An apology

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I offer my apologies for the tone of my last message to you. It wasn't a good way of expressing myself. Obviously, you are free to take as much or as little notice of this apology as you like, and to leave it here or remove it, but I offer it for what it's worth. JBW (talk) 12:38, 9 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

Thank you. Nor was I expressing myself in a way that does me much credit. I did not intend to direct my frustration at you or anyone in particular. Perhaps it provided me an off ramp, at least for the short term. No harm done. 2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 22:03, 9 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

Haven't seen you around

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Hey CD63, I noticed it had been a while since I'd seen you around. I hope all is well with you and yours, --Jack Frost (talk) 06:34, 1 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

a random Q: why don't you create an account? :-) —usernamekiran (talk) 17:55, 23 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Thanks

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Hey "Bob", in the deletion I think I missed your last message to me, but thought you might appreciate that I've had a go at trimming the list of publications at David Doyle (writer). I'm always happy for you to tag me, whether I can get to the article before one of your other WP:TOS or not, and have always found you point me to things that suit my editing style and preferences. I've really enjoyed working with you here and have learned from you. I hope that having a break is doing you good, and look forward to seeing you back around if and when you're ready my friend. Cheers, Melcous (talk) 10:36, 1 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

Jason Matheson

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Drmies, I reverted some blatant WP:BLP violations here, and suspect the account that added them months ago is probably a sock, or something. They've otherwise edited here only to add promotional dreck. As for the bio, it's almost completely unsourced. Now I return to hibernation. Cheers, 2601:188:180:B8E0:0:0:0:8400 (talk) 03:10, 9 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

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Home base. So tired of meeting resistance not only from disruptive accounts, but from friendly fire and careless admins. Trying to stay away for another extended period. 2601:188:180:B8E0:0:0:0:7E59 (talk) 20:10, 15 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

The Disney progeny have returned

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Hi Drmies, I remember years ago that multiple accounts were blocked for adding a lot of promotional, unsourced and family trivia to Disney articles--probably there's a thread or sockpuppet report about this. At any rate, this looks like another incarnation [1]. If I go in an start reverting everything.....but really, at a glance it looks pretty bad. Please feel free to ping other admins if you're not interested or don't have the time. Cheers, 2601:188:180:B8E0:0:0:0:7E59 (talk) 17:44, 27 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Latest alternate

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Until I find my way back to this IP, I am, respectfully, 2601:188:180:B8E0:0:0:0:4FAD (talk) 03:00, 14 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

Matthew Moseley

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Drmies or other talk page watchers, this is a long term promotional bio, mostly edited by IPs in the subject's home area. It could use a lot of paring, but it may merit an AFD first. Thoughts? 2601:188:180:B8E0:0:0:0:4FAD (talk) 21:09, 15 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

Trent Barrett

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Would appreciate more eyes there. Drmies (talk · contribs), when you have a chance. I prefer not to edit war, but the latest additions are not acceptable. 2601:188:180:B8E0:0:0:0:4FAD (talk) 17:58, 17 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

RE: accusations of destructive editing

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I appreciate you’re candor. Perhaps I will focus on the talk pages for now. Junius Cursus (talk) 20:39, 4 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Good point. I will study the guidelines. Junius Cursus (talk) 20:54, 4 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Sunny Seki

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Here's a bio that was created by and has been owned by family for over a decade. Melcous or Drmies, another project if you're so inclined. 2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 20:50, 4 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

A barnstar for you!

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  The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
So we meet again   Thank you very much! ~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:54, 4 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

I have no idea why

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But here we are again, with a new temporary IP. 2601:188:180:B8E0:0:0:0:3597 (talk) 03:41, 7 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Another incarnation

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This one seems to be holding for a while, so I'll leave breadcrumbs here. 2601:188:180:B8E0:0:0:0:D869 (talk) 22:43, 18 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

And another

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Lost Wifi connection today. 2601:188:180:B8E0:E88A:3DEE:416D:8F23 (talk) 04:42, 23 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Thank you, MaxnaCarta. That is a brutally poor article--I went through the edit history in hopes of finding a salvageable version. There is none. It's been a virtually unsourced vanity piece since its creation in 2006. 2601:188:180:B8E0:E88A:3DEE:416D:8F23 (talk) 05:12, 23 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Another avatar

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Ah well. 2601:188:180:B8E0:0:0:0:8AC6 (talk) 15:10, 24 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

At least it's kind of a cool thing about being an IP editor. If it bothers you, you could edit through an account, but what would be the fun in that? Then you'd just have the same boring signature all the time, like me. Clovermoss (talk) 15:12, 24 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
There you go, Clovermoss. I like to think it frustrates vandals. Unfortunately it also confuses some constructive users. 2601:188:180:B8E0:0:0:0:8AC6 (talk) 15:29, 24 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
Unfortunately. I've have had a few interactions with you before, but I think it's been awhile. Anyways, I'm still strongly supportive of IP editing. Have you heard about the whole IP masking thing the Wikimedia Foundation is planning? It might impact you. There's a thread about it here [5], but there's many more. The gist is that the actual IP addresses won't be viewable by regular editors, but you can still edit anonymously? There's so much scattered discussion everywhere that it's hard to figure out what's actually going on, though. Clovermoss (talk) 15:43, 24 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Paul Goldberg (musician)

