User talk:216.36.2.169
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Hi. I'm a parent writing on behalf of my oldest son. He adores Doctor Who. He spends every last cent buying old Target paperbacks. He makes homemade birthday cards for me featuring Daleks. He loves the Tardis Wikia page and has contributed to it a lot. He was recently blocked by an admin named Shambala108 for 'inserting gibberish into multiple pages'. It is block ID 6084. My son was very upset. It turns out that his little brother used his ipad to insert the word 'poop' (yes, I know) into two pages. He swears it was only two pages. He has been punished. No more ipad use or allowance for him for two weeks. He is sorry for what he did and actually cried when his brother and I yelled at him about it.
I do not use Wikipedia much myself. I use computers enough at work that I like to avoid them at home. But I am trying to resolve this for my older son. He is a good kid and you probably have ways of seeing his usual contributions to your site.
I searched the regular wikipedia site to find out how to request the block be lifted. I explained - briefly - what happened and promised that it won't happen again. I also urged my older son to create his own account so that no one else can mess up things in his name. However, the block will not allow him to do so.
I have also tried to contact Shambala108 as per instructions in the red block box. But it sends me to her Talk page and when I try to leave a message, it tells me I am blocked. Catch-22. As much as I want to resolve this on behalf of my upset child, I can't keep working on this issue.
Can anyone please tell me what I need to do to have this resolved? Or how I can contact Shambala108 despite the block? I do not fault her for blocking the IP address. My son should not have entered 'poop' into the pages. Believe me, I am not happy about that either and it won't be happening again. He understands that someone had to take time out of their life to delete his mischief.
The relevant info is - block ID 6084 and IP address 216.36.2.169
Thank you in advance for any help. It's much appreciated. -Marilee Hanson216.36.2.169talk to me 17:57, June 2, 2015 (UTC)
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