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You may be interested in a discussion on [[Talk:Landing Zone 1]] re an article [[WP:MOVE|move]] you recently completed. Another editor expressed some concern, and I've weighed in. I think you might want to as well. Cheers. [[User:N2e|N2e]] ([[User talk:N2e|talk]]) 23:40, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
You may be interested in a discussion on [[Talk:Landing Zone 1]] re an article [[WP:MOVE|move]] you recently completed. Another editor expressed some concern, and I've weighed in. I think you might want to as well. Cheers. [[User:N2e|N2e]] ([[User talk:N2e|talk]]) 23:40, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

== Great cleanup ==

Thank you for the clean-up at [[Men Going Their Own Way]]. [[User_talk:Sanchom|Sancho]] 04:46, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

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Coord missing: Second Battle of the Hook

Hi, how was this determined? --Redrose64 (talk) 11:12, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

I'm not sure. With the categories currently given for the article, it should not have been tagged. The bot does not consider "involving" to be the same thing as "in", and even if it did, it would see both the UK and China listed, and would have rejected a direct association of the article with either. I will have to investigate further. -- The Anome (talk) 12:02, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
I wondered if it was an uninitialised string, left holding a value from an earlier edit - but the previous one was United States, so that's not it. --Redrose64 (talk) 12:44, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
I now remember what it was -- alas, it was my error; an earlier version of the code didn't properly check for word boundaries, and did confuse "involved" with "in", because it started with the letters "in". A change to the relevant regexp fixed this some time ago, and I then tracked down what I believed to be all the incorrect edits and fixed them by hand. It seems I missed at least one. -- The Anome (talk) 19:05, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

17:18, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

The IP is obviously same pattern as Special:Contributions/71.166.99.78 (who has been blocked in 31 hours). 123.136.112.56 (talk) 13:31, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Blocking 71.166.96.0/20 to cover both of these. -- The Anome (talk) 15:38, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Insulated glazing

I just wanted to let you know that I removed the nomination you just made to RFD. It's actually a duplicate of Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2015 November 10#Sextupleglazed glasses. I felt bad because I'm sure you put some effort into it, but please leave your comments there! Thanks, -- Tavix (talk) 17:58, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

  • Thanks for letting me know. Please don't feel bad about deleting my unwitting duplicate RfD -- what matters is that the job gets done, no matter who does it. Kind regards, -- The Anome (talk) 18:08, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

Doppelganger

Wow, I just blocked a new user who I thought was you... [8] -- Fuzheado | Talk 20:03, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

@Fuzheado: I just spotted them: they seem to have done this just a moment earlier on the same article with the same MO: a near-miss copy of another editor's name, together with a copy of the user's user and talk pages. Thanks for blocking them. I've extended their block to cover editing their talk page. -- The Anome (talk) 20:05, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
I saw the vandal's username and thought the same thing. :) ---Another Believer (Talk) 20:06, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

19:39, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

Recent comments

I hope you don't mind, but I've moved your comments at Talk:Skyfall#Straw poll: billion vs millions to a better location where it will be seen when consensus is later determined. --GoneIn60 (talk) 15:06, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

ebola/west africa

thanks for the help/edits,,,its incredible, every time one thinks its over it (Ebola) pops up again, I doubt west Africa will get its "42 days countdown" (all countries included) for another 6 months...IMO--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 11:32, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Hi,
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20:26, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

16:16, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Noticeboard Religious harassment, Bias, and Violating NPOV Censorship by Admins

Information icon There is currently a discussion at noticeboard of discussion regarding Religious harassment, Bias, and Violating NPOV Censorship by Admins. The thread is Censorship of religious phrases and words in usernames and abuse by administrators.The discussion is about the topic Topic. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ILOVESATAN666 (talkcontribs) 05:28, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the notice. I see you're having fun with this. -- The Anome (talk) 09:33, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

Mrwallace05 new users

New users, NickiMinaj4life and 86.133.178.209 are obviously abusing accounts of Mrwallace05. 123.136.111.59 (talk) 11:27, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

17:53, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Nomination of Courtship disorder for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Courtship disorder is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Courtship disorder until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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It seems entirely plausible that DK Whitey is a real name, as Whitey does appear to exist as a surname (there's even a "Whitey's Ice Cream" out there). So unless there's any problematic editing I don't see a justification for maintaining the block. Would you be agreeable to an unblock? Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 12:10, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

Sure. Will do. -- The Anome (talk) 19:34, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
Great, thanks. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:17, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

17:42, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your comment on Galassi's talk page.

