User talk:Doctor Duh/Archive 1

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Happy editing! Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 17:08, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for the welcome. I had already found the community portal, but the Help:Introduction page is new to me, I'll be sure to go through it. Also, just to verify and since I noticed it in the Help Desk thread just now - @Gråbergs Gråa Sång: - did you get a notification from this, like I did just now? Doctor Duh (talk) 17:15, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Yes I did! 2 things you may want to try, if you don't "have" them already:

• Enable "Discussion tools" at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures. It gives every comment on a discussion page a "reply" link, and has a button for easier notification.
• Enable "Newcomer homepage" bottom of Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-personal. It's a new thingie that's meant to be helpful. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 17:23, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Lovely, thanks again! The "Discussion tools"... tool I already found, as a matter of fact I'm using it right now, and I'll have a look at your other suggestion as well. Doctor Duh (talk) 17:29, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Editing by non registered users

Besides other issues, I often wonder if editing by non-registered users allows for more sock pupetting in some cases.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:22, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

@Johnpacklambert, the end of IP editing would certainly make WP:EWLO moot. Having to specifically create an account for disruptive edits rather than just logging out would probably create enough of a psychological barrier to prevent some impulse-driven disruption, but I don't have the slightest clue as to how significant that might possibly be. In the grander scheme of things, bad actors with technical skill and a budget would still be capable of reliably eluding the checkuser tool, while the more bumbling types would continue to dive butt-first into the spike pit. Dr. Duh 🩺 (talk) 21:27, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Athanasios Raptis AfD

I suggest you retract the aggressive statement at the AfD. I'm also extremely frustrated with Das omsnezz's disruptive techniques, and would like to see sanctions, but I'd like to continue the recent lessened acrimony at AfD. Cheers, Ovinus (talk) 20:10, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Fair enough. Dr. Duh 🩺 (talk) 20:14, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. Hopefully the ArbCom-sanctioned discussion will sort things out longer term. Ovinus (talk) 20:33, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Mail

I got the notification that you sent me an email, but no email actually arrived (not even in my junk folder). Not sure what went wrong, but figured I'd let you know so you know why I'm not responding, and so that you might try to resend if you'd like. AddWittyNameHere 10:47, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Huh, that's odd. Was just a small observation, and I unfortunately unchecked the "Send copy" box, so I might or might not just re-formulate it in a bit :) Dr. Duh 🩺 (talk) 10:51, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Received & replied. :) AddWittyNameHere 22:04, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

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