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Austin Police Department

Hi Discospinster, you'd briefly interacted at the article a while back, and I'm seeking input--the article talk page may be the appropriate place, but sometimes topics can be ignored for months.

I'm dubious about the list of fallen officers, who are by definition non-notable. I'm similarly skeptical of the section on controversial actions, whose deletion I reverted. If they received passing coverage but resulted in no further legal findings, it seems like WP:UNDUE. I suspect these topics were debated/fought over in the past. Again, I'm not requesting resolution so much as initiating discussion. Your thoughts are appreciated. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3F00 (talk) 20:06, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

I agree that the list of fallen officers can be deleted, since it's not a section that's found in other articles about police departments (at least in terms of listing the names). As for the controversial actions section, I think that might need some discussion on the talk page. ... discospinster talk 21:22, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
Thank you. I've commented there. The controversies can be better handled as prose, with abbreviated descriptions. As a table with relatively elaborate descriptions they appear designed to make a point. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3F00 (talk) 21:39, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

Re: friendlyjordies

"Nationally-touring" implies he does stand-up shows all over Australia. He doesn't just do YouTube videos from his house. 67.243.114.117 (talk) 19:26, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

I don't think anyone would make that assumption. ... discospinster talk 19:30, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Richard Davidson Reversions

Could you explain why you reverted the changes I made to Richard Davidson. I made the changes in good faith after reading the section and its references. The section had factual errors and had content that Richard Davidson was not party to or is irrelevant to his biography. Darren (talk) 07:34, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Unconstructive edit

Why did you randomly say my edit (which was me just typing something to someone and then undoing it myself) was unconstructive lmao. What's the point I undid the edit 2 seconds later lmfao. YoloMc8562 (talk) 09:21, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Because the edits does not contribute to the encyclopedia. Continually making non-constructive edits can be considered vandalism. ... discospinster talk 15:20, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for your correction of my inexplicable content removal on Arbroath FC's article; it was an accident. My sincerest apologies! Sir Jack Hopkins (talk) 23:27, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

It happens to everyone. ... discospinster talk 23:28, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

My apologies for lack of understanding

Can you please link to sources where I can better understand this process. All I've seen regarding the deletion prcesss of an article was located here Wikipedia:Introduction to deletion process , it seems that criteria was met. My apologies if my edits seemed disruptive. Officialangrydub (talk) 01:49, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Normally the discussion will stay open until seven days, unless there is a "snowball" of opinions (i.e. everyone is thinking the same). ... discospinster talk 02:08, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for helping with Angela Mortimer article

Howdy. I saw that edit from DoubleCheck and was going to revert it too, but I had no idea what to tag it as, so I was researching the rules to make sure I was correct. Thanks for reverting it for me. Prairie Astronomer Contributions 16:35, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

No problem. ... discospinster talk 21:51, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

User:Herosaal and the growing aroma of socks

You might want to check out the history of article RALIE G and Raliegofficial22 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). We may have a sockpuppetry situation here, but I don't have time to dig more right now. —C.Fred (talk) 22:41, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

Reverted Changes

Power Trio products are real. You can search it on Google. 136.158.10.247 (talk) 02:48, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

The article is not about these products. ... discospinster talk 02:49, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

Image removal

Can you advise why you removed the picture of Gizelle Bryant Davinia Priscilla (talk) 19:35, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Because it was a copyrighted photo and Wikipedia did not have permission to use it. ... discospinster talk 21:00, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Thank you for the rollback of vandalism on the article about Saleem Safi. — iFaqeer (talk to or email me) 07:53, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
Thank you. ... discospinster talk 16:46, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

Feb 15: WikiWednesday Salon in Brooklyn

Feb 15: WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom
WikiWednesday is back in-person, pizza included!

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Do you have any recollection of this May 2022 sock block?

