User:Nableezy

“

He's a charitable man, friendly … He tortures only people that he doesn't know.

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— Ron Suskind on Omar Suleiman, ABC News

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WP policy says one shouldn't feed trolls. G.K. Chesterton however said one shouldn't suffer fools gladly; one should rather enjoy them immensely. I try to chart a modest middle course between these two bits of wisdom.

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— G-Dett at Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/G-Dett

A trip down memory lane

Date	Filer	Result
27 October 2009	Stellarkid (talk · contribs) (sock of Dajudem (talk · contribs))	Topic banned for 4 months, (reduced to 2 month article ban, 1 month talk page ban)
4 December 2009	Cptnono (talk · contribs)	No action taken
15 December 2009	Plot Spoiler (talk · contribs)	No action taken
15 December 2009	Epeefleche (talk · contribs)	Topic banned for 2 months, lifted on appeal
29 December 2009	Cptnono (talk · contribs)	No action taken following apology
2 April 2010	Shuki (talk · contribs)	Not actionable
12 April 2010	Shuki (talk · contribs)	Topic banned for 2 months, filer warned not to file more largely inactionable reports.
15 June 2010	Epeefleche (talk · contribs)	Not actionable
9 August 2010	Mbz1 (talk · contribs)	Not actionable
11 September 2010	Ynhockey (talk · contribs)	Nableezy and Ynhockey advised to be careful in their future interactions. No further action taken.
2 November 2010	No More Mr Nice Guy (talk · contribs)	No action taken
5 November 2010	Jaakobou (talk · contribs)	No action taken
5 November 2010	Cptnono (talk · contribs)	blocked 3 hours for reply; WookieInHeat (talk · contribs) blocked for 48 hours for initial comment
2 December 2010	Jiujitsuguy (talk · contribs)	Topic banned for 4 months, filer topic-banned for 3 months
19 December 2010	Mbz1 (talk · contribs)	[W]arning to avoid major figures in the I-P conflict and avoid repeating misconduct in other ethnic, religious, or national controversial topic areas. No further action taken
6 May 2011	Tzu Zha Men (talk · contribs) (Sock of NoCal100 (talk · contribs))	No action taken
8 May 2011	AgadaUrbanit (talk · contribs)	Topic banned for 2 months. Replaced with a 1 month revert restriction
12 May 2011	Rym torch (talk · contribs) (sock of NoCal100 (talk · contribs))	No action taken
22 June 2011	Biosketch (talk · contribs)	Withdraw comment, no action taken
13 November 2011	Ynhockey (talk · contribs)	No action taken
16 November 2011	Religionsworstnightmare (talk · contribs) (sock of Ledenierhomme (talk · contribs))	Filer blocked as a sock
14 December 2011	AgadaUrbanit (talk · contribs)	1 month restriction from adding the word Palestinian to any article
25 December 2011	Jiujitsuguy (talk · contribs)	6 month topic ban
13 July 2012	AgadaUrbanit (talk · contribs)	Frivolous complaint. Filer banned from creating further AE reports
29 March 2016	Brewcrewer (talk · contribs)	No action taken
19 June 2017	Davidbena (talk · contribs)	Withdrawn by filer
4 October 2018	Debresser (talk · contribs)	Meritless complaint
31 January 2019	The Kingfisher (talk · contribs)	Closed when filer blocked as a sock of a banned user (later unblocked by AC as not being that banned user)
3 February 2019	Shrike (talk · contribs) refiling the above complaint by a sock of a banned editor	Closed as "nothing approaching sanctionable here"
19 March 2021	TimothyBlue (talk · contribs)	Closed as a rehashing of a previously closed AN/I which had already resulted in a logged warning
16 October 2021	Free1Soul (talk · contribs) (sock of Icewhiz (talk · contribs))	The report is overstated. What seems to have taken place is fairly normal, albeit sometimes heated, editing process.
24 October 2021	BilledMammal (talk · contribs)	Complaint has been withdrawn. BilledMammal is warned that groundless or vexatious complaints may result in blocks or other sanctions.
10 December 2021	Bob drobbs (talk · contribs)	Filer topic banned for 6 months
15 May 2022	Triggerhippie4 (talk · contribs)	Withdrawn by filer
26 December 2023	ScottishFinnishRadish (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) undertaken as a unilateral admin action	Topic banned for 90 days, reduced to 30 days following appeal
28 October 2024	Andrevan (talk · contribs) (now AndreJustAndre (talk · contribs))	Referred to ArbCom, folded into case opened from a prior referral to ArbCom, WP:ARBPIA5 opened.
6 November 2024	BilledMammal (talk · contribs)	Referred to ArbCom along with the previous report, again folded into WP:ARBPIA5
12 November 2024	ScottishFinnishRadish (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) reported by an administrator to, in his words, "elicit the opinions of other administrators" regarding my comments	Withdrawn by filer "with apologies to Nableezy and to everyone for the time wasted"

A collection of people I've bamboozled

DYK

On April 13, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals which you created or substantially expanded. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals set the record of the highest Nielsen rating for any NBA game?

