User talk:AlasdairDickson

2022

February 2022
 You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because it appears that you are not here to build an encyclopedia. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page:. Girth Summit  (blether) 16:57, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Hi there, My nephew has just admitted to me that this afternoon he altered some Wikipedia pages on my iPad and didn’t realise he was logged ‘as me’, via my Wiki account. The reason I’ve found about it is that his editing has resulted in my account being blocked. He’s shown me what he wrote, which was very childish but he is only 16, so, while I’m cross with him, it’s forgivable (plus he’s very upset and apologetic about the whole thing). I myself have only logged on once before, to add accurate information to the late Tim Smith’s wikipedia page a year or two ago. Can I either have the block lifted and his edits removed OR, have my account name renamed or ‘vanished’? I just read about this option. I’d hate for my good name to be associated with my nephew’s daft actions.

With best wishes and good faith, Alasdair Dickson.


 * I'm not here to express an opinion. I'm just here to let you know that you need to put your comment in an "unblock" template if you want to summon an administrator to consider what you say. The instructions for how to do this are in the block message from Girth Summit above. --DanielRigal (talk) 23:06, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * My difficulty in believing this account is that identical edits were made to the same article moments before your account made these edits. So, if your story about the nephew is true, he would have had to have initially been logged out to make the changes, and then logged into your account to reinstate them. Girth Summit  (blether)  23:27, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * From a CU standpoint, the explanation doesn't reflect the CU evidence at all. - Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 00:01, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Hi Girth Summit, I don’t quite follow. I can ask him about this tomorrow but he was incredibly upset and transparent when he confessed all of this today. I’d like for this matter to be resolved for his sake more than mine, although this has been quite mentally taxing for me too. (I’m not very tech-savvy and writing in this code is giving me a headache.) All I know is that he’s very conciliatory about this whole matter and his parents are very upset. It won’t happen again, I can guarantee that. Your sincerely, Alasdair.
 * Sorry, I didn't explain myself well. This edit was made by someone who was not logged into an account at 14:51 - the IP address of the device is shown, rather than a username. That edit was reverted, and then this identical edit was made half an hour later, by your account. So, assuming it was the same person (rather an odd coincidence if not), they must have logged into your account after making the initial edit. Girth Summit  (blether)  00:00, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Hi Girth Summit, It looks as though my Ecosia browser is logged onto Wiki and my Safari one isn’t...and Wiki was still open on Safari when I first looked. I’ll call him tomorrow morning to verify if he was using both. Best, Alasdair.
 * All edits were made from the same device and browser. You logged in to make them. I suggest you abandon this approach.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 00:10, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

I don’t understand what you mean by approach. I’ve told you everything that I know and have been told. If you can’t unblock my account, it would be really appreciated if you could change or ‘vanish’ my name because it is attached to actions that aren’t mine. Sincerely, Alasdair.

has been closed. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 01:01, 24 February 2022 (UTC)