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Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. I am glad to see that you are discussing a topic. However, as a general rule, talk pages such as Talk:White genocide conspiracy theory are for discussion related to improving the article in specific ways based on reliable sources and the project policies and guidelines, not for general discussion about the topic or unrelated topics, or statements based on your thoughts or feelings. Thank you. Acroterion (talk) 12:23, 8 August 2019 (UTC)
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Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to use talk pages for inappropriate discussion, you may be blocked from editing. Acroterion (talk) 11:54, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
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{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Acroterion (talk) 11:57, 9 August 2019 (UTC)- If this is a shared IP address and you are an uninvolved editor with a registered account, you may continue to edit by logging in.
83.98.229.18 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log) • SI)
Request reason:
First of all. I was not editing an article so the block cannot be given for disruptive editing. I was only triing to give notice on the discussion page that certain statements given on the article page about "White genocide conspiracy theory" lacked proper sources and that even arguments could be made to the contrary. Thus hoping this that those who wrote the article or that moderators would critically have a look at it, and in a reply give me arguments for their dissusion about it. However, somehow Acroterion did not seem to think it neccesary to take my contribution seriously and even removed it from the discussion page . Sending me the message that: "talk pages such as Talk:White genocide conspiracy theory are for discussion related to improving the article in specific ways based on reliable sources and the project policies and guidelines, not for general discussion about the topic or unrelated topics, or statements based on your thoughts or feelings." I found this strange and rude, since my remarks where on topic and pure meant to help improvement of the article. I know how sensitive these type off articles are so I allready purposly had chosen not to make improvements myself but in contrary would tried to convince people in an open discussion and exchange of arguments. It seemed to me that especcially this type of articles should be well balanced and well sourced. I believed I had a legitemative remark to improve the article on both points. At least it deserved a serious answer in an open discussion on the discussion page. So I tried it again, now with extra prove off my points, and again Acroterion removed it without responding in a serious open discussion on arguments. I experienced this as disruptive editing by him, not by me. To make my point I did some extra edits on the discussion page. Same happened. Mind you, I never ever even promoted white genocide consperacy theory in my comments, I only confronted Acroterion with facts. I cannot help it that those facts should lead to corrections, read more balanced nuanced and well sourced statements, in the article and that Acroterion does not like this (And who says I like it, I just believe Wikipedia should hold ups its policy towards the truth, regardless the outcome). But it does not give him the right to deny me a proper discussion on the topic, let alone to block me.83.98.229.18 (talk) 12:36, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
Decline reason:
Quote: "when I plot a timeline with the various "races" and their number of living members on this planet, then it shows clearly a race to the bottom for the white "race"" No thanks. Block upheld, WP:NONAZIS. Yamla (talk) 12:50, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
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