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== Review of my unblock of Panda619 ==
I wish to start out by saying that I absolutely agree that the behavior [[User:Panda619|this user]] caused (like [[Special:Diff/1109232574|here]]) is absolutely unacceptable in any capacity or any way. The user came onto [[WP:IRC|IRC]] to request an unblock per Wikipedia's [[WP:SO|standard offer]]. I accepted, if anything, because of [[WP:ROPE]]. If the user decides to go amok and cause havoc, the block button is simply a few clicks away. We're taught here to use sound and good judgement (of course), but that can extend anywhere. Please understand this: If I'm found to be wrong for what I did, then
I'm sure that everyone here knows that I'm not here to hurt anyone, and I respect every (legitimate) editor here. I want to drive the spirit of Wikipedia to fulfill our mission to the best and fullest extent - That's all. This unblock generated [[Special:Diff/1169986161/1170025345|this discussion]], which I absolutely agreed to present what I did to this noticeboard. I've re-blocked this user pending discussion. My thought is this: If someone comes back a year later to apologize and explain (off-wiki evidence that I'm happy to provide), I think that's fine. I don't understand what the alarming issue is here. This isn't a "911", which are things both we and I resolve and take care of regularly. I just want a review and a discussion, even if it means that I am found to be wrong and at fault. Discussions are a critical part of Wikipedia, and I will never stand in the way of that.
Anyone is welcome to chime in, respond, and give their honest thoughts here - even if it disagrees 100% with what I did. Thank you to everyone in advance for their responses. :-) [[User:Oshwah|<b><span style="color:#C00000">~Oshwah~</span></b>]]<sup><small><b>[[User_talk:Oshwah|<span style="color:blue">(talk)</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Oshwah|<span style="color:green">(contribs)</span>]]</b></small></sup> 20:08, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
* '''Oppose unblock''' Looking at the IRC discussion, Panda619 ''still'' doesn't really understand why they were blocked. They say
::{{tq|she died, I was happy, I am Indian, who reads lot of history and politics, I assume you know about British empire's atrocities, so at spur of moment I did that as a joke, it was there for a second I think, then one editor gave me vandalism warning and then lot admins came in and was talking how severe it was and such, and got blocked instantly, I tried appealing, they were still like, nope}}
::: ... but doesn't appear to mention that if it was a spur of the moment thing, that doesn't explain why ''in their later unblock appeal'' they referred to Queen Elizabeth as a "genocidal hag" and a "pedo defender" ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Panda619&diff=prev&oldid=1109330731], admin only). Let's not forget the original vandalism was replacing QE2's article with a meme image and "RIP BOZO" in article space whilst the article was the most viewed article on Wikipedia. Despite being a Brit I'm no great fan of the royal family myself - to put it mildly - but a half-arsed "yeah won't do it again honest" doesn't really cut it for me. [[User_talk:Black Kite|Black Kite (talk)]] 20:19, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
* Noting that I raised this with Oshwah initially, and talked it over with him and a few others on Discord subsequently: '''Keep unblocked, without prejudice against proper community unblock request.''' The net result of the unblock/reblock is a restoration of talkpage access, which is fine. Panda's comments on IRC aren't really formatted in the manner of a community unblock request, nor were they intended for this audience, even if it's understood channel logs can be shared. So I think it's unfair to them to do a full unblock review without an actual community-oriented request from them. Let's close this sooner rather than later, and if they want to write up a paragraph or several for the community's consideration, they can. <span style="font-family:courier"> -- [[User:Tamzin|<span style="color:#E6007A">Tamzin</span>]]</span><sup class="nowrap">[[[User talk:Tamzin|<i style="color:#E6007A">cetacean needed</i>]]]</sup> (she|they|xe) 20:28, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
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