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February 2010

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Moore's law, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. ~ Baron Von Yiffington ^. _talk ^. _contribs 22:15, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Samuel Slater, you will be blocked from editing. Jhbuk (talk) 18:45, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is the only warning you will receive for your disruptive edits. If you vandalize Wikipedia again, you will be blocked from editing. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 21:17, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

March 2010

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 6 Months for repeated abuse of editing privileges. Please stop. You are welcome to make useful contributions after the block expires. If you believe this block is unjustified you may contest this block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. Ronhjones ^(Talk) 21:20, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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This 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 (see the blocking policy).

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

Request reason:

I am the technology supervisor here at a Junior High in Ventura County. It has just come to my attention that anonymous editing from one of our school computers has been disabled for a period of 6 months. "Vandalism" was the reason cited, yet no reference to a page was given. As the technology supervisor, I use wikipedia editing frequently to show students the dangers of using it as a reputable academic information source. While it is an excellent jumping off point, because anyone can edit the information with or without citation, it does not meet the standards of many of our writing courses here at the junior high. I have used wikipedia editing to demonstrate this concept, then have immediately deleted and returned the content to its original state. I apologize if this has caused great inconvenience. In all honesty, I do this as an educational tool to show my students the dangers of anonymous editing. In the process of realizing that this IP address was blocked, I came across all of the multiple warnings against this current IP, which is shared by multiple computers. Consequently, if I would have realized the warnings before, I would have made a great effort not to make any unauthorized edits. I hope this clarifies my position, and again, I apologize for any inconvenience this account has caused.

Decline reason:

I'm sorry, but regardless of your intentions, this is not an appropriate use of Wikipedia. "Breaching experiments" of this sort are considered highly disruptive. In any event, while some edits in this IP's contribution history do support this explanation, there are other edits that cannot be attributed to this sort of demonstration, as they were not self-reverted and are not the sort I would expect a school administrator to use as part of a junior high education. If you wish to edit constructively, you may create an account at home, however that account must not be used for the sort of demonstrations you describe. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 21:50, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

This 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 (see the blocking policy).

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

Request reason:

Thank you for your response. Until this conversation, I was not aware the edits and reverts were considered disruptive. In response to your comment: "there are other edits that cannot be attributed to this sort of demonstration, as they were not self-reverted and are not the sort I would expect a school administrator to use as part of a junior high education," I agree - I did not take part in any of those edits. Because my school's network is part of the Department of Education of Ventura County's computer network, those edits could have come from an entirely different location, outside of my local school district's control. While I understand how creating a personal account might remedy this system, it is against my district's policy for any student or teacher to log into any 3rd party site that is not affiliated with Ojai Unified School District (my district). Consequently, because of the block on this range of IP addresses, my students cannot complete an integral project that is a part of my Internet and Computer Introductory class. The project allows for student collaboration in creating multiple wikipedia pages for the various landmarks within our community. I implore you to lift this block so that I can continue to educate my students through close peer collaboration, technology, and local history.

Decline reason:

Unblocking anonymous editing won't help you with this problem, because creating a new article requires an account. I think that the only way to get your project successfully running will involve persuading your network to change its policy. FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 22:51, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

This 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 (see the blocking policy).

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

Request reason:

I understand that an account is necessary to create pages. Since I have no clout in technology policy, which is strictly determined by the school board, it is near impossible to have that policy changed. To work around this problem, I was going to create an account at home, create the pages at home under my account, then have my students edit the pages from scratch in our computer lab. Any work done on these pages is monitored strictly by me. However, if the current range of IP addresses is blocked, there is no way for my students to complete this extremely relevant project. In the past, how have other public networks, such as schools, universities, libraries, etc., been dealt with in this situation? I suppose I'm just upset because the mistakes of others in a completely different geographic area (and school district for that matter) are restricting my ability to teach my students effectively and provide them with opportunities to learn and grow with the same technology that they relate to and have grown up with.

