User talk:2601:646:8A00:A0B3:6CF1:EB6C:3801:FF53

I demand due process
For starters, I demand to know the reason why my IP and its entire IP range has been blocked for a whole year with no specific reason given?!

First of all, as a legal entity (whether private or otherwise) Wikipedia is BOUND BY ITS OWN POLICY, and as such it CANNOT block anyone EXCEPT for a valid reason defined therein! (Also, since Wikipedia operates within the US, and uses Internet infrastructure which has been built at least in part with US taxpayer money and is still legally US property, that means Wikipedia IS in fact bound by US law whether it acknowledges it or not!) Now, as noted before, WP:NOTHERE requires there to be established a LONG-TERM HISTORY of disruption (and NOT just once or twice against a background of generally productive edits), and the editing history for this IP range CLEARLY DOES NOT support this assertion (as you can see for yourself by reviewing it) -- therefore the accusation of WP:NOTHERE is FALSE and the block is INVALID! And yes, I do admit to having been disruptive ON THIS ONE OCCASION (and in response to GREAT PROVOCATION by User:Viennese Waltz, who falsely accused me of "pushing a fanatical pro-Trump agenda" when I was doing NOTHING OF THE SORT, and then called me an idiot -- which means that HE was the real disruptor per YOUR OWN POLICIES, not me, and at the VERY LEAST he should have been blocked for an equal or longer time period, again PER YOUR OWN POLICIES), but I will NOT admit to a BLATANTLY FALSE accusation that my entire history of contributions has been disruptive, because IT IS NOTHING OF THE SORT! 2601:646:8A00:A0B3:6CF1:EB6C:3801:FF53 (talk) 01:44, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I did not say that Wikipedia is not bound by US law; you discussed the US Constitution, which is only binding on government, not private entities like Wikipedia.(or yourself) Wikipedia is bound by US law because it is physically located within the US(not because the US government developed the internet).  However, Wikipedia policies are subject to change by Wikipedia at any time with or without notice and without 'due process', just as you can change the rules of your residence at any time with or without notice and without 'due process'. So Wikipedia can, if it chooses, block you for any reason or even no reason.  Wikipedia prefers to give a reason, but it has the right not to.
 * In examining the edit history of the range again, I can't say that I disagree with the assessment of above.  If you are going to continue to stomp your feet and yell to try to get what you want, there is no point in further unblock requests.  If you want to have a reasoned, calm discussion about this, you may make another request that will be reviewed by someone else.  Don't admit to anything you don't want to admit to, but you must address the block reason and convince an administrator that you will be a productive contributor. Your request should only address your own behavior, as that's what you were blocked for- not the behavior of others. 331dot (talk) 02:34, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Once again, the edit history AS A WHOLE does NOT support this assessment (in fact, I have made MANY legitimate edits as you can see -- stuff about allergic reactions, subway cars, swallowtail butterflies, instrument approaches, etc., which as a whole IN NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM can be called "disruptive"), therefore the accusation of WP:NOTHERE is FALSE and the block is INVALID! And I do NOT claim that there is NO reason AT ALL for blocking me -- there MAY be -- but the reason ORIGINALLY GIVEN for this block is BLATANTLY FALSE, as my edit history demonstrates (and more to the point, without a LONG-TERM history of disruption -- which there is NOT, as you can see from the full edit history -- a FULL YEAR of blocking (especially against a whole RANGE of IPs, where there is bound to be a great deal of collateral damage) is UNPRECEDENTED and WAY OVER THE TOP!)  As for the behavior of User:Viennese Waltz, I brought it up for 2 reasons: (1) it is a mitigating circumstance for whatever disruption I may have caused (because he started FIRST with his PERSONAL ATTACKS against me, and I was only replying in kind), and (2) the fact that he has gone unpunished shows a BLATANT DOUBLE STANDARD on the part of Wikipedia! 2601:646:8A00:A0B3:6CF1:EB6C:3801:FF53 (talk) 02:48, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

As evidence, let me list my edit history, and show that IN GENERAL it has been ANYTHING BUT "clearly disruptive":
 * May 11, 2018: answered a question on the Language ref desk about the origin of a traditional proverb -- DEFINITELY CONSTRUCTIVE EDIT
 * May 15, 2018: answered a question on the Science ref desk about subway cars -- DEFINITELY CONSTRUCTIVE EDIT
 * May 15, 2018: Asked a question about police hiring -- LEGITIMATE EDIT
 * May 15, 2018: Followed up on my previous question about space launches from Baikonur -- once again, a LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * May 18, 2018: Provided an answer to a question about allergies -- DEFINITELY CONSTRUCTIVE (if somewhat humorous) edit
 * May 22, 2018: Asked a question about penalties for blatantly violating IFR rules -- could be interpreted as legal advice, but I clarified right away that I am NOT seeking legal advice, so this was permissible
