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Reference Desk Regulars

Thank you for all your contributions to the Wikipedia Reference Desk! In recognition of your work I have added your name to the list of Reference Desk Regulars. If you would prefer not to be listed, please let me know or simply remove your signature. Thanks again, and happy editing! – 74  09:58, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!

		The Reference Desk Barnstar
		Thank you for answering my Nazism vs. Fascism question on the Miscellaneous Reference Desk! --Ye Olde Luke (talk) 04:47, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!

		The Reference Desk Barnstar
		Thank you for answering my "fanfic law sentence" question on the Miscellaneous Reference Desk! --Ye Olde Luke (talk) 18:28, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Page protection

Sorry about that - there was a recurring troll who had returned, and it usually takes about a day for him to go away again. When issuing blocks to (his) floating IPs, I often use a block length of 31 hours: about a day's block, but enough to keep him from coming back at the exact same time the next evening. When placing a block, admins can select a block length from a drop-down dialog box, or type in an arbitrary value. For the reason stated, '31 hours' is actually one of the standard block lengths in the drop-down box.

When I placed the page protection, I wasn't paying close enough attention and expected 31 hours to be in the drop-down box right after 1 day, just as it is for the blocking panel. I inadvertantly selected 3 days, instead.

For the future, you might find the benefits of creating an account attractive; see Wikipedia:Why create an account? Cheers! TenOfAllTrades(talk) 13:49, 18 September 2009 (UTC)