User talk:Afa86

March 2023

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for editorialising in articles, which would seem to be your only purpose here.

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 ~~~~}}. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:23, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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).

Afa86 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

No one single individual (in this case authoritarian wiki user "HJ Mitchell") owns the right to determine what is true, or not. What is fact or not... The collective, does. Consensus, does. My edits, and additions, are valuable. My contribution is positive. It enriches the World view that Wikipedia attempts to capture. It aligns with the project's ethos. Mitchell's sudden, and irreversible censorship is not. Censorship harms plurality; and shapes our shared reality, in the way self-appointed authoritarians dictators like. A diversity of perspectives (often captured by my contributions) enriches the Wikipedia, and the World. I wonder if Mitchell is a white, heterosexual, Anglo-Saxon, privileged man...? Censorship, has been, throughout history, their (very effective) mechanism of choice; at the expense of all others.

Decline reason:

No one is determining what is true and false here, see WP:TRUTH. That's up to readers. You are free to believe what you wish. You do, however, have some grave misunderstandings as to what Wikipedia's purpose is. Wikipedia, and especially articles, is not for posting our personal views on any topic. That is what social media is for. There is no free speech here, see WP:FREESPEECH. As a private entity, Wikipedia can determine the content that appears on its computers for any reason or even no reason- just as you can determine what is said and done within the four walls of your residence. I cannot enter your home against your will and force you to hear my views on a topic. The same applies here. In examining your edits, the block seems very much correct. The race of any user is not relevant to this and I suggest you not play a race card again lest you lose access to this page. 331dot (talk) 09:07, 30 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Talk page access removed.-gadfium 17:38, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]