 * May 22, 2018: Asked a question about VOR approaches -- LEGITIMATE EDIT
 * May 31, 2018: Asked a question about the great Laurel-Yanni debate -- POSSIBLY a dumb question, but NOT in itself disruptive
 * June 9, 2018: Asked for help finding a map of the ecoregions of North America -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * June 14, 2018: Asked a question regarding Isaac Asimov's novels -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * June 22, 2018: Asked about the distribution of swallowtail butterfly species in North America -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION (although personally motivated)
 * June 25, 2018: Asked about the size and distribution of North American swallowtail species (once again, a personally motivated but legitimate question)
 * June 29, 2018: Answered (or at least attempted to answer) a question about acoustics -- DEFINITELY CONSTRUCTIVE EDIT
 * July 28, 2018: Reverted vandalism in the article The Fall of the Titans -- DEFINITELY CONSTRUCTIVE EDIT
 * September 28, 2018: Asked a question about antimatter -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * September 28, 2018: Asked a question about evaporation of black holes -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * October 6, 2018: Added a link from the article Volvelle to a related article -- LEGITIMATE EDIT
 * October 7, 2018: Asked a question about Russian diesel locomotives -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * October 7, 2018: Asked a question about rescue vehicles used in Antarctica -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * October 10, 2018: Corrected the Ukrainian name for the Kharkovchanka off-road vehicle, as recommended in the same article's talk page -- CONSTRUCTIVE EDIT
 * November 4, 2018: Asked a question about the physics of a scene in the movie "Pulp Fiction" -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * November 20, 2018: Asked a question about Russian chemical warfare agents -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION, although incorrectly phrased
 * November 20, 2018: Repeated the question about "Pulp Fiction" after Baseball Bugs removed the original question in blatant violation of policy -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * November 20, 2018: Asked a question about artillery -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * December 11, 2018: Added a new character to a list of Thomas & Friends characters -- CONSTRUCTIVE EDIT, although not 100% factually correct
 * December 14, 2018: Asked a question about elephants being used for rescue work in India -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * December 21, 2018: Asked about the chances of survival in the battle of Stalingrad vs. setting the world speed record -- POSSIBLY a tendentious question, but NOT in itself disruptive
 * December 26, 2018: Asked a question about the performance of US military submarines -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION, although one where the answer might be classified
 * January 1, 2019: Asked whether it is possible to cause the Baltic Sea to explode -- possibly a dumb question, but NOT in itself disruptive
 * January 6, 2019: Voted against closing the ref desks -- LEGITIMATE EDIT
 * January 6, 2019: Asked about all-weather fighters of the US and Soviet air forces -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * January 8, 2019: Contributed to an answer about the strength of ice -- GENUINELY CONSTRUCTIVE EDIT
 * January 9, 2019: Asked a question about measuring pH of a concentrated solution -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * January 15, 2019: Asked a question about when trains must ring their bells -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * January 17, 2019: Asked about the definition of the terms "boat" and "ship" and the distinction between these -- a question with no clear answer, but is NOT in violation of any policy
 * January 19, 2019: Answered a question about surgical masks -- a GOOD-FAITH EDIT, although factually inaccurate
 * January 19, 2019: Asked a question about emergency procedures in case of a steam train stalling inside a tunnel (as was the case in the Balvano disaster) -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * January 24, 2019: Asked a question about firing up a mechanically-stoked steam train -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * February 1, 2019: Asked a question about the size range of the Limenitis artemis (red-spotted purple) butterfly -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * February 1, 2019: After Baseball Bugs unhelpfully and rudely taunted me about my phobia of certain butterfly species, told him to keep his yap shut -- my behavior was consistent with policy regarding unhelpful comments
 * February 2, 2019: After Baseball Bugs further escalated the situation by falsely accusing me of sockpuppetry, I cussed him out -- once again, justifiable response in light of Baseball Bugs's own behavior; also, in the same edit, thanked Jayron32 for his helpful answer, as I often, but not always, do after my questions are answered -- CONSTRUCTIVE EDIT
 * February 3, 2019: Moved a hat template to a more appropriate location (so as to close out the entire digression, including my own final comment to Baseball Bugs) -- CONSTRUCTIVE EDIT