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Drmies or other talk page watchers, please feel free to have a go. It's been an unsourced resume/mess for 15 years. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4 (talk) 14:01, 30 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Aidsmap

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Drmies or Ohnoitsjamie (I have to call on someone else from time to time, you know), I'd appreciate some help, especially since I'm on the verge of edit warring with a COI and getting nowhere. The last edits added sources that, as far as I can tell, are rather meaningless insofar as supporting the content. Said content is promotional. This is a holiday weekend, so I don't expect a prompt response. But I'm also happy to go to ANI in the next day or two. Thanks and cheers, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4 (talk) 00:40, 2 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Hi Drmies, this quacks like an evasion of your block. Maybe the page needs to be locked, as well. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4 (talk) 15:30, 2 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

Rogoznica

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More eyes requested here, Melcous, Drmies. After starting to weed through the well-intentioned mess, I'm inclined to think this should be reverted back to the February version. Alternate suggestions welcome, should you conclude any of the recent content be saved. Cheers, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4 (talk) 15:44, 3 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

Tyabji family

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Okay, I'd appreciate some assistance from Melcous, Ohnoitsjamie or Drmies. Per discussion at the article talk page, a new WP:SPA added a voluminous family tree, as well as many family members to the article whose notability has not been established. Your thoughts welcome. Cheers, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4 (talk) 22:33, 4 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

Juan José Gómez Camacho

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Hi Drmies, your promotional vandal has evaded the block here. Might be time to lock the article. Cheers, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4 (talk) 02:54, 8 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

The Posies

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Well, here's another fine mess. Having for the moment settled down the controversy, it only now has become apparent that much of this is unsourced history, perhaps posted by band members or fans. If either Melcous or Drmies have a half hour and a beer at hand....if not, have a very good weekend. Cheers, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4 (talk) 21:00, 8 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

I did attempt some clean up. Thank you, Drmies, for assisting. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4 (talk) 03:24, 9 July 2022 (UTC)Reply
And what an awful mess. I read some of the articles. Pathetic. We floated down a river yesterday. No lilies, unfortunately, but we found mussels, crawfish, a turkey buzzard, and a young coyote. I picked the right beer too. Drmies (talk) 15:07, 9 July 2022 (UTC)Reply
Drmies, sounds pretty great. Looks like some excellent sites there for what I do, though I've never worked in that part of the country. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4 (talk) 19:20, 9 July 2022 (UTC)Reply
You know we'd welcome you here. Got a spare room for you. All I ask is you share some of your skills with the kids. But it IS hot. Drmies (talk) 19:37, 9 July 2022 (UTC)Reply
That is way too nice. The heat, among other things, keeps me north of the Mason Dixon. Thank you truly. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4 (talk) 21:02, 9 July 2022 (UTC)Reply
By the way, per a discussion above from a week ago, the NY Times article came out, and the worst possible quotation they could have pulled from my phone interview was, of course, the one they used for my old friend's obit. And so it goes. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4 (talk) 21:16, 9 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

San Antonio

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Small stuff, but to insist on the previous version and a better quality image would be edit warring. More eyes, please, Drmies and Ohnoitsjamie. Cheers, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4 (talk) 17:39, 10 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

No sources, no response to warnings

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Drmies or ToBeFree, was I wrong to issue a level three warning to this account [6]? Not that it's slowed them down in the least. My copy of the guidelines says we can't post content without sources, without edit summaries, and just continue plowing forward. My experience is that those who do it with such persistence know exactly what they're doing and have done it before. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4 (talk) 01:58, 13 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

Hi 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4, as the user had been warned about exactly this issue before (by GorgeCustersSabre above your message), level three does seem quite adequate; thanks for informing them. And as your message was ignored (or, looking at the "mobile edit" tags, simply not seen due to issues with the mobile frontend), a block for now also seems to be necessary. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:27, 13 July 2022 (UTC)Reply
ToBeFree, much appreciated. As my question suggests, I expect them to return soon with a new name. My personal favorite was the Philadelphia vandal, with whom Drmies was well acquainted. Awful edits, but an endlessly reincarnated soul. Cheers, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4 (talk) 02:34, 13 July 2022 (UTC)Reply
Oh, ah, hence also "account" and not "person" or "user". I overlooked that. Subtle.   ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:35, 13 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

New temp account

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Today's avatar. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:F815:9843:D9C3:ED2E (talk) 22:17, 15 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

This may get buried under sexier reports at ANI

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So, Drmies, ToBeFree, Ohnoitsjamie, I'm asking you to have a look [7]. Someone who's been editing across the platform for years, and has ignored multiple warnings re: original research. It's a very impressive trail, and one doesn't know quite where to start the reversion process. Good weekend and thanks, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 15:50, 17 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

Hi 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63, I have replied at ANI now; Cullen328 has, hm, stressed your invitation. Courtesy ping Hobbitschuster, but please don't reply here; keeping the discussion at a central place (WP:ANI) is preferable.
(Post-preview addition: They're now also blocked. See ANI.) ~ ToBeFree (talk) 16:59, 17 July 2022 (UTC)Reply
Thank you, ToBeFree. I'll comment there if the report hasn't been closed yet. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 18:50, 17 July 2022 (UTC)Reply