Please read WP:OUTING before continuing to edit Wikipedia. Your recent edits on Talk:Christopher Langan are completely unacceptable on Wikipedia -- you may not attempt to connect an editor to a real-life individual unless they have explicitly disclosed such a link themselves on Wikipedia. Do not reintroduce the information -- doing so will result in a block from editing. GorillaWarfare (talk) 21:41, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
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. – bradv🍁 18:41, 26 February 2020 (UTC)@DrL: I am trying to work out what is going on and I will ask other experienced editors what might be done. Meanwhile, I suggest you do not comment here or attempt to make any edit or email until the block expires. It is frustrating when an open platform such as Wikipedia is used to attack people but we have to live with it and respond wisely. I suggest not mentioning other editors at all unless at a noticeboard such as WP:ANI. Such mentions only stimulate trouble. Johnuniq (talk) 06:41, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
@DrL: Hi. You appear to have been blocked from editing Langan's page in the past for your antics, so I would suggest reining yourself in before your account is banned. I do not know your husband in real life, as you keep suggesting. I am from the UK, and have never once stepped foot on US soil. Furthermore, my edits have all been in compliance with Wikipedia's rules. I have been reading these rules very carefully to ensure that this is the case.
I have no grudge against your husband. Indeed, I admire him for his commitment to Truth. I, too, am committed to Truth, and my recent edits to Langan's page reflect that fact. Which of my edits do you take issue with, exactly? They are all backed up by reliable third party sources, so I don't understand what your grievance is. It is not my fault that these sources present Langan in a negative light. I am just a humble Wikipedia contributor.
Kind regards, and have a lovely day, EarlWhitehall (talk) 02:37, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
Let's be friends!
EarlWhitehall (talk) 02:41, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
And that's it? Cat got your tongue? ~ DrL (talk) 18:19, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
Please see Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Christopher Langan where I have mentioned you. Johnuniq (talk) 06:10, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
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You have shown interest in living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.
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:Thanks for taking the time to review this. I now fully understand the mistakes I made and have a plan in place to insure that I comply even under the most extreme of circumstances.
:I did link to outside harassment but since it was of me, I thought that was okay. I see now that was a mistake. I see how accusing a person of harassment (or really most anything else) can be considered as harassment - no matter how ironic. Got it. Won't happen again. And of course anything that hints at the identity of a user off-wiki is to be avoided, no matter how vague. In fact even hinting that you know a user IRL is to be avoided.
:I see that hinting about possible future, let's just say, "official action" was clearly a no-no. You got me there. I thought my phrasing was vague enough but after reviewing the rules on outing and harassment I see that the policies have really tightened it up to include even using words such as defamation, let alone to hint at taking "official actions." That was a big mistake and will not happen again.
:I'm going to stop "speculating" about the motives of other users and assume good faith. I understand how important it is to maintain a positive tone on a site as massive as this.
:You can imagine how disgusted I was to see this user claim a mutual respectful friendship with me as a reason that he should be unblocked. I'll just stay off this user's talk page. That's easy for me; I do it all the time. I'll employ that strategy here.
:I'm never going to talk about this user again in the open wiki. In fact, I plan to take a break and catch up on some important work that I mentioned elsewhere. As the protection on my husband's bio ends on the 6th (can it possibly be extended or be put on pending changes?), I would like to be able to weigh in on the talk page of his bio from time to time. If I can do this, he won't have to, and one of the most important things for me is to be able to save time (and aggravation) for him so that he can concentrate on his important work.
:I have been able to do that so far (admittedly badly or I wouldn't have received so many blocks). I've reread the rules and fully understand them and my policy will be to err on the side of caution. To make this easier I will take a more objective stance to editing, focusing solely on content and not discussing the motives of users per GF or anything happening off-wiki. I'm sure you guys have seen this all before and understand what's going on - I will definitely back off and let you do your jobs.
:If I should ever feel the need to make a complaint in the future, I will get with another more experienced and neutral editor privately (hopefully an admin if I can figure out how to private message) to ask him to review before I post anywhere and to get advice on the correct place to post it (e.g., BLPN or AN or someplace else). Since I plan to stay off this user's talk page and trust you guys to do your job in these extreme cases, I don't see there being any problems in the future anyhow, but that's my plan just in case.
:Thanks again for your time. I know how annoying high-maintenance users are and frequently mute them in our fora. Sorry for being a PIA. ~ [[User:DrL|DrL]] ([[User talk:DrL#top|talk]]) 16:49, 3 March 2020 (UTC) |3 = ~~~~))
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:Thanks for taking the time to review this. I now fully understand the mistakes I made and have a plan in place to insure that I comply even under the most extreme of circumstances.
:I did link to outside harassment but since it was of me, I thought that was okay. I see now that was a mistake. I see how accusing a person of harassment (or really most anything else) can be considered as harassment - no matter how ironic. Got it. Won't happen again. And of course anything that hints at the identity of a user off-wiki is to be avoided, no matter how vague. In fact even hinting that you know a user IRL is to be avoided.
:I see that hinting about possible future, let's just say, "official action" was clearly a no-no. You got me there. I thought my phrasing was vague enough but after reviewing the rules on outing and harassment I see that the policies have really tightened it up to include even using words such as defamation, let alone to hint at taking "official actions." That was a big mistake and will not happen again.
:I'm going to stop "speculating" about the motives of other users and assume good faith. I understand how important it is to maintain a positive tone on a site as massive as this.
