Eryk Wdowiak

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Happy editing! I dream of horses (Contribs) (Talk) 20:59, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Vincenzo Mortillaro moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Vincenzo Mortillaro, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 16:02, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Vincenzo Mortillaro

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 17:01, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Vincenzo Mortillaro

Hello, Eryk Wdowiak. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Vincenzo Mortillaro".

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!} 18:39, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

July 2023

Hi Eryk Wdowiak! I noticed that you have reverted to restore your preferred version of Shellyne Rodriguez several times. The impulse to undo an edit you disagree with is understandable, but I wanted to make sure you're aware that the edit warring policy disallows repeated reversions even if they are justifiable.

All editors are expected to discuss content disputes on article talk pages to try to reach consensus. If you are unable to agree at Talk:Shellyne Rodriguez, please use one of the dispute resolution options to seek input from others. Using this approach instead of reverting can help you avoid getting drawn into an edit war. Thank you. — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 19:20, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Thank you!  :-) Eryk Wdowiak (talk) 19:27, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

August 2023

Your recent edits could give Wikipedia contributors the impression that you may consider legal or other "off-wiki" action against them, or against Wikipedia itself. Please note that making such threats on Wikipedia is strictly prohibited under Wikipedia's policies on legal threats and civility. Users who make such threats may be blocked. If you have a dispute with the content of any page on Wikipedia, please follow the proper channels for dispute resolution. Please be sure to comment on content, not contributors, and where possible make specific suggestions for changes supported by reliable independent sources and focusing especially on verifiable errors of fact. Thank you. DMacks (talk) 20:45, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

No. And I do not understand how. Wikipedia has not said anything negative about me. So I'm confused. Are you saying that I should consider taking legal action against Wikipedia?

In regard to what I wrote ... I said that editors like User:DMacks have made contentious edits that may cause Shellyne Rodriguez to take legal action against Wikipedia. For balance, I included some positive, well-sourced information about her in the article. Eryk Wdowiak (talk) 21:07, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Please stop. 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 Shellyne Rodriguez, you may be blocked from editing. Bgsu98 (Talk) 00:12, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. AndyTheGrump (talk) 23:13, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

August 2023

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing certain pages (Shellyne Rodriguez) for disruptive editing, along with borderline legal threats.

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 ~~~~}}.  — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 00:13, 10 August 2023 (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).

Eryk Wdowiak (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:

"If you damage someone's reputation in the court of public opinion, you will soon find yourself a defendant in a court of law." That's the advice I learned as a young journalist. As a former journalist, I advise you not to damage someone's reputation in the court of public opinion. Eryk Wdowiak (talk) 00:17, 10 August 2023 (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. — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 00:21, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

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If you mention legal processes again, you will be indefinitely blocked and your talk page access will be revoked. Cullen328 (talk) 00:33, 10 August 2023 (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).

Eryk Wdowiak (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:

Well, the appeals page says it's important to understand the reasons for the block. So let's start there. I have been told that it is wrong and inappropriate to say nice things about someone. I have been told that we should make no effort to comply with the biographies of living persons policy. Instead, I have been told that we should write contentious poorly sourced statements about living persons. That's what I have been told. My mother gave me some very different advice. She taught me: "If you cannot say anything nice about someone, then don't say anything at all." So I deleted the contentious poorly sourced statements about Shellyne Rodriguez. And I tried to include some positive statements about her. I think people should know how much support she has. So I included that information in the article. In response, they deleted every positive statement about Prof. Rodriguez. They deleted every defense. Then when I suggested that such an approach is a great way to get sued for defamation, they doubled down on the defamation. So I took my mother's advice. "If you cannot say anything nice about someone, then don't say anything at all." I deleted the defamatory material that the NYPost wrote about Prof. Rodriguez. Given the eagerness of so many people here to write a false narrative about Prof. Rodriguez, there is no way I can stop the defamation. So I will not try again. Nonetheless, I still believe that: "If you cannot say anything nice about someone, then don't say anything at all." Eryk Wdowiak (talk) 00:49, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

Decline reason:

At Wikipedia, the standard Wikipedia procedures apply. See WP:GTAB. Johnuniq (talk) 01:17, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

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That's just nonsense that you wrote above. You are now blocked indefinitely and your talk page access has been revoked. Read WP:UTRS for your options. Cullen328 (talk) 00:55, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

You have been indefinitely blocked by the Arbitration Committee.
If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you should review the guide to appealing blocks, then appeal by emailing the Arbitration Committee (direct address: arbcom-enwikimedia.org).

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