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User talk:Jon2guevarra

The talk page headers at User talk:Jon2guevarra direct people to leave new messages on your talk page here. Given some of the messages on Jon2guevarra's page, it seems unlikely that the two of you are the same person. I'll let you decide, though. --Unready (talk) 17:01, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up, Unready. I've made the necessary changes. Tiderolls 21:17, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

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I need a reason to be given

IP address user 80.0.56.242[1] is putting in useless sections about Amusement Arcade UK history on video game articles[2]. Why is this being allowed?? How is this important??? What does this do for the pages???? There needs to be some very good reasons for this since my undo's were reverted.108.82.14.68 (talk) 23:34, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

I think you should search this up yourself because frankly your making your maintenance and control staff seem very ignorant by allowing incorrect figures to be put clearly on an article without a reference. The figure '30 million' does not have a reference. As there are lots of football fans, we obviously want to correct this incorrect and false information and when we did we are labelled as vandalises. This quite frankly is disgusting and you should really stop being a lazy shit and search this up yourself and to stop continued embarrassment for your staff...

Can you tell *Treker to leave me alone

  • I made a simple edit on the Born wiki page[3], correcting a link, "The Platoon" goes to Garth Ennis page, but user *Treker reverted it and because I put it back, user *Treker feels the need to keep leaving messages on my talk page, but I have nothing to talk about with this user. I made that clear in the Edit summary (Briefly describe your changes). If he/she wants the links to be incorrect, because he/she can't admit there wrong about something as simple as this, then fine, but he/she can so without harassing myself or anyone else.TheHeronGuard (talk) 00:55, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
  • @TheHeronGuard: Editors are obligated to discuss their differences of opinion regarding content. See WP:Consensus. You also need to understand that discussion does not take place in edit summaries. Your repeated insistence on your version of the content without determining consensus is known as edit warring (see WP:Edit warring). Please take more care in your editing so that you do not jeopardize the privilege. Tiderolls 01:54, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
You have nothing to talk to anyone about apparently because you remove everything anyone ever posted there and cry harassment to me despite the fact that all I did was question your reasonings, the talkpage is there for people to talk to you, how is anyone supposed to do that when you just remove evrything without responding?★Trekker (talk) 02:12, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
Also, the link is NOT "incorrect" it's a redirect. There is nothing wrong with it, and for an upcoming product it's convenient for when the product comes out and the redirect can be turned into an article. So you avoid having to go around fixing all of them.★Trekker (talk) 02:24, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

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  • After a recent RfC, moved pages will soon be featured in a queue similar to Special:NewPagesFeed and require patrolling. Moves by administrators, page movers, and autopatrolled editors will be automatically marked as patrolled.
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In deepest gratitude

Many thanks for this essential information, of which I was for inexplicable reasons unaware. Only four hours left to do my duty. Shock Brigade Harvester Boris (talk) 00:44, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

I'm glad you found no reason to revert, SBHB :^). Tiderolls 00:53, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
Your sense of fun is definitely messed up :-p --NeilN talk to me 01:03, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
Prepare for a shock. That's not the first time I've heard that. :^) Tiderolls 02:35, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
Do your duty, baby. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 19:48, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Repair mini compo

Tide Rolls, please do my radio. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.136.224.147 (talk) 11:00, 11 April 2017 (UTC)

Apologies, but I'm not sure how to interpret your message. Tiderolls 15:14, 11 April 2017 (UTC)

Deleting a section because it's empty

IP address users 80.1.181.122[4] and 80.2.151.245[5] (could be the same person) keeps deleting an empty section on the Scarlett (G.I. Joe) page[6] and on other pages simple because it's an empty section that hasn't been filled in yet. But there are dozens of empty sections all across wikipedia, that doesn't mean they should be removed. If this person feels so strongly about that then they should take it to the Talk page.108.82.12.10 (talk) 15:03, 11 April 2017 (UTC)

Discussion is almost always the path to take. You may want to approach the editor and explain your concerns. Tiderolls 15:16, 11 April 2017 (UTC)

Buccaneer008

Do you mind if I unblock User:Buccaneer008, or at least reduce the block to a month or whatever's normal for a first block for low-level sockpuppetry? I'm just concerned about an initial indef block for someone who's been around for a while and made over 500 edits; aside from egregious stuff like outing, or blatantly NOTHERE stuff like using your first edits to put an advertisement on your userpage, I'm uncomfortable with a first block being indefinite. Nyttend (talk) 19:57, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

@Nyttend: Thanks for the consideration. I agree that there are more serious issues that would warrant an indef block. However, this individual had been warned, more than once, and never attempted discussion. To me, any other period would've been punitive. Having said that I would almost never oppose a second chance. As long as you make plain the circumstances I am ok with your proceeding with an unblock. Tiderolls 22:27, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

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