I'm not seeing an SPI or a sockmaster. Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Ericallums2007/sandbox is underway and the question arose whether this was G5 qualified material. BusterD (talk) 23:50, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

I guess it had to do with the recreation of the article Battle for Dream Island and the various other names it has been created under. ... discospinster talk 02:11, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
Would you consider the linked sandbox G5 eligible? I've made an assertion, so I wouldn't generally speedy it myself. BusterD (talk) 02:51, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
I guess it would be. It doesn't seem very contentious. ... discospinster talk 17:41, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

Your deletion of items from 'List of phobias'

(1) You deleted 'Sidonglobophobia' with the comment "remove entry sourced by pop psychology websites". One of those sources was Medical News Today, which our own article describes as "a web-based outlet for medical information and news, targeted at both the general public and physicians. ... the third most visited health site in the United States." (The article says nothing about "pop psychology".) On the talk page is mentioned, "most major newspapers, including the NYTimes, use it as a source." Sounds like an RS to me. Please revert your deletion.

(2) You deleted 'Spheksophobia' with the comment "there is no article for this". (a) Note the bluelink to the Wiktionary article. (b) Note the numerous other undeleted items in that list, either unlinked or redlinked. Having a Wikipedia article does not seem a prerequisite for listing there; that is a list of phobias, not a list of articles. As the lede says, "The following lists include words ending in -phobia, and include fears that have acquired names." Please revert this deletion of yours, too. I have reverted your deletion and wikilinked the item to the very brief Wikipedia article that DOES exist (Spheksophobia), rather than the Wiktionary definition. – •Raven  .talk 16:16, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

This article is not meant to be a list of every wacky phobia that has ever been mentioned on a website somewhere (even if it's a very popular website). "Reliable medical sources" means articles published in medical journals, that can be found in the databases noted in the box at the top of the page. ... discospinster talk 16:59, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
Replied on Talk:List of phobias. – •Raven  .talk 08:49, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Legal prejudice

Just saw your reinsertion that the Cathy Areu case was closed "with prejudice", and thought that you might want to wikilink to Prejudice (legal term) to stave off any further misinterpretation. (I'm avoiding article editing at this point, or I'd do it myself.) --Nat Gertler (talk) 18:02, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

OK I'll do that. ... discospinster talk 18:03, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

Your revert

Hi there. Regarding this edit. Would you mind having a look at their edits? New editor make lots of questionable grammar corrections. I reverted some, but they reverted back. Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 23:59, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Guido Basso

On 19 February 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Guido Basso, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Flibirigit (talk) 13:01, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Eschenbach

Hi!

I am a music critic and have deleted a chunk of the "Philadelphia" section, because it is hearsay, defamatory, states opinions not facts and basically not true. I think of Wikipedia as a source to get facts rather than cheap gossip. I noticed you put it up again and I will try to edit it once more and hope you can consider this change.

Thank you 176.88.214.155 (talk) 07:32, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

You cannot just delete an entire section of cited content because you think it's negative, malicious, etc. Wikipedia does include negative information about a subject if the reliable sources see fit to report about it. If there are parts of the article that you don't think need to be there, it would be better to take out what is not necessary or reliably sourced, and write on the article's talk page about why it should be removed. ... discospinster talk 19:31, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

Phyllophobia in List of phobias#P

... now has five (5) refs. Is that enough yet? – •Raven  .talk 23:49, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

It's not the number of references that's the issue, it's the quality. See WP:MEDRS. ... discospinster talk 16:06, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
Do you have a problem with the quality of these? --
  • Robertson, John G. (2003). An Excess of Phobias and Manias: A Compilation of Anxieties, Obsessions, and Compulsions That Push Many Over the Edge of Sanity. Senior Scribe Publications. p. 146. ISBN 9780963091925. Retrieved 26 February 2023. phyllophobia: An excessive fear of leaves.
  • "Phobias: Types of Phobias". Science Encyclopedia (science.jrank.org). Retrieved 26 February 2023. An enormous number of specific phobias exist. Some of these, such as claustrophobia, may be familiar to you. Others... are probably unfamiliar. ... Fear of leaves—phyllophobia
An entire book on the subject of phobias, and a science encyclopedia? Neither is dedicated to phyllophobia, but both state (a) it exists and (b) it's named that. – •Raven  .talk 02:19, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
An Excess of Phobias and Manias is merely a list of purported phobias with no apparent citations to medical literature. Jrank is not something I'm familiar with, but its "science encyclopedia" is also lacking in scientific citations. ... discospinster talk 00:36, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

