discuss with the persons directly.
I am going to assume good faith here (see it that you were 'banned' to enforce discussion - an 'indef' block is not an indefinite block, it is a block until one successfully discusses and explains what happens, it can always be overturned, though see it as a hard warning). By this you are unblocked, but since you seem to be very, very closely related to the subject, I would suggest that you keep yourself to a complete 1 revert on articles where you are involved (i.e., if you remove something and someone adds it back, you go and discuss with that person and/or on the talkpage - if you add something and someone removes it again, you go and discuss with that person and/or on the talkpage - but in no case you push that again, also not 2 weeks later; note: plain vandalism is of course exempt from this, if someone adds 'Rachael is a <bad word here>', you can remove that more often (still keeping the three revert rule in mind)), though I expect that you warn the editor who is doing it (and you can always ask for intervention from an admin before it really runs out of hand, they have more possibilities to stop editors from vandalism and the like).
Please, have a good look through some of the documents linked above in the welcome message at the top, in the warnings I left you with the block notice, and in the posts here (I know, Wikipedia has sometimes a steep learning curve, and you don't have to know it all - I would say 'edit boldly, but if someone has concerns, discuss, and consider that there may be somewhere something written about it (and you may still be right, but don't fight about it)'). Again, I am sorry if Wikipedia seemed unfriendly, and I hope that you will come again and help us. After all, you do seem to be a specialist in Rachael Lillis. Thank you. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:36, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
(after edit conflict): yes, you are right, you have been reverted many times, and none of the reverters started a discussion with you either (both in a way have that obligation!), the problem is, you crossed some lines (multiple accounts, long time, no extended discussion except 'I want it', 3RR) - but as I said, I will unblock you now. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:36, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much, Dirk, I appreciate that.

Re: crossing lines and saying full stop... The other login got lost in memory, and I have no idea about the IP's or who Krom is. It does feel a bit unfriendly when several people revert edits against one without discourse, or type in "goes against consensus" (I didn't understand what he meant) and "yahoo group and fanlisting? Nope" (sounds a bit 'full stop-ian'). They can herd someone into meeting the 3 quota pretty easily. Yes, I do represent the person in question. My discussion was 'unwanted link removed, please don't put back, thank you.' Not meant to be off-putting at all, although I can understand that that gives the impression of assuming authority on a public info site.

The fanlisting was a personal project created for RL, and the yahoo group's been around for a while. The erasure of the imdb link is for professional reasons, as the link contains many errors and does not represent the person in question.

Thanks again for your help, time and attention, Dirk.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiaccount2311 (talk • contribs)

No worries! Lost logins happen, but since there were also a handful of IPs which were doing similar edits, I felt that we really needed proper attention (maybe I was a bit harsh in blocking, I could have tried warning first, but then - you did cross more than one red line .. either way, now it is solved).
Fanpages are generally not suitable as external links for a set of reasons - generally they are mainly kept by fans, no real control on the content, they do not tell anything that the official pages already tell, they are 'volatile' (change quick), and then if they are official (or properly recognised by the subject), then they are already prominently linked from the official page of the subject anyway. Imdb is anyway a discussion point, they are big, they contain a lot of data, but then they are basically a 'wiki', there is often wrong info - sometimes they do add to the page, but one can ask whether it is reliable enough to be suitable. I am a bit either-way on imdb, but if it is there, it is better to discuss the removal as well (it is now gone, I saw).
Happy editing!! --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:44, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

February 2013

Hello, I'm Kevin12xd. I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions, such as the one you made to Rachael Lillis, because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks, Kevin12xd (talk) (contribs) 01:04, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Rachael Lillis is an actress

Actress is the accepted term for females involved in acting. It is how we categorize such people. Your constant removal of Rachael Lillis from these categories is unhelpful.John Pack Lambert (talk) 02:37, 1 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Actress categories

The decision has been made to categorize people in Category:American voice actresses and Category:American male voice actors. If you do not like this, you could bring the matter up at CfD, although since the most recent discussion of this was barely a month ago, I doubt you would make much progress there.John Pack Lambert (talk) 01:56, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"It is how we categorize such people"... "Such people"? Rather offensive way to put it. "Such people" do not like being told what terms do and do not apply. In this case the term actor is preferred. If you do not like this you can bring the matter up with the proper persons. Your words could be interpreted as sexist..be careful how you choose them.

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