User talk:David Dylan

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16:03, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

(David Dylan (talk) 17:25, 31 December 2016 (UTC)) I already have lots of experience from being an IP user. Thank you. It might be useful someday (David Dylan (talk) 17:25, 31 December 2016 (UTC))[reply]

MfD nomination of Template:User child

Template:User child, a page which you created or substantially contributed to (or which is in your userspace), has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Template:User child and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Template:User child during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. ~ Rob13Talk 18:30, 31 December 2016 (UTC) (David Dylan (talk) 18:43, 31 December 2016 (UTC)) For those reasons, I have erased the template to a blank page (David Dylan (talk) 18:43, 31 December 2016 (UTC)) (David Dylan (talk) 18:46, 31 December 2016 (UTC)) You are free to delete the (now) blank page. I did not think of those concerns(David Dylan (talk) 18:46, 31 December 2016 (UTC))[reply]

Stubs

I have added some stubs that I've been working on, you can help by contributing. Here are some stubs. Port of Key West, and Port of St. Andrews David Dylan (talk) 02:31, 6 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Euclayptus notabilis

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Speedy deletion nomination of Template:CUZ

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Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail

Please quote reliable sources. It's one of the shortest pages in this Wikipedia, is the subject really notable?Xx236 (talk) 07:45, 9 January 2017 (UTC) (David Dylan (talk) 22:13, 9 January 2017 (UTC)) It now has a lot of info and references. (David Dylan (talk) 22:13, 9 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

January 2017

Information icon Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to Kaskaskia–Cahokia Trail, did not appear constructive and has been undone. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Deicey (talk) 21:01, 11 January 2017 (UTC) (David Dylan (talk) 21:03, 11 January 2017 (UTC))It added info about history. It was constructive. Look at the edit history(David Dylan (talk) 21:03, 11 January 2017 (UTC)) My apologies, I didn't look through the history very well.[reply]

Apologies

I'm sorry for the unneeded reversion on the article you are editing. I did not think to check the history and jumped to a conclusion before anything else. Deicey (talk) 21:14, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]


Your contributed article, Pullen Pullen

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Speedy deletion nomination of Kaskaskia–Cahokia Trail

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A tag has been placed on Kaskaskia–Cahokia Trail requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://monroecountynews.net/county-designates-kaskaskia-cahokia-trail/. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Exemplo347 (talk) 00:36, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(David Dylan (talk) 00:41, 12 January 2017 (UTC)) the copyvios have been removed (David Dylan (talk) 00:41, 12 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

Rajapruk University

Removing copyright violations takes more than what you have done. That is an overly-close paraphrasing. You need to completely rewrite it in your own words.Meters (talk) 03:35, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Information icon Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Rajapruk University, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Stop removing the speedy. Let an admin look at it and decide. You appear to have no idea how to fix the article properly so I suggest that you leave it alone. `Meters (talk) 03:55, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Just stop. Changing the order of words does not help. Meters (talk) 04:01, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(David Dylan (talk) 04:03, 15 January 2017 (UTC)) What do you expect I do to get rid of the close paraphrasing (David Dylan (talk) 04:03, 15 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

Many of your changes are ungrammatical, have changed the meaning of the original, or are so badly written that I would have undone the edits if it wouldn't have restored the original copyvio. I'm sorry to have to say this, but it appears to me that your English writing skills are not sufficient to rewrite this article properly. Meters (talk) 04:06, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(David Dylan (talk) 04:07, 15 January 2017 (UTC)) What is Close Paraphrasing. I need to know the problem.(David Dylan (talk) 04:07, 15 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

See WP:PARAPHRASE Meters (talk) 04:09, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I really think you should just leave this alone. What you are writing either makes no sense, or does not remove the copyvio issue. You are wasting your time. Meters (talk) 04:27, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(David Dylan (talk) 04:29, 15 January 2017 (UTC)) Then let it be so. I am handing this inclusionary task to other editors (David Dylan (talk) 04:29, 15 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

We need to write a completely new article about the school, one that's not based on simply tweaking the copy of the school's webpage. Meters (talk) 04:35, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(David Dylan (talk) 15:11, 15 January 2017 (UTC)) So why don't you already do that. Are you still asleep. (David Dylan (talk) 15:11, 15 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