"Fukushima 50 (upcoming film)" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Fukushima 50 (upcoming film) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 February 27 § Fukushima 50 (upcoming film) until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 19:19, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Mar 8: WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central

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We may leaven the event with a few impromptu lightning talks, a Wiki-fashion show (yes, really!), and likely an afterparty tour.

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Reverted changes

Based on media reports, Han Dong is working with the Chinese Communist Party. He is Chinese. That's where he was born and that's the nation state he serves. Sorry it is not politically correct enough for you. 2A02:8108:41BF:BD3C:5B0E:FD9B:A92C:2155 (talk) 18:58, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

He has not been convicted of anything so it is inaccurate to call him a Chinese agent. I'm sorry if due process is not politically correct enough for you. ... discospinster talk 19:02, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

IDSVA

It looks like you reverted all of my changes to our wikipedia page. This is a work in progress, to build out our wikipedia page. Please revert them back so that we can resume our build out of our page. Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts


Mdavis795 (talk) 14:26, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

The edits were promotional in tone and also copied directly from the organization's web page. For those reasons the page was reverted to a neutral, encyclopedic version. ... discospinster talk 15:10, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Very quick

I am trying to make revert vandalism manually. It is impossible to beat you. Well done. ComplexApe (talk) 22:29, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Using WP:HUGGLE makes it very efficient. ... discospinster talk 22:32, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
What is that?ComplexApe (talk) 22:35, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
It's a program that automates some of the work of reverting vandalism. ... discospinster talk 22:37, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
I keep trying to just hit the reply button but it will not let me reply to you. I need to manually go to the top of the page and click on edit source. Do you know why? ComplexApe (talk) 22:40, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
I don't know why, it just happens sometimes. ... discospinster talk 22:47, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Hobart Real Tennis Club

Note from Alistair Curley. Not sure why this copy was deleted, I was asked to add it by the President of the Hobart Real Tennis Club, who provided me with the copy in word format.

It was deleted because it is copyrighted content, and we cannot use it on Wikipedia without explicit permission (i.e. a public licence). Please see WP:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on the process. ... discospinster talk 14:51, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Discussion on the wording of 3RR

Hi. Can you offer your thoughts regarding the question I asked here? Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 02:53, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

Better?

Is this better? Yours. 67.84.230.45 (talk) 00:39, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

Identifying the media and individuals who use the phrase "don't say gay" as "progressive" or "partisan", and calling it inaccurate, is original research. And even if there are reliable sources to back it up, I'm not sure it's even relevant to the lead paragraph. ... discospinster talk 15:59, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

A kitten for you!

Peta69247 (talk) 00:44, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

Haplogroup L2 page is being vandalized again

I am concerned about the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplogroup_L2_(mtDNA) where 72.183.247.116 is adding false and unreliable statements today, vandalising many sections of it similarly to how User:Cece212 did in prior months. In particular, a bunch of false statements that certain branches of L2 originated in Israel or the USA, and repeatedly citing a blog instead of scientific works. I will later try to restore the text as it was in February. 2600:1000:B111:BB9D:1CE4:8FD6:8B77:D300 (talk) 20:20, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Edit reverted as unexplained

Hi! You reverted https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centrocercus&oldid=1144480710 as "unexplained content removal". I did write a note in the talk page about the removal.

