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Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Sherwin Shammas, a page you created, has not been edited in 5 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

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Hello, Hootandolati. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Sherwin Shammas".

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! CptViraj (📧) 06:17, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Do you have an undisclosed connection to this person? I'm asking this in accordance with Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. Pahlevun (talk) 15:38, 20 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Stop spreading terrorism in Wikipedia. You are supporting IRGC in Fa and En wiki and somehow you still not reported. Esteghlal Tehran Fans (talk) 14:03, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

that means you never ever Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines.Read Wikipedia:Harassment . If you repeat this behavior, threats, and harassment, I will sue you. Be polite and follow Wikipedia rules. Hootandolati (talk) 19:35, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No Legal Threats per Wikipedia:No legal threats Retract your legal threat or you will be at risk for being blocked by an Admin Untamed1910 (talk) 00:03, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

None of your business Hootandolati (talk) 00:59, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits to User talk:Hootandolati could give Wikipedia contributors the impression that you may consider legal or other "off-wiki" action against them, or against Wikipedia itself. Please note that making such threats on Wikipedia is strictly prohibited under Wikipedia's policies on legal threats and civility. Users who make such threats may be blocked. If you have a dispute with the content of any page on Wikipedia, please follow the proper channels for dispute resolution. Please be sure to comment on content, not contributors, and where possible make specific suggestions for changes supported by reliable independent sources and focusing especially on verifiable errors of fact. Thank you. Untamed1910 (talk) 00:04, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

that means you never ever Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines.Read Wikipedia:Harassment . If you repeat this behavior, threats, and harassment, I will sue you. Be polite and follow Wikipedia rules. and never ever bully each person'.we are in wiki with Wikipedia policies. This article is an attempt to intimidate a user, which could ultimately lead to the closure of your user account, according to Wikipedia:Harassment.

I will not complain about this this time, but if it happens again, I will definitely complain to you and request closure. Hootandolati (talk) 01:08, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for making legal threats or taking legal action.

You are not allowed to edit Wikipedia while the threats stand or the legal action is unresolved.

If you believe that there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  — rsjaffe 🗣️ 01:32, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I was surprised that you posted such a message on my page. I warned the user that if he accuses the administrators on Wikipedia, I will file a complaint and ask the administrators to follow up on this issue? Why do you think this could lead to my closure?

THIS IS MY MASSAGE User talk:Esteghlal Tehran Fans - Wikipedia

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Hootandolati (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

I was surprised that you posted such a message on my page. I warned the user that if he accuses the administrators on Wikipedia, I will file a complaint and ask the administrators to follow up on this issue? Why do you think this could lead to my closure?

THIS IS MY MASSAGE User talk:Esteghlal Tehran Fans - Wikipedia

Decline reason:

Reading the posts below, it appears you have threatened rsjaffe. PhilKnight (talk) 03:38, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hootandolati (talk) 19:22, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(Non-administrator comment) You said above, "If you repeat this behavior, threats, and harassment, I will sue you.". You threatened to sue @Esteghlal Tehran Fans, which is unacceptable here. That is the sole reason you were blocked. To be unblocked you will need to retract, or in other words, take back your legal threat. Justjourney (talk | contribs) 21:27, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I use google translate for that text and I believe that's wrong world. I had to check my sentence and my words. My purpose is not sue. I'm know all of Disagreement should be solve in wiki. and my purpose was the world complaint. I hope to use the correct word this time and I didn't use the wrong word this time.

please pay attention to "Due to your insult on my talk page, you are being warned not to repeat insults and personal attacks. If you do so again, you will be reported on Wikipedia:Administrators noticeboard"

this is My purpose.

I emphasize that I mean complaining about Wikipedia and not in any other sense, and this is a translation error.And I definitely apologize for this translation error.

As a user or more than 15 years of activity in the Persian Wiki, I know very well that all disputes should be resolved within the Wiki environment. And I emphasize again that what was written was only a mistake in translation and I apologize for this mistake. And as I have written, the place to resolve disputes on Wikipedia is only Wikipedia itself. Hootandolati (talk) 21:59, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Note to reviewer of unblock request: user has also, viaIP, directly threatened me: Special:Diff/1298934608.— rsjaffe 🗣️ 21:39, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  The answer is quite clear. It's definitely not my IP. Wikipedia:CheckUser can tell you that.