January 2017

Information icon Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages, such as Lions Save Sight Foundation, to Wikipedia, as doing so is not in accordance with our policies. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read Wikipedia:Your first article; you might also consider using the Article Wizard. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. -- Samtar talk · contribs 16:08, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(David Dylan (talk) 16:12, 15 January 2017 (UTC)) I fell asleep before I could add any referenced data. See WP:BITE (David Dylan (talk) 16:12, 15 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

You're very familiar with our policies for a two week old account - have you ever used any other Wikipedia accounts? The above one, however, doesn't really apply when you've had the issue explained to you multiple times -- Samtar talk · contribs 16:17, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, @David Dylan:! Please stop removing speedy deletion tags for copyrighted material until the copyright violation is actually remedied. Simply changing the order of the words so that it doesn't trigger the copyvio detector does not solve this problem. Cheers! Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 16:16, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(David Dylan (talk) 16:23, 15 January 2017 (UTC)) A page is made over multiple edits. I will start using the notepad to build pages over one edit. (David Dylan (talk) 16:23, 15 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

@David Dylan: I am honestly not sure what you are trying to say but the issue here is not multiple edits, its the removal of copyright violation notification and tags when the copyright violation itself was not dealt with. Changing the order of words does not solve this issue. Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 16:28, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(David Dylan (talk) 16:30, 15 January 2017 (UTC))I was talking to samsar. (David Dylan (talk) 16:30, 15 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

(David Dylan (talk) 16:33, 15 January 2017 (UTC)) I created that page with the intent of adding more content today. (David Dylan (talk) 16:33, 15 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

@David Dylan: For the love of kittens, please just sign the end of your comments (with four tildes, like this:~~~~). Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 16:36, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
You can also indent your replies using one or more : characters at the beginning of the line, depending on how far it needs to be indented. It's hard to follow your comments if you do not sign and indent in the usual manner. --AntiCompositeNumber (Leave a message) 16:39, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't assess speedy deletions

Hi David Dylan and thanks for the work you do here. I have a request: Please don't assess speedy deletions, like you did at Driver's licenses in Trinidad and Tobago. Please leave this job to administrators familiar with dealing with copyright violations so that (1) the article can be properly and promptly cleaned and (2) revision deletion of the page history can be done. Thanks, — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 20:11, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Please don't add links in the "See also" section that have already been used. See MOS:NOTSEEALSO. Meters (talk) 00:20, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ok.(David Dylan (talk) 00:28, 18 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

This is getting disruptive. Don't just go in and start changing things without understanding what you are doing. This time I had to undo a link you added to Starbucks. Kevin Johnson is not involved with Starbucks=. He is a politician and a former basketball player. Kevin Johnson (executive) is who we want to link to. If you can't be bothered to actually look at what you are linking then don't do it all. Meters (talk) 00:34, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I will learn from those mistakes, then.(David Dylan (talk) 00:39, 18 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]


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Copyright problem icon Your addition to Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Meters (talk) 06:15, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Improve SuggestBot then. I didn't even know about that page. SuggestBot brought me to that page. I added a basic list, and I made it as free of copyvios as possible in Notepad. (David Dylan (talk) 13:43, 18 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

You don't fire me, I quit.

@Meters: I guess I will become a WikiGnome. I seem like I've been making way too much mistakes for content creation. At this rate, I will be blocked from editing. Becoming a WikiGnome is my way of saying "Why am I such a misfit. Why am I such a misfit. You don't fire me, I quit. That's the way I will fit!". You scared me away from content creation. David Dylan (talk) 14:04, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@David Dylan: Hello, I am Zppix an editor who just happened to see this in recent changes, and I've looked at your user talk and I want to respectfully give you some advice. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE OFFENSE.
  • Do not remove Speedy Deletion tags unless, you added it and it was by mistake, you have a VALID reason behind removing it. AND for the love of Jimbo don't remove it if you created the page.
  • PLEASE read up on Wikipedia policies, and ask questions if you have them, many Wikipedians will be more then happily help you out!
  • DO NOT determine whether or not speedy deletion tags are valid or not (excluding the criterion included above)
  • PLEASE do not sign the beginning of your messages on talk pages only the end using ~~~~
  • Do not be uncivil towards others
  • Finally, DO NOT BE DISRUPTIVE OR VANDALISE (even if you haven't before this is just something i must emphasise), You will be caught and it will be reverted if you attempt it (this is not an attack FYIT just stating facts read my warning above this list)

