User talk:JohnInDC

The Michigan Barnstar

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Discussion at Talk:List_of_University_of_Michigan_alumni#Propose_simplifying_heading_outline

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:List_of_University_of_Michigan_alumni#Propose_simplifying_heading_outline . You have been an active editor of this page recently and I would appreciate your comments on this proposal regarding the heading outline and the one preceding it regarding infoboxes. Sarcasmboy (talk) 22:42, 13 October 2018 (UTC)Template:Z48

Edits

WP:EVASION states "This does not mean that edits must be reverted just because they were made by a blocked editor (obviously helpful changes, such as fixing typos or undoing vandalism, can be allowed to stand)." Inserting much-needed references and updating info are helpful changes. You're the loser, buddy.

You forfeited your Wikipedia privileges through disruptive editing and then block evasion. We decide, not you. JohnInDC (talk) 16:42, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

You and UW Dawg crap are in the same boat. Losers, abusers, bullies, vandalizers, disrupters. One day, y'all will reap what you sow. You will be blocked forever for your shenanigans, and I will enjoy every second of it. Go screw yourself. 2600:1015:B119:5D3F:ADF9:840D:FFBB:78E9 (talk) 22:41, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

What I said at Dawg's Talk page is good enough to repeat here: Instead of casting stones, how about you work on getting yourself unblocked - showing some understanding of how your original edits were disruptive, and committing not to engage in sockpuppetry any longer? Until you do those things, you have no standing to complain - at all - about other editors' work. Oh, PS. No personal attacks. JohnInDC (talk) 22:42, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

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DC neighborhood move discussion

Hi JohnInDC, I've opened a requested move discussion about DC neighborhoods here. Thanks, epicgenius (talk) 18:42, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

67.197.90.234

Hi, I see you edit Ohio State Buckeyes football quite a bit. Can you help with a problem editor, 67.197.90.234, who won't stop changing Ohio State's number of Big Ten Championships from 37 to 38? I've explained in edit summaries and on their talk page that OSU's 2010 Big Ten Championship was vacated and so shouldn't be included in the count. The editor ignores everything and repeatedly changes it back to 38 with no edit summary and no reply on their talk page. In my edit summaries, I've even included the table that shows the 37 conference championships, which includes a note below it that explains 2010 isn't included because it was vacated. That table is also wikilinked in the lead. But I assume the editor is well aware of that but doesn't care. It's also explained in the Ohio State Buckeyes football article. I was hoping you had a way of dealing with this editor because they apparently aren't going to stop changing it, and refuse to communicate about it. Thanks. 2605:A000:FFC0:D8:3059:8016:5847:3E43 (talk) 14:01, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

The editor has just changed it again, as I was posting my above comment to you. 2605:A000:FFC0:D8:3059:8016:5847:3E43 (talk) 14:05, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

We'll start the series of "stop editing disruptively" warnings on his Talk page, and if he keeps it up, we'll see about having the address blocked. JohnInDC (talk) 14:26, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, John. 2605:A000:FFC0:D8:3059:8016:5847:3E43 (talk) 14:31, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Sure. I also added a ref from the school itself showing the smaller figure. It's always helpful when you're tussling with a disruptive IP to have sources to point to. It's easier to have someone blocked for introducing deliberate errors into an article than for persisting in their own interpretation of an otherwise unsourced fact. JohnInDC (talk) 14:36, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Actually, your ref shows 36 Big Ten titles because it's only through the 2017 season; Ohio State won their 37th just a few days ago. But, there you go... Ohio State's own publication excludes 2010, the year for which the school got sanctioned and was forced to vacate their Big Ten title, which is why no credible source that lists their Big Ten titles includes that year and why the table in the article doesn't include it. And the Wikipedia article even explains mulitple times about 2010 not counting, including this: "Ohio State was required to vacate all wins from the 2010 season, the 2010 Big Ten Conference championship and their win in the 2011 Sugar Bowl", with this source attached. I have no doubt that the editor is a huge Buckeyes fan (look at their edit history) and is therefore being a rebel about this simply because they don't want 2010 excluded. 2605:A000:FFC0:D8:3059:8016:5847:3E43 (talk) 15:40, 3 December 2018 (UTC)