User talk:Thesmp

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Process

I noticed you've requested a redirect retargeting at Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2022_February_16#St_Andrew's_flag, but however you've already gone ahead and altered the redirect. This is out of process, you should not alter the redirect until the discussion has concluded and a decision made. Additionally you are WP:edit warring at that redirect, if someone objects to your edit you discuss it, you do not reimplement your edit, per WP:BRD (in addition to it being out of process.) Please revert the redirect back to where it was pending the outcome of the discussion. Canterbury Tail talk 13:30, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

User:Canterbury Tail, you are mistaken. Show me the diff where I altered the redirect after I've requested a redirect retargeting at Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2022_February_16#St_Andrew's_flag? I first did a bold edit, and after it was reverted I started a discussion. Strongly per WP:BRD. --Thesmp (talk) 13:32, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Actually apologies you are quite right and I am quite wrong, I misinterpreted the logs. Canterbury Tail talk 13:36, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Why are you pinging me in edit summaries that are quite clearly valid edits to remove things that fail the About template criteria? Canterbury Tail talk 13:44, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I thought that many people confuse Ulster with Northern Ireland and therefore added hatnotes. But apparently you are sure that not so many people could do this mistake. Thus I made those edits. --Thesmp (talk) 13:46, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but why are you pinging me in the edit summary is what I'm asking? The note is valid, as is the removal. Canterbury Tail talk 13:48, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I will not do this anymore. --Thesmp (talk) 13:49, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Canterbury Tail talk 13:52, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merger

Hello! I noticed you merged Constituent state into Administrative division, however I took a look at the merge discussion and I didn't see any clear support for the merge other than the initial proposal. How did you determine the consensus was merge? ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 16:36, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, User:Blaze Wolf! The only vote 'Oppose' was later withdrawn. Alternative proposal to rename to constituent country met with reasoned objection. I see a clear consensus for a merger. Of course, if you have good arguments against the merger, the discussion can be reopened. --Thesmp (talk) 17:01, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I don't really have an argument against the merger. Your merge just happened to appear in my recent changes feed and I didn't see any clear consensus because I only saw one clear !vote (the oppose that is bolded) so I thought you had immediately assumed that since it was an IP their !vote was invalid. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 17:11, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
no, any votes are valid. But the same IP two days later agreed with Reywas92. --Thesmp (talk) 17:13, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Alright sounds good. Thanks for clarifying. I just hadn't seen anyone else with a bolded !vote so I assumed the other !votes were just comments. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 17:20, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked as a sockpuppet

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