Clement Cherlin

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Be Bold!

Sam [Spade] 00:53, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Murloc

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Backronym

Hello, Clement Cherlin. With this edit to Backronym you changed wording to your own preferred version, and altered a hidden comment to make it appear that the version you added and not the version you removed is the consensus version.

Your edit, as well as a handful of similar ones over the past year or two, make it clear that there is no strong consensus to call "backronym" a blend, but neither is there consensus to call it a portmanteau. As you are probably aware, in the absence of consensus usual practice at Wikipedia is to engage in discussion, and if necessary call for third-party opinions before making controversial changes.

I look forward to your participation in such a discussion at Talk:Backronym. Cnilep (talk) 01:24, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

January 2014

Hello, I'm BracketBot. I have automatically detected that your edit to Laurence Kotlikoff may have broken the syntax by modifying 1 "{}"s. If you have, don't worry: just edit the page again to fix it. If I misunderstood what happened, or if you have any questions, you can leave a message on my operator's talk page.

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• all three examples, you hand over $1,000 this year and receive and pay zero on net in the future.{{Or}

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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January 2020

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abuse of editing privileges.

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 ~~~~}}.

El_C 20:04, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

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).

Clement Cherlin (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:

A permanent block is an unreasonably severe punishment for a first offense. I will not commit any more acts of vandalism. Clement Cherlin (talk) 20:46, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

Decline reason:

I am declining your unblock request because it does not address the reason for your block, or because it is inadequate for other reasons. To be unblocked, you must convince the reviewing administrator(s) that

• the block is not necessary to prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia, or
• the block is no longer necessary because you
  1. understand what you have been blocked for,
  2. will not continue to cause damage or disruption, and
  3. will make useful contributions instead.

Please read the guide to appealing blocks for more information. only (talk) 23:58, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

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This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Clement Cherlin (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 was never necessary to prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia, because it was a one-time incident that occurred in a moment of personal high emotions. I had no intention then, nor do I have the intention now, of repeating the gesture. A permanent block was an overreaction to the incident (a 24-hour block would have sufficed). *I understand what I have been blocked for: Vandalizing the page on the United States Senate. *I will not continue to cause damage or disruption. *I will make useful contributions instead. Clement Cherlin (talk) 18:21, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

Accept reason:

I am willing to give you another chance. Good luck. 331dot (talk) 22:23, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

What useful contributions do you wish to make? What you say to provide assurance that you will not go off the rails and make a similar post should you find yourself in "high emotion" in the future? 331dot (talk) 10:22, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for responding to my unblock request rather than rejecting it. I appreciate it. You can see the contributions in my user history for the kinds of edits I intend to make: Reverting vandalism, removing peacock language, copyediting, fixing links, adding references.

I realize now that Wikipedia is not a proper forum for any kind of political activity, and it is inappropriate for any contributor to use it as such. I regret vandalizing the US Senate page and would not do so again if I were in such an emotional state in the future. There are places other than Wikipedia where it is appropriate to express such feelings, and I would do so in those places instead. Clement Cherlin (talk) 14:44, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

El_C Is there anything in particular that you want to see for an unblock here? Thanks. 331dot (talk) 14:49, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

331dot, I'm open to whatever. Mostly, I have little recollection of the incident which prompted the block and any relevant background. Anyway, no immediate objection to an unblock from me. El_C 22:14, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

331dot, El_C, thank you. I appreciate the second chance. Clement Cherlin (talk) 15:47, 7 October 2020 (UTC)