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ANI

No, I've not started a thread about you there. Re this edit I made, I really have no idea how your comments at the bottom got deleted. I never went anywhere near the bottom of the section when adding my reply to TimothyBlue. Mjroots (talk) 06:23, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

List of massacres in India

I should not have removed all things. Hope you participate in discussion. TrangaBellam (talk) 15:34, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

No problem, TrangaBellam. Carry on; it looks like you're doing excellent work there. ——Serial 16:59, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

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I was hoping you could double check that THIS RFC goes through without interference.
You were one of the first experienced users that I noticed in the area of my search; Lucky you.
Thank you.24.78.228.96 (talk) 21:21, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

F424 NPE

How can I help Tangentconsultant (talk) 14:55, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

You can stop spamming your crappy conspiracy facebook page ([1],[2]) for a start. ——Serial 15:13, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

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to answer your question

I am working on an ANI thread anyway that covers both CIR and a potential topic ban from list of xxx characters since they don't seem to be getting the point and it continually results in their edit warring, editing tendentiously and then bludgeoning every surrounding discussion. VAXIDICAE💉 19:14, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Also it's cute they think this is a personal attack but telling me to get a life isn't. Who knew saying "fuck" was a personal attack. VAXIDICAE💉 19:15, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Meh

Hi! Hope you are well. I can't figure what possible "close-call" outcomes you were/are expecting out of that discussion, but I fear you'll come to regret it as each new diff brings more unproductive conflict between/among otherwise productive editors on a thread that's already lived its purpose. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 14:53, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

I did not say it was a close call, I said it was contentious. Do not fear for my sanity, yet fear only for your own. Bye! ——Serial 15:01, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Arbcom

I'm surprised at you distorting the facts. I was never a fan of Arbcom. Never. Even if I ran for it a couple of times (and that's ironically why). Go through my 100K edits and prove me wrong 🤨 Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:36, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

Alleged 'outing'

I really don't think it was necessary to post that diff. I'd hoped I made it clear I was going to email it privately. It clearly wouldn't be 'outing/doxing' to do so, but it didn't need placing in the middle of a public discussion.

And with that, I'm done with this crap. It seems self-evident to me that some regulars in the 'community' are more concerned with protecting their own narrow interests than that of the encyclopaedia. Nothing new there of course, but it was anything but subtle. Raise all sorts of stinks about 'outing' where it really hasn't happened to divert people from the broader issues - in particular, what the Tenebrae case says about the double standards the 'community' applies to protect its own.

I should probably stick to criticising Wikipedia from outside, where honest discussion isn't stifled by self-serving BS. AndyTheGrump (talk) 12:32, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

No, apologies for that: I misread your original post and assumed you had a more opaque link than you felt comfortable posting. Still, as the feller says, better out than in, Minister.

Best of luck wherever your Wiki-related career takes you to! Nice to see you back, even if only temporarily... ——Serial 12:43, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

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Precious anniversary

Precious

Four years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:54, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Excuse me

But I am Wikipedia's most-drama-loving editor. Do not expect to come back here and take the title without a fight. Levivich ^harass/_hound 05:13, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Now then Levivich. Right now, our biggest dramah-mongerz are admins. Time to level up or get beat out on that one! ——Serial 05:37, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

I don't think I've ever lost so much respect for so many people in so short a time, as I have in recent days. DESYSOP2022 should be "desysop everyone and start over"... what do we call that? The Azeri Protocol? (I forget which wiki it was.) Levivich ^harass/_hound 18:24, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Christ, there's been more dick-swinging, ball-breaking and testosterone trafficking over the last few days than an over-worked Turkish bath on rohips. Yours sounds like a plan. ——Serial 18:34, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

@Levivich: Had to have a look, but yeah, more or less: it was the Croatian wiki which saw the WMF settle all family accounts :) ——Serial 18:57, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

And folks wonder why I've been avoiding the place. Spring springs in the northern hemisphere and it's like rutting season all over... Ealdgyth (talk) 18:50, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Apologies for the rusticity of my metaphors Ealdgyth  :) RL treating you reasonably well, I hope, all things considered? ——Serial 18:57, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