I see that you are an administrator. I went to WP:RPP earlier to ask for the article to be protected, and found that another editor had asked for semi-protection. As I wrote there, I think registered editors have been the problem recently and full protection would be more appropriate. Would you mind taking a look at WP:RPP#Blood libel? Thank you. 66.87.115.251 (talk) 19:06, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

I've just cut the Gordian knot by removing the quote entirely. It's not usual for us to quote entire sentences from other encyclopedias. and it looks peculiar here. Hopefully, you and the other editors involved can now sort out your differences in some other way that doesn't involve relying on the exact wording used by the Britannica. -- The Anome (talk) 19:35, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
I don't understand the problem with the Britannica quote, and I don't believe I've been involved in these reverts. Is removing the section the best option? I'm not sure, but I wish people would turn down the heat a little and discuss rather than revert. Thanks for keeping an eye out, though. Dave Dial (talk) 19:54, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
It seemed like the simplest thing to do without being seen to take sides. In any case, we should be sourcing our material from multiple WP:RS, not another encyclopedia, and certainly not quoting the Britannica verbatim without extraordinarily good reason. -- The Anome (talk) 19:58, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
You're probably right. I did try to get editors to realize the mistake of removing a word from a quote, as it seems as if all the registered editors did not seem to bother to look at what was being removed or why, just that an ip restored it. In any case, thanks again. Dave Dial (talk) 20:06, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Thank you both. Most registered editors should read WP:IPs are human too every once in a while. 66.87.115.251 (talk) 20:22, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

18:29, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Digon (disambiguation)

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Edit warring on Russian Roulette (song). Can you please block him/her? 115.164.189.113 (talk) 13:58, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

I'd check this IP's contribs. They're shopping... SQLQuery me! 08:31, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Hi

If you find time for it, please let your bot take a look at the article Gökskulla. Thank you.--BabbaQ (talk) 19:49, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

I've now linked it to the Swedish Wikipedia article sv:Gökskulla, which has coordinates. The coordinates should be imported from Wikidata in the next Wikidata import run, which should be sometime next week. -- The Anome (talk) 20:23, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

I know you have

I am in awe of your efforts to empty the cesspool and polish the remaining contents. If you achieve it I will stand by my comment. I have eaten humble pie before and will do so as often as necessary. Fiddle Faddle 19:39, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

@Timtrent: Thanks! I hope that this revision might be a reasonable starting point from which further progress can be made. There are certainly a reasonable number of mainstream news WP:RS out there, and there's probably academic coverage by now, but I haven't looked for that yet. It's a pity that Daubney's story is behind a paywall: despite all of its other issues, the Sunday Times' investigative journalism is usually pretty good. -- The Anome (talk) 19:53, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
I think it stands a chance. At present I am too critical of the topic to be able to view the words in an unbiased manner. Would you mind drawing my attention to it tomorrow, please? I will fulfil my promise to review my opinion then. Fiddle Faddle 19:57, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Tim. I know what you mean about the topic. It is, alas, a real thing, and meets the notability criteria. Rigorous application of NPOV is the best way to deal with this kind of topic. -- The Anome (talk) 20:00, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
I think you are doing a great job. You must have the keys to the turd polish cupboard! I do hope you are wearing good gloves. I shall sleep on it (not the turd, nor the polish) and see what a mess the potential claque makes of it after you go to sleep Fiddle Faddle 20:41, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
Well, I never predicted this. I did, however, predict that a claque would arrive. I'm not really awake yet in terms of reviewing my opinion, but I do know that this topic area seems to attract more unusual people than I want to deal with. Fiddle Faddle 07:43, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
I have kept my promise. Fiddle Faddle 10:26, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
For your efforts on that minefield of an article. Although I now believe the article will inevitably be either a pro-MGTOW manifesto or a significantly shorter anti-MGTOW hit piece, I applaud your hard work. Have a great new years! Reyk YO! 16:10, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Happy New Year, The Anome!

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Landing Zone 1

You may be interested in a discussion on Talk:Landing Zone 1 re an article move you recently completed. Another editor expressed some concern, and I've weighed in. I think you might want to as well. Cheers. N2e (talk) 23:40, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Great cleanup

Thank you for the clean-up at Men Going Their Own Way. Sancho 04:46, 6 January 2016 (UTC)