User talk:Francis Whitman

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Hello, Francis Whitman, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions, especially your edits to John Oliver. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
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October 2018
Hello, I'm Oshwah. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —specifically this edit to Alex Jones— because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help Desk. Thanks.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   03:01, 18 October 2018 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Alex Jones, you may be blocked from editing.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   03:06, 18 October 2018 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 31 hours for violations of Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. 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:. Drmies (talk) 03:06, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, Francis Whitman, I don't know how to say this diplomatically, so I'll just say it in English: what the fuck?, you beat me to the revert and I dropped a temporary block real quick, since Whitman here seemed determined on continuing to violate the BLP. Do you think we should make this indefinite, since these are absolutely unacceptable, or keep it as it is, since this editor wasn't always like this and may just be in a vulnerable place? Thanks, Drmies (talk) 03:10, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Drmies - My thought was that the account was possibly compromised. In fact, my next move was to block this user if it happened again (which I agree with you that it most definitely was going to). Either way, I think that the block should be indefinite due to the severity of the BLP violations and the fact that the topic of the affected article is currently under discretionary sanctions. If the user wants to edit constructively, they'll need to file a request and explain themselves first. That's what I believe is the appropriate action to take. I'll leave the block duration to your judgment; it's your call.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   03:14, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Aha,, you thought that too? OK, I'll make it indefinite; we'll see what happens, as the president says. Thanks. Drmies (talk) 03:16, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Drmies - You bet; always happy to help out. ;-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   03:20, 18 October 2018 (UTC)