User talk:Gobbleygook

You have been blocked from editing for a period of '60 hours for edit warring on numerous articles, including (but not necessarily restricted to) Sinophobia, 2011 Norway attacks, and Equality Matters, feuding with another editor, and other disruptive editing. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. JamesBWatson (talk) 15:28, 13 May 2013 (UTC)


 * "Not of unreasonable length." It's 2 and a half days for a relatively new account which if I am not mistaken isn't what new accounts get for the first block (usually it's 24 hours). I didn't ignore those edit warnings and to the extent that I did, I've tried to put it in context as to why I did what I did...and that's not including how I'll know not to do it again after getting a block warning like this. I don't know what more I can say to ask for clemency, but there you go. Again, if it's possible that the block be removed or at the very least, have it reduced to say 48 hours or even 24 hours, it'd be great if you or your colleagues could do that. Gobbleygook (talk) 16:50, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Syrian civil war
There are a couple of issues here. It's good to add more content and context to the Syrian Armed Forces article, but you do not appear to have taken a look at the entire article, which, as other editors have said, does already have a section on the civil war, in the main section *above* the section you inserted the material into. The section you inserted the material into is a section on the various branches of the Syrian armed forces. The material you inserted should have been placed in the section above.

The second issue is one of WP:NPOV. This is really tricky in the context of a article on a very high profile issue, with clear human rights violations involved (on both sides, I should add, it seems there is credible evidence to believe that the rebels may have used Sarin.) The civil war section of the Syrian Armed Forces article should present the issue in a balanced light, so you might have to reword the section you wanted to insert to provide more balance.

Thirdly, if you would like any advice on cooperating with other editors, please do not hesitate to contact me. Kind regards from Aotearoa New Zealand, Buckshot06 (talk) 00:15, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 2 weeks for more of the same disruptive behaviour that led to your last block. You have continued to edit war with one other editor on numerous articles, over a prolonged period. Please remember that being convinced that you are "right" does not justify edit-warring. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. JamesBWatson (talk) 09:07, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

July 2013
This is your only warning; if you make personal attacks on other people again, as you did at Talk:Glenn Greenwald, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people.  Kudu ~I/O~ 21:05, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

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