User talk:BillSullivan
Blocked as a sockpuppet[edit]
{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. GeneralNotability (talk) 12:38, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
BillSullivan (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
Hi there, I specialize in pre-Inca and Inca civilization and have no connection with Ariel Fernandez, he and I were faculty colleagues at a liberal arts college decades ago but were not acquainted. His name recently popped up in a funding campaign and I looked him up, that is the extent of our interaction. BillSullivan (talk) 16:26, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
Decline reason:
Edit patterns in edit summaries and edits themselves suggest connection between this account and past socks only (talk) 21:54, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
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BillSullivan (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
This is absurd. Similar editing patterns? I am only trying to defend a person who is being smeared at Wikipedia. You are mistaken. People do stand up for each other in this world, especially good people. Fernandez biography is unfair, slanderous and (Redacted). BillSullivan (talk) 22:06, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
Decline reason:
Per WP:MEAT: "A new user who engages in the same behavior as another user in the same context, and who appears to be editing Wikipedia solely for that purpose, may be subject to the remedies applied to the user whose behavior they are joining." Because we don't know who is sitting at the computer editing, we must assume that accounts doing similar activity are related. As noted by Only, you will lose access to this page should legal threats continue. I am declining your request. 331dot (talk) 07:16, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
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For someone you only knew in passing and only remembered because he was mentioned in a fundraising campaign, you sure do know a lot about him. By the way, you're close to a talk page access restriction for borderline legal threats. only (talk) 22:22, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
I took interest in the subject because I saw a pattern of slandering and smearing someone who is held in great respect in academic circles, besides being a great guy for all I know. I don't see how standing up for a good person makes me a sockpuppet. BillSullivan (talk) 02:50, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
- You only need one open request at a time; additional comments should be standard, unformatted comments. 331dot (talk) 07:16, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
BillSullivan (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
My field in Inca and pre-Inca civilization. I recently focused on the subject Ariel Fernandez because I took interest in the subject, especially when I saw that he was being smeared and discredited by Wikipedia Editors. My edits were an attempt to get a neutral tone in the BLP. For all I know, Fernandez is highly respected in academic circles. I don't see how or why standing up for a good person and trying to remove the smearing makes me a sockpuppet. Anyway, I think that what is needed here is the intervention of a good administrator. BillSullivan (talk) 14:27, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
Decline reason:
After reviewing the evidence provided in Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Arifer/Archive § 20 September 2020, I agree with the assessment that this account is a sockpuppet of Arifer. If you still have access to the Arifer account, future unblock requests would need to be made from User talk:Arifer. — Newslinger talk 09:05, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
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- I'm not an admin and think given the history here you're going to have a hard chance convincing anyone you aren't a sock. Still if I WP:AGF that you aren't, the only way I see you being unblocked if you accept a topic ban meaning completely stay away from Ariel Fernandez in any page. It doesn't matter if it's WP:BLP/N, a page on some chemistry thing or even some Inca related page, none of your edits should in any way relate to Ariel Fernandez including all his work. Since your primary interest is in Inca and pre-Inca civilisation, this should not be difficult. If you develop a good reputation here with a lot of good edits, and demonstrate a good understanding of our policies and guidelines, you may eventually be able to apply to have your topic ban lifted one day, years from now. By that stage, hopefully your editing in Ariel Fernandez will not be a problem given the skills you have developed. Although if you do demonstrate problematic behaviour it's likely the topic ban will be re-imposed. To be clear, both time and edits would be a factor in the lifting of any topic ban. Don't think you can accept such a limitation, make 500 edits to relevant pages over the next 5 years and get it lifted at the end. It's unlikely that will be enough of a pattern of good edits. Likewise even 10000 typo corrections probably won't help. While such WP:gnomish work is useful, it most likely won't be enough by itself to establish an understanding of our policies and guidelines that will affect your desire to influence the Ariel Fernandez article. Nil Einne (talk) 15:58, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
September 2020[edit]
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