Decline reason:

What you are proposing will cause further disruption to Wikipedia. My advice would be to install Wiki software on your own network (see my message below). -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 23:38, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

I'm concerned for several reasons. First, we don't have any way to know that you are indeed the technology coordinator for the school, and not the student who was vandalizing the encyclopedia just before this block was created today. Second, unblocking this ip would not only allow your students to edit anonymously, but would also allow the other vandalism to continue. Third, if all of your students are editing anonymously from the same ip address, you will not be able to evaluate their work, nor will you be able to identify which students choose to use their access for more vandalism (as some of them inevitably will). Fourth, my experience is that the majority of junior high school students do not have the writing skills yet that are necessary to do the high-quality research writing that Wikipedia requires- it's true that many universities have made Wikipedia editing a successful part of their studies, but university students have writing skills that 12-year-olds often lack. Fifth, your plan to have the students write about "various landmarks" has certain flaws; the notability criteria may become an issue in your proposed assignment. An alternate assignment might be to have students find information on Wikipedia, rather than adding to it, or perhaps they could create a community web site with information about various local landmarks using technology that is approved by your network. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 23:24, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you want your students to edit in such a manner, perhaps you should install Wiki software on your own network. Then you can create some pages for your students to use - and get them to write their own pages. This will allow your students to complete any "Wiki" projects which they need to - and you can then decide for yourself on whether the students have shown the required level - as FisherQueen points out, to do this on Wikipedia would not be beneficial to Wikipedia. With your own Wiki, you can assign local usernames (I'm sure the board won't object to that, as it would only be used in-house). -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 23:35, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- If you still consider that your students can make useful articles, then you can always arrange to make accounts for each of them (WP:ACCOUNT). Then they will be able to edit from school - it's only anonymous editing that is blocked. BUT, should a single one of them get blocked, then that will start the autoblock process, which is likely to end up blocking every account that uses this IP address. Ronhjones ^(Talk) 20:19, 3 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

To edit, please create an account at home and log in with it here.

Due to persistent vandalism, anonymous editing from your school, library, or educational institution's IP address may be blocked (disabled). You will continue to have access to read the encyclopedia. If you are logged in but still unable to edit, please follow these instructions. To prevent abuse, account creation via this IP address might also be disabled.

If account creation is disabled and you are unable to create an account elsewhere, you can request one by following the instructions at Wikipedia:Request an account. Please check on this list that the username you choose has not already been taken. If editing is required for class projects, please have your instructor or network administrator contact us (with reference to this IP address) at the Unblock Ticket Request System with a contact email address that is listed on your school's website. Thank you for your cooperation.

Favonian (talk) 20:23, 9 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments: Blocked for 1 year.

This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at It Happened One Night, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Bzuk (talk) 17:39, 18 October 2011 (UTC).[reply]

You have been blocked temporarily from editing for abuse of editing privileges. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:16, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

May 2013

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. Rob van vee 17:20, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits, consider creating an account for yourself so you can avoid further irrelevant notices.

This is your last warning. You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize a page, as you did with this edit to Bobcat. RA0808 ^talk _contribs 17:33, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This is your only warning; if you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at Red Scare, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Thank you. -- Doniago (talk) 15:20, 30 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 2013

Hello, I'm Snow Blizzard. I noticed that you recently made an edit to Cerium that seemed to be a test. Your test worked! If you want more practice editing, the sandbox is the best place to do so. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Snow Blizzard 17:23, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Cuisine of the Southern United States. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Administrators have the ability to block users from editing if they repeatedly engage in vandalism. Flyer22 (talk) 16:59, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits, consider creating an account for yourself so you can avoid further irrelevant notices.

This is the only warning you will receive. Your recent vandalism will not be tolerated. Although vandalizing articles on occasions that are days or weeks apart from each other sometimes prevents editors from being blocked, your continued vandalism constitutes a long term pattern of abuse. The next time you vandalize a page, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia without further notice. JNW (talk) 15:48, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your edits to Robert Lowell

Hello, I'm My name is not dave. I noticed that you recently made an edit to Robert Lowell that seemed to be a test. Your test worked! If you want more practice editing, the sandbox is the best place to do so. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. ^Myname^isnot^dave (talk/contribs) 18:46, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

November 2013

Welcome to Wikipedia. At least one of your recent edits, such as the edit you made to Rust v. Sullivan, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at the welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make some test edits, please use the sandbox for that. Thank you. BitBus Talk 16:34, 21 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits, consider creating an account for yourself so you can avoid further irrelevant notices.

February 2017

Hello, I'm Excirial. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —the one you made with this edit to Old Spanish Trail (auto trail)— because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 21:00, 28 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

May 2017

Hello, I'm -glove-. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —the one you made with this edit to Cambrian explosion— because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. -glove- (talk) 19:58, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

September 2021

Hello, I'm Serols. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Brian Dannelly—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thanks. Serols (talk) 18:24, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to Brian Dannelly. Your edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Serols (talk) 18:25, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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