I was also going to delete the quote from the New York Times for the same reason, but figured I'd better stop since the first edit got immediately reverted. 162.233.200.152 (talk) 00:18, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

The content talked about conservation of the bird, so I'm not sure why it's not relevant. ... discospinster talk 00:21, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
The History section had two things in it. One was a mention of Lewis and Clark, and the other was a fairly in-depth description of something that happened in one United States legislative session. As a reader, it was completely unexpected that either of these would be mentioned in the history of a bird genus. They both seemed oddly specific, out of place, and of very questionable use. Same goes for the New York Times quote ("On December 6, 2018 ... drilling, mining and other development."). If there had been other information in the section, I would have retained it, but there was not, so I deleted the whole section. 162.233.200.152 (talk) 00:27, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
Deleting an entire referenced section because the content "seemed out of place" is a bit drastic. ... discospinster talk 00:31, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
I saw it as cleaning up, that information didn't seem to belong there, shrug. Since you disagree, I'll let the revert stand. Take care! 😀 162.233.200.152 (talk) 00:38, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

Zahid Abdul

Is still at it. 1. and 2. I don't think this user is of net benefit to Wikipedia. 121.190.14.98 (talk) 10:46, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

India as a potential superpower

Hey, I'll just tell you my reasons for removing "In 2011, under the Manmohan Singh government, India was recognized as the third largest economy according to World Bank data. This was a piepie", first of all I couldn't find any other references that said India became the 3rd largest economy in 2011,go check this out [2], and what is "This was a piepie" supposed to mean? Crainsaw (talk) 15:28, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

You didn't explain in the edit summary what you were doing, and the paragraph started in the middle of a sentence, so it looked like random blanking. ... discospinster talk 20:20, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
Yes I realized that and wanted to change it but when I tried to add better sentence I couldn't publish it since you had already reverted my previous edit and Wikipedia said a has an edit conflict so I couldn't add/remove to that sentence. Anyway as you see the sentence I removed was crap and I hope you understand. Crainsaw 22:20, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Wrongfully removing Notable people list without Knowledge of subject

removing the section on Richard Hopton on Gillingham, Dorset, England Wiki page 2A00:23C8:3903:5501:207A:43B0:A9D:D6B4 (talk) 19:49, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

How is this individual notable? ... discospinster talk 19:58, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

Because he is an award winning author and also is a conservative party member Sourced here: https://www.sahr.org.uk/event-report.php?sid=b36ff3fb1531a4dc5e6c1f25b97f2767&eventid=1000042

Professional titles

If professional titles are not used for articles than atleast by respect of the honoured change to web page title name fro Shiva Rajkumar to Dr.Shiva Rajkar WIKIPANDAMANIUM (talk) 02:35, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Professional titles are also not used in article names unless it is part of a stage name that they are primarily known by. ... discospinster talk 15:10, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Scott Adams

Thanks for your edit to Scott Adams. Unfortunately, Fishing Publication is using their apparent personal biases to infect the article. Stoarm (talk) 19:08, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Please explain what you mean by this post and why you didn't take any disagreement with my edits to me and not another contributor to the article. What do you think are my 'personal biases'? Can't you see that 'seemingly innocuous' is a statement of opinion and constitutes editorializing? You write in your recent edit summary restore reliably sourced content, keep your personal biases/political views out of editing (your insertion of "Jewish" has been removed multiple times -- I don't have any problem with you removing 'Jewish' from the description of the Anti-Defamation League -- I didn't know what they were, and I inserted the same description that is used in the lead section of that article. I didn't remove any sourced content, or any information at all, I altered the article's language to write neutrally and accurately and attribute the ADL's opinions about Adams' comments. Now can we please take this to the article talk page if you want to continue (I believe this is the custom) -- if you don't have any further issue I will restore Discospinster's revision without 'Jewish' Fishing Publication (talk) 20:39, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
Also, I should like to appreciate your many substantive contributions to Scott Adams which I was previously unaware of Fishing Publication (talk) 20:47, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