MOstly well enough. Wild spring weather swings. Both geldings are doing the usual "we are stud boys, watch us stud!" while the girls beat the snot out of them...trying to get sick, busy with non-wiki stuff.. the usual. Ealdgyth (talk) 19:00, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Just so you know

... your gutter-like language [3] is always welcome on my page, which I think is indeed more suited to your intellect. EEng 22:01, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks EEng. I guess, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. I'm sure if I suggested making a dessert and calling it peas you'd be able to illustrate such a decline in the current empire... ——Serial 22:25, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi Serial, lovely to see you around. Been quite some time I ran across you. Hope all is well. Lourdes 01:02, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

So,

what you're saying is you find motion #2 revolting? Cheers, --Deepfriedokra (talk) 17:53, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

It's the peasants that are revolting, Okra, you know that! :) ——Serial 10:21, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

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Hello !

How are you May I know why you marked the page to delete? The sources are all secondary, independent sources , as well as press and media sources --Istanbul1453Istanbul (talk) 14:00, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

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Hello GeneralNotability, it's User:علي أبو عمر. Until now there's 197 socks for this LTA locked globally (Cross wiki self promotion\abuse\socking). Best --Alaa :)..! 08:01, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

Also Yavuz Omar Oğlu confirmed as a sock --Alaa :)..! 08:06, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

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Just sayin'

I know we don't see eye-to-eye on a lot of things, but Thank You for this — Ched (talk) 08:43, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for this Ched. Indeed, I imagine there's more chance of us finding a common ancestor in Joe Dimaggio's left boot than us agreeing on anything; but I do feel that, while we grant our BLP subjects the highest protection policy can provide, we—and I'm forced to include myself—also forget, too often, that Wikipedians themselves deserve the same protections. All the best, ——Serial 08:52, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

wild garlic

I clicked thanks for the same, but take modest and wild flowers on top. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:06, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Gerda Arendt, very nice. Tasty too  :) "Let the good flourish like the wild garlic seed", for you. ——Serial 09:26, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Well, I suppose we could investigate the contents of Joltin' Joe's right high-top. While I don't have an overly active fascination for British Royalty, I do admire your writing skills. And in honor of Gerda, I'll offer a ... DYK that I'm an honorary member^{Note 1} of the Bathrobe Cabal? Yep, Lara, undertow, Coffee, and a few others are still on my "wiki-friends" list, and I've even corresponded with few off wiki. But I'll leave you to your endeavors, and wish you well. TY for allowing me the space to post here.

Note 1: I didn't want to pollute wiki with a picture of myself

— Ched (talk) 12:12, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Editing other user's essays

I never thought that it would have been particularly frowned upon, even for obvious typos. I did copy-paste the tables from my notes and didn't think to look at spellchecker suggestions given it complains about all the case/user names... I suppose there are things still to learn after years and years. :-) Maxim_(talk) 13:11, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Your PROD had been removed

Your prod has been removed.

-EEng

Hi, you might be interested that article Preshaw had been de-proded by a different editor who generally does not inform about de-prodding. You might want to take it to AfD. CommanderWaterford (talk) 12:06, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Siege of Calais

We capped his ass!

-EEng

S#, you re-capped "Siege" in "the Siege of Calais" in a couple of places that I had lowercased. As you can see, sources don't cap that. Also, there's a discussion you could join at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history#Mass changing of military siege and campaign titles from upper to lower case about my recent work to align such things with our style guidelines. Dicklyon (talk) 16:44, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

I'll go ahead and fix it back then. Dicklyon (talk) 16:40, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

You know, Dicklyon, that this is not the place to have this discussion. Both of those articles are featured: per policy, you needs must gain a talk page consensus to overturn an established consensus. Talk page, Dick, not my page. And thanks for edit-warring with EEng here also: you know he thinks I'm a fucking gibbon? ——Serial 16:51, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

In truth I see you as more of an orang. EEng 17:45, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

@EEng: A Kurious Orang, I guess  :) ——Serial 18:11, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

I already linked the discussion about that. You ignored. Dicklyon (talk) 18:34, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