:You can imagine how disgusted I was to see this user claim a mutual respectful friendship with me as a reason that he should be unblocked. I'll just stay off this user's talk page. That's easy for me; I do it all the time. I'll employ that strategy here.
:I'm never going to talk about this user again in the open wiki. In fact, I plan to take a break and catch up on some important work that I mentioned elsewhere. As the protection on my husband's bio ends on the 6th (can it possibly be extended or be put on pending changes?), I would like to be able to weigh in on the talk page of his bio from time to time. If I can do this, he won't have to, and one of the most important things for me is to be able to save time (and aggravation) for him so that he can concentrate on his important work.
:I have been able to do that so far (admittedly badly or I wouldn't have received so many blocks). I've reread the rules and fully understand them and my policy will be to err on the side of caution. To make this easier I will take a more objective stance to editing, focusing solely on content and not discussing the motives of users per GF or anything happening off-wiki. I'm sure you guys have seen this all before and understand what's going on - I will definitely back off and let you do your jobs.
:If I should ever feel the need to make a complaint in the future, I will get with another more experienced and neutral editor privately (hopefully an admin if I can figure out how to private message) to ask him to review before I post anywhere and to get advice on the correct place to post it (e.g., BLPN or AN or someplace else). Since I plan to stay off this user's talk page and trust you guys to do your job in these extreme cases, I don't see there being any problems in the future anyhow, but that's my plan just in case.
:Thanks again for your time. I know how annoying high-maintenance users are and frequently mute them in our fora. Sorry for being a PIA. ~ [[User:DrL|DrL]] ([[User talk:DrL#top|talk]]) 16:49, 3 March 2020 (UTC) |decline = ((subst:Decline reason here)) ~~~~))
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:Thanks for taking the time to review this. I now fully understand the mistakes I made and have a plan in place to insure that I comply even under the most extreme of circumstances.
:I did link to outside harassment but since it was of me, I thought that was okay. I see now that was a mistake. I see how accusing a person of harassment (or really most anything else) can be considered as harassment - no matter how ironic. Got it. Won't happen again. And of course anything that hints at the identity of a user off-wiki is to be avoided, no matter how vague. In fact even hinting that you know a user IRL is to be avoided.
:I see that hinting about possible future, let's just say, "official action" was clearly a no-no. You got me there. I thought my phrasing was vague enough but after reviewing the rules on outing and harassment I see that the policies have really tightened it up to include even using words such as defamation, let alone to hint at taking "official actions." That was a big mistake and will not happen again.
:I'm going to stop "speculating" about the motives of other users and assume good faith. I understand how important it is to maintain a positive tone on a site as massive as this.
:You can imagine how disgusted I was to see this user claim a mutual respectful friendship with me as a reason that he should be unblocked. I'll just stay off this user's talk page. That's easy for me; I do it all the time. I'll employ that strategy here.
:I'm never going to talk about this user again in the open wiki. In fact, I plan to take a break and catch up on some important work that I mentioned elsewhere. As the protection on my husband's bio ends on the 6th (can it possibly be extended or be put on pending changes?), I would like to be able to weigh in on the talk page of his bio from time to time. If I can do this, he won't have to, and one of the most important things for me is to be able to save time (and aggravation) for him so that he can concentrate on his important work.
:I have been able to do that so far (admittedly badly or I wouldn't have received so many blocks). I've reread the rules and fully understand them and my policy will be to err on the side of caution. To make this easier I will take a more objective stance to editing, focusing solely on content and not discussing the motives of users per GF or anything happening off-wiki. I'm sure you guys have seen this all before and understand what's going on - I will definitely back off and let you do your jobs.
:If I should ever feel the need to make a complaint in the future, I will get with another more experienced and neutral editor privately (hopefully an admin if I can figure out how to private message) to ask him to review before I post anywhere and to get advice on the correct place to post it (e.g., BLPN or AN or someplace else). Since I plan to stay off this user's talk page and trust you guys to do your job in these extreme cases, I don't see there being any problems in the future anyhow, but that's my plan just in case.
:Thanks again for your time. I know how annoying high-maintenance users are and frequently mute them in our fora. Sorry for being a PIA. ~ [[User:DrL|DrL]] ([[User talk:DrL#top|talk]]) 16:49, 3 March 2020 (UTC) |accept = accept reason here ~~~~))
you may not attempt to connect an editor to a real-life individual unless they have explicitly disclosed such a link themselves on Wikipedia. Now it is your job to convince another administrator that you understand and will comply with this policy. – bradv🍁 14:05, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
Commenting, but noting to any reviewing admins for context that I am now WP:INVOLVED with this article as an editor (and was not when I suppressed outing/warned DrL above).
DrL, I warned you above about outing this same exact individual, and you told me you understood. Then you were blocked by Bradv for 31 hours for attempting to out this person again, only two days later. Now we're supposed to believe that you get it, after you've done it a third time? I understand that it is difficult to remain calm when there are contentious issues being discussed on an article about your husband, and certainly the various SPAs involved with this article have been making it worse. But it is appearing to me that you are no more able to edit constructively here than the SPAs. In my opinion, any unblock without a TBAN from the entire subject of Christopher Langan (including editing the talk page, or mentioning him/his theories at all) runs the risk of more outing being done. GorillaWarfare (talk) 18:54, 3 March 2020 (UTC)