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Wikipedia has strict rules on what we are allowed to say to each other. People are forced to restrain or censor themselves in ways they may not want to, even on their own talk pages. That has a purpose and I support the policy. However there is also a time and place for speaking freely. I have created a subreddit for GGC to facilitate that, where there will be no rules on what you can say and nobody will be banned: http://reddit.com/r/wikiggc -- I am hopeful both sides will be represented and we can have good, honest, open discussion and debate. [[User:Handpolk|Handpolk]] ([[User talk:Handpolk#top|talk]]) 05:58, 13 June 2015 (UTC) |
Wikipedia has strict rules on what we are allowed to say to each other. People are forced to restrain or censor themselves in ways they may not want to, even on their own talk pages. That has a purpose and I support the policy. However there is also a time and place for speaking freely. I have created a subreddit for GGC to facilitate that, where there will be no rules on what you can say and nobody will be banned: http://reddit.com/r/wikiggc -- I am hopeful both sides will be represented and we can have good, honest, open discussion and debate. [[User:Handpolk|Handpolk]] ([[User talk:Handpolk#top|talk]]) 05:58, 13 June 2015 (UTC) |
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:If you'd like me to remove the above from my own userspace there would need to be a discussion about that here first. With proof of why and how it violates specific rules etc. Altering my user page or talk page with no discussion is just vandalism and will be reverted each time. [[User:Handpolk|Handpolk]] ([[User talk:Handpolk#top|talk]]) 15:27, 13 June 2015 (UTC) |
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== Gamergate topic ban == |
== Gamergate topic ban == |
Revision as of 15:27, 13 June 2015
r/wikiggc
Wikipedia has strict rules on what we are allowed to say to each other. People are forced to restrain or censor themselves in ways they may not want to, even on their own talk pages. That has a purpose and I support the policy. However there is also a time and place for speaking freely. I have created a subreddit for GGC to facilitate that, where there will be no rules on what you can say and nobody will be banned: http://reddit.com/r/wikiggc -- I am hopeful both sides will be represented and we can have good, honest, open discussion and debate. Handpolk (talk) 05:58, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
- If you'd like me to remove the above from my own userspace there would need to be a discussion about that here first. With proof of why and how it violates specific rules etc. Altering my user page or talk page with no discussion is just vandalism and will be reverted each time. Handpolk (talk) 15:27, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
Gamergate topic ban
For the reasons outlined in the recent ANI thread and on a broad reading of community consensus, you are indefinitely topic-banned from making edits related to, (a) GamerGate, (b) any gender-related dispute or controversy, (c) people associated with (a) or (b), all broadly construed per Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate.
You may appeal this topic ban when a) you genuinely exceed the 500 edit threshold and b) can demonstrate that your intentions regarding these articles is not simply to rehash old content and talkpage disputes. Please note point (b) does not imply that old disputes cannot be revived if there is new and genuine information, or to redetermine consensus a reasonable time after a previous debate. But doing either of these requires actual new and reliable material, and a thorough reading of the talkpage archives to judge where debate has got to. Apologies if that seems onerous compared to other topics on Wikipedia but that's the nature of these particular strongly contested articles. -- Euryalus (talk) 03:30, 13 June 2015 (UTC)