User talk:Petahhz

Regarding -Abusing Multiple Accounts-

Using multiple accounts was not intentional in the revision of Susan Burke's Wikipedia page. The initial changes were simply made without an account, and upon seeing that the changes had not been instituted (they in fact had been instituted then later revoked) I created an account and made a second attempt. Revisions were made without the intention of vandalism. Susan Burke's current Wiki page does not reflect a number of her accolades including her work featured in the 2012 documentary "The Invisible War" which won an Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for Best Documentary Picture at the 85th Academy Awards. I understand that I edited in a way that reflected vandalism (changing the entire document) and will be sure to make less aggressive changes in the future.

Best, Peter


 * I'm not convinced, particularly the part about "using multiple acounts was not intentional" and "the initial changes were simply made without an account." The article history shows that several sockpuppet accounts tried to make the same edits that you did, including changing her occupation to "human rights lawyer" and making a big deal out of her AV Martindale rating (which is given to thousands of lawyers).  All of the accounts appear to be trying to promote Ms. Burke and her practice.  I don't support unblocking or unprotecting the page.  NawlinWiki (talk) 02:05, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

Though I am editing her page with the intention of improving the image of Ms. Burke, particularly in a period where she is heavily scrutinized due to the coverage on rape in the military which she played a significant part in bringing to light, I acted without previously being aware of other accounts making the same edits. I do admit to being influenced by Ms. Burke in the process, and upon viewing the Sock puppetry accusation history on Susan Burke's page I understand your perspective. When I said using multiple accounts was not intentional I was referencing my personal actions. Until earlier today I had not been aware that changes had been made in the past or even what sock puppeting was.

However, it still stands that Susan Burke's Wikipedia page portrays her in a very negative light despite the positive nature of much of her work. Examples of this include "she has represented accused terrorists who have sought damages from the U.S. Government, which had detained them as enemy combatants", and even more blatantly, the inclusion of statistics on Abu Ghraib detainees in the "Career" subsection. Additionally, the Wiki page references solely cases that were dismissed or ended poorly for Burke. The exception to this is the Abtan v. Blackwater case in which Blackwater settled for an undisclosed sum- but in the Wiki page is noted having been dismissed (without reference to any sort of settlement).

I hope that you understand my perspective on the issue. At risk of sounding partial to Ms. Burke, I would like to note that the Senate hearing by the Armed Services Committee occurs tomorrow (Tuesday, June 4th) on the subject of sexual assault in the military. This is a subject that Susan Burke has been interviewed on several times and one that relates directly to the film "The Invisible War" Petahhz (talk) 03:56, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

As most of my reasons are already stated above, I am not sure if there is any possible way to convince administrators otherwise. This is a personal account, now linked to my email address, that I would like to continue using for the purpose of productively editing and discussing subjects on Wikipedia. If the account remains blocked I will have no choice but to create a new account which may actually make me guilty of socking. If there is some action I might take in order to convince you that this is a personal account and not a sockpuppet of Susan Burke I would like to be informed of it. Petahhz (talk) 15:41, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

Note: Plea for clemency/Apology: The creation of this account was my first personal experience editing Wikipedia and I have learned a lot in the process regarding administrators, rules/guidelines, sourcing, and talk pages. I now know that it was wrong to change large portions of text without first discussing it on the talk page or backing it up with sources. I would like to continue using this account for the sake of continuity (and accountability for your sake).


 * Hang on - you claim you did not create multiple accounts, and yet you're threatening to sock if you don't get your way? Do you not recognize that you're actually shooting yourself in the foot?  A block applies to YOU the person - period.  This is a private website, and you agreed to the rules - yet you state you're willing to violate those rules?  Once you say that, you're not welcome here (✉→ BWilkins ←✎) 11:17, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

What I mean by that is at some point, likely not in the near future, I would like to rejoin the Wikipedia community for the purpose of constructively editing and discussing posts. As far as I can tell my block is permanent and I am completely at a loss as to how I might convince administrators that my intentions are pure. This issue which was initially an issue of ignorance on my part has turned into something much more troublesome. Petahhz (talk) 20:01, 7 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Ok, I'm going to go out on a big limb here. I will unblock you if you accept the following restrictions:
 * You must list any account you have EVER created and/or used on Wikipedia prior to unblocking
 * Once unblocked, you may only edit using User:Petahhz - not even anonymously
 * You are topic-banned from any article involving Susan Burke, broadly construed
 * These restrictions are permanent, although loosening of these restrictions may be requested at WP:ANI no sooner than 6 months from now
 * Any violation - even accidental - will result in a return to an indefinite block on the English Wikipedia
 * Your acceptance of these conditions should be coupled with the response to #1 above. All restrictions may be listed at WP:RESTRICT, and notification of the restrictions must remain on your talkpage while they are in effect (✉→ BWilkins ←✎) 16:04, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

I accept the restrictions and appreciate your understanding. The only other edit I have ever made in the past outside of Petahhz were prior to making an account, using: 2601:a:3c80:a:815e:60f5:c289:10b0. The edit was made to Susan Burke's page on May 29th 2013. Petahhz (talk) 17:07, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

I noticed that my account is still blocked and was wondering if there are other considerations you are making before unblocking my account. Best. Petahhz (talk) 16:50, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Ping on behalf of the above user. Mdann52 (talk) 13:40, 3 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Am I free to remove notifications of these restrictions? I assume that they are archived somewhere and I would like to contribute to wikipedia without being flagged as a sockpuppet.  Thank you.