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hi and welcome to wp. i undid your revision until we can debate the changes on the talk page. unlike most, this article is restricted to 1 revert per 24 hr (you are currently at 2 but i doubt anyone will say anything as you just got here). Darkstar1st (talk) 06:12, 3 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Notice: Under the terms of Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Digwuren, "any uninvolved administrator may, on his or her own discretion, impose sanctions on any editor working in the area of conflict (defined as articles which relate to Eastern Europe, broadly interpreted) if, despite being warned, that editor repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process. The sanctions imposed may include blocks of up to one year in length; bans from editing any page or set of pages within the area of conflict; bans on any editing related to the topic or its closely related topics; restrictions on reverts or other specified behaviors; or any other measures which the imposing administrator believes are reasonably necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the project.

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As noted in the message above, the article Mass killings under Communist regimes is under a WP:1RR restriction, details of which are explained in a banner on the article's talk page. Please discuss any proposed contentious changes to the article on the article's talk page and seek consensus for such changes.

Note: This notice is not effective unless given by an administrator and logged here.--Mkativerata (talk) 06:25, 3 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Here are two additional sources if you're interested [1][2]--PCPP (talk) 11:24, 3 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your name has been mentioned in connection with a sockpuppetry case. Please refer to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Prairespark for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with the guide to responding to cases before editing the evidence page.--PCPP (talk) 16:03, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In addition to this block, under the authority of WP:DIGWUREN, you are indefinitely banned from editing the article Mass killings under Communist regimes, its talk page, and any discussions concerning the article. The reason for the ban is the use of a sockpuppet to evade a WP:1RR restriction that you had been warned about ([3], [4]). Please let me know if you have any questions about the difference between the block and this ban (essentially, if the block is ever lifted, the ban will remain in force and will need to be appealed separately at this page). --Mkativerata (talk) 20:32, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]