User talk:Jinabi

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This blocked user is asking that their block be reviewed on the Unblock Ticket Request System:

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

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UTRS appeal #25027 was submitted on May 02, 2019 14:40:36.

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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).

Jinabi (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:

I finally make a Wikipedia account, Jinabi, and edit exactly one article, find another nominated for deletion, click the link out of curiosity and go down a rabbit hole. Then I get blocked because some guy decides that's the appropriate course of action with zero investigation. Great moderating. I try to contact the guy via anonymous user to bring it up; my IP address is blocked. So new accounts don't have a say in what gets deleted and what doesn't. Got it. I'm also not the only one who might want to edit articles from this computer. -- Jinabi (talk) 16:54, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

Decline reason:

You'll have to explain your connection to User:Whereverimaybe. Huon (talk) 17:10, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

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Most likely either a patron account or the pastor's kid; I think either would have access. (Besides me, there aren't many you would have much access to this computer, except some customers or the pastor himself, as we share a building with a small AME church). (talk)(talk) 20:00, 2 May 2019 (UTC)}}

• I can confirm that this is actually not a customer/the pastor's son, but in fact my own nephew - my only employee -. A name he thought was cool, in reference to his time in India and Pakistan. (talk)(talk) 20:06, 2 May 2019 (UTC)}}
• I gotta be honest here, I am the nephew. I forgot my password to the old account, got blocked for no real reason and tried to fix it because I didn't wanna get in trouble with Amu if someone tried to edit and was blocked. You can leave both of my accounts blocked, at this point I've been somewhat unreasonable and kinda deserve to be blocked now. (talk) 20:18, 2 May 2019 (UTC)}}

• I have to admit that at first blush this does look like a bad block. The log entry indicates a mere suspiscion that this is a sock, which is not sufficient for a block. However, in retrospect, despite the blocking admin's lack of a policy-based explanation, it seems fairly clear, per the denied unblock request above, that there is some relationship between this account and Whereverimaybe. I have declined the UTRS ticket as this account still has talk page access and there is no reason to review this off-wiki. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:20, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

I'm the blocking admin. I generally work under the assumption that when a brand new account immediately heads for AfD, something's not right. It's simply not what you would expect a brand new user to be doing. There was a long AN thread (started by me) about this, which I've taken as an endorsement of this approach. That being said, the evidence here is certainly thinner than in the FIFAukr case. If another admin wants to lift the block, I have no objection. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:33, 3 May 2019 (UTC)