User talk:Hardicanute

Pyrotec (talk) 19:19, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Please stop edit warring in the Kindertransport article as well as other articles
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement. In particular, Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states: If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you continue edit warring, you may be blocked from editing. Nick-D (talk) 11:34, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made; that is to say, editors are not automatically "entitled" to three reverts.
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for editing with a battlefield mentality. You've recently started a series of content disputes on articles relating to Nazi-era Germany. Various editors have responded to your edits and comments with an appropriate degree of politeness at Talk:Holocaust denial, Talk:Kindertransport, Talk:SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt and elsewhere. Despite this, you have construed these responses as being a coordinated attack on yourself, and are now escalating the disputes (as demonstrated by comments such as, , , and ). This edit is also troubling as it seems to be an attempt at point scoring. As such, I have blocked you for an indefinite period - please note that this is not a permanent block, but rather a block which will remain in force until you can demonstrate that you intend to edit productively and in good natured cooperation with other editors. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Nick-D (talk) 12:12, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Blocking
I regard it as an absolute badge of honour to be blocked from editing Wikipedia in these crcumstances. I consider I stood out against some extremely illiberal attitudes in regard to Holocaust related article, was harassed as a consequence and blocked for protesting against this. If Wikipedia permits such articles as 'Holocaust Denial' and 'David Irving' then it truly is not a place for people committed to intellectual freedom. If Jimmy Wales, Slim Virgin and all cannot get a grip on the kind of attitudes displayed in those articles then the project truly deserves to fail. I would be right onside with them if they show such commitment. I know all I need to know about how Wiki operates at lower levels and will be able to inform others accordingly. Thanks Nick D for freeing up my time, I do have a rich and fulfilling life away from the computer screen and this was taking up too much of my time anyway. Hardicanute (talk) 13:17, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Any admins reviewing this can see a longer statement by the editor now known as Hardicanute over at Talk:Denis Avey. He offers some details about his past accounts. EdJohnston (talk) 15:53, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

Hersfold. I used another account to clarify matters with two editors on the talk page of Denis Avey. Technically block evasion but I've been quite open about the reaons, it was only to inform them of the situation regarding accounts. Hardicanute (talk) 20:22, 21 September 2012 (UTC)Hardicanute

I have left a note for Nick-D who is Hardicanute's original blocking admin from June 2011, to see if he wants to comment here. It is good that Hardicanute wants to come clean, but the very recent socking is a concern. If it were up to me to grant or deny this unblock I'd probably want to check what Hardicanute was doing while evading his block to see if the June 2011 type of problems were still continuing. The original June 2011 block notice of Hardicanute can still be seen higher up on this page. EdJohnston (talk) 03:39, 22 September 2012 (UTC)


 * I've reviewed the contributions to the Denis Avey article, and they seem OK, and I note the commitment above to avoid disputes and dramas, which is positive. However, the use of alternate accounts for no good reason is concerning; it's not that hard to reset your password. However, assuming that all the accounts are accounted for in the various disclosures, these only started up again recently so the spirit of WP:STANDARDOFFER applies. Hardicanute, if you're willing to commit to only using a single account and staying away from topics relating to Holocaust Denial I'd be willing to unblock you. Nick-D (talk) 10:56, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

Thank you Nick D. I have learnt some lessons about how Wikipedia operates and hope I can be a small, if constructive, contributor in the future. I never saw any facility for resetting my password, I was of the understanding that if you forgot your password and hadn't given your email that was it. I will certainly use a single account, and would like this to be Sceptic1954 (for which I have correctly guessed the old password.) If possible I'd like to close all others and put a notice on them that they now relate to Sceptic1954. I assume that you don't consider 'Denis Avey' to relate to 'Holocaust Denial'. Would the unblock start now or in six months' time? Hardicanute (talk) 11:58, 22 September 2012 (UTC)Hardicanute
 * Hardicanute, did you know that it is easy to create an alternative email account that is used only for use on Wikipedia? For example you could request sceptic1954.wikipedia (at) gmail.com. You could set it up to forward to your regular email account. So the name of your regular email would not have to be revealed. This would allow a temporary password to be sent to you if you ever forget it in the future. In any case, your Wikipedia email address is never divulged to anyone (except our own officials) if you only use it to *receive* mail. EdJohnston (talk) 13:29, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

Ed, Thanks for the tip, I'll keep it in mind I don't think I'll forget my wikipedia password anymore! Sceptic1954 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sceptic1954 (talk • contribs) 17:35, 23 September 2012 (UTC)