On November 7, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Al-Azhar Mosque, which you created or substantially expanded. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that al-Azhar Mosque (pictured) was the first mosque founded in Cairo?

On December 7, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Franz Baermann Steiner, which you created or substantially expanded. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Franz Baermann Steiner, whose parents were murdered in Treblinka and who later died of a heart attack in 1952 in Oxford, was called "one of Hitler's victims" by Iris Murdoch?.

On 28 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Qabatiya, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1596, half of the revenues from the Palestinian town of Qabatiya went to the Tarabay Bey of Lajjun?

On 8 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chicago Community Bond Fund, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Chicago Community Bond Fund sought to put itself out of business by eliminating cash bail?

ITN

On 14 August 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Giza church fire, which you updated.

On 26 December 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Treatment of women by the Taliban, which you updated.

On 3 May 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Khader Adnan, which you updated.

On 30 November 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Henry Kissinger, which you helped to improve and get ready.

On 21 November 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article International Criminal Court investigation in Palestine, which you nominated.

Barnstars

Civility Award: Maybe you saw the edit summary and thought this was a warning? Nope, it's an award for rising above the din of incivility and setting a good example for others. Thanks and best wishes. --Boston (talk) 22:39, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
The da Vinci Barnstar: For your excellent work on the new template for depopulated Palestinian vilages and your technical assistance in fixing layout bugs related to coding (and beyond my ken) on various pages. It's my pleasure to edit alongside you. Tiamut^talk 15:39, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Good Humor: Pinned on a new Sherif riding shotgun on the wilder side of wiki, who exemplifies a spirit of, for want of a better term, we must now call imperturbable Nableez’oblige, and whom we can and should all learn from, esp. the undersigned blowhard from the troubled panhandle (s)he patrols Nishidani (talk) 18:26, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar: For all your fine contributions, including, most recently, the excellent page shaping up in your user space on Al-Azhar mosque. Tiamut^talk 20:21, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar: You deserve this, hope you come back/stick around, Huldra (talk) 21:28, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
The Kafka Award: Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested. RolandR 21:46, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
The Royal Egyptian Barnstar of National Merit awarded to Nableezy for his excellent work on Al Azhar mosque. Well done!! عمل ممتاز ‡ Himalayan ‡^ΨMonastery 22:28, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar: Thanks for fixing my RfC formatting problem! I was having a tough time figuring it out :-) Noleander (talk) 21:05, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Integrity: Because you continue to argue your case calmly and reasonably, refusing to compromise your beliefs or your commitment to the principles of Wikipedia, despite all of the pressures and hostility you encounter. RolandR (talk) 18:44, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
The Hookah Award: For your constant and relentless contributions to Palestinian, Israeli and Egyptian topics, I hereby award you with this Hookah. A Hookah (also known as shisha or nargileh) can be found in all three of these countries, with a primary purpose of allowing someone to sit down, relax and take a load off. So I encourage you, to take a break, sit back, relax and puff your favorite flavor -- you've earned it!! asad (talk) 16:16, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Editor of the Week: This user received the Editor of the Week award for the week beginning August 2, 2015, nominated by User:Buster7 and seconded by User:L235 15:33, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
Barnstar for You: Thank you for your help sourcing the article Sicarii (1989), and clearing all the ugly tags from the article. You taught me a thing or two about arguing on talk pages and reaching consensus on articles with controversial topics. Emass100 (talk) 04:14, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
Enjoy a hot cup of coffee (or any other hot beverage you might fancy) and please keep warm! ....and thanks for your work on the Aya Maasarwe article. Disheartening, indeed, Huldra (talk) 21:51, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar: Just to thank you for your work at SPI. Despite how obvious the answer feels, putting evidence together like that clearly takes a significant effort. Well done. Onceinawhile (talk) 10:49, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar: I think you deserve another, that was great persistent work on the NoCal100 sock. Another timewaster bit the dust! Doug Weller talk 18:14, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diligence:Without your extraordinary scrutiny, precision, and uncanny Holmesian abilities to nail down what the rest of us know or suspect but have to put up with, i.e., endless sockpuppetry, significant zones in this encyclopedia would be unworkable or reduced to propaganda retail outlets. If there is a patron saint for intellectual guardianship in the Abrahamic religions, (s)he's standing at your shoulder. Nishidani (talk) 19:50, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar: For your tireless work on Palestine-Israel articles. Thank you so much! Snuish (talk) 04:02, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diplomacy: Sure giving Barnstar of Diplomacy may be considered ironic by some, but I wanted to thank you for your contribution in the Talk:Israel for representing those who do not even have an Internet access at times. LostCitrationHunter (talk) 15:13, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
Sockpuppet Hunter award: For your fantastic work defending the integrity of our project over so many years. Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Eostrix shows how, without you, things could have been. The Eostrix account was careful to stay out of the two controversial topic areas which Icewhiz is obsessed with – I can only imagine the plan was to use this admin account to permablock those with whom he disagreed. Onceinawhile (talk) 08:18, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
The Detective Barnstar:For palmary achievements in rooting out the plague of sockpuppetry in the I/P area (a significant percentage of the 560 identified over the last two decades), most recently in catching three major disrupters (Geshem Bracha, 11Fox11, and whoever) in as many days. That alone cornered almost half of my own private list of obvious sock/meatpuppets active here.Nishidani (talk) 08:30, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Good Humor: For your sharp wit and pleasant irreverence. Jehochman ^Talk 01:06, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diplomacy: A tactful response. At this point, you're a pro at responding to ad hominems about your userbox! Curbon7 (talk) 02:23, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar: For graceful persistence keeping discussion on matters of substance at ITN, and because Curbon beat me to the Barnstar of Diplomacy! The indefatigable commitment to constructive debate is impressive and appreciated. Innisfree987 (talk) 18:34, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
The Current Events Barnstar: For your efforts contributing to the page 2023 Israel–Hamas war. Awarded by Cdjp1 (talk) 16:04, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
The Current Events Barnstar: Thank you for all your work around Israel and Palestine. Andreas JN 466 14:48, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
The Outlaw Halo Award: In recognition of your admirable tenacity.--Orgullomoore (talk) 02:49, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
A cut but still vigorous watermelon: For defending UNGA resolution 37/43
Reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from colonial and foreign domination and foreign occupation by all available means, including armed struggle — hako9 (talk) 18:45, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar: I don't actively edit topics related to A-I, but I follow it enough to understand that you've heavily contributed to the improvement of articles within it. It's a shame that things are playing out how they are, but here's to hoping you might be able to get back to doing so at some point. Neo Purgatorio (pester!) 16:33, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

