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Postby baloki » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:27 pm

If you all keep this up I'm banning you all and turning this into an After Eight Dinner Mints appreciation forum and don't think I won't, I've done it before! *shakes fist*
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Postby baloki » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:33 pm

Seriously, your general lack of suckyness lately overall is just awful, I mean come on guys! You ALL need to improve.
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Postby baloki » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:33 pm

For example when was the last time you made a delicious cheesecake, or partook in a gentle walk in a cool summer breeze?
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Postby baloki » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:34 pm

You remember that time we went up that mountain together right? And you brought a soft drink and I brought the sandwiches.
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Postby baloki » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:35 pm

The view was tremendous, even if it was more of a hill overlooking the buzzing cityscape rather then a mountain overlooking the dizzying beauty of creation.
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Postby baloki » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:36 pm

The calm evening breeze slowly turning into the cold crisp air of night time? We got lost on the way home down those back streets? We danced under the moonlight in the barely lit street?
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Postby baloki » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:37 pm

And even though our cares were gone, we knew quietly at the back of our minds that come morning we'd be forced from our haven back into the rude, busy harsh reality of the world.
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Postby baloki » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:39 pm

Still, that quiet pool club that was open all night was good, I may have lost the session, but I let you win the match. The night slowly rolled on, and through the seemingly twilight atmosphere of a city at night we continued, seeking adventure, for it seemed our last night together would be too much apart.
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Postby baloki » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:40 pm

And then when I awoke, alone on that hill I knew you were nothing but a dream of my lost days of youth and although I was cold I continued to sit there, dreaming away the day, waiting the next.
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Postby baloki » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:40 pm

Maybe, just maybe, one day I'll know just how you made that cheesecake.
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Postby baloki » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:41 pm

The Wikipedia banning policy is a formal revocation of editing privileges on one or more pages in Wikipedia, usually in the scope of an article ban or a topic ban, though they may extend to the entire project. A ban may be temporary or permanent. The standard invitation Wikipedia extends with the statement "edit this page" does not apply to banned users.
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Postby baloki » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:41 pm

Users may be banned as a result of the dispute resolution process, or by uninvolved administrators who are enforcing rulings of the Arbitration Committee.
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Postby baloki » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:42 pm

Bans are social constructs, and are not enforced by the MediaWiki software. However, users who violate a ban may have their account access blocked entirely, as a way of enforcing the ban.
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Postby baloki » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:42 pm

Banning should not be confused with blocking, which is a technical mechanism used to prevent an account or IP address from editing Wikipedia. While blocks are one mechanism used to enforce bans, they are most often instead used to deal with vandalism and violations of the three-revert rule. A ban is a social construct and does not, in itself, disable a user's ability to edit any page.
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1. The Wikipedia community can decide, by Consensus, to impose a ban.
2. The Arbitration Committee can use a ban as a remedy, usually following a request for arbitration. In the past these bans have nearly always been of limited duration, with a maximum of one year.
3. The Arbitration Committee may delegate the authority to ban a user, such as by authorizing discretionary sanctions in certain topic areas, which can be imposed by any uninvolved administrator. See also Mentorship.
4. Jimbo Wales retains the authority to ban users.
5. The Wikimedia Foundation has the authority to ban users, though it has rarely exercised this authority on the English Wikipedia.
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