User talk:173.66.156.205

May 2020

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ST47 (talk) 20:21, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'd rather not create an account, as I don't participate that much in Wikipedia. Are edits by IP addresses no longer allowed in Wikipedia? If so, then how is this the "Encyclopedia that anyone can edit"? 173.66.156.205 (talk) 20:24, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Anyone who doesn't break the rules", that's the slightly longer version. Drmies (talk) 23:26, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You're the one who deleted my comment with a personal attack (troll) and then didn't notify me about it on my talk page. Do the same rules apply to administrators that apply to IP editors? 173.66.156.205 (talk) 17:57, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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