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Typo in your close on REALNAME adendum
[edit]Just to let you know, I think you made a typo in that close because you said wife support in stead of what looks like wide support. Letting you know in case yo wanted to correct it. GothicGolem29 (Talk) 17:12, 2 July 2026 (UTC)
- That’s funny. EEng in case you’re looking to memorialize things. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:20, 2 July 2026 (UTC)
Welcome back
[edit]Hi, Old friend. Nice to see you back. I'm not around as much as I used to be. Too much drama and not enough energy! Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 21:22, 2 July 2026 (UTC)
- Kudpung, sorry to have missed this. Thanks for the warm welcome back. Life is slowly getting less hectic, so figured I could take up the tools again. Hope you and yours are getting on well. Hard to believe it’s been almost 10 years since we started working together. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:38, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
Precious anniversary
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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:02, 11 July 2026 (UTC)
- Gerda Arendt, this makes me feel old. Thanks for keeping up with this after all the years. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:36, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
A beer for you!
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I've spent most of my admin days dealing with page moves, resolving conflicts, and maybe blocking a vandal here or there. But this is a whole 'nother story! So cheers to the people trying to still make this website function! (and thanks for the reminder about future cases) ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 00:29, 20 July 2026 (UTC) |
- Thanks! There are people a lot more active at SPI than I am, but I do try to get the bureaucracy of it moved along so we can focus on the abuse. Ponyo and Zzuuzz are more familiar with that case than I am if he pops up again. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:34, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
MfD nomination of Wikipedia:Not compatible with a collaborative project
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Wikipedia:Not compatible with a collaborative project, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Not compatible with a collaborative project and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:Not compatible with a collaborative project during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. RaschenTechner (talk) 22:10, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- RaschenTechner, it might have been useful to check the history of that page. Typically one with multiple arbs, functionaries, admins, and other established users contributing was written for a reason and has a policy basis to exist. Also in no way is mentioning that young people mature anyway a personal attack. TonyBallioni (talk) 23:03, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- I meant it can be interpreted as it, not that it is. RaschenTechner (talk) 23:12, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- It is not one, but it can be interpreted as one by some editors. RaschenTechner (talk) 23:13, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Telling someone to "grow up" can sometimes be seen as impolite, that is why it may be interpreted as a PA by some. RaschenTechner (talk) 23:17, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- You need to read the context: it says that someone growing up and maturing is a great reason to unblock someone who was blocked as incompatible. Anyway, I reverted all your edits to that page. We’ll see where the MfD goes, but my suspicion is that it doesn’t go anywhere. Looking at your XfD log, you seem to have made several nominations regarding categories of redirects related to back end type stuff that have gone nowhere. Might I suggest that it could be a better use of your time to focus on learning how Wikipedia works before starting XfD discussions about backend pages, redirects, categories, etc. TonyBallioni (talk) 23:21, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- I'm going to withdraw my nomination, since the essay is not redundant for the reasons stated in the MFD comments. This MFD discussion isn't going to go anywhere. RaschenTechner (talk) 00:03, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- You need to read the context: it says that someone growing up and maturing is a great reason to unblock someone who was blocked as incompatible. Anyway, I reverted all your edits to that page. We’ll see where the MfD goes, but my suspicion is that it doesn’t go anywhere. Looking at your XfD log, you seem to have made several nominations regarding categories of redirects related to back end type stuff that have gone nowhere. Might I suggest that it could be a better use of your time to focus on learning how Wikipedia works before starting XfD discussions about backend pages, redirects, categories, etc. TonyBallioni (talk) 23:21, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Telling someone to "grow up" can sometimes be seen as impolite, that is why it may be interpreted as a PA by some. RaschenTechner (talk) 23:17, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- It is not one, but it can be interpreted as one by some editors. RaschenTechner (talk) 23:13, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- I meant it can be interpreted as it, not that it is. RaschenTechner (talk) 23:12, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
I think that’s a wise decision that will save the community time. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:04, 10 August 2026 (UTC)