PoliticalPoint

October 2024

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 2 weeks for edit warring in violation of WP:BLPRESTORE and WP:ONUS/WP:BURDEN. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

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If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  ~ ToBeFree (talk) 23:18, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

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This user is asking that their block be reviewed:

PoliticalPoint (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:

The block is over an article that was not edited in over 24 hours and, for that matter, no longer can be edited, as it was edit protected. Nor was there any violation of biographies of living persons as multiple reliable sources were cited for each statement, with many of the statements quoted verbatim from the sources. PoliticalPoint (talk) 00:08, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

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Discussion

Hello PoliticalPoint, if the block was meant to prevent behavior limited to one specific article, I'd have blocked you from editing that specific article only. You have neither addressed WP:BLPRESTORE nor WP:ONUS, both of which require you to obtain a consensus before restoring disputed material:

The responsibility for achieving consensus for inclusion is on those seeking to include disputed content.
— WP:ONUS

When material about living persons has been deleted on good-faith BLP objections, any editor wishing to add, restore, or undelete it must ensure it complies with Wikipedia's content policies. If it is to be restored without significant change, consensus must be obtained first.
— WP:BLPRESTORE

Best regards,
~ ToBeFree (talk) 01:29, 6 October 2024 (UTC)