If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ Talk 14:20, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed this ping and I have a solution. Become a WikiGnome. That's the solution. David Dylan (talk) 14:25, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I understand you being upset with Meters, but David, if you wish can you try this atleast, start with what you know you can do right and slowly making more difficult edits, I'm sure Meters and Diannaa understand no-one's perfect, we all make mistakes. I'm willing to mentor you and help you out to best of my ability and I'm sure I could work something out with those aforementioned editors to give you a second (but monitored) chance, you seem like an editor that does stuff in good-faith and i see some potential, but I also can see that you may need some help. Let me know I'll be around. Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ Talk 14:30, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. — Preceding unsigned comment added by David Dylan (talk • contribs) 14:33, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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(David Dylan (talk) 19:40, 18 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

I'm not trying to be uncivil to User:David Dylan or to chase him away, and I agree that this is not a case of bad faith editing. but he really does not seem to get the copyright issue. This is becoming a WP:CIR issue. He cannot copy material verbatim. He cannot simply change the order of a few words and claim that he has addressed the copyright issue. He cannot simply change a few words and claim that he has addressed the copyright issues. There have been multiple incidents pointed out by several editors, and yet he continues. Meters (talk) 20:22, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Meters: Remember the title of this page....... If you keep on harassing me every time that I make a mistake, I will give up on content creation, and become a WikiGnome, so I won't make mistakes. In fact, I already gave up. D∆VID DYLAN (talk) 20:32, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@David Dylan: @Meters: Meters, I never accused you of being uncivil (sorry if i gave you that impression), David do you truly not understand the copyright problem that Meter's mentioned if not, ask for help understanding, I or someone else would be glad to put it into different wording that is easier for you to understand (we understand that not everyone can understand certain words even if they are native speakers of English), if you are wanting to become a wikignome i'd be glad to show you the ropes as well. Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ Talk 21:43, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
No, I didn't think you had, Zppix. That was more in response to David Dylan's suggestion that I was biting a new comer. Now that he's calling it harassment I'm done making suggestions to help him. I'll stay off this page unless I template him or report him to ANI, Meters (talk) 22:19, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Zppix: I do not understand the copyvio problem, as Wikipedia is full of lists, and Wikipedia has to be verifiable, when I place sourced lists on Wikipedia, the lists are removed because of copyvios; giving a free pass only to unverifiable lists. Wikipedia must be verifiable, with lists as no exeption. Lists are part of Wikipedia, so why did, out of the necessity for verifiability, verifiable lists get deleted, because their verifiability triggers the Earwig Copyvio Detector (David Dylan (talk) 22:31, 18 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

First off copyvio is not verifiable you must use the references you get the info from and write it completely in your own words meaning if a references said "Bob ate an Western Pumpkin Pie" you wouldnt use that you would instead say "The Western Pumpkin Pie was eaten by Bob." Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ Talk 01:34, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Zppix: So how does that play into making a decent list. (David Dylan (talk) 01:46, 19 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

Please read WP:LIST --Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ Talk 01:47, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Zppix: That didn't show the copyright implications for lists. The fact that it is impossible to reword a list can be interpreted as a copyvio, as the proper nouns that make up the list cannot be reworded. And it has. Try rewording "Massachusetts" and stating it in your own words. Most lists are made completely out of proper nouns.


@Meters: No, because it was you that said that my mistake on Starbucks was disruptive/test/vandalism — Preceding unsigned comment added by David Dylan (talk • contribs) 23:00, January 18, 2017 (UTC)

Don't ping me. I've said I will stay off your page. I will not respond to any further threads or pings.
As for this one, I did not call it vandalism. I did not call it a test. I did not template you. I did not pipe it to WP:G2. I said "This is getting disruptive." and here's the proof: [1] You added that pipe to G2 to my post. And here's the proof of that: [2] Meters (talk) 23:23, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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January 2017

Information icon Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments is considered bad practice, even if you meant well. Even making spelling and grammatical corrections in others' comments is generally frowned upon, as it tends to irritate the users whose comments you are correcting. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. I've offered to mentor you, but immediately doing this afterwards is unacceptable, I'm sorry David but everyone has to follow the policies around here. Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ Talk 00:01, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]


OK. (David Dylan (talk) 00:03, 19 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

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Information icon Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at East-West Corridor. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been reverted.

