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No, I did not misunderstand anything. An admin on here was going round and round about something. I tried to tell him what you said. Maybe he'll understand it now that you edited too. Bleucheeses (talk) 03:19, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

User talk:86.153.150.159

Hello, you blocked this IP a short while ago. May be a case for revoking TP access also. Cheers. Eagleash (talk) 23:16, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

It's been 'got'. Thanks anyway. Eagleash (talk) 04:53, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

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Admin only edit will be a problem for editors trying to report vandalism.--Cahk (talk) 08:02, 25 May 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, I could swear I selected autoconfirmed. CIreland (talk) 08:04, 25 May 2019 (UTC)

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Laura Loomer

Spouting off garbage that one probably does not even believe in, to get attention and make noise? That's a troll. I guess she could have a paid job to serve as an occupation, but none of us have seen any evidence of that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.1.114.34 (talk) 15:31, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

When they go low.... CIreland (talk) 17:22, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Groypers

Thanks for noticing the issues over at the Groypers article—I was just about to request page protection when I saw you'd already done it. I won't be surprised if it needs to be semi-protected again for longer (or indefinitely) after this protection expires—I'm surprised at the volume of disruption in the very short period since I created the article. GorillaWarfare (talk) 22:05, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

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Why did you block me?!

Now, if I didn't have access to virtually unlimited proxies, I would have less to do in quarantine. Loser. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.62.240.227 (talk) 22:05, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

You're a loser.

Nothing but a filthy rotten loser. Loser. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.85.70.60 (talk) 23:12, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

Triple parens

Here's another one, this time a Canadian IP: Special:Diff/977232568. Not sure there's much to do there, other than fix them (which I did). —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 01:12, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

I'll also note that I'm seeing cites to the AllMusic/AllMovie/AllGame family of cites with the triples in titles, in places where it wouldn't make sense to have the anti-semitic meaning. I tried checking a couple of them in archive to see if they were that way at one time and were later removed, just to prove that this wasn't a choice on the part of our editor, but instead the cite tool retrieving it from the site. Needs more research I think.

Also, in a cite to a tweet by JoshMalina, the Jewish actor, here, it shows:

(((Josh Seasonal))) [blue checkmark]
@JoshMalina

Not being familiar with Twitpile, I don't know what the two names signify, except that it does seem to be verified to be his account. https://twitter.com/JoshMalina seems to be that actual Twitter name, so I don't know what the Josh Seasonal thing is about or why he would intentionally do that. Reading the lead of our article, I guess it's a form of protest to take "ownership" of it, in the same way that some groups might use self-referencing slurs. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 02:30, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Not sure what's going on the AllMusic etc. citations; looks just like an odd stylistic choice. All the ones I looked at were added by the same user though so it could also be a byproduct of some automated tool. With regard to Malina, some Jewish individuals choose to reappropriate the symbol as means to avow the heritage (see our article on Triple Parentheses). CIreland (talk) 03:21, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

It's interesting that the IP that tried to remove my original comment from FriendlyChemist's talk page here also geolocates to the Toronto metro area that Special:Diff/977232568 does, on the same ASN and same provider (BC NEXXIS, though it probably serves a large percentage of the area, so that may not be all that surprising). —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 16:36, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

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Amber Heard / Johnny Depp

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If you have time, please take a look at the edits being currently made to both articles, they break BLP rules. Editor refuses to find consensus in Talk, instead keeps adding the same material. Thank you! TrueHeartSusie3 (talk) 15:27, 21 February 2021 (UTC)TrueHeartSusie3

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Riza Aziz protection

I see that you indef PC'ed Riza Aziz way back in 2014. Looking at it now, it doesn't seem to me that PC is necessary anymore, let alone an indefinite one. Only 50 edits since 2018 proves that the article isn't highly contentious anymore. Can the protection be decreased/removed? Thanks. ^{Engr. Smitty Werben} 00:09, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

No worries, I've removed the pending changes protection. CIreland (talk) 00:29, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

You are woke I hate your guts

Nikolas was a hero. There are only 2 genders. People should be in their own countries. Jews are dirty. And i can keep going (this may or may not be false) 2A00:23C7:DD18:6401:FC90:A3E6:F72:7896 (talk) 23:35, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Lazy pants

You probably spend your whole life in front of the pc like a slob. Get a life you chunky monkey 2A00:23C7:DD18:6401:FC90:A3E6:F72:7896 (talk) 23:36, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

My Rose City Antifa Edits

I disagree with your point and object to your threat. I put my points on the talk page backed up by a legitimate source, Fox News. The othe rposters put objections by aPOV supporter of Antifa..Unselfstudier (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 08:01, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

We have not been having some kind of debate. Knock it off or I will remove your ability to edit - if another admin doesn't beat me to it. CIreland (talk) 12:17, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Stop threating me. you are violating your administrator status. Suggest you review. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:ADMINCOND&redirect=no — Preceding unsigned comment added by Unselfstudier (talk • contribs) 22:28, 9 September 2023 (UTC)