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 *Copy their stated reason for the blocks, protection, or deletion. (This should be in the [http://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=&page= block log], [http://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=protect&user=&page= protection log], or [http://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=delete&user=&page= deletion log]. If they did not leave a reason, state that they left no reason.)
 *Copy the date of the block, so the block can be found easily in the log.
-*A link to the diff showing the "offenses" which were their stated reason for the block.
+*Check the "user contributions" and copy a link to the diff showing the "offenses" which should be the administrator's stated reason for the block.
+**Note, this information may not be available if an administrator decides the edit is not suitable to remain in the page history. (This is called an "oversite", I think.) In this case you may request that both parties privately email you their version of the event, or anything they claim to have copied, and you may privately email these to another administrator for review.
 *State your request (see "Suggested requests", above)
 *Explain which policy you believe they have violated.
-*Sometimes the evidence is in the user contributions of a blocked user but other times a good administrator deletes edits that merit a block but are unsuitable to be in a page history, gorssly insulting, obscene etc.  Then others ask, "Why did you block that user?  I can't see any bad edits." [[User:Proxima Centauri|Proxima Centauri]] 10:42, 30 August 2009 (EDT)
-::Examples? [[User:Phantom Hoover|Phantom Hoover]] 10:59, 30 August 2009 (EDT)
-::This is what is called an "[[WikiIndex:Policies_and_Guidelines#Enforcement_against_editors|oversite]]". [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 13:07, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
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