This is a log of user-block/unblock actions. Auto-blocked IP addresses are not listed here, but can be found at Special:AutoblockList. See Special:BlockList for the full list of currently operational blocks. See Misplaced Pages:Blocking policy for further details.
You may enter the name of the blocking/unblocking administrator and/or the user or IP who was blocked/unblocked.
- Performer is the name of the admin, without any prefix
- Target is the name of the user, IP or IP range, written with the prefix "User:"
- 22:27, 21 September 2024 JBW talk contribs changed block settings for Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation blocked) (Blocked as the outcome of an ANI discussion; see Special:Diff/846215006 (Restoring talk pages access))
- 22:26, 21 September 2024 JBW talk contribs changed block settings for Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation blocked, cannot edit own talk page) (Blocked as the outcome of an ANI discussion; see Special:Diff/846215006 (Restoring talk pages access))
- 19:22, 21 September 2024 Beeblebrox talk contribs changed block settings for Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation blocked, cannot edit own talk page) (revoking talk pages access) Tag: Twinkle
- 02:41, 20 June 2018 Beeblebrox talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation blocked) (discussion was re-opened and consensus seems now even more in favor of an indefinite block, re-instating)
- 14:43, 18 June 2018 TonyBallioni talk contribs unblocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs (Unblock to allow for further discussion)
- 05:31, 17 June 2018 TonyBallioni talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation blocked) (Per consensus at AN, see Special:Diff/846215006)
- 00:59, 11 May 2018 NeilN talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of 1 week (account creation blocked) (Personal attacks or harassment)
- 16:59, 4 February 2018 GoldenRing talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of 1 month (account creation blocked) (Arbitration enforcement)
- 11:52, 10 March 2014 Callanecc talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of 1 month (account creation blocked) (Arbitration enforcement: See this AE request)
- 12:24, 26 September 2013 Sandstein talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of 2 weeks (account creation blocked) (Arbitration enforcement: Editing restriction violated, https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Misplaced Pages:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement&oldid=574595815#Richard_Arthur_Norton_.281958-_.29)
- 23:22, 12 November 2012 Bbb23 talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of 48 hours (account creation blocked) (Edit warring: Stephen H. Wendover)
- 04:02, 18 July 2012 The Blade of the Northern Lights talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of 48 hours (account creation blocked) (Edit-warring on 1896 Eastern North America heat wave)
- 10:28, 13 July 2012 DangerousPanda talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of 60 hours (account creation blocked) (Multiple violations of terms of known topic ban)
- 00:06, 18 January 2012 Good Olfactory talk contribs unblocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs (shortening block per talk page discussion given that the violations were two weeks ago)
- 10:29, 17 January 2012 Good Olfactory talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of 31 hours (account creation blocked) (multiple violations of terms of indefinite topic ban)
- 05:42, 9 December 2011 Jbmurray talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of 24 hours (account creation blocked) (violation of terms of topic ban, following warning at User_talk:Richard_Arthur_Norton_(1958-_)#AN_Discussion)
- 09:06, 21 October 2011 Good Olfactory talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of 48 hours (account creation blocked) (Disruptive editing: continuing to make controversial page moves outside of WP:RM despite continued requests/warnings)
- 05:48, 2 June 2011 Good Olfactory talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of 31 hours (account creation blocked) (Disruptive editing: including making superficial edits to redirect pages to block other editors from reverting his page moves; repeatedly moving pages controversially when asked to use WP:RM)
- 19:36, 1 October 2010 Postdlf talk contribs unblocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs (blocked by admin with serious conflict of interest regarding incident)
- 19:33, 1 October 2010 Kafziel talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of 24 hours (account creation blocked) (Personal attacks or harassment)
- 01:59, 1 June 2010 Shimeru talk contribs unblocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs (Block on en for editing on Commons seems inappropriate, per ANI discussion)
- 23:35, 31 May 2010 SGGH talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of 24 hours (account creation blocked) (Disruptive editing and WP:BATTLE )
- 11:01, 30 May 2010 SilkTork talk contribs unblocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs (Block not covered by Misplaced Pages:Blocking policy)
- 21:20, 29 May 2010 Gwen Gale talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of 72 hours (account creation blocked) (Disruptive editing: WP:BATTLE)
- 16:10, 27 July 2006 UninvitedCompany talk contribs unblocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs (User has agreed to refrain from page moves; see user's talk page for details and discussion)
- 04:00, 25 July 2006 Zscout370 talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of indefinite (move vandalism)
- 08:20, 15 March 2006 Jeffrey O. Gustafson talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of 5 days (shorter block while mess is sorted)
- 08:19, 15 March 2006 Jeffrey O. Gustafson talk contribs unblocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs (undoing indef block)
- 18:45, 14 March 2006 Zscout370 talk contribs blocked Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) talk contribs with an expiration time of indefinite (repeated copyright violations in the past, was asked to stop but did not cooperate)