 * February 3, 2019: Called out Baseball Bugs on his own talk page for his unacceptable behavior during the above conversation about Limenitis arthemis -- JUSTIFIED in light of his actions
 * February 4, 2019: Asked a question about the tank chase scene in the movie "Goldeneye" -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * February 5, 2019: Asked on the help desk where to ask a particular category of questions -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * February 6, 2019: Asked for advice about how to loosen a pipe union which had seized -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * February 8, 2019: Asked a question about using aerographite for a vacuum balloon of the kind conceived by Francesco de Lana -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION, although may appear dumb and/or fantastical to some people
 * February 13, 2019: Asked a question about the origins of the ceremony of ship christening -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * February 15, 2019: Asked a question about women's singing voices conveying emotion -- question was removed as a subjective opinion, and I did not pursue the matter further
 * February 16, 2019: Asked a question about a particular word I couldn't find -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * February 17, 2019: Asked a question about occupational hazards of working in an alumina plant -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * February 19, 2019: Asked about the history of the germ theory (in particular, why it took so long to accept) -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * February 20, 2019: Gave a (semi-humorous) answer to a question about umbilical cords in animals -- may or may not have been constructive, but in any case NOT disruptive in any way, shape or form
 * February 20, 2019: Asked a question about line of sight at a specific altitude -- a niche question, but legitimate all the same
 * February 21, 2019: Asked a question about Papilio glaucus (Eastern tiger swallowtail) -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * February 22, 2019: Added a template to a phrase in the article "IRT Sixth Avenue Line" which was unclear -- LEGITIMATE EDIT
 * February 24, 2019: Asked a question about the flight controls of the Curtiss Jenny -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * February 25, 2019: Asked a question about an unofficial version of Queen's song "One Vision" -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * March 4, 2019: Asked a question about the guidance system of the Zircon missile -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * March 4, 2019: Answered a question about the Chernobyl disaster -- GENUINELY CONSTRUCTIVE EDIT
 * March 6, 2019: Asked a question about a superstition connected to the retrograde motion of Mercury -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * March 6, 2019: Asked a question about the filming of the movie "White Fang" -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * March 10, 2019: Asked a question about voice acting in the computer game "Infra" -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * March 13, 2019: Asked a question about the effects of flooding in a generator room -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * March 14, 2019: Asked a question about wastewater treatment -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * March 15, 2019: Made a joke in reply to another joke on the science ref desk -- SPECIFICALLY ALLOWED since the question has been answered
 * March 20, 2019: Answered a question about radiation exposure -- GENUINELY HELPFUL EDIT
 * March 22, 2019: Asked a question about polonium production -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * March 25, 2019: Asked a question about the Newby Island garbage dump -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * March 28, 2019: Asked a question about national emergency declarations in connection to 9/11 -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * March 28, 2019: After finding the answer to my own question above, publicly answered it myself to save others time -- HELPFUL EDIT
 * April 2, 2019: Asked a question about a flying creature in my area -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * April 9, 2019: Asked a question about a kids' science book -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * April 9, 2019: Asked a question about board games from the 1960s -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * April 9, 2019: Called out Jayron32 for pushing partisan politics on the science ref desk -- LEGITIMATE EDIT per Wikipedia policy, and ALSO illustrates the BLATANT DOUBLE STANDARD which exists on Wikipedia regarding political views -- left-wing views are almost always welcomed, whereas right-wing views are systematically shouted down and/or blocked
 * April 11, 2019: Asked a question about flight time from Seoul to Washington -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * May 18, 2019: Asked about a problem I had with a New York subway turnstile -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * May 19, 2019: Corrected a factually inaccurate statement in a question about the origins of American Indians -- the question itself could be seen as politically loaded, but my response was PURELY A STATEMENT OF FACT and therefore LEGITIMATE!