@Dicklyon: Quelle surprise, that I did not foresee a discussion at MILHIST as pertaining to a consensus on two FAs. Please see WP:FAOWN, not WT:MILHIST. ——Serial 18:57, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Milkshaking article

Hello,

I had provided appropriate reasons for putting my edits. The information I added are as mentioned below:

1. Naming the perpetrator of the attack on Fraser Anning. Since this event is mentioned to be the origin of milkshaking, it is prudent to mention the perpetrator. 2. Removing the clause that mentions falsely that Fraser Anning's entourage violently treated Will Connelly. As it is verifiable, Fraser Anning only acted in self defense and his entourage actively worked to isolate both of them. 3. Removed information about events tangential to the topic that is at hand, ie milkshaking. Also, such information has been placed to put an unnecessarily and unwarranted negative light on the victims of milkshaking. Cherry-picking additional and tangential info surrounding a milkshaking event only hurts the neutrality of Wikipedia articles.

Kindly make editions to the specific pieces which you think don't think should / shouldn't be there. Blind reverts are not going to help.

Also, for your advice, I am here to not right any wrongs or follow a political perspective, I am here to remove the existing political bias. Agent raymond232 (talk) 08:06, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Mohammad Ilyas (cricketer, born 1996)

Hi. Please stop edit-warring on this article. Thank you. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 14:30, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Hi Lugnuts, fancy a trip back to AN/I? ——Serial 14:32, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

I hear it's lovely this time of year. GeneralNotability (talk) 15:35, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Who needs Cape Cod when there's, err, Boomerang Bay or the C-Ban Sea  :) ——Serial 15:49, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

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Hello

Title says it all, —PaleoNeonate – 04:15, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

Hellooo, PaleoNeonate, sup? Good to hear from you  :) ——Serial 05:25, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay, I checked the notifications from another device then forgot about it. I'm doing ok but miss dining at restaurants because of the pandemic... As soon as the second wave was calming the third is in, —PaleoNeonate – 12:56, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

Hello

I have reverted three good faith edits of yours: Evlekis's typical MO is using two socks, one who reverts me and one who then reverts the first sock, so reverting the second sock, as you did, restores the edit of the first sock, i.e. reverts my edit. He almost always does that, so please check the page history before reverting a sock. Cheers, - Tom | Thomas.W ^talk 19:43, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

Thomas.W Yeah I know. You own that sock? Bah! 🙃 ——Serial 20:07, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

Question. At the time you made this edit[4], did you by any chance catch a glimpse of either of the two comments left on my talk by the same editor you reverted? --Coldtrack (talk) 18:36, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

My dear sir, until you posted here, I had no idea you or your best side existed. But I'm sorry to see that you were left something so egregious it had to be redacted (actually, I'm not sure why I didn't see that—I could've sworn I looked at the sock's contribs). But if you missed it—and you've got a right to know what was posted on your page even if you can't see it now—perhaps ask the admin, LuK3, who I'm sure will be happy to email you the comments, (grossly insulting, degrading, or offensive material, though they might be!). ——Serial 18:49, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Serial! I'll take a chance on it! If it turns out to be upsetting then I'll be forever grateful in future when insults are censored! Cheers! --Coldtrack (talk) 19:53, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

 Done - It's my real name so you may as well call me Igor if you wish now that this has been clarified. I'll keep watch. --Coldtrack (talk) 20:05, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

hi - I am working with Admin Dragonfly6-7 to help clean this up. Serols also noted some recent changes and I have asked to have them reinstated as well.

Thanks LG — Preceding unsigned comment added by JeffcoCommServices (talk • contribs) 19:50, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

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I have fixed your doorbell from the ringing...

