User talk:DavidYork71

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The UTRS bot failed to add this notification, presumably because this page was protected at the time, so I have added it manually. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 10:04, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Please note that your ability to edit this talk page has been restored for the sole purpose of making an appeal against your Community ban, which I (or anyone else) can copy to WP:AN for you. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 10:43, 22 April 2018 (UTC)


 * As you know, you are community banned (here) and not just blocked, which means admins can not unblock you without a community review. I'll file that for you at WP:AN shortly, and any further comments you wish to make should be made here and will be copied across. I must point out that only admins can see UTRS unblock tickets, so if you wish the community to see the rest of your UTRS appeal you will have to copy it here. I'll also remind you that your most recent sock was in May 2016, so you have not respected your ban and you have not been away for 11 years. You might wish to comment further on that. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 07:30, 29 April 2018 (UTC)
 * See Administrators' noticeboard
 * See Administrators' noticeboard/Archive298 (permalink) Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 09:57, 2 August 2018 (UTC)


 * [| The sockpuppet investigations] were ceased in 2015 noting those themselves were confused with the actions of a user "Timothy P Graham". I really don't have a means to recapitulate what I put in the UTRS request because I wrote it there once and entrusted it to you, so since you have it my request is to share it to the appropriate audience and allow it into consideration. I hope it is not being suggested that best reason for keeping me off the project for decades more is some sort of motivation to maintain fairness to New Zealanders, because I challenge you to prove how it is that I may not have been. — Preceding unsigned comment added by User: (talk • contribs)
 * I have copied the UTRS contents below. If there is anything you want to add to the WP:AN discussion, please post it here with a request to copy it across. Finally, please remember to sign your comments with "~" . Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 08:58, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

Last stealth editing was on ‘Australia-nz relations’ & ‘mumia abu-jamal’, years ago in each case. Can’t see how the content I supplied in either case was “controversial”. Again, challenging for proof — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.17.79.70 (talk) 19:54, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

UTRS appeal 21299
As I have your permission to do so, here is the content of your UTRS appeal...
 * Why do you believe you should be unblocked?
 * It's from more than 11 years ago.
 * Apologising for past transgressions, requesting unblock/unban


 * If you are unblocked, what articles do you intend to edit?
 * Those I started as a user (Terrorism in Australia, Statelessness Status Convention, Australia-Indonesia Prisoner Exchange Agreement, etc)
 * Mumia Abu-Jamal, which I sponsored through Good Article, A-Class article and into Featured Article Status
 * Australia-New Zealand relations
 * And doing Good Article reviews, which I formerly did a number of


 * Why do you think there is a block currently affecting you? If you believe it's in error, tell us how.
 * It is a result of community ban occurring in April 2007: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Community_sanction/Archive7#Community_patience_ban_for_DavidYork71


 * Is there anything else you would like us to consider when reviewing your block?
 * No sockpuppeting cases/allegations for many years now.
 * At the time of the ban 11 years ago, User:Tom Harrison said "Maybe in a year or so it can be revisited, if he asks and convinces someone he is no longer looking for a soapbox and wants to help write an encyclopedia". Regarding that criteria have regard to the observations by critics at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Australia%E2%80%93New_Zealand_relations#Good_Article that "he has positively contributed a great deal to this article", "I noticed some good changes from a quick glance. Is there anything stopping a good faith, knowledge editor [..] going through and individually re-adding any they feel are warranted'" and "Are the edits good enough to WP:IAR and allow some of the [User:DavidYork71] reverted edits (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Australia%E2%80%93New_Zealand_relations&action=historysubmit&diff=475357509&oldid=475182943) to remain in the article? Not too bothered about the minor wikilinking, but there are some substantial referenced sections there"

I shall notify the WP:AN discussion that this update is here. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 08:43, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

Your appeal has been declined. --Neil N  talk to me 00:33, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Most recent sock-puppet?
As I said in the AN thread, I'd like a direct statement as to when your most recent Wikipedia editing was (particularly on Australia-related topics) before I'm willing to support an unblock. power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 19:44, 29 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Editing as User:124.171.50.240 in September 2018.- gadfium 08:07, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

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