  I suggest using Special:Listusers/checkuser in this case. To make it clear that your opinion is incorrect and that this is not my post. Incidentally, I request that this IP be checked with the IP of the users involved in this discussion. Hootandolati (talk) 14:43, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  No, you clearly are the IP, see the above diff; you said "Search my name Hootandolati in google". I don't know how this disproves your claim that you are not that IP. Justjourney (talk | contribs) 15:13, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  No that not right. its very simple why you don"t want check IP with the Wikipedia:CheckUser not only me but also all of person involve in this conversation. This is a surefire and foolproof way. Do you have any problem with this being clarified?

  I say that this article was written to destroy me. There is no reason for me to write such a meaningless article. Hootandolati (talk) 15:20, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  {{checkuser needed}} — rsjaffe 🗣️ 15:14, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  That good idea. I agree with you and please check other user in this page involve with this case. Hootandolati (talk) 15:22, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  @Rsjaffe @PhilKnight One of his messages was not seen by admins. In the above discussion, he replied to the admin' warning by saying "None of your business". That is enough to permanently block him. He officially confirmed that he was threatening another user. But now he has changed his mind so that he can do the same with other users. You should also know that IPs in Iran and most of the Middle East change every half hour. He could have easily left that message using his mobile phone. He is also the one who signed the IPs message. Please see the history. You have all the evidence you need to refute his fraudulent request. Please do not play the game as he wants. He is playing with a range of IPs and we know he is. Don't put more users in danger. Esteghlal Tehran Fans (talk) 16:44, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  The user is systematically slandering and spreading propaganda against me. First, user called me a supporter of the IRGC. That is, user accused me of supporting terrorism here and here.

  look, user wrote: Stop spreading terrorism in Wikipedia. You are supporting IRGC in Fa and En wiki and somehow you still not reported

  Why did user accuse me of supporting terrorism and IRGC? Can user provide evidence for this accusation?

  This behavior is a case-making behavior for dealing with people. user is clearly engaged in a frame-up for me. I ask the managers to look into this behavior of his, the accusation of supporting terrorism. user has also written in Persian and English that I have supported terrorism. What evidence does user have for this accusation? And why does user insist on this issue.

  this is very come on behavior of a person who support by organization for limited Freedom of speech. That's normal user supported by Iranian regime against wikipedian users.

  I think admins may be ask some question about this user activity from wiki fa and my activity from wiki fa. Ith can help to clear Misunderstanding. Hootandolati (talk) 17:08, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This man knows exactly what he is doing. The Iranian judicial system is at the service of the dictator of Tehran and the IRGC. What he meant by "sue" can be actually asking for my execution. I can’t even be sure if I will be alive in the next few days. For my own safety, I will no longer contribute to Iran's political articles. I hope nothing happens. I had no intention of overthrowing the leader of Iran... only edited the article of the leader of the opposition of regime, Reza Pahlavi.

Please don’t let them achieve their goals through fear. "Spreading fear so no one will edit against our system". Then they say, "Oh! No! We didn’t mean it!" He indirectly threatened me with execution. Also, for more information, this man is not an opponent of the Iranian regime as he introduces himself.

Interesting! If you look at my discussion history, first an IP leaves a message, then he comes and signs the message! Esteghlal Tehran Fans (talk) 02:37, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Adding to what you said about the history of your discussion, this is another example that happened on this talk page. Justjourney (talk | contribs) 02:45, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• I have voided the checkuser request as we do not connect users to IP addresses for privacy reasons. PhilKnight (talk) 17:15, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Please check it. I have no problem with checkuser. and I want check Ip with user: Esteghlal Tehran Fans.

  because I want to solve this problem. The IP has written a very bad, insulting and threatening text. And it has pretended to be me. I insist that this matter be clarified. Hootandolati (talk) 17:30, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We don't do checkuser requests where the user requests the check. PhilKnight (talk) 17:37, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I only suggest to User:rsjaffe for Clarification of the matter and User:rsjaffe requests. Hootandolati (talk) 17:49, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Hootandolati (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

Hello, and thank you for reviewing my previous requests.

