User talk:Sleuth21

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Notice of discretionary sanctions

This note is to advise you that the arbitration committee has placed Homeopathy and articles related to it under discretionary sanctions. Under these sanctions, an uninvolved administrator may levy sanctions against any editor in the topic area if the editor "repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process". This notice serves as the warning required by the discretionary sanctions ruling.

In this particular case, your reference to another editor as an "arsehole", as well as edit warring, are not acceptable. You may disagree with what is in the article, and discuss the matter in a constructive manner with other editors, but edit warring and personal attacks are not acceptable and may lead to sanctions if they continue. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 23:48, 31 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Seraphimblade for this justified and understandable notification. I am, though, not exactly trembling in my boots and offer just this comment:

I was fully aware that my calling another editor an 'a...h...' is unacceptable, not just on WP but anywhere. But in unusual situations unusual behaviour may ensue. I didn't realize that one reverse constitutes an edit war. But that's besides the point. What I'd like to know is this: did the chap who calls himself Guy (and some more letters) get a similar warning? No? Because he's got a nice looking website? What else does he have which I haven't? Chuzpa? Was he warned? Yes or No? If not, why not? His calling me a homeopath (in the derogatory sense he uses the word) is a greater insult than my calling him an a...h...! I am sufficiently trained in elementary law to know that 'he's not punished, why am I?' is not a valid defense. Fu.. valid defense: What I do know is that I am not a homeopath, neve rwas, and never will be. But Guy is still an a...h... and will be for a long time: his self-reflective powers are zilch, exactly.

I am an occasional attendee of the London Sceptics' meeting - to see an a...h... like Guy calling himself a skeptic makes me re-think my position: 'rational humanist' is perhaps an option.

That WP has no procedure to protect well-meaning if erratic editors like myself from idiots like Guy will be a growing problem. It will eventually, well, not kill WP, but do tremendous harm. The loss of well-meaning, highly competent editors will, equally 'eventually', be unsustainable, and WP will become, for all contentious subjects, a mutual-congratulation-club. And this in spite of such tremendously humane, well reasoned (and with empathy), highly literate, dare I say, wise', admin people like yourself (I studied you user page in some detail) or some of the co-editors who started working on my (very, very slightly tongue in cheek) draft homeopathy lede. I find consolation in knowing that all their egos will, I am sure, be robust enough to survive the tremendous shock (just to make sure: I am jesting!) of my leaving the homeopathy page.

I do apologise for my non-native English, and more importantly, for my mixing English-English and American-English spelling, possibly in violation of WP:rule whatever, para whatever. There really is such a rule: Oh, the arrogance of English-speaking people(s): We not-so-blessed humans don't only have to speak English well, we have to master the spelling and pronounciation variations: Gaol is so spelt / spelled (not goal) and pronounced 'jail'? Give us a break!

Cheers, Reinhard Wentz Sleuth21 (talk) 16:58, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of topic ban

Since you've chosen to disregard the warning and made this edit, you are topic-banned from Homeopathy, its talk page, and related subjects for a period of six months. This means that you may not edit those pages for any reason, nor discuss the matter in other areas (including project pages or user talk pages), except to make an appeal to the topic ban itself. Violation of the ban will result in a block from editing. Also, while not specifically related to the ban, further gross incivility and personal attacks will lead to a block as well. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 17:39, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What do I have to do to be blocked for life?

Isn't it best just asking for it, politely? Do I have to be rude to more people or what? I think there is a helpful WP:step-by-step guide to it - I can't be arsed to look for it. Reinhard 'Ueber-Dick' Wentz Sleuth21 (talk) 18:00, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We don't block people on request as a rule. If you have settled on a perambulator-based toy exit scenario then just remove your email address from your configuration, scramble the password and leave. Guy (Help!) 19:24, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Some admins do, indeed, block on request. Post to ANI for a request, or you can search around. There's a page somewhere listing admins who are willing. Scrambling your password would also work. Damaging the encyclopedia to get blocked is fairly childish and unnecessary. — Jess· Δ ♥ 20:26, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Jess, way too technical. Who's ANI, scramble my password? What's WWII RAF language doing here? My damaging an encyclopedia is 'fairly' childish? It's VERY childish, and don't I know it. To think that I once thought WP is great, given the right approach:

http://hslibrary.ucdenver.edu/handouts/class-handouts/wikipedia.pdf (ca. 2005) I will ask the University of Denver Med School Library to delete this page. Have a nice day! Reinhard 'Dick' Wentz Sleuth21 (talk) 20:38, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're asking for something technical to be done. You need to make a request at the right place to make that happen. When you get unblocked in 31 hours, make a request to any of the admins listed here, or to WP:ANI. Please stop being disruptive, it just makes more work for the rest of us. I'm a real person too, and I don't want to spend my time cleaning it up. — Jess· Δ ♥ 20:58, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of discussion at the Administrators' Noticeboard

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.

Happy now? AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:25, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked

Hey, I blocked you for a day for the disruption to the talk page, but I'm one of those admins mentioned above who is willing to provide a self-requested block. So I have two questions. (1) Is there a reason you won't just change your email and scramble your password? (2) Are you sure you want the block? It will be indef, with no talk page or email access, so if you change your mind later you'll have to email WP:BASC. Probably better to just walk away for a while, but if you're sure then say so here. --Floquenbeam (talk) 20:55, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I appreciate your thoughts and concern. Your approach represents the best of WP. But I am not playing anymore. I want a ban for life with no remission! I do not want to be in a club where people like that a...h... Guy whatever can tell me what to do. Two years on WP allowed me to waste too much time . A few monents of joy, for instance when I could plead with a gentle lady editor who thought wrongly she had wronged me (she thought I am / use a ?sock-puppet) to stay and contribute more. Did anybody at Wikipedia thank me? The hell they did. Or when I managed to update PubMed competently or create some new WP pages. Pity to lose my user page, but I have saved copies of it. Going back to real life will be enjoyable: my wife agrees: Ban for life, please. Cheers, Reinhard Wentz, Twickenham, UK, sleuth21 Sleuth21 (talk) 21:13, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK, done. Enjoy real life; I hear it's supposed to be nice this time of year. --Floquenbeam (talk) 21:16, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]