User talk:FootballFan68

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June 2023
 You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for persistently adding unsourced or poorly sourced content. Verifiability is a core Wikipedia policy. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text at the bottom of your talk page:. ... disco spinster   talk  15:30, 12 June 2023 (UTC)


 * bro there are loads of websites backing it up. its not my fault famousbirthdays is blocked and you can literally see it in the google knowledge panel.
 * this block is unfair and especially indefinitely.
 * you dont give any reason why it is unreliable FootballFan68 (talk) 15:32, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Unblock request
If you think this unblock request clearly demonstrates you have read and thoroughly understood WP:RS, you are sorely mistaken. You appear to be deliberately wasting our time. --Yamla (talk) 15:48, 12 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Im not trying to waste your time I have read through it and understand now. I think the lifetime block is unfair for one mistake. FootballFan68 (talk) 15:57, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Great. Modify your existing open unblock request to demonstrate that you understand. Start by removing your ludicrous claim that famousbirthdays is a reliable site. Give an example of an actually reliable source that cites the information you added. --Yamla (talk) 15:59, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * How is calling famousbirthdays reliable ludicrous? It has all the birthdays correct. FootballFan68 (talk) 16:42, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Rationale for block
I cannot read Discospinster's mind, but I have no doubt that your edit warring on LeafyIsHere was the immediate reason for the block, where you removed sourced content and inserted an unverified birthdate, without even a decent argument for removing the information or for inserting the different information. And then you did it again, and again. "Famousbirthdays" is just another crappy website with amateurish/user-submitted material--just look at their /terms page. So there's that: a lack of understand of WP:RS, and then edit warring even though you don't know what's reliable and what's not.In addition, and when you ask for an unblock we tend to look at the bigger picture, here are some arguments for WP:CIR, suggesting that Wikipedia is not the right environment for you. Let's see: Discospinster is not your "bro": show some manners. "fuck off mate" (and again) is not in itself blockable, but it's rude, and the editor is not your "mate", as far as I can tell. This was just stupid. This is ungrammatical, and unexplained. This is unverified (and unexplained); an English club's website can hardly be a reliable source for what is said in Germany. This is pure vandalism. Here is some more (unexplained) edit warring and removal of valid material. It all adds up. Drmies (talk) 16:58, 12 June 2023 (UTC)


 * His birthday's on multiple websites lol like wikitubia and even the google knowledge panel has it down as 18th august 1995 and there are many many more websites which have it down as this as well
 * you guys just like to be as stubborn as possible FootballFan68 (talk) 17:26, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Normally I would not institute an indefinite block for today's actions, but the user had been blocked a couple times before for the same editing behaviour, and continues to argue about what is a reliable source, despite being directed to WP:RS each time. So clearly another temporary block would be useless. ... disco spinster   talk  17:35, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ignores the point of the exact birthday being listed on tons websites (reliable ones included) and even googles knowledge panel. you guys are stubborn FootballFan68 (talk) 17:47, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * So why couldn't you cite one of these reliable sources in your edit? ... disco spinster   talk  17:50, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict) You continue to demonstrate you haven't the slightest idea about WP:RS. You are in danger of losing access to your talk page. I very, very strongly suggest you stop. Step back. Read and thoroughly understand WP:RS. Drop your ludicrous claim that famousbirthdays is a reliable source. Demonstrate you clearly understand what a reliable source is, in the context of Wikipedia. And find a single example of a reliable source demonstrating the claimed birthday. You say it is listed on tons of reliable websites so this should be trivial for you. On the other hand, if you continue your current approach, expect to lose access to your talk page. See WP:CIR and WP:IDHT. You are unlikely to get another warning. --Yamla (talk) 17:51, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * https://youtube.fandom.com/wiki/LeafyIsHere#:~:text=Calvin%20Lee%20Vail%20(born%3A%20August,the%20U.S.%20state%20of%20Utah.
 * thats one for you FootballFan68 (talk) 18:38, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Fandom is not a reliable source, it is user-generated. If you had bothered to read WP:RS you would know that, it is explicitly mentioned. ... disco spinster   talk  19:08, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * All sources are user generated. Wikipedia is user generated.
 * Your points are invalid. Everything is user generated. There are lots of reliable sources which back this up, they do not need to be super well known to be reliable.
 * All these sites have the same birthday, 18th August 1995. Google knowledge panel has this birthday too.
 * You are stubborn and looking for drama FootballFan68 (talk) 19:17, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Since there is no hope that you will understand Wikipedia's policies, the block is unlikely to be lifted. ... disco spinster   talk  19:20, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Yes, Wikipedia is user-generated, and therefore Wikipedia is not to be used as a source for Wikipedia. Speaking of Wikipedia users, you have taken up too much of our time already: TPA revoked, and I'm sure the user agrees. Drmies (talk) 02:56, 13 June 2023 (UTC)