User talk:Qayqran

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Happy editing! Burrobert (talk) 15:24, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

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— Red-tailed hawk  (nest) 01:29, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

April 2023
Please note that you are currently edit-warring at The Grayzone. I saw that your edits have been reverted by multiple users, and nobody agreed with you in the discussion you opened at the talk page. This means that you are acting against consensus. Continued edit-warring would result in a block.--Ymblanter (talk) 16:45, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
 * There is no such consensus. Two editors cannot gang up on a third to deny an edit conflict exists by removing tags regarding sourcing while refusing to engage in the substance of the dispute, taunting and engaging in personal attacks. This is the opposite of consensus and is contrary to various Wikipedia policies as you know well if you are a Wikipedia administrator. May I ask, have you been through any kind of administrative process questioning your neutrality as an admin? Beyond the massive flag on your user profile I see you state you will not edit articles related to former USSR countries. This article is certainly related to this topic. In any case I will take this entire case to ANI. --Qayqran (talk) 17:07, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Sure, be my guest. Ymblanter (talk) 17:50, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

Please remember to assume good faith when dealing with other editors, which you did not do on Talk:The Grayzone. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 17:39, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
 * As I mentioned, Drmies I very much assumed good faith on Talk:The Grayzone. My comments and (rather harmless) tags were immediately met with personal attacks, snarky comments, taunts and generally uncivil behavior (concentrated in but not limited to edit summaries) when I politely tried to discuss my policy concerns with the substance of the article. I have already pointed you to the diffs. Qayqran (talk) 19:07, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

General sanctions
Please note that only extended-confirmed users are allowed to make edits related to the Russo-Ukrainian War (WP:GS/RUSUKR). Prolog (talk) 19:35, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

ANI notice
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. —Michael Z. 19:28, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

April 2023
 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:. Courcelles (talk) 20:01, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
 * You clearly have no interest in following the rules here, continuing to violate the general sanctions. This block will be logged at General sanctions/Russo-Ukrainian War. Courcelles (talk) 20:04, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

Courcelles I did not know anything about this rule of extended confirmation - I thought I could edit these articles. Also I was not informed about the notification on the admin noticeboard. I think it is unfair and a little cruel to block me indefinitely. Had someone told me that I was not allowed to edit or discuss those articles I would have stopped immediately. I am a new Wikipedian who has strived to abide by all the rules. Its not easy to digest them all in 2 months. Qayqran (talk) 21:02, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Courcelles If you unblock me I guarantee it will never happen again and I will always come to you for advice before doing anything which might be contentious. I seek to contribute positively to Wikipedia and I'm not even that interested in these topics which are under general sanctions. I was just using them to practice my editing skills and better understand policy.Qayqran (talk) 21:05, 18 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Someone telling you about that rule is literally two sections up on this page, dated 14 April. Add that to your extensive POV pushing?  I think my block was exactly what was needed.  Courcelles (talk) 21:08, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Courcelles It was not made clear to me in that post that I did not have extended confirmation or that I had done anything wrong. Especially considering there were a bunch of other notifications saying specifically "there is nothing wrong with your edits but...". I don't think I have been involved in any POV pushing. All I have focused on is improving sourcing. Its sad that someone apologizes for an honest mistake yet you still feel the need to permanently expel her from the project. Qayqran (talk) 21:13, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

Ask yourself a few questions: Those are all dangerous things for any newbie to do. Start by assuming good faith that articles are written by editors who use good sources to write good content. If you disagree with any of those things, then assume you are on the wrong side of history, do not understand the issues, do not know how to vet sources for reliability, have been getting my info from bad sources, and don't know Wikipedia's policies and guidelines well enough to do much more than completely neutral and minor copy editing yet. Start by assuming you are likely wrong and then seek clarification from other editors without arguing with them. Believe their explanations because they are likely correct. Seriously. -- Valjean (talk) ( PING me ) 22:13, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Did I ever criticize the POV of an article?
 * 2) Did I ever criticize the political POV of a source?
 * 3) Did I ever criticize other editors?