User talk:OWGNicholas

May 2022

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to blank out or remove portions of page content, templates, or other materials from Wikipedia without adequate explanation, as you did at Assassin's Creed Odyssey, you may be blocked from editing. Please immediately stop with your removal of the open-world category from video games enmass without explaination. -- ferret (talk) 02:20, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 72 hours for persistently making disruptive edits. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  -- ferret (talk) 02:25, 4 May 2022 (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).

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

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Request reason:

I am not being disruptive i am being stricter than i have been in recent years. If a game isn’t listed as open-world on the official website, or the publishers or developers websites, my plan is to remove it and start an in depth discussion about it. Essentially I am reworking the category to remove the clutter. And then analyzing everything that must be analyzed. There are many games that are just added willy nilly. I’ve been policing this category for almost a decade, and I’ e been meaning to do this for a while but haven’t had the time to do so. A lot of these games were also added by me in prior years when i was less strict about things, but since then, my OCD has gotten worse and if things aren’t done a certain way, then the entire system is messed up and unfortunately, theres no vetting process in place for games that aren’t supported by official sources so thats my goal, to create such a process. I would use my sandbox for this but I cannot do so because there isn’t a way to edit categories there. NickWX28 (talk) 02:35, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

You followed through on your threat below to engage in sock puppetry. I blocked your sock puppet, User:NJRWX. I'm in a good mood, so I'm not going to indef this account. But if you create any more sock puppets, my good mood will be ruined. Also, in case I have to be explicit about this, don't use User:Nickr0428 or User:ECW28 to evade your current block. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 05:35, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia isn't based on what's stated on official websites, but on what reliable secondary sources state. As soon as you were warned to stop, that was time to open your discussion. Beginning to restore your removals with a flawed rationale is exceedingly disruptive. -- ferret (talk) 02:40, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Well then remove it Ferret so I can edit my user page instead with the changes and outline I wanna make as a base template. And as i said, the point isn’t to remove things, its to start discussions on things. If not I’ll just use one of my older accounts to do so. NickWX28 (talk) 02:44, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@User:NinjaRobotPirate I am no longer going to be using this account. I will be using my new one going forward because thats the new username I go by now and will be. I have been meaning to create that one for a while but was too lazy to do so because I can’t do it on my phone because the IP Address is blocked for some reason, thus i have to do it on my laptop. But again, no longer using this username so even when the block expires its not gonna be used.NickWX28 (talk) 09:53, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nick, blocks are not placed just on accounts or IPs, but on the editor behind them. Once you've been blocked, you're not allowed to edit, on any account or IP. Doing so is block evasion and very often leads to extending the original block or even making it indefinite. Similarly, you cannot use WP:CLEANSTART to avoid scrutiny. Clean Start explicitly requires that your new account not be clearly identifiable as you through continuing the same edits that cause scrutiny in the first place. To immediately create a new account in regards to open-world video game category sorting is straight up block evasion and not a valid Clean Start. NinjaRobotPirate has been extremely lenient. If you want to clean start after your block expires, you'll need to avoid the editing of video game genre categories entirely. -- ferret (talk) 12:56, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, you're Dohvahkiin. I was going to check on that, but NinjaRobotPirate already identified your old account. I already explained all of this to you, including your misunderstanding of CLEANSTART, years ago. Then let me make this clear: I'm explicitly telling you to stop editing video game categories. This has gone on for years, and I've warned you too many times. Any continued disruption in regards to open world video games will result in an indefinite block. -- ferret (talk) 12:58, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Ferret The open-world category is the entire reason i have an account. Even have it saved on my browser so that if people do add or remove something, i check to make sure its been done correctly. I’m not referring to Clean Start in the way you’re thinking. I’m referring to it because I have already rebranded my entire social media presence to the new username and thus i have to here as well. It has nothing to do with being non-identifiable and everything to do with matching my current username preferences. I change it a lot because I haven’t found a username I like entirely and also people tell me not to use my real name. But yeah, if I don’t police the category, then theres no point in having an account because I literally don’t do anything else. I’d delete the other ones but I don’t know how to. Once i decide on changing my username, thats it. I don’t go back to using the old one. NickWX28 (talk) 15:00, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also by police I literally mean i notice each and every edit and check to make sure theres sources backing it. Also there are a lot of sandboxes that get added and i remove those. My point here was not to be disruptive, I just feel that there has to be a correct process for things. Your thing was “don’t remove them without explanation” so I provided an explanation and then you said its an invalid one, in which case all you had to do was say that to get me to stop and talk. Thats it. A lot of people don’t understand this about me: Blocking makes things worse because then all i am focused on is reversing it. Not whatever is causing it. NickWX28 (talk) 15:06, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. If you're not going to listen, do not be surprised when I indefinitely block you for editing this category again. The community has spent 7 years trying to correct your inappropriate management of this category. It does not appear you're capable of understanding the guidelines.

