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Last, the automated software systems that prevent vandalism may have been activated, which can cause new account creation to be blocked also. If you have not acted in a deliberately inappropriate manner, please let us know if this happens, and we will '''deactivate the block as soon as possible'''. You may also ] by adding the text <!-- Copy the text as it appears on your page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx" argument. -->{{tlx|unblock|Your reason here}} {{#switch:{{NAMESPACE}}|User talk=below|on ]}} or emailing the administrator who blocked you. {{#if:true|] (]) 22:41, 6 March 2009 (UTC)}}</div><!-- Template:Uw-ublock -->{{#switch:User talk|User|User talk=]}}
Last, the automated software systems that prevent vandalism may have been activated, which can cause new account creation to be blocked also. If you have not acted in a deliberately inappropriate manner, please let us know if this happens, and we will '''deactivate the block as soon as possible'''. You may also ] by adding the text <!-- Copy the text as it appears on your page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx" argument. -->{{tlx|unblock|Your reason here}} {{#switch:{{NAMESPACE}}|User talk=below|on ]}} or emailing the administrator who blocked you. {{#if:true|] (]) 22:41, 6 March 2009 (UTC)}}</div><!-- Template:Uw-ublock -->{{#switch:User talk|User|User talk=]}}
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December 2005
Before adding a link that may be seen as spam or frivolous, please discuss it on the talk page. Repeatedly adding what this link without discussion will result in a temporary block. Thank you. // Pathoschild09:41, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
Concerning your email, I asked twice that you discuss with other editors before adding the link to the article. As I recieved no reply and you continued to add the link, I blocked you for six hours as described above. Before creating a templated link system as used for the Internet Movie Database, you should either discuss it with the Community at the Village Pump or discuss it individually at each page as I suggest you do for the article in question. As this seems to have been unintentional, I'll unblock you. // Pathoschild10:10, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
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Last, the automated software systems that prevent vandalism may have been activated, which can cause new account creation to be blocked also. If you have not acted in a deliberately inappropriate manner, please let us know if this happens, and we will deactivate the block as soon as possible. You may also appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below or emailing the administrator who blocked you. Mfield (talk) 22:41, 6 March 2009 (UTC)This user is asking to be unblocked to request a change in username.
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