...there is no charge. I'd have occupied myself with that incredibly important matter, if I weren't busy solving another puzzle: Brick, North Carolina? Bricks Junior College, then renamed Franklinton Center--is that in Franklinton, North Carolina? Hmm... Drmies (talk) 15:14, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Think you may have misunderstood the situation

I don’t understand, what relevance does onus have here, I’m not adding any new content? Snugglewasp (talk) 17:59, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

@Snugglewasp: Please do not suggest I don't understand; I understand perfectly. You are restoring challenged content, which is against policy. It does not have to be new: just challenged. Now, unless you self-revert on RAF Lakenheath, I will add you as a party to the edit-warring report. ——Serial 18:06, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Essentially, you are saying that if one editor challenged the fact that Brazil is in South America, then the location of Brazil being described as being in South America would have to be removed from the Brazil article until a consensus was formed that it is in South America. Snugglewasp (talk) 18:27, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

I assume you're now trolling; anyone who challenged that kind of thing (as opposed to doubtful-physics-based-on-wannabe-youtuber trivia) would swiftly end up at WP:AN/I with competency being questioned. Now, revert yourself n the article please. ——Serial 18:31, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

What do you mean? Revert myself when it’s already been reverted by another user? Snugglewasp (talk) 18:35, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Sure, another user reverted, (me), but I didn't know till now that SN54321 had asked you to do so. My revert of you was some time after SN's request. Do you understand WP:ONUS now? -Roxy the grumpy dog. wooF 18:39, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Ugh, another one of those Pen & Sword writers. Drmies (talk) 20:23, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Signature

Would you like me to change the color of the signature back so I won't be confused with an admin?--User:JTZegersSpeak*Aura 15:03, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

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TeaLover1886? CheatCodes4ever? Does it matter, I ask myself? ——Serial 15:23, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

Friend505 seems a strong contender. ——Serial 17:37, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

• Spring is in the air, etc., Mayidicae, and hoping this finds you well  :) See the feller above. Look at his block and what led up to it; also the preceding ANI thread is a particular toothgrinder. Do they, in your experience, exhibit any familiar behaviors? It's impossible, by now, that we're not being trolled: the only question is, who by. Any thoughts? ——Serial 16:06, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Deleting comments on other people's talk pages

I am part of the team of Wikipedians working hard to fix and reduce the proliferation of lint errors. I posted my message on User talk:Drmies to encourage that user to take care and avoid making more lint errors. I wrote that message with care, thanking the user for contributing to Wikipedia, describing the problem, and stating that it was fixed, so that the user would know that there is no need to fix it. You deleted my message. Wikipedia allows the owner of a user talk page to delete other people's comments. This right is not extended to third parties, except by a sysop or bureaucrat with legitimate cause. Even if my comment were "Patronising", and even if you were a sysop or bureaucrat, there is still no legitimate cause.

If I have an underdeveloped ability to detect patronizing communications, you can help by detailing the issue for me. But I hope that neither I nor any other user will have to remind you again not to delete other users' messages, except on your own talk page. —Anomalocaris (talk) 20:51, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

SN probably thought your message was intentionally insulting. Starting a post with 'thank you for your contributions' is generally what experienced editors do when warning apparently well-intentioned but clueless newbies about unconstructive editing when we don't want to discourage them. As Drmies isn't inexperienced, your message appeared to be snark. A lot of editors will remove snark from the user talk pages of editors they're friendly with. —valereee (talk) 21:08, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

valereee: I hope you are not advising or encouraging the practice of editing other people's talk pages in violation of WP:REFACTOR. —Anomalocaris (talk) 04:25, 3 May 2021‎ (UTC)

(talk page stalker) - Valereee makes no such statement that I can see? The only observation made is that removal of unconstructive comments is warranted. From your tone above it seems clear that you didn't intend it be so, but at least three other editors (as I'm joining that opinion) considered the post to be unconstructive. I would probably have used the edit summary and link of Wikipedia:Don't template the regulars because that's certainly what it looks like. Chaheel Riens (talk) 07:30, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

What I'm saying is that if editors X & Y have a friendly relationship, it is not uncommon for editor X to remove something they think is insulting from editor Y's talk page. If editor Y objects, they would say so. In fact Drmies does not seem to have objected and removed your message themselves after you had reverted SN's removal. Please if you'd like to continue this let's go to your talk or mine instead of cluttering up SN's with our discussion. —valereee (talk) 20:28, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

transferred to User talk:Anomalocaris#Deleting comments on other people's talk pages. If you have more to say, please continue the discussion there. —Anomalocaris (talk) 01:33, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

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