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@David Dylan:, Meters has said over and over he will not post to your talk page unless its to template you or required by policy or a Wikipedia process (such as AfD), and don't blame SuggestBot for your editing habits. You are the one who clicked save changes, your the one whom typed your edit in the edit window. The bot did nothing but suggest articles based on YOUR contributions. I suggest you read up on policies and editing guidelines before I start considering WP:CIR to be in affect towards you (and yes, I'm even trying to assume Good Faith.)

Stop pinging meters has he has previously asked. Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ Talk 13:59, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Copyright problem icon Your addition to Nashua, Acton & Boston Railroad has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. You are going to get yourself blocked if you keep copying material from the web onto Wikipedia. Stop doing that. Meters (talk) 00:54, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Stop icon You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Nashua, Acton & Boston Railroad. Repeated copyright violation. Once again, that is WP:PARAPHRASE. You cannot simple change a few words of text you copy from the web and say that it is not a copyright violation. Meters (talk) 04:44, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]


What? I saw that most of the content was reworded. Did you send this a long time ago and I just got it. But please feel free to do revision deletion. Also feel free to reword the content yourself, if you think I did a sloppy job. Thanks. (David Dylan (talk) 19:40, 24 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

Nashua, Acton & Boston Railroad

After removing the almost verbatim copyvio and excessively close paraphrasing there is virtually nothing left of this article. Meters (talk) 04:55, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed my A7 request. The claim that it existed is a credible claim of significance. Note that that is not the same as showing that it is notable. You still need to add reliable sources to show its notability. And the ref you currently have, NERAIL, is just an internet mailing list and is not a reliable source. See WP:RS, particularly WP:USERGENERATED. Meters (talk) 06:10, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Chrissymad: Please revert your contribution to Nashua, Acton and Boston Railroad, as you should not cencor encyclopedic content. Please then reword it in your own words. Thanks.

Proposed deletion of Nashua, Acton & Boston Railroad

The article Nashua, Acton & Boston Railroad has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Several dozen revisions worth of copyvio/heavy paraphrasing and purpose of article is not entirely clear. Perhaps WP:BLOWITUP.

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Blocked

I'm sorry to inform you, but I have indefinitely blocked your account. The continual addition of copyright content from external websites continues to be a significant problem which you are continually failing to remedy. I appreciate you continue to try and reword content, changing a word here or there, but the core content you copy remains so substantially similar that the original copyright continues to exist.

When you write content on Wikipedia, you must write that content, from the ground up, using your own sentences and paragraphs, not just changing a word or two. If you are writing content properly, you should really be merging content from multiple sources into one completely new piece of text, which has few if any similarities to any of the original sources you have used whilst researching a subject.

I hope that you can read our policies on copyright, close paraphrasing and the like thoroughly. The block, whilst indefinite, can be lifted and you can resume editing when we are happy you are no longer a plagiarism concern for Wikipedia. Nick (talk) 00:06, 25 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi nick. I want to inform you that I am a child. I know what my mistake is now. I should focus on rewording SENTENCES, not WORDS. If this valid. Could you give me a second chance. Could you teach me a tad more policy. Could you unblock me? David Dylan (talk) 00:43, 3 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I experience time different from you. David Dylan (talk) 00:45, 3 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have read up on those policies. David Dylan (talk) 00:55, 3 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Nick: Do you hear me. David Dylan (talk) 00:45, 3 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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

Request reason:

I don't know why I was blocked without proper teaching of U.S copyright law, and that of Virginia. I was blocked without proper mentorship. I have now mentored myself. I am looking for someone to unlock and supervise me, that will tell me what my mistake is, if I make one.

