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If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 06:49, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Checkuser accusations

I disagree with your assertion that CheckUser is abused, do you have any evidence to back this up? --Brian McNeil / ^talk 09:13, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

So you know, the only information given is whether multiple accounts share an IP. The privacy policy allows this for site abusers. TheFearow 09:29, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Privacy is abused. -71.197.8.9 09:41, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Freedom of the press, including NPOV fuckers.

Privacy is different online - due to the nature of the web, one can never be truly private. TheFearow 06:10, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, interesting infoo_box at the bottom of this page. 71.197.8.9 07:06, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Policy

Policy does not get changed unless its discussed and or voted upon by the community. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 07:33, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Actually I misread what you did therefore I reverted my revert. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 07:34, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

I probably will launch a dispute against oversight, regards. Edbrown05

How old are you? If you are over 18, you could apply to the foundation to get access to check the oversight logs and check for yourself if its abused. TheFearow 06:08, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Uhmm, I got to 3 fingers. Does that count? -71.197.8.9

Blocked

You have been blocked until September 11, 2007 because you have been blocked under Edbrown05. If you continue to evade a block, then you will be blocked indefinitely. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 06:11, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

WOW -71.197.8.9 09:52, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

MOM?

Evidently, they can't handle it here. 71.197.8.9 10:40, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

It goesdown as, "you are not citizen news." You have no sources!

Citizen news with sources, what an oxymoron. 10:46, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

It's fucked, and until u unfuck it, it'll keep fucking with you, you oxymorons.

Blocked 2

You have been blocked again Ed. And it expires in 3 weeks, but I will bet money that it will get extended incredibly. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:46, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Blocked

You have been blocked from Wikinews for Submitting offensive comments twice today. This IP is used by a user who has previously be blocked for personal attacks. If you believe this block is unjustified or wish to contest it, you may add {{unblock|your reason}} to this page, go to Wikinews IRC to request to be unblocked, or send a message to wikinews-l wikimedia ● org.

Please stop changing another user's comments on that talk page, otherwise I shall be forced to block you once again. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 12:19, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

I blocked you. Will you ever learn? Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 12:30, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

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If you don't stop trolling and creating a platform of war, You will be blocked indefinitely. You have been warned and blocked before. This is your last warning. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 12:04, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

You have been blocked again. Have fun. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 12:28, 12 December 2008 (UTC)