User talk:GrinningIodize

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Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

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Move merge comments?

FYI, looks like a few comments you wrote accidentally ended up on this article page instead of the merge discussion pages: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Regulation_of_artificial_intelligence_in_the_United_States&diff=1354035784&oldid=1353880520 Dreamyshade (talk) 23:40, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Whoops! I think that my AfD commenting gadget must have glitched out, my bad. I've fixed it now. GrinningIodize (talk) 23:41, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

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Nomination of Onyria Group for deletion

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'Avoiding bias'

Just out of curiosity, do you consider this post of yours to be compatible with 'neutrality', and with 'avoiding bias'? AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:27, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

I retract that statement. GrinningIodize (talk) 16:29, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

As for whether or not that statement is compatible with neutrality and avoiding bias, I have no comment at this time. GrinningIodize (talk) 16:32, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

And yet you retract it. Which is something, I suppose... AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:36, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

Non-negotiables

Special:Diff/1363500532 Wikipedia has some non-negotiables, and one of them is: don't advocate CP. You seem like a genuine editor, and I could believe I'm taking your words out of context, so I'm not sure you need to be blocked for that edit. But you were riding the line very closely. CP is wrong. It is immoral. And yes, we do block people who express contrary views. We have a zero tolerance policy. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 19:07, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

I do not advocate for CP, and I personally oppose it, but I do not believe that my morals (nor anyone else's) on this subject ought to be absolute. Furthermore, I did not express my personal views in that revision, and I specifically stated that discussing them was beyond the point of the topic at hand. Finally, as I stated in my comment, the issue is censorship of machine learning models, not CP.

I would like to request that you, and by extension all others, refrain from discussing the morality of any form of pornography on my talkpage, when doing so is avoidable. If you wish to discuss these issues, please do them somewhere else. GrinningIodize (talk) 19:14, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

I agree. We should refrain from those discussions. Which is why I want to issue a necessary and clear warning: further rhetoric statements like Special:Diff/1363500532 is likely to get you blocked. Barkeep49 (talk) 22:22, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

What rule am I likely to break or currently breaking by posting the alleged rhetoric? GrinningIodize (talk) 22:24, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

I am happy to change rhetoric to statements and have done so above so that we can get out of the realm of "alleged" because it is not allegation that you wrote Special:Diff/1363500532. Wikipedia:Child protection would be the policy basis for sanctions. Thanks for asking and I am glad I could provide this clarity so you remain unsanctioned. Barkeep49 (talk) 22:40, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

At no point have I advocated for romantic or sexual relationships between adults and children, nor have I used Wikipedia as a tool to pursue or facilitate them, nor have I identified myself as a pedophile (I am not one).

It is my view that any sanctions made in the name of the child protection policy against me would be fundamentally-absurd considering these points. If you can find an instance where I have, with reasonable certainty, contradicted any of the statements that I have made in this comment, please alert me to them.

I do not think that it's constructive (or effective) to try and find rule violations in comments that do not contain them, and I would like to request that Wikipedia administrators (including you and CaptainEek) avoid doing so when considering my statements (not to say that any of you have done so), here and at the Village Pump GrinningIodize (talk) 22:51, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

@CaptainEek Upon further review of WP:CHP, I don't see anything about advocating for CP. Am I misreading this policy or is there another one that I should know about?

Edit: I retract this question.

GrinningIodize (talk) 23:01, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

To be clear: regardless of the policies, I do not intend on advocating for CP. GrinningIodize (talk) 23:02, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

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Anaf Ibn Shahibul (talk) 11:45, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the update, @Anaf Ibn Shahibul! I hope to get back to you shortly; where I live, it's morning time right now. GrinningIodize (articles without a Wikidata item) (talk) 15:15, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

Update: it might be a while before I respond, as I have been busy with a lot of other stuff. GrinningIodize (articles without a Wikidata item) (talk) 17:17, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

@GrinningIodize,

I was also busy with my studies. I will contact you very soon once I already finished the work. Anaf Ibn Shahibul (talk) 04:49, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

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Anaf Ibn Shahibul (talk) 14:36, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

@Anaf Ibn Shahibul, thanks for the updates! I appreciate your quick responses to my bug reports. GrinningIodize (articles without a Wikidata item) (talk) 19:58, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

@GrinningIodize, Thank you too for your bug reports. I could have done the work earlier, but there was a slight delay due to some tasks. I have also introduced many updates; you can check them in the email, as I have provided the details there. Anaf Ibn Shahibul (talk) 14:55, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Awesome! GrinningIodize (articles without a Wikidata item) (talk) 15:35, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

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