User talk:Geir Smith

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ok, at this point I am indefinitely banning you from editing English Wikipedia, on grounds of disruptive behaviour, inserting patent nonsense to article space, and consistent off-site canvassing and calls for vandalism, combined with positive slander. Feel free to apply for review of this block. dab (𒁳) 09:44, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

I'd like apply for unblocking of this account. Thanks. Geir Smith (talk) 23:42, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

I have on idea who has started saying I use several accounts. In all events this is not true and may be some malicious slur on someone's part. But I can't say who that would/could be. Geir Smith (talk) 23:53, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

{unblock | reason=The account User talk:Geir Smith has been blocked for three years. }}


 * context: I blocked this account for vandalism (and off-site calls for vandalism). The "sockmaster" tag was added by User:Shirik  . This is possibly a misunderstanding, afaik this user has not been accused of sockpuppetry. --dab (𒁳) 13:19, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

right, now I see what has been going on: there is, an account apparently created to stalk the real Geirsmith, and some admin misunderstood this as Geirsmith himself returning as a sock. If you speak French, you will realize that Geirsmith666 is a troll from France. The real Geirsmith by his own account also lives in France, so we probably have a case of a real-life enemy here. Needless to say, Geirsmith666 was blocked on sight, but this is how the "sockpuppetry" confusion arose. --dab (𒁳) 13:23, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Not necessarily "real life". I now noted that Geir Smith is active on youtube under his real name, posting videos about how Obama is the antichrist or something. So this account probably attracted trolls from youtube. Not that this matters for our purposes, I suppose, as nothing here is in the remotest sense conductive to writing an encyclopedia. --dab (𒁳) 13:29, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

{unblock | reason=I understand that Wikipedia do checks on people before allowing them to contribute. But I have no intention of resuming contributing as a vandal. Whatever I contributed three years ago has totally changed now and the same environment does not prevail today. I wish to voice opinions about the Birthers etc... I hope Wikipedia isn't censoring this important movement. (I must remind you that Michelle Bachmann and Donald Trump are Birthers and they both have/had double digit polls in persidential bids to their credit). I'm sure that informing about these major events can contribute to the History of Humanity and Wikipedia can't just censor that as not-existent. I understand that you may have opinions, such as liking Obama, but I doubt that that should obscure your judgment in enabling people to speak freely. Thank you.}}Geir Smith (talk) 13:38, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

{unblock | reason=I doubt that blocking someone indefinitely (3 YEARS! and as you explained just now, it was wrongly so.) is Wiki policy, and I remind you that in your block, you encouraged me to contact you for reviewing it. I'm now doing just that. I quote you: Feel free to apply for review of this block. dab (𒁳) 09:44, 28 February 2008 (UTC). It's on this page.}}Geir Smith (talk) 13:51, 21 October 2011 (UTC) Well, I'll just request this here and then contact someone else at Wikipedia, if this can't find any success from here.Geir Smith (talk) 13:59, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Mr. Smith, the block was for vandalism and not for your "opinions". I could not care less what your opinions are. All I said was that the troll "Geirsmith666" had probably been attracted by your youtube activity, which led to confusion about sockpuppetry. Your block, your unblock request, and the above rejection of your request by another admin has nothing to do with any of this. --dab 16:15, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Geir Smith (talk) 22:44, 21 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Since I just declined one I will leave this for another admin, but I will say that you have not offered the specificity I asked for when declining that request. The logged reason for your block is Attacks on editors, creation of attack/extreme POV articles, disruption of AFD process, warned many times. It's the "warned many times" part that makes it hard to take you at your word when you say you completely understand the guidelines, which is why I asked for specifics, only to get more vagaries . Beeblebrox (talk) 16:45, 22 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Although Geirsmith666 was a one-edit troll, User:Geiremann appears to have been a genuine attempt at block evasion when User:Geir Smith returned to Wikipedia in 2010 and, finding his original account blocked, created a new one rather than requesting an unblock. (The Obama edits mentioned in the unblock requests here were made by Geiremann; User:Geir Smith has never edited any Obama-related articles.)
 * We may be deep in the bowels of parody troll accounts here, but a quick Google search for "geir smith wikipedia" finds a user with the same name asking the Fox News Facebook group to visit Wikipedia and make an article about how he's the Messiah and Obama is the antichrist. They laugh it off, and one day later he formally requests an unblock here. The odd timing suggests that the Facebook user is genuinely him, and he is still undertaking the "consistent off-site canvassing and calls for vandalism" that this account was blocked for. --McGeddon (talk) 09:10, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
 * That is very concerning, and sufficient reason to decline this unblock request pending clarification of these matters. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:03, 24 October 2011 (UTC)


 * I didn't say you were crazy. I said your theory that Obama was the antichrist is a crackpot theory. Your assertion that 50 million Americans believe this is equally ridiculous. But that's not really the point, is it? The point is that despite your claim of keeping commenting on forums separate from your activities here, you have encouraged people on an outside forum to come and post this nonsense on Wikipedia on your behalf. This is not the Soviet Union and you are certainly not Andrei Sakharov. However I will leave this request for another admin to review. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:48, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

might wanna lock this down for everyone's sanity — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.41.12.239 (talk) 19:43, 26 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Please stop with the overblown hyperbole. And the lying, since we've already established that you were engaging in offsite canvassing to try and get people to disrupt Wikipedia as recently as last week. We already cover the birther movement and the Barack Obama religion conspiracy theories. As I said last time, this isn't about that, it is about 'your actions. I fixed your broken unblock request so another admin can review it. Beeblebrox (talk) 16:58, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

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Sockpuppetry case
Your name has been mentioned in connection with a sockpuppetry case. Please refer to Sockpuppet investigations/Geir Smith for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with the guide to responding to cases before editing the evidence page. Sum mer PhD (talk) 17:07, 21 July 2012 (UTC)