User talk:NorthBySouthBaranof/Archives/2018/November

Topic ban
I did not think that a ban extended to the Talk Page?! Either way, I am trying to figure out how to appeal the ban, as it is without basis. I twice tried emailing the banner, Doug Weller, directly, but he ignored me. The Israeli-Arab ban was a result of a misunderstanding, as I explained to him clearly, and the rest was just an attempt at crushing a little guy who is trying to keep things balanced. Vcuttolo (talk) 09:03, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Vcuttolo: Yes, it does extend to the talk page. You may appeal the discretionary sanctions ban at the Arbitration Enforcement board. However, I warn you that you have a very low likelihood of success, and that probability goes to absolute zero if you just rant about "political bias." Heck, if you call Doug Weller a "Duterte disciple" in your appeal, you're probably just going to get the ban extended. The point of the ban is to give you time and space to learn about the encyclopedia's policies on less-contentious articles. My advice to you is to do that. A topic ban is not a lifetime sentence. I've been topic-banned from things before and so have many other long-time editors. You live, you learn, you move on, and you get better. I'd like to see you become a productive editor. You're not going to do that by ramming your head into the wall. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 09:13, 11 November 2018 (UTC)

Your comment to me
I read your breakdown of my Ocasio edit. Here is my response: 1. With the exception of your final sentence, you raised some fair points. I did not check your timeline, but I will assume you've got that correct. Had I realized that the CNN article came from a later date, I surely would have used one from the day in question. After all, there is no lack of journalism establishing that the Gaza protests were violent throughout. It was not the case that Israel was shooting peaceful protesters, which is clearly what the Ocasio article would lead one to think. 2. I take your point regarding the term ignoring. Again, an honest mistake. 3. Your last sentence said that I was reverted for those reasons, but chose to ignore all that and re-edit. THAT IS SIMPLY INACCURATE! A. Noone explained why I was reverted. I was intead accused of "severe BLP" violations and "defamatory" comments toward Ocasio, neither of which was true. The editor who accused me of such has severe POV problems. Again, if I used the wrong source, that was my mistake; but the sourcing was there, had anyone bothered to look for it. Either way, noone (prior to you now) specified one word that I wrote as being inaccurate. B. I don't know why you said that I stuck my edits back in. Never happened. Yet I was banned anyway. Vcuttolo (talk) 09:22, 11 November 2018 (UTC)

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NPR Newsletter No.15 16 November 2018
Hello ,
 * Community Wishlist Survey – NPP needs you – Vote NOW
 * Community Wishlist Voting takes place 16 to 30 November for the Page Curation and New Pages Feed improvements, and other software requests. The NPP community is hoping for a good turnout in support of the requests to Santa for the tools we need. This is very important as we have been asking the Foundation for these upgrades for 4 years.


 * If this proposal does not make it into the top ten, it is likely that the tools will be given no support at all for the foreseeable future. So please put in a vote today.


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