March 2023

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Thank you very much for keeping reverting vandalizing edits. The person who loves reading (talk) 01:48, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

why are you doing this

none of your reasons relate to this edit. the old link is no longer relevant. please leave it alone. DRS $GME - shorts MUST close. (talk) 23:58, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

The link supports the claim made in the sentence. The one you replaced it with does not. ... discospinster talk 23:59, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Notice of noticeboard discussion

Information icon There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Bbb23 (talk) 15:18, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

Hey, take a cooloff. There's no actual urgency to continue this minute, go think. Valereee (talk) 18:05, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

Slow edit warring, sockpuppetry, apparrent COI and possible paid editing at Ziya Öniş

Hi, I'd like to bring Demirhangiray aka Demirhangiray1001 to your administrative attention. I am reporting to you as you have already been involved - but please let me know if, because of that, I should use AN/I or a more appropriate board.

Demirhangiray's sole contributions have been to Ziya Öniş and you encountered them on 11 March, thrice removing their promotional content. I also came upon them at that time and did likewise, and as you can see from the edit history they have kept re-adding the text Overall, he is one of the leading social scientists in Turkey. He is not only a scholar with an international reputation, but also a highly acclaimed teacher. He is a social scientist with a broad range of interests. The underlying thrust of his work over the years has involved a deep commitment to democratic, egalitarian and sustainable development to the article, despite plentiful messages at User talk:Demirhangiray about neutrality, verifiability and edit warring.

Apart from the neutrality, verifiability and edit warring issues, they appear to be indulging in sockpuppetry and I suspect COI/Paid editing from their also posting the main picture on the article - their "own work", taken inside his university office.

I have got as far as I think I can reverting and messaging this editor. Can you do anything further, or advise how I should proceed? Many thanks! Dorsetonian (talk) 23:42, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Sockpuppet investigations will get you what you need faster than anywhere else if it is a clear case... - Adolphus79 (talk) 12:54, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
Thank you; I have opened a report there. Dorsetonian (talk) 17:22, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Dr. Timothy Stryker

The trial of Dr. Timothy Stryker was one of the big local news events of 2011. He was tried for the murder of Dr. Linda Goudey. Stryker was a shady character when I knew him in Winchester, Massachusetts, to say the least. After he was imprisoned, he died at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital (also closed down) under mysterious circumstances. Full investigation was never disclosed to the public. 2601:18C:8C01:1C0:BD83:6B2:CC22:B474 (talk) 18:38, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

It still needs a reliable source. ... discospinster talk 18:39, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Sockpuppet/multi-accounting

Hi discospinster. After you had blocked Zahid Abdul for 31 hours, another user, Zainabilah, was quickly created to return and make the same disruptive edits on the usual areas of articles (e.g. Bandung, Cendol and Mee rebus, among others). I suspect these two accounts to be the same person. While Zahid Abdul is no longer blocked, this behavior seems deceptive as it was specifically created to circumvent a block. 175.125.51.145 (talk) 09:02, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, I have blocked them both indefinitely. ... discospinster talk 15:35, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Seaquest disambiguation

I noticed that you reverted some of my edits. Seaquest should be made to disambiguation page, because it refers to many things with a similar name, specifically SeaQuest (aquariums) is a very popular search and well known. If you do not agree, then maybe we should post it for voting? Thanks. Sincreator (talk) 03:15, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

  • BTW, WP:disambiguation states that "Disambiguation is required whenever, for a given word or phrase on which a reader might search, there is more than one existing Wikipedia article to which that word or phrase might be expected to lead." Sincreator (talk) 03:18, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
  • I should also add that the page is redirecting now to seaQuest DSV which has the additional word "DSV" whereas the SeaQuest Aquarium is known only as "SeaQuest."Sincreator (talk) 03:24, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
I do think that an action of this sort should be discussed more widely. Also, if pages are going to be swapped around, it must be done using the move process rather than copying and pasting, since the history of the pages needs to be preserved. ... discospinster talk 15:39, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Vandalism

You delete anything without a source. 95% of Wikipedia is not sourced. It is up to you to disprove the assertions, otherwise there would be nothing on Wikipedia. Sorry but that’s how Wikipedia works. You have to be believe in good faith. 92.25.42.28 (talk) 23:39, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

It is not up to me to disprove assertions, that is in fact how Wikipedia works. ... discospinster talk 23:41, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

Thank you!