If you want to insist on switching your account to NJRWX, I am willing to indefinitely block your old abandoned accounts with a note that you will edit as NJRWX going forward. If and when you "rebrand" again, you will be expected to submit a renaming request. Creating further accounts will be grounds for an indefinite block in my eyes. I will only do this if you agree to an indefinite one account restriction. @NinjaRobotPirate: for opinion.-- ferret (talk) 15:19, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I understand the guidelines. Would it be best if I go back to my original ECW account and just submit a rename request in that case? Also is it possible to change the email address as well? At the time i created my Dohvahkiin one, I did not know it was possible to rename your account. Only reason i learned it was possible when I renamed Dohvahkiin is because i spent a good chunk of time researching it. I am serious about the rebranding thing though. I’m on like my fourth Facebook account, my fourth Twitter, not sure about Reddit or Twitch. I’m not doing things with the purpose of beinv disruptive. I genuinely want to help and make it a better place. But yes I will agree to everything you said. I don’t even remember my passwords to my older ones because ive just forgotten their existence. Helps because there isn’t any way to delete them either. NickWX28 (talk) 15:29, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If you don't know the passwords to your older accounts or have access to the emails currently associated to them, I cannot help with recovery. If you still have access to the associated email, you can reset your password. You'll need to inform me which account specifically you will use going forward. However, since you want the name NJRWX, I'd recommend simply picking up that one going forward and disclosing on the userpage your old accounts. I will unblock it once you decide on an account (Assuming NRP does not protest). I again warn you that if I find you inappropriately adding or removing this category again, I'll indefinitely block you and that will be the end of it, you'll have to find a new hobby. -- ferret (talk) 15:32, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds fine to me. For everyone's sake, please just pick one account and stick with it. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 18:02, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dohvahkiin/Nick: This is pending a decision on your end on which account you wish to stick with. -- ferret (talk) 15:58, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I am going to use this one but rename it to NicholasJRWX as that is the name I am going by now on all of social media. NickWX28 (talk) 01:44, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I will unblock. Very well. You can you can request your rename. Understand there will likely not be another chance, if you're found to create anymore accounts or to edit in regards to "open world" again, you'll be indefinite blocked and I will oppose any appeals. -- ferret (talk) 01:50, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'll probably go through you before I make any changes to the open-world category from now on. You're more of an expert than I. NickWX28 (talk) 01:55, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You can request rename at Special:GlobalRenameRequest -- ferret (talk) 01:56, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Rakuyou (song)

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Your draft article, Draft:Rakuyou (song)

Hello, NickWX28. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Rakuyou".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^Read! Talk! 22:29, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep

@Ferret I actually tried to start a discussion about this on the talk page for Birth by Sleep months ago but nothing got going. I'll just ask it here.

"The problem with bringing such an open world series as Kingdom Hearts to the PSP is that you’re restricted in what you can achieve with the hardware." - Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Review - PlayStation Universe (psu.com)

I was wondering if this is sufficient enough to add it to the category. It is however the only review I could find which mentions it. NickWX28 (talk) 02:43, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps I wasn't clear enough before. Do not edit or concern yourself with open world topics at all. -- ferret (talk) 03:02, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It is the main reason I am on Wikipedia though and am not on here for any other reason. Like I said, I will go to you before I edit from now on. NickWX28 (talk) 03:10, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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June 2023

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for continuing to edit the 'open world' topic despite prior unblock discussion and a direct warning that the next time you did so, you would be indefinite blocked. You've once again begun making unsourced open-world genre changes, so....