 * May 20, 2019: Asked where I could publish my results for the Subway Challenge -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * May 25, 2019: Asked a question about foreign-language dialogue in screenplays -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION, although I misunderstood the answer at first
 * May 26, 2019: Asked a question about the replacement for the MH-53 Pave Low -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * May 30, 2019: Asked a question about the best-rated hospitals in the USA -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * May 31, 2019: Asked about the word for a rectangle on a sphere -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * May 31, 2019: Added a link to the article about Sandarmokh in order to clarify a term unfamiliar to most English-speakers -- GENUINELY HELPFUL EDIT
 * June 1, 2019: Asked a question about the great fire of Umea -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION which, per the person answering it, LED TO AN IMPROVEMENT in the article
 * June 1, 2019: Asked a question about drawing apps -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION, although poorly phrased at first
 * June 2, 2019: Asked a question about the size of certain swallowtail species (NOT the ones which I'm afraid of) -- LEGITIMATE QUESTION
 * June 3, 2019: Asked a question about cat scans -- could be seen as medical advice, but I specified that it's not, so this is legitimate
 * June 6, 2019: Added info to the article about Schaus's swallowtail -- LEGITIMATE EDIT
 * 2601:646:8A00:A0B3:6CF1:EB6C:3801:FF53 (talk) 06:17, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Therefore, per the evidence above (which, BTW, required me to waste FOUR HOURS of my life just to compile this list), I have proved BEYOND ALL DOUBT that I have, for the MOST part, been a CONSTRUCTIVE MEMBER of Wikipedia and that the specific accusation against me (that of WP:NOTHERE) is BLATANTLY FALSE -- and BY DEFINITION, a block which is based on a false accusation is ILLEGITIMATE and MUST BE REMOVED AT ONCE when the accusation is proved to be false! In other words, you could block me for that one time when I was disruptive (in accordance with precedent for this kind of offense, which is generally not more than for 1-2 weeks), but THIS block for a WHOLE YEAR is ILLEGITIMATE and FLAGRANTLY EXCESSIVE, and therefore MUST GO!  (And also, as a side note, my righteous outrage at having been blocked due to a FALSE ACCUSATION does NOT and CANNOT count when making the decision -- when I am wrongfully punished, I have EVERY RIGHT to express my outrage, and NOBODY has the right to punish me additionally as a result!) 2601:646:8A00:A0B3:6CF1:EB6C:3801:FF53 (talk) 06:29, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Then you should make another formal unblock request, as I've already stated. It will be reviewed by someone else.  While you have the right to be outraged or feel however you wish, you are more likely to be unblocked if you are calm and civil instead of stomping your feet and yelling. But the choice is yours. I have nothing else to add, you will either make a request, or not. 331dot (talk) 09:16, 17 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Also, in addition to the list above, here are some more of my contributions under various other IPs, the MAJORITY of them being LEGITIMATE EDITS of various kinds: Special:Contributions/2601:646:8E01:7E0B:0:0:0:9A39 Special:Contributions/2601:646:8E01:7E0B:0:0:0:9ED6 Special:Contributions/2601:646:8E01:7E0B:E5E2:F910:E2B4:1B46 Special:Contributions/2601:646:8E01:7E0B:0:0:0:64DA Special:Contributions/2601:646:8E01:7E0B:F9B4:9A86:7938:FC5D Special:Contributions/2601:646:8E01:7E0B:9559:4F0F:AF97:BC2A Special:Contributions/2601:646:8E01:7E0B:1984:C5C9:D8FC:B368 Special:Contributions/2601:646:8E01:7E0B:404:F3D3:C557:159A Special:Contributions/2601:646:8E01:7E0B:5917:3E80:D859:DF69 Special:Contributions/2601:646:8E01:7E0B:0:0:0:EA04 Special:Contributions/2601:646:8E01:7E0B:D403:68F1:A297:C74A