I've noticed you quite often since I started patrolling recent changes. I just wanted to directly say thank you so much for all your work. You are something of an inspiration. Sincerely, FranklinOfNull (talk) 00:33, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, that is nice of you to say. ... discospinster talk 00:14, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Regarding ted lasso wikipedia page

Hi, i respect that american english has its own ways, but ted lasso, even though an american series is set in england and the series is available for people to see all over the world. soccer or association football are terms that is not much used by majority of people on the planet. I know this is a controversial topic, but if the series is available for an international audience to watch and the series being set in a premise where it is called football, i believe it would be better to use the term football instead of soccer. Also found this is wikipedia manual "Use universally accepted terms rather than those less widely distributed, especially in titles. For example, glasses is preferred to the national varieties spectacles (British English) and eyeglasses (American English); ten million is preferable to one crore (Indian English)." For a series that is watched internationally, and the wiki page visited by people all over the world, wouldnt it make sense to use the most widely accepted term. Thank you 111.92.31.108 (talk) 23:16, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

When it comes to varieties of English, the practice is to use the terminology from the country that the subject is associated with. So even thought the show is set in the UK, and has viewers from around the world, the origin of the program is the U.S., so "soccer" would be the term to use. Likewise in articles about Indian subjects (e.g. List of highest-grossing Kannada films), "crore" is acceptable. Where the subject is not associated to a particular country (e.g. Glasses), then the practice is to use the most common terminology. ... discospinster talk 18:21, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Motorola Solutions

I can't find the source, but the recent edits look like they've been copied and pasted. Thanks, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 03:41, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Even if it's not copied, it's certainly promotional, which would justify removing it. ... discospinster talk 18:23, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Giorgos Papadopoulos (singer)

I apologise for the misunderstanding; I wasn't aware of your revert; I was about to restore the previous changes; and I don't know when you did.  𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘈𝘺𝘩𝘢𝘯07   16:07, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Stuart Attwell

Would you mind also hiding the two earlier reverted edits? Thanks, Giraffer (talk·contribs) 16:39, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Done. ... discospinster talk 16:41, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Rob Davis Bio

Hello,

My name is Jacob. Rob Davis is sitting in front of me, and I am helping him to edit his page. We are trying to correct errors and omissions on the Wikipedia page. We are in the process of making edits and adding attributions. You are undoing our changes before we can add footnotes and sources. Tenbrija (talk) 21:04, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

You need to add the citations at the same time you add the content. ... discospinster talk 21:06, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Pakhal Sarkar

I appreciate your editing on Pakhal Sarkar to make it protected from vandalism but The anonymous user added the correct information as far i have seen . I think you should revert edits again . I have seen some mistakes in that template So I will correct them Gibari Sultan (talk) 22:02, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Reverted Changes on Bharath Bopanna's Wiki Page without a reason?

Hello Discospinster, I noticed that the changes I made on the wiki page of Bharath Bopanna were recently reverted. I am writing to inquire about the reason for this action. I spent a considerable amount of time researching and updating the page with relevant and accurate information. I believe the changes I made were important in reflecting the current status and achievements of Mr. Bharath Bopanna. Therefore, I am curious to know the reason behind the revert. If there was any issue with the content I added or if there are any guidelines that I overlooked, I would appreciate it if you could share them with me. I am eager to make the necessary revisions to ensure the page is accurate and up-to-date. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing back from you soon. Best regards, MCK Mck 1010 (talk) 06:48, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