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text at the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  -- ferret (talk) 23:25, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Its sourced in the gameplay section where it literally says the game is free-roaming in nature. I didn’t add that source thats been there. If you wanna say its unsourced then at least check the source provided. I trust that the other editors have diligently checked that beforehand. OWGNicholas (talk) 23:45, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Was I unclear in the past? Special:Diff/1086083618, Special:Diff/1086153122, Special:Diff/1086174172, Special:Diff/1109823714, Special:Diff/1109831883 -- ferret (talk) 23:49, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No but i also made it clear that my sole purpose for having a Wikipedia account is to make sure the open-world category is as accurate as possible. I know yall can’t see it, but I literally email the publishers to confirm each game in the category is an open-world game, Redguard is the most recent one. Literally emailed Bethesda support about it. It’s difficult to find sources for Redguard though because its pre internet. But that doesn’t really matter in this case as a source was already provided. If there was no source then yes, I’d agree with you however, in this case, there is. In the gameplay section. You have to trust me at some point with this. I would not make an edit if i did not have something concrete to go on. Even those prior edits were because there weren’t any sources supporting it. Or there were but it contradicts the devs/publishers. Years ago i used to make unsourced edits but that’s because I didn’t understand how Wikipedia worked back then. In Redguards case, i confirmed it with Bethesda support first and then looked for a source. Couldn’t find one stating its exactly open-world, but the gameplay section already has a source which says it has free roaming which is similar and has been used as an equivalent term on other games.

https://www.reddit.com/user/Nick_Reichling/comments/13yuabz/bethesda/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1

And no I don’t just go by the support emails i just use the support emails to narrow stuff down so I can pick which games are worth getting sources for. I always start with The Elder Scrolls and Fallout series because those are my favorites and Bethesda Game Studios is my favorite developer. Has been since i first played Oblivion back in 2008. But I keep restarting when interrupted. I know it sounds stupid but I literally will NOT play a game unless there is an official first or third party source that classifies the game as an open-world. I do not trust anyone else.

Also I am the one who removed Redguard in the first place due to the fact that at the time i was being strict with the term open-world. Like literally unless it contained those exact words, I didn’t count a source. Which works with more recent games but with older games such as Redguard I’ve come to realize they used different terms back then.

Also I am good at finding more obscure games to add to the category. I am a GameStop employee and we get games in our inventory that yall don’t even have listed here such as Medieval Dynasty, Warhammer 40,000 Inqusitor - Martyr, The Eternal Cylinder, Way of the Hunter. OWGNicholas (talk) 00:13, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We're not interested if your sole interest is something you've repeatedly been disruptive about, including socking. It's not our problem you lack interest in doing anything else. The text above literally just proves you can't follow our guidelines, because "emailing the publishers" is absolutely not suitable for sourcing and WP:V. -- ferret (talk) 00:24, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Emailing them isn’t for the purpose of sourcing its for the purpose of narrowing down games for me to find sources for. I’m not interested in finding sources or even editing the page if its not at least confirmed in some way beforehand. OWGNicholas (talk) 00:27, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Ferret At the very least, I’d like to be able to prove myself to you, and one of the ways I can do that is by making requests for video game article creation. Again i tend to find common open-world games to more obscure ones and I’d like to at least be able to get articles created for those obscure ones if possible by locating sources for them. I like doing research like that. OWGNicholas (talk) 00:25, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You've got like, literally 4-6 blocks under your belt for this same issue. Your chance to prove yourself was when we did not indef block you last time, and only blocked your sockpuppet. -- ferret (talk) 00:28, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How would you like me to prove it then? OWGNicholas (talk) 00:40, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Ferret How about this: I won’t edit the category anymore as long as I can still request articles for creation, in addition, I am creating my own thing over on Fandom. At least I can contribute to growing it here by requesting articles for those more unknown games while satisfying my own style over on Fandom. OWGNicholas (talk) 00:51, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, you've expended my good will. I've heard "Ok, I won't do it anymore" too many times. Follow WP:GAB and maybe you can convince someone else. -- ferret (talk) 00:53, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Eh, thats a lot of work. I’ll just be more careful and only make article requests while using my IP address. Maybe after a bit of that I will have proven myself OWGNicholas (talk) 01:00, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Using an IP is block evasion and grounds for your IP to be blocked as well. Doing so will simply lessen the chance you get unblocked. -- ferret (talk) 01:00, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don’t edit the category with my IP though. I have never done so with it. OWGNicholas (talk) 01:14, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Read WP:BLOCKEVADE. It isn't your account that is blocked. You, the person behind the account OWGNicholas, are blocked. If you edit at all with an IP, for any reason, or create new accounts, that is block evasion and grounds to block your IP, any sockpuppet accounts, and eventually if you are caught socking enough times (You already have 2 strikes), you will be community banned and any appeal has to go before the community to even be considered. So, I again suggest you either read WP:GAB, or find a new hobby. -- ferret (talk) 01:22, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

