User talk:Highspeed/Archive 1

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1987 Maryland train collision
My mistake, I thought the effects of weed were common knowledge--in any case, I did find a source for the effects it has on you. Blueboy96 18:49, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Good luck with the GNIS mess wherein a certain editor is creating articles on obscure CA communities.
This mess started a while back when this editor/administrator apparently got access to a new book/source (like a new toy). He will overwhelm you and threaten you with Wiki-speak and the letter of the Wiki law as it were. He will call you a dick and get away with it...all the while junking up county templates and the entire encyclopedia with places that never really existed or were a brief flash in the pan (admittedly a few of those deserve mention, if not an article). Sadly, since only his beloved new tomb/source ever refers to many of these obscure "communities" it will be impossible to remove as you will likely never find another source for at least 50% of them. He will back up his claims with the occasional reference to a historical post office, often creating several articles on the same obscure place (many of his new communities are based on variations of the same name, but with a plural, contracted, or misspelled form) that were somehow picked up by GNIS (or another obscure reference) as a catchall. In any case, you will not succeed. He is very determined and well versed in the politics herein. I feel your pain. Just look at the (now) completely overwhelmed beloved Humboldt County template that he junked up. Welcome to the jungle. Norcalal (talk) 19:19, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for repeated abuse of editing privileges. If you believe this block is unjustified, you may contest this block by adding the text   below, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 17:49, 13 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I've changed you block to allow you to request unblock, but have not unblocked you. You may request unblock below.  Cheers.  lifebaka++ 04:10, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Highspeed (talk) 07:42, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Please address the charge of "Abusing multiple accounts" cited in your block log. Have you used other Wikipedia user accounts? If so, which?  Sandstein  09:34, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm very concerned by this block; at first glance, this isn't adding up. I've requested some explanation from the blocking admin. – Luna Santin  (talk) 09:56, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I cannot find obvious evidence on the available data of sockpuppetry, and the unblock request provides a reasonably convincing rationale for at least part of the problem. Why an indef block? And should it not have been applied, if appropriate, by an uninvolved admin? I hope to see an early answer to Luna's query. --Anthony.bradbury"talk" 19:52, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
 * In response to Sandstein's request above: I have never used a sock account and do not support the use of socks for myself. The administrator who originally placed the block on my account asserted that I was a sock of Biaswarrior when he started this ANI post (I was completely blocked during this time and could not respond). WP:DUCK was citied as the reason; a previous investigation confirmed that Biasprotector, Ricky28618 and Rickywatcher were sockpuppets of Biaswarrior. However, if one reviews the contributions and editing patterns of Biaswarrior, Biasprotector, Ricky28618 and Rickywatcher, they all exhibit a pattern of many 'Wiki admin' posts over a very brief span of time (hours or a few days) before burning out. My contributions have been done over a 3-year period and tend to focus on page maintenance of subjects I have knowledge of, like Monterey County, other Northern California locations, western Iraq towns, military & Navy subjects, and railroading. I did nominate 21 stub pages for speedy deletion in rapid succession, but did so with the hope that an administrator would rule on my suggestions, which they did (denying rapid deletion) and I accept it. It was done in good faith and I have apologized several times for the scramble-edit, explained in the initial unblock request above. On a subsequent ANI thread, an administrator commented at the end of the post added here that a positive step would be for me to apologize. I have done so in a genuine manner here, here and here. Please advise if you like me to address any additional concerns. Thanks for considering my request. Highspeed (talk) 01:19, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Highspeed. I'm still discussing this with the blocking administrator; in the meantime, feel free to take a gander and post here at your own talk page if you might have anything to add. I hope to get this resolved soon. – Luna Santin  (talk) 02:20, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
 * This is now being discussed at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents. I have commented there that I believe that the block should be lifted.  Sandstein   12:16, 18 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I'd been about to do the same. Sorry it took so long, Highspeed.  Cheers.  lifebaka++ 14:43, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Article proliferation in California Counties.
I would like to return to the debate and substance related to the GNIS stub proliferation. I have questions as to how there might be a way to clean this up. If the "hunt' is over and I take you at your word, I look forward to working to improve the situation in California Counties. Again my only reason to be here, is to make sure that this encyclopedia is the best and most accurate it can be. I do not agree that questionable stub creation and related mucking up of templates has led us to that goal. Welcome back. Back to work. Norcalal (talk) 20:20, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Look at Pfly's wonderful work at Dinsmores, California. I think that is a great model for how to proceed. He leaves no stone unturned in his discussion and rationale. Let me know what you think! Norcalal (talk 07:59, 20 July 2009 (UTC)