71.234.9.178

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Note

Please do not vandalise this site. The next time you do this, you will be blocked. —FellowWikiNews (W) 19:26, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

You have been temporarily blocked from editing for vandalism of Wikinews. Please note that page blanking, addition of random text or spam, deliberate misinformation, privacy violations, and repeated and blatant violation of WN:NPOV are considered vandalism. If you wish to make useful contributions, you may come back after the block expires.—FellowWikiNews (W) 19:30, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

This is your last/only warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikinews. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing elsewhere will be reverted quickly. — Doldrums(talk) 13:35, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

New block

I have chosen one week, EN-WN sysops will then make their own choice. See Special:Contributions/71.234.9.178 and Special:Undelete/Street scholar. Hégésippe | ±Θ± 01:25, 26 December 2006 (UTC) (French Wikinews user)

Last warning

If you vandalise again like you just did on User_talk:Doldrums, you will be blocked again.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:43, 3 January 2007 (UTC) i told you ill be back with a sockpuppet in 1-5days--Edr 18:29, 6 January 2007 (UTC)