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This unblock request has been declined due to your history of vandalism and/or disruption to this encyclopedia. However, we are willing to give you another chance if you can earn back the trust of the Wikipedia community. To be unblocked you need to demonstrate and confirm that you are willing and able to contribute positively to Wikipedia.

After you have read the rules, pick any article on Wikipedia that you want to improve. If you have trouble choosing an article, there are lists under Category:Articles needing cleanup.

Once you have decided on the article you will propose improvements to:

  1. Click the Edit tab at the top of that article;
  2. Copy three or four paragraphs of the article that you want to improve.
    • Do not copy the infobox ({{infobox name|...}}).
    • Do not copy any images or files ([[File:Name.jpg|thumb|caption]]).
    • Do not copy the article's categories from the bottom of the page ([[Category:Name]]).
    • Do not copy the stub tag ({{Foo stub}}).
  3. Click edit on your talk page and create a new section using this format: == [[Article title]] ==. Paste the text that you copied underneath. Do not save yet.
  4. Place {{reflist-talk}} at the end of the copied text.
  5. Place your cursor in the edit summary box and create an edit summary in the following format: Copied content from [[Name of Article]]; see that article's history for attribution.
  6. Save the page by clicking Publish changes.
  7. Edit the section you have copied. Propose adding new information to the article. Add inline citations to reliable sources that verifies the information. We are not looking for basic typo corrections or small additions without citations.
  8. When you are done with your work, save your edits. Then create a new unblock request using {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} and an administrator will review your proposed edits.

If we (including the original blocking admin) are convinced that your proposed edits will improve Wikipedia as an encyclopedia, you will be unblocked.

If you need help while working with your proposed edits, you may ask a question on this talk page. Just place {{Help me}} with your question below it, then add your signature using ~~~~. Thank you.