User talk:Grij Reed

Reliable sources

I found legitimate reliable sources about Snap Circuits, but you keep trying to replace these reliable sources with generally disallowed YouTube links (see WP:EL). Please discontinue this effort, or it might be viewed as vandalism. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 20:11, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

YouTube links are allowed per WP:YouTube Links.

August 2013

Hello, I'm Eyesnore. I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions, such as the one you made with this edit to User talk:Flyer22, 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. Eye snore (pc) 20:33, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

He was vandalizing Snap Circuits.

Please refrain from making nonconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Snap Circuits with this edit. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. (ESkog)^(Talk) 20:36, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did to User talk:Flyer22 with this edit, you may be blocked from editing. (ESkog)^(Talk) 20:36, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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 Snap Circuits. Eye snore (pc) 20:37, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 31 hours for Vandalism. If you wish to make useful contributions, you may do so when the block expires. If you feel this block is unjustified, you may contest it by adding the text {{unblock|your reason here}} below. (ESkog)^(Talk) 20:39, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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).

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

Request reason:

All I was doing was reverting some vandalism (see here, but an idiot blocked me.

Decline reason:

It wasn't vandalism, and unblock requests with personal attacks are rarely considered. Please review the advice from Mr. Herostratus and Mr. ESkog below. Kuru (talk) 23:15, 29 August 2013 (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.

To clarify, you are correct that Youtube links are not banned in all cases. However, you were vandalizing existing references to other sites and replacing them with these links. Additionally, you were aggressively edit-warring to preserve these, even as people tried to explain their concerns to you. After your short block expires, I hope you'll consider coming back and editing more collaboratively. (ESkog)^(Talk) 20:43, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Eyesnore. A couple of comments that might help you out.

It's usually not a good idea to "template the regulars" as you did here. The person to whom you gave the template is a long-time contributor. Such editors are seldom flat-out vandals, and rather than putting up a template more intended for drive-by vandals, you should probably engage them in dialog.
It's probably not going to work too well to go with the "some idiot blocked me" appeal, because... well, for the same reason that you don't tell the job interviewer "I left my last job because some idiot fired me" or the judge "I'm here because some idiot arrested me" and so on. The assumption is that in such encounters some blame probably falls on you, and aggressively demonstration a refusal to consider this and learn something doesn't usually get the desired results. This trick will help you not only here but all along your path through life, I think. Herostratus (talk) 21:40, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've extended the block due to socking. Kuru (talk) 00:28, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Snap Circuits for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Snap Circuits is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Snap Circuits until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

Aasim - Herrscher of Wikis 04:32, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]