User talk:DougieM1

Blocked indefinitely as a sock puppet

You have been blocked indefinitely as a sock puppet of Tobias Conradi (talk · contribs · global contribs · page moves · user creation · block log). Banned or blocked users are not allowed to edit Wikipedia; if you are banned, all edits under this account may be reverted.

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DougieM1 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Please can you check this and unblock me as I am not a sock puppet: I have no connection at all to the account Tobias Conradi. Sorry if I clicked something wrong while editing (I can't imagine what) but I'm an inexperienced user and was not aware of any problem. I did have to make several attempts to log in recently because of apparent password problems, but I don't know how that would have triggered the problem.

The only other thing I can think of as a possible cause might be that I have occasionally worked off a diverted IP number, using Bit Guard VPN - maybe I at some point used this and then edited a page. I was not aware that this was not allowed, but if that is so I apologise!

Thanks in advance,

Richard Bland, Berlin DougieM1 (talk) 14:29, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Decline reason:

The block was based on checkuser results, and unlike most people you have at least provided a plausible reason why those might have turned out the way they did. However, someone else with checkuser authority will have to review them; I don't have it. — Daniel Case (talk) 18:06, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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DougieM1 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Dear Daniel, or whoever other adminstrators may be concerned, Thanks for the response. I would still be grateful if someone (Arbitration Committe, I think, if I understood the guidelines right) could take a closer look at this. I have been only an occasional contributor so far (everyone has to start somewhere) but all the articles I edited were in good faith. As I said, I may on the odd occasion have used Bit Guard VPN at the time I was editing (I don't know if I did) but I was unaware of any instruction or advice not to do that.

So I can only repeat what I said before: I have nothing to do with the profile Tobias Conradi. Hope you can check that with closer scrutinity of IP details and any other editing data you may have.

Best regards, RB DougieM1 (talk) 22:37, 12 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please include a decline or accept reason.

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