Decline reason:

It's your responsibility to understand and follow our policies, not our responsibility to teach you. Nevertheless, people tried. Over and over and over and over again, right here. It didn't make any difference at all. Your unblock request doesn't give me any hope that we can be absolutely sure you'll never again violate copyright, either. Unblocking you would put the Wikipedia project in jeopardy, so I'm declining your request. Yamla (talk) 18:18, 4 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

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

Request reason:

You don't know. I already know what the block is like. I already feel punished, and I will not do that again because I know what the mistake was, and I know the consequences. You don't understand: You need to know your mistake before you fix it. Sending links to Wikipedia policy links is often useless, because the policy is usually hidden under thousands of words of policy on that policy page. Now that I know the mistakes, and I know the punishment of them, I will comply with the mistake. I just need to be able to know what I can and can't do on Wikipedia. Which is what I did. Do you understand that no one is perfect. Throwing out people just because they make mistakes will soon lead to (1) A Wikipedia Oligopoly, or (2) A Wikipedia where the only edits are made by bots, which are not perfect either. Especially when blocks are easier than ever before. Did I make that clearer. One last note: If you do unblock me, should you review edits that I make and only let some go through. I'd appreciate that. I am happy to be given a supervised second chance. Thanks.

Decline reason:

I'm sorry, but I just don't think you get it. It's not about making one or two mistakes. It's about your total disregard for essential Wikipedia policy on copyright issues, despite multiple users trying to steer you in the right direction. Like User:Yamla, I have zero faith based on your unblock request and your history that you will edit Wikipedia in a responsible way. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 19:47, 5 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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@Premeditated Chaos: Do you understand that, with the exception of most drug dealers, when people are punished, they don't want to be punished again. I was only asking for a userspace page where I can easily PROPOSE edits to pages. Also, I was trying to be steered in the right direction when Zppix talk offered to mentor me. Then he was gone. David Dylan (talk) 20:54, 7 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The proof is right here David Dylan (talk) 20:56, 7 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

David, Don't tell only parts of the story, I offered to mentor you until you decided to then backstab me, now @Nick:'s block is pretty valid, you were told to stop, by many others. Now, do yourself a favor and STOP digging a deeper hole. I tried to prevent this but you completely disregarded my help, this is no-ones fault but your own. I'm sorry I've tried to AGF but with this continued behavior I cannot anymore. I suggest reading every policy and guideline and come back again and try to ask for a unblock in a few months/years explaining what you did wrong and what you will do to stop the behavior, and hope an admin will if they feel its the right thing to do, unblock you. While I do believe that your first couple times were in fact in good faith the fact you continued shows to many editors a sign of bad faith towards Wikipedia. Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ Talk 23:05, 7 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Premeditated Chaos: I used actual effort to remove those copyvios. Also, I was trying to propose edits in users pace, not directly edit them David Dylan (talk) 14:23, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I wanted a survey on my editing behavior, not full unblock. David Dylan (talk) 14:25, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I used thesaurus substitutions not knowing that was incorrect. David Dylan (talk) 14:28, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That's what I did wrong. David Dylan (talk) 14:30, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

But anyway, I know what I did to deserve the punishment. Thanks for giving me a time out. Now I know what the problem. David Dylan (talk) 14:37, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Was. Sorry for the mumbling. David Dylan (talk) 14:37, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please read WP:MINORS, and also note age doesnt mean anything in punishment Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ Talk 17:43, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I see time different. David Dylan (talk) 18:23, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Zppix: I feel punished enough to not do it again. Also you said a few months/years. David Dylan (talk) 18:25, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have read up on libel. David Dylan (talk) 18:27, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have read up on changing username policy. David Dylan (talk) 18:35, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Really... its still the same exact week I posted that comment... I really just suggest just accepting what we all been saying and move on with life, I don't care if your 55 or 2 months old, everyone is given the same punishments. I'm not an admin by any means, but I can tell you this, I cannot see an admin unblocking you anytime this month. Now please move on. Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ Talk 21:45, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Zppix: I refuse to help anyone. I refuse to use computers. I refuse to use the web. I refuse to use Wikipedia. You'll ask me to get a life on Google+. I will tell you that I should have been unblocked. David Dylan (talk) 21:54, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Stop hand
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 Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 22:01, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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