@BatteryIncluded:@Primefac:@Geogene:@JorisvS:@John:@Huntster:@Isambard Kingdom:@Praemonitus:@Drbogdan: So this day has finally come. I am not going to defend myself saying that you guys are all wrong, but I gotta admit I've never quite understood why you all seem so obsessed over this socking issue. I know it can be quite annoying to find out that an apparent new user is actually a sock, but my contributions were all constructive. I've made great improvements to several articles, many bold green byte change edits that I won't even bother to mention. I was banned in my first account for getting into a discussion with a few users, and later I made the mistake of creating my first sock. I do regret making those two mistakes (which grant and indefinite block), but I do not feel much guilty because I tend to always think about the readers of Wikipedia. Do the readers care about the content of the encyclopedia or do they care about who put the content there? I believe I've made good contributions, and I don't regret making them. I honestly am tired of having to hide. Later I'll just post an honest unblock request so perhaps I'll be able to get clean and just continue editing my articles as usual. For now, all I ask of you is to not go around reverting everything I've done (unless of course an edit I made was not an improvement). And as always, cheers, Huritisho 17:29, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

To sum it all up, don't think that I have bad intentions or that I have no respect for this community. Huritisho 17:31, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

For example, John has recently reverted two of my edits (one of them:[1]). All I ask is: Is it really necessary, since I had improved and expanded the article? That's what I honestly wonder. Basically, I just wanted one user to reply and clarify. Huritisho 17:36, 23 October 2015 (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).

Huritisho (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:

Pretty much all that could be said is in my message above. This unblock request is more specifically targeted at @John:. John, you know my story. You said I had good potential. I do regret being blocked for the first time for getting into arguments with other users, and I do regret having created my first sock, but I have never disrupted wikipedia or anything. All I want is another chance to start off clean and just keep improving the articles I like to edit, as I have always done. You can look at my contributions and you can see they are all good or well-intentioned. Again, what's more imoprtant: The content the readers will read or who created that content? Cheers, Huritisho 17:49, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

No. And your talk page access here has been removed, as it has been on your main account. --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 14:39, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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@Cirt: for example, Cirt knows I've improved an nominated an article for good article status. Cirt was even reviewing my article, and I said I was going to review his. I'm really bummed out. Huritisho 17:52, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I'd no idea the sock investigation was going on. But I'd asked Huritisho not to review an article I'd nominated, immediately after me reviewing one he'd nominated, and instead asked him to review a different article nominated by someone else, within the same topic queue. — Cirt (talk) 17:53, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Cirt: Sure, I forgot that. Yes, you asked me to review another article that has been a nominee for longer. That doesn't matter much, however. You seemed glad that I was going to help review physics articles Huritisho 18:04, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, of course I was glad to have other editors help out with clearing the WP:BACKLOGS at GA Reviews. I was, however, unaware at the time that there was an ongoing sock investigation at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Tetra quark, of the GA Nominator. — Cirt (talk) 18:06, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Cirt: Do you intend to keep reviewing the article I improved and nominated? Huritisho 18:08, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I'll probably leave some recommendations for any future editors that wish to further improve the page. — Cirt (talk) 18:09, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Tetra quark, I will not unblock. I do not think you have been honest in your claim that only one sock was created by you; apart from all the IP socking, I see five named socks. I do think you have disrupted Wikipedia, and I do not think your current unblock request comes close to addressing the degree of disruption you have caused. I was actually thinking of requesting a WP:BAN for you due to your recidivism. But in the spirit of the unblock process I will let another admin handle this. --John (talk) 18:11, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@John: Wait, no. I claimed that I regret having created my first sock. I didn't mean to say I had created only one. Also, may I honestly ask you how exactly I am disrupting Wikipedia? I believe that what really matters are the articles and how they are improved. The readers don't care or even know about internal issues. I'm not saying socking is ok, but I am not sure exactly how I have been disruptive. I could link you to some articles I have significantly improved using this account, but I'm afraid you'll revert all my hard work. Not all my edits were perfect but it is ok to make a mistake here and there. Huritisho 20:05, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@John: I'm still waiting for a reply. Honestly, I'm tired of being treated like trash. All I wanna do is keep improving articles like I've always done Huritisho 07:46, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note to reviewing admin: Please check Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Tetra quark before considering an unblock. --John (talk) 18:11, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment: I see you had 5 accounts in the past and all were disrupting to Wikipedia and other editors. I don't see why/how you will change this time. There is something to be said about your WP:COMPETENCY. -BatteryIncluded (talk) 18:17, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@BatteryIncluded: I asked this question to John already, but I'll ask again: How exactly is that disruptive? I've interatted with you quite a few times, and you know all the improvements I made in the Juno spacecraft article, for example. I'm not saying all my edits were good, but they aren't problematic Huritisho 20:10, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment: I don't think this unblock request should be granted, but you should know that editors with a much more problematic history than yours have had their sanctions lifted before. It can happen, but only when a long time has passed without more sockpuppet accounts appearing. See WP:OFFER. Geogene (talk) 19:15, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Huritisho: I am very sorry to see you blocked. However, there seems to be good cause. I know you never tried to involve me in this matter, but I was. And a few persons here (so called editors) thought it would be cute to preface any comment about me as being a "User under investigation". I would agree with you that your editing (as far as I saw) was constructive and well intentioned. I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.Rudy235 (talk) 20:17, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@John:@BatteryIncluded: All I want is to keep editing articles. Am I asking too much? I have never been banned for disrupting Wikipedia. Huritisho 08:08, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah right. Everything said, you treated me like garbage and refused to give apologies or recant your rudeness and insults. Editing articles is one thing, treating other users with disdain in another. You've been told quite a few times times that acting like a vigilante is also disrupting Wikipedia. Yet, again. you just don't "get it." All this has happened not because of your editing, but it is because of your poor attitude and being unable to give a bit back. Pity. Arianewiki1 (talk) 12:31, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I do not think the block should be removed. In my opinion, TetraQuark needs to learn to work constructively with others, to stop insulting people, to retract previous insults, to stop sockpuppeting, and to be honest and honorable. I also think, now, he should take some time off from Wikipedia. A year or so of reflection might be worthwhile. Isambard Kingdom (talk) 13:10, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

-BatteryIncluded (talk) 13:25, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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You can switch from the wikitext editor to the visual editor after you start editing.

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I am informing you that I have initiated a sock puppet investigation concerning you: [2]. Isambard Kingdom (talk) 15:14, 3 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]