User talk:BarkingFish

Unblocked by BASC

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Per our communication by email, the BASC has accepted your appeal under the following restrictions.

"The ban will be suspended for one year from the date of the unblock. During this parole period, any uninvolved administrator may reinstate the ban if necessary, but they are not required to do so in the event of placing a block. A reinstated ban may be appealed to the BASC, any other blocks may be appealed in the usual manner to AE. Any administrator reinstating the ban must inform the committee by email to arbcom-l@lists.wikimedia.org.

BarkingFish will be permitted to operate only one account.

The ban will expire after one year of sanction-free editing."

Welcome back. Courcelles (talk) 23:03, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thank you, Courcelles. I hope that now I am back to the land of the living, things will be a little smoother than they have been in the past. My God it feels weird to be editing again... BarkingFish (talk) 13:16, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back

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Do you still have regular net access at the moment? I have a Commons related project i wanted to disscuss..ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 20:27, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! No, unfortunately, due to my ISP being a bitch queen from hell, I've got public WiFi only. Plusnet can eat it with nails... As soon as I get on from home again, I'll let you know. 86.187.28.119 (talk) 09:21, 24 July 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by BarkingFish (talkcontribs) [reply]

Research Enquiry

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Many years ago you helped update the section on Epilepsy in a First Aid manual at Wikiboooks.

In relation to that I wondered if you would be willing to assist in digging up some information as to whether a risk profile exist in respect of epileptic seziure and certain hypnosis/induction techniques. I noted a few so called 'self-hypnosis' videos on You-Tube and was wanting to know if there was an associated risk profile which would mean the videos would need to be flagged. It was also my understanding that in a nominally clinical setting there had to be certain safeguards as a regulatory requirement, such safeguards not necessarily being present in respect of user viewed online content.

(I will note here that AIUI the regulatory approach on hypnosis in the UK, is mostly voluntary, other than a 1957(?) act which relates to 'demonstrations of hypnotic phonemena')

The information obtained in answering the above could also be used to update the relevant Wikipedia articles. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 23:27, 14 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

During my 1 year probationary period imposed by the BASC, I have voluntarily banned myself from editing and contributing to all medical articles. You may wish to contact James Heilman (Doc James) to assist with your research. Thanks :) What does the Fish say? | Woof! 12:53, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Block Notice

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Concerning my new indef:

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@Courcelles: -

Thank you for your alert to my block. I am unaware as to the reason for it, since I have not socked and all my present and past socks have been declared fully and in the open to the BASC. I trust you notified them of the block, @Mike V:. I have emailed them.
I can see nothing added to the SPI to indicate any further investigations, or any sign of what I have done wrong or where, so if you would be kind enough to point me at what I am supposed to have done wrong, I will address it.
I have been nothing but open and honest all the way through my previous appeal, I have even had the decency to notify the BASC of an account I last used more than 4 years ago. Since I'm being accused of something I KNOW I have not done wrong, I deserve to know where it's been investigated and by whom at least.

What does the Fish say? | Woof! 12:49, 17 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, technical evidence has confirmed your account to CharlieTheCabbie. I did notify the arbitration committee shortly after the block. Others have asked me to clarify that this is a reinstatement of the ban due to not adhering to the restriction of one account. Mike VTalk 18:59, 17 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Could I please ask where this was investigated, and why I wasn't given the chance to talk to anyone about the allegations before you just dropped on me? What does the Fish say? | Woof! 20:19, 17 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Your unblock conditions explicitly limited you to one account with no exceptions. Checkuser has confirmed you have used more than one account. What do you want to talk about? Thryduulf (talk) 21:23, 17 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Since it seems that judge and jury have already sat, what I'm about to say will probably mean very little. I categorically deny any connection to CharlieTheCabbie. I don't know them from a hole in the floor, OK? I want to know the following information: Who instigated the request for the CU, where it was discussed, why it was instigated (what caused someone to request it), and where the information on here is recorded. A checkuser can say what they like; I know different. I've just opened up and beared my soul to the whole of Wikipedia and a bunch of people I have never met. I've been fully honest all the way and love being back here. Why would I bugger it up after all that? What does the Fish say? | Woof! 00:25, 18 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The checkuser evidence has been independently reviewed by at least two very experienced checkusers as showing a confirmed link between the two accounts. Very strong behavioural evidence has also been presented linking the two accounts, and was the reason for running the checkuser. Thryduulf (talk) 19:25, 19 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

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Hello, BarkingFish. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. Mdann52 (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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