User talk:BillSullivan

Blocked as a sockpuppet
You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abusing multiple accounts&#32;as a sockpuppet of User:Arifer&#32;per the evidence presented at Sockpuppet investigations/Arifer. Note that multiple accounts are allowed, but not for illegitimate reasons, and any contributions made while evading blocks or bans may be reverted or deleted. 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:. GeneralNotability (talk) 12:38, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

For someone you only knew in passing and only remembered because he was mentioned in a fundraising campaign, you sure do know a lot about him. By the way, you're close to a talk page access restriction for borderline legal threats. only (talk) 22:22, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

I took interest in the subject because I saw a pattern of slandering and smearing someone who is held in great respect in academic circles, besides being a great guy for all I know. I don't see how standing up for a good person makes me a sockpuppet. BillSullivan (talk) 02:50, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * You only need one open request at a time; additional comments should be standard, unformatted comments. 331dot (talk) 07:16, 22 September 2020 (UTC)


 * I'm not an admin and think given the history here you're going to have a hard chance convincing anyone you aren't a sock. Still if I WP:AGF that you aren't, the only way I see you being unblocked if you accept a topic ban meaning completely stay away from Ariel Fernandez in any page. It doesn't matter if it's WP:BLP/N, a page on some chemistry thing or even some Inca related page, none of your edits should in any way relate to Ariel Fernandez including all his work. Since your primary interest is in Inca and pre-Inca civilisation, this should not be difficult. If you develop a good reputation here with a lot of good edits, and demonstrate a good understanding of our policies and guidelines, you may eventually be able to apply to have your topic ban lifted one day, years from now. By that stage, hopefully your editing in Ariel Fernandez will not be a problem given the skills you have developed. Although if you do demonstrate problematic behaviour it's likely the topic ban will be re-imposed. To be clear, both time and edits would be a factor in the lifting of any topic ban. Don't think you can accept such a limitation, make 500 edits to relevant pages over the next 5 years and get it lifted at the end. It's unlikely that will be enough of a pattern of good edits. Likewise even 10000 typo corrections probably won't help. While such WP:gnomish work is useful, it most likely won't be enough by itself to establish an understanding of our policies and guidelines that will affect your desire to influence the Ariel Fernandez article. Nil Einne (talk) 15:58, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

September 2020
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