User talk:PortholePete

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Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. I've noticed that you have been adding your signature to some of your edits to articles, such as the edit you made to John Stossel. This is a common mistake to make and has probably already been corrected. Please do not sign your edits to article content, as the article's edit history serves the function of attributing contributions, so you only need to use your signature to make discussions more readable, such as on article talk pages or project pages such as the Village Pump. If you would like further information about distinguishing types of pages, please see What is an article? Again, thank you for contributing, and enjoy your Wikipedia experience! Thank you. - Arjayay (talk) 10:02, 28 April 2022 (UTC)


 * I think I got the talk and article pages mixed up.PortholePete (talk) 12:18, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

May 2022
Please refrain from using talk pages for general discussion of the topic or other unrelated topics. They are for discussion related to improving the article in specific ways, based on reliable sources and the project policies and guidelines; they are not for use as a forum or chat room. If you have specific questions about certain topics, consider visiting our reference desk and asking them there instead of on article talk pages. See here for more information. Thank you.  Acroterion   (talk)   12:10, 25 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Get to the back of the queue. You have a whole mountain of talk pages and contributors to address over the space of a couple of decades before you get to me. PortholePete (talk) 17:19, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Discretionary sanctions alert
■ ∃ Madeline ⇔ ∃ Part of me ; 19:58, 24 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Which application of the rules for Wikipedia content will discretionarily be ignored on this topic and which ones will be applied as written? PortholePete (talk) 12:29, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * If rules are being violated, and discussion with the alleged violator(or the community for a general issue) fails to resolve the issue, you may bring the issue to WP:ANI. We can't address rule violations that we don't know about. 331dot (talk) 12:31, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia's official policy is to ignore other official policies on numerous occasions.
 * Which types of posts on this topic will be bound by the rules and which types of posts will not? You know perfectly well that Wikipedia is going to apply a double standard here. Simply state what the double standard will look like. That way, everyone will know what facts to post and what facts not to post, as well as which examples of original research, non-neutral point of view and unsourced statements an editor should turn a blind eye to. PortholePete (talk) 12:39, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * We're only as good as our volunteer editors, who are not always here 24/7 to jump on rule violations. We can't address things that we don't know about. There is also a difference between a deliberate ignoring of a rule and not knowing about a rule violation. Again, if you are aware of a rule being violated or a policy ignored without consensus, please bring it to the proper forum.  If you have all the answers, I don't know why you are asking the question. 331dot (talk) 12:44, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Please don't pretend that you have any intention of applying Wikipedia's rules consistently. PortholePete (talk) 10:09, 8 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Your recent conversation at Talk:Trans woman indicates you are not taking this alert seriously. Wikipedia is not an extension for the culture wars. You've clearly made some good contributions, but please be aware that Wikipedia has very little tolerance for disruption in contentious topic areas. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 08:02, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia has little tolerance of facts either.PortholePete (talk) 13:15, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

March 2023
To enforce an arbitration decision, and for repeated failure to "follow editorial and behavioural best practice" on the page Talk:Jazz Jennings, you have been blocked from editing Wikipedia for a period of 1 month. You are welcome to edit once the block expires; however, please note that the repetition of similar behavior may result in a longer block or other sanctions. If you believe this block is unjustified, please read the guide to appealing blocks (specifically this section) before appealing. Place the following on your talk page:. If you intend to appeal on the arbitration enforcement noticeboard, I suggest you use the arbitration enforcement appeals template on your talk page so it can be copied over easily. You may also appeal directly to me (by email), before or instead of appealing on your talk page. Courcelles (talk) 13:23, 28 March 2023 (UTC)  Reminder to administrators: In May 2014, ArbCom adopted the following procedure instructing administrators regarding Arbitration Enforcement blocks: "No administrator may modify a sanction placed by another administrator without: (1) the explicit prior affirmative consent of the enforcing administrator; or (2) prior affirmative agreement for the modification at (a) AE or (b) AN or (c) ARCA (see "Important notes" [in the procedure]). Administrators modifying sanctions out of process may at the discretion of the committee be desysopped."

Notice that you are now subject to an arbitration enforcement topic ban

 * You won't make facts disappear by any amount of banning. You will only make them disappear from Wikipedia. PortholePete (talk) 17:30, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Consider yourself.f indefinitely blocked for violating that topic ban. First year of the block is logged as an Arbitration Enforcement action. Courcelles (talk) 14:31, 30 April 2023 (UTC)