User talk:JohnA01

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You have been blocked indefinitely from editing to prevent further vandalism. 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:. Widr (talk) 05:31, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia is a global project, with editors all over the world in different time zones or with different schedules that permit them to edit at any time desired. Why did you decide to edit war on this issue, and how will you avoid doing so in the future? 331dot (talk) 08:55, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

Honestly, things regarding the confederate flag and the celebration of the Confederate States of America and the associated systemic racism hit me close to home for very personal reasons. As for the future, if something hits me close to home, I'll take a breath, step away from Wikipedia, and come back with a cooler head. JohnA (talk) 00:23, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
 * , what do you think? 331dot (talk) 00:27, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
 * "Sissy", "snowflake", "get COVID-19 this weekend"? No, this is just nasty vandalism, which the babbling above doesn't even try to explain. I wouldn't be surprised if this account was compromised. Widr (talk) 00:43, 14 June 2020 (UTC)


 * | You win for now, but I promise to correct your past edits randomly in the future? Intrigued. That's a very impressive  comment. You also changed the pronunciation of the subject's name in an unflattering manner. Might I suggest some sort of TBAN as an unblock condition? -- Deep fried okra  ( schalte ein ) 06:10, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
 * So the situation is this. After a six month hiatus followed by a one year hiatus, you return to make a series of vandalistic edits on Ray Ciccarelli, and then the nastiness on another user's talk page. So upset about systemic racism is a reason for all this? Or is it a lame excuse? If no one minds, I'd just as soon decline this. I've seen personal anger or whatever used as an excuse to vandalize before, and it just doesn't wash. This is not an act of protest. It is not sticking it to "the man." It has zero effect on the injustices perpetrated in this country on a daily basis. It's just mean vandalism of someone else's hard work. -- Deep fried okra  ( schalte ein ) 06:25, 14 June 2020 (UTC)