User talk:Maxbear2021

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Happy editing! Cheers, Doug Weller  talk 13:42, 27 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Doug,
 * I have reviewed the guidelines and see your point of view where I have violated them, unknowingly, as I did not see the alerts from you till I was blocked. I do apologize for those infractions and I recommend that you place the guidelines front and center as I had no idea the community that was built here and how that community can edit and resolve issues within the group with respect for the mission of the community.  It is a fairly extensive effort to review and understand all of the guidelines.  May I suggest that new users be given the guidelines upfront and once reviewed are allowed to edit. I did not knowingly abuse the rules, nor did I disregard any alerts, I just did not know where to look to see and read such alerts as I am still learning to navigate the site and all of its features.  I think I deserve a chance and request that you unblock me to allow me to make edits that meet the guidelines as a community encyclopedia now that I understand the process better.  Thank you.
 * Mike Maxbear2021 (talk) 14:51, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Maxbear2021 (talk) 14:54, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Important Notice
Doug Weller talk 13:42, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

May 2022
Your recent editing history at Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing&mdash;especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring&mdash;even if you do not violate the three-revert rule&mdash;should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. Doug Weller talk 13:44, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

 You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because it appears that you are not here to build an encyclopedia. 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:. Doug Weller talk 13:45, 27 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Maxbear2021 (talk) 14:55, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
 * What gets added to a new user’s talk page automatically I can’t change. There are a lot of messages that are used. What I could do is unblock you, block you indefinitely from editing those two articles which still leaves you free to use their talk pages to discuss changes. After a while if you are editing without any problems you could ask to be able to edit them. Doug Weller  talk 18:38, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Doug, You stated that you would unblock me and I am still blocked indefinitely. What is the issue? I have seen your guidelines and have followed them. The Wikipedia site is supposed to be a non partisan encyclopedia of truth. However, it seems as if you have a narrative to create rather than an open free encyclopedia. In America we all are given the right to free and unblocked speech, even if you disagree with that speech. Is this site now a partisan springboard to rewrite history? I hope that I am wrong with this and if I am wrong then I should not be blocked at all. Everyone should be welcome to add and edit to this site unencumbered. If afterwards there is found a fact that is incorrect, then that should be corrected. A person should not be blocked ever, unless you are trying to keep certain people from editing your site. Let me know what is going on.  Maxbear2021 (talk) 16:16, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
 * First, I didn't say I'd unblock you. You clearly didn't read what I said. Secondly, Wikipedia is not partisan. Third, the First Amendment applies to governments, not private organisations. You, like me, are an American and should know your Constitution. See WP:Free speech. We block a lot of people, from vandals to sock puppets to people trying to push their views in contradiction to our policies or through disruptive editing. If you want to be unblocked you have to agree to the conditions above. Doug Weller  talk 16:37, 30 September 2023 (UTC)