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Barnstar for you

		The Socratic Barnstar
		You've been doing very good work for a long time, and I wanted to offer you this barnstar. Johnfos (talk) 07:32, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Thank you!  Sandstein  07:37, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Topic ban

You topic-banned me almost two weeks ago (for two weeks), and I won't get to appeal it this week, so two questions:

1. Can I appeal the topic ban after it expires?

2. Can I appeal an earlier 3RR block at the same time as appealing the topic ban?

3. If successful, will they be both removed from my record?

Cheers Koakhtzvigad (talk) 10:25, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

1. Nothing prevents you from doing so, but the appeal is likely to be declined as moot.

2. Likewise.

3. No. Block logs cannot be edited, and the ban will continue to be logged together with the outcome of any appeal.  Sandstein  11:45, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

There would be something wrong with that wouldn't you say? Just because the ban happens to have expired does not mean its consequences are moot towards my reputation, since you confirm that its results are also recorded in the block logs. Surely then it should be declined based on evidence rather than on relevance to enforcement?

I'm fairly sure based on evidence my appeal would be upheld.

By the way, I hold no personal feelings towards your decision. Based on your activity logs you could not have given my case the time it deserved, and lacking procedural regulations, the outcome was in hind sight predictable.Koakhtzvigad (talk) 21:31, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

No, the ban (and any appeal thereof) is not recorded in the block log, only on the arbitration case page. Apart from that, well, you're entitled to your opinion. I see no point in discussing this further.  Sandstein  21:36, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Hi from Peter

Hi Sandstein. I made this edit] to WP:FLAT, an article I substantially created a few years ago. Also various edits to the talk page of Fads and fallacies in the name of science. As I am editing from an IP, is that OK? I don't approve of socking, i.e. editing without making my identity clear. I hope that's OK, please don't revert important contributions to the project, as you have before. Regards User:Peter Damian.

You are banned and may not edit Misplaced Pages for any reason. Accordingly, all your edits are reverted.  Sandstein  11:43, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

I undid your edit on WP:FLAT with the argument that Peter's revision clearly improves the article and so I appealed to WP:IAR (though I forgot to insert the proper link - I am still learning). Concerning his edits to Fads and fallacies in the name of science, I haven't made up my mind whether they actually help the discussion. Concerning your argument for reverting, I suggest that there is here a parallel with WP:OWN in the sense that nobody 'owns' Misplaced Pages.

Just to be clear, I read WP:BAN and I am not proxy-editing. Hpvpp (talk) 00:15, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Close an RfC?

Hey Sandstein,

I'm looking for an uninvolved admin to review an RfC we've had on Elizabeth II. I'm mulling over bringing this topic to informal mediation, and wanted to get a third opinion before doing so. If you have a moment to look over, comment, and close the RfC, I'd be most grateful.

I'm running this request by you Ludwigs2, and SlimVirgin.

Thanks, NickCT (talk) 15:05, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Slim took care of it. NickCT (talk) 19:17, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Tuscumbia

Hi Sandstein. Is Tuscumbia supposed to edit South Caucasus-related subjects? The primary restriction of AA2 included the region, which was the main reason Meowy was first primarily sanctioned for (the case was primarily launched after a conflict between an Iranian user and Atabek). Note also that Tuscumbia is editing very controversial subjects. For example, Temur Iakobashvili is a controversial figure implicated in the Ossetian and Abkhazian issues. He is also the co-founder of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies, the largest think thank organization of the South Caucasus. The organization is very implicated in Armenia and Azerbaijan issues. - Fedayee (talk) 18:40, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Links, please.  Sandstein 

See this. Also another example is this, she currently runs this ministry which Tuscumbia has created. Note that those three articles are directly related to the conflict in the South Caucasus, as the figures implicated with the Ossetian and Abkhazian conflicts are also directly implicated with the South Caucasus issue, particularly Karabakh. If he can edit those, he can edit Turkey-related articles which involve Armenians or Iran-related articles. Thanks. - Fedayee (talk) 02:40, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Why do you think Tuscumbia should not make these edits? Are they subject to a topic ban, and if so, could you please link to it?  Sandstein  07:42, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Nothing new

Just to say that I and Mike Rosoft have reverted vandalism on your talk page. It has stopped now, and the vandal has been blocked. Anyway, happy editing! Minimac (talk) 18:49, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Thank you!  Sandstein  22:01, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

I should probably know this

Since when has blocking a sock involved removing all the comments they've ever made? I'm speaking of Peter Damian, so you know. I don't remember seeing this rule on WP:SOCK and I thought I should know it for the future, so I can follow through with it. Clearly, there's a lot of comments that have yet to be removed from Misplaced Pages that need to be, per policy. Silverseren 19:48, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Blocking a sock does not involve removing all the comments they've ever made. But blocking a sock of a banned user may involve reverting all edits made in violation of the ban. See WP:BAN.  Sandstein  22:00, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Vandalism to this page

FYI - I caught it while doing RecentChange patrolling, and fixed it up best as I could so's you wouldn't have a mess to come back to. Hope you don't mind my boldness. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 02:43, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Not at all, thanks!  Sandstein  07:41, 19 February 2011 (UTC)