I now understand that my earlier words were interpreted as a legal threat. I would like to make it completely clear that I **formally and fully retract that statement**. It was never my intention to make or imply any legal threat.

The misunderstanding happened because of a Google Translate error — I only meant to say that I would report inappropriate behavior to Wikipedia administrators, not take any legal action. I sincerely apologize for this mistake.

I fully understand Wikipedia’s “No legal threats” policy and will strictly follow it from now on. I have been an active contributor for many years and truly value Wikipedia’s collaborative spirit.

Respectfully requesting reconsideration of my block. Best regards, User:Hootandolati Hootandolati (talk) 19:11, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

I'm not convinced that your English is fluent enough to edit constructively here, nor am I convinced that you have ceased using machine/LLM translation. asilvering (talk) 21:25, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Whilst this is a positive step, you will need to address the threat made towards rsjaffe (talk · contribs) whilst logged out. CoconutOctopus talk 21:03, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The IP threat was probably a troll. I wouldn't worry about it. -- asilvering (talk) 09:16, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In which case I'm in favour of an unblock. @Rsjaffe, thoughts? CoconutOctopus talk 09:37, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Given their response to my note here, I think it is likely that it was a Joe job troll. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 14:03, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for your note.

I would like to kindly clarify that I did **not** make any threat towards rsjaffe (talk · contribs) whilst logged out. The message in question was posted by an **anonymous IP** (diff) that is not mine.

As administrators can verify, my own IP address (which is known to Wikipedia) is **different** from that one. I have already requested before that this be checked through CheckUser to confirm that I am not the same person as that IP.

I respectfully ask that this be taken into consideration. I have never made any off-wiki threats or legal statements, and I fully understand and follow the "No legal threats" policy. This appears to be a misunderstanding caused by another user impersonating me.

Thank you again for your time and for reviewing this matter. Best regards, User:Hootandolati

Not every statement needs to be an unblock request, only one open request is needed at a time. 331dot (talk) 09:53, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Admins do not have access to your IP address; even if we did, we could not publicly connect your account to an IP address, as you have already been told. 331dot (talk) 09:55, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@331dot, see [1]. -- asilvering (talk) 17:00, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you; I was just responding to their statement "administrators can verify" IP addresses. 331dot (talk) 17:03, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi both, I've just noticed this earlier post, could there possibly be an issue with the username or COI that should be looked at before unblocking? Apologies if you're already aware of this. Blue Sonnet (talk) 02:25, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for flagging that. @Hootandolati, is that person you? If not, you ought to change your username. -- asilvering (talk) 02:28, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes — the username “Hootandolati” refers to me.

I fully commit to following Wikipedia’s policies, including Wikipedia’s conflict-of-interest and neutrality rules, and will avoid editing articles where a conflict of interest may exist.

I will ensure that my username clearly reflects my contributions, and I am ready to change it if necessary to avoid any confusion.

Best regards,

Hootandolati Hootandolati (talk) 12:51, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine, no need to change your username in that case. But I don't think you're actually interested in avoiding editing articles where a conflict of interest may exist. Please don't use AI/LLMs/ChatGPT to communicate with other wikipedia editors or to write wikipedia content. It's not good at communicating your meaning, and just makes things up. -- asilvering (talk) 14:00, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sure. I will pay careful attention to this. Given the previous translation mistake, I want to ensure I clearly express my meaning in the future. I am committed to observing Wikipedia’s policies, both regarding accurate communication and conflict-of-interest rules. Hootandolati (talk) 14:45, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again @Hootandolati, whilst we're waiting for an admin to make the final decision, can I ask what topics or areas you'd be focusing on if unblocked?

This may help them to provide some guidance in view of your COI and because you're not yet Extended Confirmed (EC) status.

It might not be necessary, but I thought I'd may as well ask so they can process the last part of your appeal as quickly as possible. Blue Sonnet (talk) 15:21, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If my account is unblocked, I’d like to focus on non-controversial areas such as improving sourcing and general topics like literature, general history (like ancient Iranian history), the history of science, basic philosophy, art, and international organizations and NGOs. I will, of course, be careful to avoid any conflict of interest and follow Wikipedia’s policies.

Best regards,

Hootandolati Hootandolati (talk) 18:51, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]