Final warning

As per your request via email to be unblocked, I have consulted other admins, some of whom oppose, but more who support. Hence you are unblocked, HOWEVER: as per the email, you do anything whatsoever that looks like vandalism and the first admin that see it is free to (and should) block you indef.

This is your last chance here Sam. I'm putting my neck out for you are others are also, don't disappoint us, and I mean it!

Get along with people also (no arguments), there are quite a few new younger editors who have the right attitude.

Do all of this for a full six months and we'll consider you cured-ish ;)

fr33kman 14:27, 1 February 2011 (UTC) (probably gonna regret this but, ... ye olde AGF)Reply

Incentive to behave

I got your note, Sam. Congratulations on being unblocked. I hope it will encourage you to continue to behave and to never vandalize any more. As an incentive, I think that if you can manage to make useful edits at simple.wikipedia for some time (several months ought to do it) then you might be able to point to that as evidence that you will be able to behave at en.wikipedia. Of course it would really help also if you could stop sockpuppeting at en.wikipedia since that's one of the major reasons you're blocked there... Anyway good luck sticking to the rules from now on. -Thibbs (talk) 18:19, 1 February 2011 (UTC)Reply


Thanks Thibbs. Yes, I would like to edit at en.wikipedia too. When I'm ready, I'll contact an admin over there and ask to unprotect my talkpage there so that I'll be able to make an unblock request and hopefully they will accept it.--Sam Locke (talk) 20:28, 1 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

Reblocked for community discussion

Hi Sam, I initially unblocked you based on your email unblock requestl however, others who were not online at the time has requested a community discussion first. We will hold it here on your talk page because I think you should have your say and also because you'll need to explain things to our newer members.

Original block restored. fr33kman 06:19, 13 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

Requested to stewards to be unlocked

@Fr33kman: this user has approached stewards stating that a local admin will unblock them if their overarching account is unlocked by stewards. As you were the blocking admin and locking steward at the time, your opinion would be useful. Please ping me if you comment. Billinghurst (talk) 04:23, 27 June 2015 (UTC)Reply

@Billinghurst: I am the admin who replied to this user's request. This user emailed our admins' mailing list asking to be unblocked. I replied that unblocking would have no effect because the account is globally locked, and told the user to ask stewards about removing the global lock. At that time, I did not know that an admin needed to make the request to the stewards. I did not say that I was agreeing to unblock this account: to my knowledge, no admin has said that. That is yet to be determined. I'm sorry if I involved you unnecessarily. --Auntof6 (talk) 23:32, 28 June 2015 (UTC)Reply
Based on history I don't think this user is likely to be unblocked. He was a pretty nasty vandal who if I recall correctly was a pretty bad sock puppeter as well. -DJSasso (talk) 19:28, 29 June 2015 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for the feedback. There is no right or wrong way to handle this, though if a community wishes to extend the hand of friendship to a locked account, then stewards should listen as local wikis can block users. I will point the user here for the community's comment. Billinghurst (talk) 14:11, 1 July 2015 (UTC)Reply

Unblock Request

 

Request reason(s):
It has been 9 years since my account has been locked by the Stewards and sicne last week the Admins over at English Wikipedia have decided to unlock my account. I have updated many articles on the English Wikipedia and made constructive edits since then and I feel like I can make constructive edits on this Wiki too. Todays Stewards on Wikimedia feel like I can be trusted on editing Wikipedia and I have proven them right so far on the English Wikipedia. Therefore I feel like I can be helpful to this Wiki and not vandalise it.--Sam (talk) 17:49, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reason(s):
It has been a long time, and I wish you a good start with helping this place become a better wikipedia. Welcome back.--Eptalon (talk) 20:51, 4 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

Welcome back

Hello, Samlaptop85213, welcome back to this Wiki. Please help us make this Wikipedia better; but also be sure to look at the rules, as they probably changed in the time when you were gone. Best regards, and happy editing. --Eptalon (talk) 20:58, 4 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

Your unblock request

Your email to the admins' mailing list was received. You are able to edit your talk page, so you should make your request here, not through email. --Auntof6 (talk) 10:50, 24 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

It will however be declined as you still sock every couple weeks. -Djsasso (talk) 18:36, 24 February 2021 (UTC)Reply