User talk:SixTimesBlue

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Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing. However, unconstructive edits, such as those you made to Wikipedia:Protection policy, are considered vandalism and immediately reverted. If you continue in this manner you may be blocked from editing without further warning. Please stop, and consider improving rather than damaging the work of others. Thank you. -- Satori Son 04:58, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Lol, you obviously don't watch The Colbert Report.  :-P All changes to Reality and subsequent pages containing "Reality has become a commodity" and any variation thereof were all provoked by Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report and are therefore a joke. --SixTimesBlue 05:14, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

And are actually all vandalism. Mak (talk) 05:15, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Right you are, right you are. I'm sure no one had any intentions of true vandalism, and I'd be willing to bet Stephen Colbert himself wouldn't have wanted anything of this magnitude to have actually happened. But one suggestion though, perhaps something should be done about Colbert's future shows mentioning extensive editing of Wikipedia pages, ie. contacting Comedy Central about the matter. I myself will proceed to do so. --SixTimesBlue 05:20, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to wikipedia. The moderators and administrators run this site based on their own personal vendettas, not logic. Reference Angry Video Game Nerd

Lol, I can see that. Good point. --SixTimesBlue 21:49, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Aside from a single vandalism incident, all of my contributions have been here on my own page. I can't make a positive contribution if I am blocked. All I am asking for is a second chance, a bit of grace. If I vandalise again, I will step away. --SixTimesBlue 19:00, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reason(s): I'll assume good faith and give you a second chance. Use it wisely, and stay out of trouble, eh? ;) Request handled by: – Luna Santin (talk) 05:34, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much! --SixTimesBlue 07:00, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

I'd assume you were blocked because a flood of Colbert fans tends to make for itchy fingers over block buttons. Were you planning on making helpful contributions from this point on? – Luna Santin (talk) 08:24, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Of course. I didn't even know I was blocked until it wouldn't let me add to the Talk Page for the Narnia film series. --SixTimesBlue 08:43, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

May I also ask why you agree that the admins "run this site based on their own personal vendettas, not logic"? That does not sound like someone who is truly sorry for the vandalism and intends to only contribute productively to the encyclopedia. -- Satori Son 15:04, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Hold up, I didn't actually say that I agreed with it. In fact, I don't even remember why I said "I can see that". All I can remember about that is that I thought it was rather humourous that someone had the nads to come on here and say that about the admins. I do thoroughly understand why the admins do what they do, and quite honestly, it is a good thing (this place is pretty much the only place I come to for research means). What I don't understand, however, is why I was blocked for a single vandalism incident. In my mind (which, of course, does not represent the views of the admins), that would merit perhaps a large warning at best, saving an actual block for a second (or perhaps third) event. No offence to any of the admins, but I do agree with Luna somewhat as to why I was blocked (Colbert = itchy trigger finger). But of course, you have your own views. --SixTimesBlue 10:16, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Also, Satori, didn't you yourself say I could be blocked if I "continue in this manner"? Why then was I blocked after one incident? --SixTimesBlue 10:40, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

And exactly what views do you assume that I have? I firmly agree with Luna Santin: you were blocked quickly after one incident because Wikipedia was undergoing a massive vandal attack from Colbert show viewers. Vandal edits were occurring at a rate of several dozen per minute, and the admins could not keep up without hitting the block button more quickly than they otherwise would have. Whether that was appropriate or not is debatable, but I will point out that Wikipedia does have an official policy called Wikipedia:Ignore all rules, which basically says that if rules or procedures prevent you from properly maintaining the project, then ignore them. And that is exactly what happened. Many, many new users were blocked the same time as you for only one vandal edit.

Actually, I was more than willing to give you a second chance and support your unblock request (although I must disclose that the final decision is not up to me). I only asked one question to see if you were apologetic about the vandalism or whether you agreed with the vandal that came to your page and commented. I'm not sure whether you answered it or not. If you do deserve a second chance, I truly hope you get it. -- Satori Son 19:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

To answer your questions...

-- Yes, I am apologetic about the vandalism, and all I really want to do is contribute to the project in a helpful manner.

-- No, I do not agree with the anon poster who visited my page.

-- When I made the comment that you have your own views, all I meant was that I was acknowledging the fact that what I think isn't necessarily what you think, and that you (and everyone else, for that matter) have your own opinions.

Also, reading over my own posts on this page, I noticed that some of the things I've written could be taken as rude, though I assure you this is not the case. (That is the main trouble with written words, as they can't convey emotion and attitude exactly as intended :-P ) But anyway, in your opinion, should I repost the unblock appeal once more? --SixTimesBlue 23:02, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I say post it one more time. Now that you've had some time to reflect and participate in discussion here, it doesn't appear, to me at least, that you are at all likely to vandalize again. And it is kind of a shame that you got permanently blocked after just one bad joke edit because a very large group was doing the exact same thing at the exact same time (even though I really don't think the banning admins had much of a choice given the extreme situation). Hopefully, you will catch the eye of an understanding admin who will give you one more chance.

In your unblock request, I would request that the reviewing administrator please review the full comments on this page. Best of luck and I hope things work out for you. -- Satori Son 01:52, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Speaking of second chances, welcome!

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