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Your submission at Articles for creation: Lee Olesky (January 13)
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Praxidicae (talk) 22:04, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

Single purpose account / paid editing
Thank you for your recent contributions. I hope you can understand why I considered you a single purpose account when for three years your only edits were to JD Power or Dave Habiger related pages. There were a large number of accounts only editing JD Power related pages to remove unflattering information and your account was one of them. Your proposed articles for Lee Olesky were also suggestive of paid editing which is how I based my interpretation. Moving past that, thank you for your attention to sourcing with your recent edits to other pages. -Eóin (talk) 22:19, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

August 2022
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 * It was fine the way it was, but since you and someone else seem to disagree, I'll let it sit. You can't fight everything. I'm not going to be a stick in the mud. Rjohnson1980 (talk) 20:08, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war&#32; according to the reverts you have made on Salman Rushdie. This means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be although other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

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 * 1) Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.


 * No edit war. I'm fine with following protocols, but the edits were made without any good reason and basically violated what is described above. Rjohnson1980 (talk) 00:26, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * I'm not suggesting others can "fix" anything, but rather add to them, which is what everyone does or would do if possible. I understand the concerns discussed at the WP:WHATABOUT page but don't believe they quite apply. There's no one way of doing things. You suggested mooing something to the history section, but it's already there, just under a subheading. I think it makes more sense where it was, given the current structure of the page. If you feel the need to do a massive edit, fine, but that's on you. And of course, not everything is necessarily news. I don't think anyone would argue with that. But a new version of a popular car coming out after a big, recent shift in direction of the company certainly would apply. I may re-add at some point, and if I do, this is why. There's nothing objectionable. Rjohnson1980 (talk) 19:39, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * It was indeed an error. I thought I added the source but didn't. I just put the info in again with the source. Thanks for the heads up. Rjohnson1980 (talk) 14:53, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * What is this in reference to? Rjohnson1980 (talk) 02:27, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Look above. File:Dave-Habiger-pix-2023V6.jpg. -- Whpq (talk) 04:07, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Figured as much. Was just trying to be clear. Rjohnson1980 (talk) 15:43, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * I added a link to it in the Smartglasses page. I also added categories to it. That should help.
 * Smartglasses Rjohnson1980 (talk) 14:29, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

February 2024
 You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for violating the non-free content policy, as you did at Dave Habiger. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page:. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 23:10, 11 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Guidelines have been reviewed. The block isn’t necessary and the reasons for it won’t happen again, while I disagree with the process and that it’s happening in part with a bot. Please reverse. Rjohnson1980 (talk) 03:02, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Guidelines have been reviewed. The block isn’t necessary and the reasons for it won’t happen again, while I disagree with the process and that it’s happening in part with a bot. Please reverse.

Apparently, the edits I was making were flagged as being in violation, but by a bot. Usage seemed to be in line with the rules, so I reversed the change a few times. Apparently, I was wrong, according to an actual human editor. I think the blocking was unreasonable, and if it’s reversed, I will hew to the rules. Hopefully, this is enough detail, but I can elaborate if need be. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rjohnson1980 (talk • contribs)
 * Yes you need to elaborate. Your unblock request is essentially the same as the one was just declined.  See Deepfriedokra's message to you.  What specific rule or rules were not followed and how exactly will you avoid this if you are unblocked. -- Whpq (talk) 15:41, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

My apologies. The specific rule was improper use of images (non-free). My edits were bounced, but by a bot due to what seemed to be poor reasoning. This happened a few times. It’s on me, obviously, and if/when the block is lifted, I will be more careful in both cases.

I have read them already. What else can I do?


 * You can demonstrate your understanding of why you were blocked, what you will do differently, and what constructive edits you want to make in your unblock request. PhilKnight (talk) 20:50, 12 February 2024 (UTC)


 * "Your reason here" is not a reason for you to be unblocked. Remember to replace this text in the unblock template with your reasons on why you want to be unblocked. Do not just simply apologize and promise to do better - you need to make a convincing request that describes specifically what you did that led to your block, what you would do to not repeat the same kind of disruptive editing again, and what useful edits you would make instead. Repeated failed requests may lead to you losing your talk page access. Good luck. SG5536B  ( my talk page  |  my contribs ) 00:23, 13 February 2024 (UTC)


 * We don't just want to tell us that you will follow guidelines- most people who say that go back to doing the same thing that they were blocked for. To avoid that, we want you to demonstrate your understanding by explaining what was wrong with your edits and what you will change about your future edits- specifically, this should discuss how you will comport to the non-free content policy. 331dot (talk) 10:20, 13 February 2024 (UTC)