User talk:Whirl editing

Also known as Edito*Magica. user talk: Edito*Magica.

Whirl editing...
Whirl editing is an experienced and trusted user who has been editing since July 13th 2007; however up until January 24th 2009, editing was done under his other user name: Edito*Magica. Edito*Magica was wrongly blocked from wikipedia after being accused of vandalism, and so Whirl editing is continuing where he left off, taking articles to new, dizzy heights of quality; appologies for the awful play on words!

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Topic: One Foot in the Grave article
What do think about moving the character descriptions to a new page?...there is already character description in the plot section, and i think the character section does make the page a little too long? Tell me what you think. Thanks.Whirl*editing (talk) 14:01, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi,


 * Hi, I think we discussed this before when you were Edito*Magica, but I still think it's a bad idea - the page needs character descriptions to make it comprehensive for readers. By comparison to some articles, the page isn't very long at all, and it's not justified to have a separate page for what are essentially six major characters. There aren't that many minor recurring characters, either, so it wouldn't even be justified as an extended page. In my experience, individual character pages tend to be rather poor quality, and if you look at Wikipedia article traffic statistics, spin-off pages are rarely viewed. Bob talk 15:07, 24 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Additionally, articles about fiction should be discussed in a real-world context. The lists you have been creating do not conform to that guideline and are at risk of being deleted. The JPS talk to me  16:14, 24 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Ok fair enough. People not visiting spin-off pages has always been a concern of mine, and i will begin tidying the character descriptions up soon. Thanks.Whirl*editing (talk) 15:14, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Topic: 'Whirl editing' blocked
__NOINDEX__ Admitted on his user talk here. EdJohnston (talk) 18:05, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

That account's talk page is protected because of abuse. I've now protected this one too; you've used up your unblock requests with all accounts.  Sandstein  21:54, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Background on this set of accounts

 * (from an unblock-auto request of Edito*Magica)
 * (from an unblock-auto request of Edito*Magica)
 * (from an unblock-auto request of Edito*Magica)
 * (from an unblock-auto request of Edito*Magica)
 * (from an unblock-auto request of Edito*Magica)
 * (from an unblock-auto request of Edito*Magica)

This diff appears to show that Chris C. Nichols is the same person as Edito*magica, and thus the same person as Whirl editing. The Nichols account stopped editing in July of 2007 but it is not currently blocked. I blocked Whirl editing because he announced on his talk page that he was evading the block on Edito*Magica. I gather that showed up to vandalize some articles that Edito*Magica was working on, and had the same IP, since Edito*Magica was hit by an autoblock on Spidermancnichols. (The unblock-auto is still visible on Edito*Magica's talk). There does seem to be some similarity of names between 'Chris C. Nichols' and 'Spidermancnichols'. The abuse of multiple accounts is clear. I am filling in these details due to the desire to see the unblock request fairly reviewed, but the amount of nonsense that's been going on does not inspire lifting the block. The editor, when he was adding content, seems to have been quarrelsome, judging from the number and content of the ANI reports that mention him. EdJohnston (talk) 21:54, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Add to the list (note the asterisk).  As an ingenious attempt to dodge scrutiny, he created both accounts, and then primarily edited THIS talk page while using THAT account.  Well, not so ingenious, since he was caught.  The deeper he digs this hole, the worse it looks for him.  Edito, if you are reading this, please send an email to ArbCom at WP:ARBCOM and request a review of your block.  If you just keep creating new accounts, it is just going to get worse and worse for you.--Jayron32. talk . contribs  03:34, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Added User:Whirl*editing to the list. EdJohnston (talk) 04:16, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

What the editor can do now
Whirl editing wrote to me asking about Arbcom, which he thinks he can't appeal to since he is blocked. My own advice is to send email to unblock-en-l@lists.wikimedia.org explaining why you should be unblocked. Blaming other people is not very persuasive, and it would be good if you would at least admit to using multiple accounts, and explain why you did so. EdJohnston (talk) 17:36, 29 January 2009 (UTC)