User talk:Ralf302

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Blocked as a sockpuppet
What is this, I went on vacation for three days and now suddenly I'm a sockpuppet, can you at least explain why my account was blocked, I am sure that i obeyed by all the Wikipedia guidelines. Ralf302 (talk) 11:08, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
 * , you appeared to be a sockpuppet of User:Roqui15, and then Roqui15 admitted on their talk page that they asked you to join the discussion, which is a case of meatpuppetry. You may file an unblock request and an uninvolved administrator will review it. GeneralNotability (talk) 13:05, 1 July 2020 (UTC)


 * That's still a violation of WP:MEAT. I will let an admin review the block. ◊ PRAHLAD balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 00:29, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Ok I understand, I just want to emphasise that i only wanted to have a civil discussion on the list of the largest empires topic. And what are the "punishment" differences on the violations? Ralf302 (talk) 00:39, 5 July 2020 (UTC)
 * This is not punishment. -- Deep fried okra  ( talk ) 01:46, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

If you care to look on the talk page of the list of largest empires you could see that I was nothing but civil and objective, none of my actions prove that I intended to disrupt nor to take the matter personal. All my comments on the talk page ware constrictive and I intended to reach a consensus all could agree on, and if you doubt my claims please have a look through the conversation. I read the guidelines and I understand that I do indeed fill some parameters of meetpuppeting and I accept that judgement, but I never intended to cause harm or damage to Wikipedia. I also never edited the main article and only stated my opinions on the talk page. And again if you doubt my statements have a look on the "List of largest empires" page. Ralf302 (talk) 02:11, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Furthermore the topic was of my own interest and not because i intended to blindly help Roqui15, he went on a conversation of his own and i never said that he was undoubtedly right. What interested me the most was to search viable factual data to be taken in consideration along with Tengepera's work. Ralf302 (talk) 02:21, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Meatpuppetry is still a blockable issue, and treated little differently than sockpuppetry. If you were to be unblocked, what would you edit? CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 19:50, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

First and foremost i'd like to resolve the matter at hand, and clear any confusion that may still reside. Since I was already discussing a topic when all this happend and I left it on hold because of the block on the short term I aim to discuss Taagepera's work on a talk page. (Unless you think it's ill advised since there is currently a "crackdown" on that page) On the long run i understand that there is a well established community in Wikipedia, one which i'd like to take part in the future. But I didn't understand if what you asked was a how high can i jump type of question.(could you clarify) And given that I'm new on Wikipedia the first thing on my agenda is to understand the mannerisms, habits and rules of Wikipedia. Ralf302 (talk) 01:33, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

I am still waiting for a valid response regarding my unblock request, and the follow-up questions of the first request, I've been patient but since it has passed 17 days since my last edit I can only conclude that either you forgot or are unwilling to respond. Ralf302 (talk) 16:46, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

Lack of response to the unblock request
I am still waiting for a valid response regarding my unblock request, and the follow-up questions of the first request, I've been patient but since it has passed 17 days since my last edit I can only conclude that either they forgot or are unwilling to respond. Do I have to file a new unblock request? Why is it taking such a long time to respond on a simple and clear discussion? 18:22, 26 July 2020 (UTC) Ralf302
 * Hi, you have correctly requested an unblock, and the request is still open. While this is a volunteer project, it is unlikely that the request has been forgotten. Unwillingness to respond to a specific request can possibly be a factor in a volunteer project, but only to the blocked user's disadvantage. In particularly serious cases in which no administrator would be willing to lift the block, the user is effectively banned by the community. If the request is currently not convincing enough to be answered, you are always welcome to add something to it. The only alternative seems to be patience. Best regards, ~ ToBeFree (talk) 17:24, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. What has been bothering me the most (in the unblock request) is the lack of discussion about the topic, given that none of my questions were answered and there is seemingly no effort on behalf of Wikipedia's community to discuss the issue. Can you give me any advice on how to make my request more "simplified"? And am i allowed to create a new account? (There are more Wikipedia articles on which i think i can help with new sources (not in the same page in which i was blocked)).Ralf302 18:28, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Creating a new account while being blocked ("account creation blocked" as well) would be sockpuppetry and block evasion. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 18:31, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Very well, the last thing I want to do is add to the problem, I will refrain from creating a new account.Again thank you for your time. Ralf302 (talk) 19:07, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Would you recommend starting a new unblock request from scratch or simply edit the one already pending? Ralf302 23:30, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh, good question. Hm. I recommend to keep the old text in place for proper chronology and transparency. You may, however, like to strike through ( text ) each paragraph of the old appeal, effectively withdrawing it, and create a new one below. This might actually be the best idea if your opinion has changed from "the block is a mistake" to "the block is justified but no longer needed". ~ ToBeFree (talk) 10:27, 27 July 2020 (UTC)