User:HouseBlaster/Self-requested blocks

So you want to be blocked? Well, there is good news for you: I may be willing to oblige. There are three main rationales for which I will accept requests for blocking:

You wish to correct a block entry in your block log (for instance, to note that a block was later found to be against consensus)
You wish to enforce a wikibreak
You wish to discontinue use of a certain account, while continuing to edit Wikipedia (for instance, blocking one of your legitimate doppelgänger accounts)

I reserve the right to place self-requested blocks for other reasons, though I do not make promises. Hit me up on my talk page and we can discuss.

Block log correction

Consider if you want your block log to be one entry longer. Really, consider letting sleeping dogs lie. You can always point out that a block was against consensus if people try to hold it against you in the future. There is no going back – log entries cannot be removed, or else I wouldn't need to offer this service – so don't request it if you are not absolutely certain you want it now and will want it in the future. Don't request something that you will later regret.

Still here? Okay:

To be eligible for a block log correction, you must provide evidence that community consensus believes the specific block in question was improper. This means something like a discussion at WP:XRV in which the block was overturned, or the revelation that the admin is actually a sock of a banned user. I will not accept policy/guideline arguments about why you think the block was invalid; it must be the explicit judgement of the community that the block should not have happened. To request a block of this type, please make a post at User talk:HouseBlaster with a link to the discussion in which the block was found to be improper and confirmation you really, truly want this done.

Wikibreak enforcement

Consider if you want your block log to contain an additional entry. Really consider it. Are you certain that the WikiBreak Enforcer script will not meet your needs?

If you still want to be blocked, my terms are generally the among the most generous for WP:BLOCKME requests. I have a few red lines, but otherwise things are negotiable:

The block will be for-cause. This means that editing while logged out, encouraging others to edit on your behalf, and vanilla socking will lead to your account being blocked as if you were avoiding a block for disruptive editing.
The block must be for a duration of at least a week
If the block is indefinite in the software, it must not be so in reality: there must be a pre-communicated, finite "goal" which you will certify having met (under the honor system) to be unblocked. (If you want to leave forever, and would prefer an indef as in infinite, consider requesting a courtesy vanish instead.)
Talk page access will be revoked, as having TPA defeats the purpose of a wikibreak block

Otherwise, let me know on my talk page, and we can work something out. Block parameters (such as duration, ability to email, whether it can end early, etc.) are up for discussion. I am here to help you, so let's talk! We will figure out what will best suit your needs.

Discontinuing the use of an account

These are generally the most straightforward self-requested blocks: leave me a message at my talk page, provide confirmation that the account in question really is your own account (perhaps with a second edit from the to-be-blocked account endorsing the request), and confirm you really want this done. That's it. I will obviously disable autoblock, and the block will be indefinite.