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This user supports the right of all individuals and groups to violently resist military aggression and occupation by other parties, but due to an alleged consensus he is disallowed from naming particular individuals or groups which certain administrators find to be unacceptable.

Realest shit ever written

Final thoughts

Having been topic-banned in WP:ARBPIA5, and watching the seemingly purposely farcical 2026 Review of the PIA topic area in real time, I have some thoughts about Wikipedia I thought I would jot down for one last edit. I'm not too fussed about being topic-banned, it was always the most likely outcome of any prolonged effort in editing a topic like the one I focused on here. I'm not going to spend any time on showing why the process that ultimately led to my being topic banned was faulty, or why the so-called evidence that was waved at was bullshit, but suffice it to say that it *is* bullshit and that its being bullshit leads into the larger point. There's this idea that the Arbitration Committee is made up by dedicated volunteers who put the encyclopedia first. That they care about the outcomes of their votes, that they take their role seriously, that they engage with the evidence, but that is not true. It is even admitted to not to be true at times. One of the arbs wrote of the 2026 Review that there is a basic misconception among editors about how the committee comes to such decisions, that misconception being "that there must be something more behind the curtain". But there isn't. That even when the evidence relied on to impose the most severe sanction that can be imposed, a ban from the website, is shown to be utter and complete bullshit, it does not matter. Because the evidence does not matter. The only thing that matters is what a majority of a handful anonymous people want to do. If they want to ban you for writing the sky is blue they will do that because they can. It won't matter if you say well the sky actually is blue, all that matters is that this group of people, who you have no knowledge of their expertise or politics or really anything other than they spent a couple of years vandal fighting or answering edit requests, decided what they decided. It does not matter if the evidence is bullshit when the judges don't have to even pretend to read the evidence or any rebuttals to it. Any pretext will do to justify a decision that the decision makers have decided needs no justification for.

I feel like I've done quite a bit of good in my decade plus of editing here. So I don't want to say that editing here was a waste of time, or that you shouldn't spend the time or effort doing so. Beyond the actual articles, which have been read by hundreds of thousands of people (for example), I've learned more about the topics I researched than I knew coming in, I've made some fantastic friends, and I can say I made an actual difference in how a subject I care about is covered in the top google result for basically any search term related to it. But if you do decide to spend the time and effort editing here, recognize that at any point that 7 unaccountable people can decide that's over and you don't have any recourse. That it will not matter what other editors say, it will not matter what the sources say, it will not matter what evidence exists or what counter-arguments are made. What will matter is what seven anonymous people on the internet feel like doing that day. And if you feel like that's a worthy use of your time, I wish you all the best. nableezy - 02:57, 25 January 2026 (UTC)