User talk:Geir Smith

Blocked

ok, at this point I am indefinitely banning you from editing English Wikipedia, on grounds of disruptive behaviour, inserting patent nonsense to article space, and consistent off-site canvassing and calls for vandalism, combined with positive slander.[1] Feel free to apply for review of this block. dab (𒁳) 09:44, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like apply for unblocking of this account. Thanks. Geir Smith (talk) 23:42, 22 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have on idea who has started saying I use several accounts. In all events this is not true and may be some malicious slur on someone's part. But I can't say who that would/could be. Geir Smith (talk) 23:53, 22 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

{unblock | reason=The account User talk:Geir Smith has been blocked for three years. }}

context: I blocked this account for vandalism (and off-site calls for vandalism). The "sockmaster" tag was added by User:Shirik [2]. This is possibly a misunderstanding, afaik this user has not been accused of sockpuppetry. --dab (𒁳) 13:19, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

right, now I see what has been going on: there is Geirsmith666 (talk · contribs), an account apparently created to stalk the real Geirsmith, and some admin misunderstood this as Geirsmith himself returning as a sock. If you speak French, you will realize that Geirsmith666 is a troll from France. The real Geirsmith by his own account also lives in France, so we probably have a case of a real-life enemy here. Needless to say, Geirsmith666 was blocked on sight, but this is how the "sockpuppetry" confusion arose. --dab (𒁳) 13:23, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not necessarily "real life". I now noted that Geir Smith is active on youtube under his real name, posting videos about how Obama is the antichrist or something. So this account probably attracted trolls from youtube. Not that this matters for our purposes, I suppose, as nothing here is in the remotest sense conductive to writing an encyclopedia. --dab (𒁳) 13:29, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

{unblock | reason=I understand that Wikipedia do checks on people before allowing them to contribute. But I have no intention of resuming contributing as a vandal. Whatever I contributed three years ago has totally changed now and the same environment does not prevail today. I wish to voice opinions about the Birthers etc... I hope Wikipedia isn't censoring this important movement. (I must remind you that Michelle Bachmann and Donald Trump are Birthers and they both have/had double digit polls in persidential bids to their credit). I'm sure that informing about these major events can contribute to the History of Humanity and Wikipedia can't just censor that as not-existent. I understand that you may have opinions, such as liking Obama, but I doubt that that should obscure your judgment in enabling people to speak freely. Thank you.}}Geir Smith (talk) 13:38, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

{unblock | reason=I doubt that blocking someone indefinitely (3 YEARS! and as you explained just now, it was wrongly so.) is Wiki policy, and I remind you that in your block, you encouraged me to contact you for reviewing it. I'm now doing just that. I quote you: Feel free to apply for review of this block. dab (𒁳) 09:44, 28 February 2008 (UTC). It's on this page.}}Geir Smith (talk) 13:51, 21 October 2011 (UTC) Well, I'll just request this here and then contact someone else at Wikipedia, if this can't find any success from here.Geir Smith (talk) 13:59, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Geir Smith (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Mr Bachmann, you wrote that I posted videos on You Tube saying Obama is the Antichrist. This is a choice and a freedom which does not affect or concern you. I hope you see the relation between freedom of speech and allowing someone to contribute to Wikipedia. It is not your business to judge people's opinions. If you don't want to address the issue of freedom, please tell me who to ask for an unblocking of this three-year banned account.I'm sorry if you have such a strong opinion of Obama that it impairs your principles of non-partisan lack of prejudice. I'm a scholarly university researcher so I know only too well, the perils of the mind and of holding to one's opinions in an "opinionated" manner.

Decline reason:

You say, "I wish to voice opinions..."; that's not the purpose of Wikipedia. We don't care what your personal opinions are; Wikipedia is not a place for you to express them. You have no right to "speak freely" here; there are plenty of other places on the Web for you to indulge in such expression. Wikipedia:Free speech explains this. --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 14:30, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Mr. Smith, the block was for vandalism and not for your "opinions". I could not care less what your opinions are. All I said was that the troll "Geirsmith666" had probably been attracted by your youtube activity, which led to confusion about sockpuppetry. Your block, your unblock request, and the above rejection of your request by another admin has nothing to do with any of this. --dab (𒁳) 16:15, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Geir Smith (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

jpgordon, Yes, Thank you for your post. I expressed that mistakenly; my intention is not to "voice opinion", but just to report facts as I find them referenced, in reliable sources. I had experience of Wikipedia's rules and regulations and will follow them carefully and without error. I'm thus requesting an unblocking. Thank you. Geir Smith (talk) 16:31, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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