My hobby is gaming. OWGNicholas (talk) 01:26, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Ferret I’m not requesting another article for a while so i got time before I do. I guess its best if I just wait till then to request to be unblocked huh? OWGNicholas (talk) 01:35, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oh i counted this btw and this is my third. Only had two others. The initial one on ECW years ago and then my one from May of last year. Everything else has solely been notifications or thanking me for certain edits. OWGNicholas (talk) 02:19, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:ECW28

Only one block here back in **2015** OWGNicholas (talk) 04:24, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And ZERO here User talk:Nickr0428 OWGNicholas (talk) 04:28, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock Request

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).

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

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Request reason:

I haven’t edited the open-world category since May of last year. Haven’t been really focused on it. Today, I added the category to The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard explaining in my edit summary that the gameplay section already has the source I am using as reasoning. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-elder-scrolls-adventures-redguard-review/1900-2532772/

Ferret saw that and that I made some punctuation corrections (which something I didn’t know is that commas aren’t included). He assumed, wrongly, that I was making more disruptive edits. I gave a valid reason and source for the edit I made. The punctuation ones were simply me correcting what I thought were punctuation errors. I believe blocking me for thay is a bit overkill considering the fact that I haven’t actually touched any of the articles in over a year and the fact that I have been at least trying to make other contributions to the gaming articles by requesting articles for creation and providing sources. Special:Contributions/24.47.203.20

Ferret also mistook what i said about emailing publishers as me using those emails as the source when I explicitly told him that those emails are NOT what i used as the source, that they just allow me to narrow down which games to focus on acquiring sources FOR.

I understand why I was blocked prior, due to distuptive edits. However, the edit i made today was not disruptive, as I did use a source to verify my edit.

And as can be seen in the requests section, i have been providing sources as well, even if they aren’t enough to merit a separate article.

I do believe Ferret was quick to rush to judgment on this and I do not blame him, however, I have NOT been disruptive at all this past year and I am NOT going to start now.

If Ferret only reverted the edit *because* of me, thats kinda disruptive in and of itself. If he reverted it for being unsourced, i provided the source or at least stated where it was referenced. And if hes not convinced by that source I am open to discussion on that one.

There are many ways to actually talk about it before resorting to an extreme.

I also told Ferret clearly that one of the main reasons I am on Wikipedia is to help make sure gaming articles are accurate and it just so happens to be that i play mostly open-world games so those are the ones i know the most about and spend the most time researching and trying to improve.

Ferret also mistakenly said I have been blocked 4-6 times for this which is untrue. I was blocked once on my ECW account for it. Was never blocked on Dovahkiin. And the only time this account has been blocked is last May.

Ferret did warn me about the indefinite block, but that also is unfair considering that you can’t just band someone from liking something or wanting to help improve something they like. I like open-world games. I also like anime and manga, and hurricanes, but those articles are already complete as is. If I could I would add chapter to episode lists for manga but thats about the only thing other than gaming I’m interested in improving.

