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Note: To any interested parties. This is my main account, there are no edits under my old IP address 109.224.128.22 (terminated March 2014); a few minor edits under my even older static IP address 87.127.178.158, my work IP address (but that is shared, and not all the edits there are mine) 193.113.135.87 or 193.113.135.112 I also have User:Ronjones for logging in outside home. Current address is IPv6 - somewhere in the range of 2001:8b0:9f0::/48

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Restore

Hey few days ago you have deleted the page that I've created Rafale Deal Controversy and redirect Rafael scam due to copyright violation.And now these are recreated .So if its possible can you please restore the page that I had created with current version of its content.? It will help me to reduce the number of deleted pages from articles created page .thank you. Akhiljaxxn (talk) 01:34, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

We cannot restore any page deleted as a copyright violation. Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 01:40, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

Non-deterministic sorting

The bot keeps edit-warring with itself, see [1]. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 03:06, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

@Headbomb: That's because the sort is case insensitive (as requested) so "QSR magazine" and "QSR Magazine" are placed in random order. Did you want both entries? Not sure how to fix that, I'll have a think. Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 15:59, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

Both entries are desired, as the bot we use is case-sensitive. I suggest sorting 'cap first, lower case second' where multiple entries are otherwise equivalent. E.g. Eggplant > ELIFE > ELife > eLife > Emory. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 19:34, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

@Headbomb: There is now a plain sort and then a lowercase sort one after the other, see how it goes. I do have a backup plan. Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 15:45, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

Cool. I'll keep an eye out. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 16:05, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

Thank You & input needed

Thank You for taking the time to add the company logo to the National Aviation Academy page! I have another issue though.. Another editor decided to delete everything I wrote, plus what was there originally. And what they wrote has a typo. I have been trying to find current third party sources to cite and it is taking me longer than planned. But, I don't understand why they deleted everything from the page. Do you? Any input is much appreciated. Updates-for-you 2018 (talk) 15:17, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

The page history will tell you who edited and their reasons (https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=National_Aviation_Academy&action=history). There will be links to their talk page as well. Do remember if any paragraph does not have a reference to back it up, then it's likely to go. Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 15:52, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

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And the pest is back

Back to its inane tricks again --Mr Fink (talk) 21:55, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

@Apokryltaros: Blocked Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 22:27, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

Domo arigato gyozamustache.--Mr Fink (talk) 22:34, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

And while we're at it, we should have Dire wolf semi-protected, too, because inanigans.--Mr Fink (talk) 22:12, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

Category:Wikpedia Help pages with dated sections

Hello, do you know what pages call this category? Since it contains only WP:HD and the reference desks, I figured it was include-onlyed in their headers, but I'm not finding it there.

Context — it seems to me that it should be "help" rather than "Help", and "Wikpedia" definitely ought to become "Wikipedia", so I was going to change the links and move the category, but I don't know where the fix needs to happen. Nyttend (talk) 22:19, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

Never mind; I discovered that it was on the pages directly, so I've updated them. Category is now at Category:Wikipedia help pages with dated sections; could you tell RonBot to use the new name? Thanks. Nyttend (talk) 22:24, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

@Nyttend: Thanks. RonBot8 code adjusted. Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 22:27, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

You're welcome, adn thank you. Nyttend (talk) 22:28, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

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67.79.212.219 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)

This IP has continued the same type of vandalism that you recently blocked them for: [6]. Thanks. 99.238.24.179 (talk) 05:18, 8 October 2018 (UTC)