In the past, I may have been disruptive at times but I was always doing it with the intent of making it the best it can be. Not maliciously. And now, I have absolutely learned that everything must be sourced on Wikipedia, and am not going to add anything (unless its like small punctuation or grammatical corrections) without either finding a source or referencing one that’s already in existence.OWGNicholas (talk) 02:59, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

"I do believe Ferret was quick to rush to judgment on this"; you're kidding, right? You've had several warnings and a previous block. Nothing quick about it. You aren't blocked because you like the topic, you are blocked for disruption. Nothing I see here convinces me that the disruption will not resume, so I am declining your request. 331dot (talk) 08:34, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Unblock Request

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

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Request reason:

Its been about a month and a half. Honestly haven’t been too concerned with worrying about editing. I understand how I messed up and going forward will try to be more constructive. Including joining the discord for further discussion. I do not intend to actively edit stuff as it just feeds into my OCD and perfectionism with things, but I still wanna be apart of the community, and a helpful part at that. Not even bothering to log in for this. I kinda scrambled my password and deleted it so that I wouldn’t be tempted to login until I was certain about things, and to give myself a break from obsessively editing and trying to make things perfect. 24.47.203.20 (talk) 00:19, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

You need to do this while logged in. Since you admit to having used the IP address to evade your block, we will block it too. Since you admit you have made this account unusuable, why would we even want to unblock it now? — Daniel Case (talk) 06:27, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Unblock Request

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

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Request reason:

Please see the prior section. I want to acknowledge that I will mostly be using my IP address going forward. And no I have not used that to evade my block, unlike what Mr. Clase presumed. I have not made any edits using my IP address, other than editing my own talk page here in order to request being unblocked. If i want to make a major change, then yeah, I will login. But other than that i only intend on making small changes here and there whenever i catch them, which is rarely. It mostly has to do with effort. Logging in is a process and to make a simple correction here and there, my IP suffices for that. And thats been how I’ve used it when i was unblocked. IP for relatively quick things, actual account for major things. OWGNicholas (talk) 15:58, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

In your unblock request, you need to convince the reviewing admin that you understand why you were blocked, and will not repeat the conduct that got you blocked. You fail to provide the necessary information in this unblock request, and your vague reference to the prior section does not suffice. In your next unblock request, try to be convincing. PhilKnight (talk) 16:58, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OWGNicholas (talk) 15:58, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that during OWGNicholas' prior unblock, they promised to abide by a One Account Restriction. Continuing to an IP editor would fly in the face of that and just amount to an effort to evade scrutiny. Note that I've tagged their 3 sockpuppets for record keeping. -- ferret (talk) 00:38, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note that they are not sockpuppets. I created them because I didn’t realize it was possible to change your username previously. I keep my usernames across all platforms the same so whenver I update it to a new one i update them all. I will be changing my username here again because i no longer use the current one. Blame PlayStation and their trophy system for that. OWGNicholas (talk) 01:05, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Also, i use my IP address when I don’t feel like logging in. I don’t save my login info and if it’s something quick I don’t really need to login for that stuff. Pretty sure we can all attest to being lazy at times and not feeling like going through that process. OWGNicholas (talk) 01:10, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Noting that at User talk:24.47.203.20 the user has indicated they will not abide by their previously agreed one account restriction. -- ferret (talk) 16:23, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Talk page access

Regarding your email, I have modified your IP's block settings so that you can edit this page while logged into your account, as I did not intend to restrict that. However, if you continue the same line of argument here, I will restore that setting. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 17:41, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Also I apologize. Just feeling a bit frustrated so gonna not worry about being unblocked for now. I don’t really have anything to edit rn anyways. OWGNicholas (talk) 17:44, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock Request

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

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Request reason:

I understand where I went wrong before. I was being disruptive about my editing even though I had good intentions. I think part of the reason is because I’m very OCD about structure and stuff. I was trying to make the Open-world category a “one stop” source of info where people could just go to it and confirm that a game is or isn’t open-world. And part of that is that, I do enjoy open-world games. A lot. I’m a huge Bethesda Game Studios stan, lol. But i was trying to make it up to the standards I had set, and I got carried away in the process and for that, I am sorry. As for the multiple accounts thing, i created this one iirc, but when I did, I wasn’t aware that users had the ability to change their usernames. I am constantly changing mine to match what I go by on other platforms: PlayStation, Twitter, Discord, etc. So I tend to go through a lot of different ones especially because I am indecisive about them. However, I do acknowledge that in a past convo with ferret, I said I would make another account to edit. And I apologize for that. I was frustrated at the time and speaking out of pure frustration. And I understand completely that ban evasion is frowned upon and haven’t done that with the intention of evading bans. Just to update my username. I have mentioned prior that I know now that i can update my username without making a new account. I am sorry for my prior actions and will be better about them in the future. I do wish to contribute more to the tropical cyclones sections, because I am interested in that. And noticed someone made a mistake on one of the pages.OWGNicholas (talk) 23:09, 1 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Accept reason:

I accept this on the condition that you stop fucking around with logged-out editing. Do NOT edit without making sure you are logged in. Do NOT create alternate accounts, whether out of frustration or anything else. OK? Happy editing. Drmies (talk) 23:00, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"I understand completely that ban evasion is frowned upon and haven’t done that with the intention of evading bans". Obviously false, see Special:Contributions/24.47.203.20. OWGNicholas, you have no chance of being unblocked while you are attempting to mislead us. For your sake, I very very strongly urge you to remove that from your unblock request. You may also want to address your behaviour over at User talk:24.47.203.20 which showed, as of August 2023, you were fundamentally incompatible with Wikipedia. I say this honestly; there's a reasonable chance you could convince us you understand how terrible your behaviour was, four months ago, and how you'll take a completely different approach going forward. --Yamla (talk) 12:14, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Now is also the time to admit to your additional sockpuppet. I know what it is and will not hold it against you if you come clean right now. --Yamla (talk) 12:18, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I believe its my Cinderace one though I do not even remember the login for it nor the password. I don’t even remember why I made it. I apologize for that, was frustrated and never used it. I can’t even remember when i made it exactly.

My contributions on my IP address as the time I didn’t consider to be ban evading, because when I made those contributions i wasn’t banned. Just didn’t feel like logging into my account repeatedly. I used both in conjuncture. But that was in the past, prior to the conversation on that IP address. After taking a few months though and calming down about it, I can understand now why thats frowned upon. OWGNicholas (talk) 16:27, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As for how I would approach it going forward: Obviously logging into my account to edit would be a start. And if i don’t know the best way to approach something, ask one of my peers here for help in doing so.

And to stop editing the open-world category. I was only doing so to try to make it up to my standards, but i know not everything can be perfect. Besides, now if i wanna know if a game is open-world, i just ask Chat GPT and add it to my backlog if it is lol. OWGNicholas (talk) 16:38, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You don't remember the password or why you made a sock account just 3 days ago? I won't stand in Yamla's way of forgiving it, but I think you can explain a little better. -- ferret (talk) 17:56, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I believe it was made at the same time that my talk page access was restricted. Which would’ve been back in August.

Actually yes that is when. August 2nd. I made it because my talk page access got restricted, which i later found out from Ivan was an accident. Found the email.

I’m not sure which account you’re referring to from three days ago though? OWGNicholas (talk) 19:01, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Cinderace216 was the account I was referring to. It was indeed made back in August and has no edits. CU evidence concurs that OWGNicholas has been unable to log in to the account recently, though I wildly speculate they could follow the forgotten password functionality. There may be another account but I'm not currently aware of it. OWGNicholas, you mentioned ChatGPT earlier. Note that ChatGPT is not a reliable source and very often produces false information. You don't indicate you plan to rely on it or use it as a source for your Wikipedia edits, I'm just pointing out that while it's a fascinating tool, you need to deeply distrust any output it creates. --Yamla (talk) 19:06, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Noted. And no i don’t intend to use it as a source. Its more for personal use. OWGNicholas (talk) 19:08, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Yamla This is my bad. I'm not sure what happened. I looked at SUL and swear I saw November 29. But you're right it's August 2. I baffle myself on this one. -- ferret (talk) 19:10, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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