Unfortunately you did not provide any sources to back up your claims (especially where the name change is concerned). This is particularly important when editing articles about living persons: see WP:BLP. ... discospinster talk 15:35, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

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User talk:WhoKae

Well, they're making legal threats. Should TPA be revoked, or the next time they make legal threats? Tails Wx 01:11, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

I don't think it's an actual legal threat but I'll remove talk page access because I doubt they will make a good argument for unblocking. ... discospinster talk 01:16, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
Thanks! I thought it was a legal threat because they told us to "prepare our lawyer" and mentioning court and lawsuits...but alright! Tails Wx 01:22, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
Honestly I think it was just some nonsense. ... discospinster talk 01:24, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi, Hello.

Why do you add the template in Primary Colors in Psychology if the discussion is over or what is missing to know Galansi (talk) 16:11, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

The discussion is not over, it is still going on at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Primary Colors in Psychology. ... discospinster talk 16:12, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

Alright

I would just like to know when is when the discussion ends in Primary Colors in Psychology so I know Galansi (talk) 16:22, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

An administrator will close the discussion and it will be noted on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Primary Colors in Psychology. ... discospinster talk 00:13, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Khangar Community

Hello Discospinster,

I would like to address your recent revert of the edits made to the Khangar Community Wikipedia page. The content added was well-referenced and written in a neutral tone, adhering to Wikipedia's guidelines. Continuously reverting these changes without engaging in constructive dialogue on the talk page can be seen as a violation of Wikipedia's edit warring policy.

I strongly encourage you to participate in a discussion on the talk page, outlining your specific concerns and suggestions for improvement, rather than repeatedly reverting the changes. This approach is more productive and in line with Wikipedia's collaborative nature.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Best regards, Python2019‬

I have outlined specific concerns on your talk page. ... discospinster talk 01:18, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

Username for your attention?

Worth keeping an eye on? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Dinglesphincter Dorsetonian (talk) 17:15, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and blocked them. ... discospinster talk 17:16, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

Gigablast is dead

Perhaps if you had bothered to read in the "Talk" page, down the bottom where it's hard to find, where I put some words about Gigablast's demise. I also mentioned I'd have to place an "in memoriam" in the article.

Not to mention the lunacy of searching for a source reference for a search engine probably unknown to 99% of internet surfers.

So, really nice of you to start a conversation over Gigablast's demise. You probably won't get a better feeling for quite some time now. 220.235.73.110 (talk) 16:55, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

You still need a reliable source, not just "it's been down for a week". Also there is no need for an "in memoriam". ... discospinster talk 16:57, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Wow, you revert vandalism faster than I can find it! Thanks for keeping Wikipedia nice, clean and vandal-free. -- Shadow of the Starlit Sky 18:10, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
Thanks! ... discospinster talk 01:12, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
You're welcome. Again, thank you very much indeed for your anti vandalism work on Wikipedia. It is much appreciated. -- Shadow of the Starlit Sky 02:16, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

Minor edit marker

Discospinster, I'm sure you already know all about the minor edit marker, but you've been using it for things that aren't minor edits like this one in particular. So I wanted to remind you to not overuse the minor edit marker.

Information icon Hi Discospinster! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. Thank you. Grorp (talk) 03:35, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

About a user you just blocked...

Given the number of language edits early on and then the targeting of your edits, do you think that Stoatery, whom you just blocked, might be a sockpuppet of User:Nestofbirdnests? —C.Fred (talk) 19:17, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

I'd say WP:DUCK definitely applies here! ... discospinster talk 19:19, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

Nathan Hale

Hello! I actually did leave a source, ctdigitalarchive.org. 97.100.7.117 (talk) 22:46, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

You need to be a bit more specific than that, it would be like citing google.com. ... discospinster talk 22:47, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

midnights

there are more evidence and theories leading to vigilante shit instead of karma. its ok, i was just trying to fix a mistake. 2600:1700:8790:A770:DD4:3277:9DE9:3580 (talk) 03:06, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Mia Sinclair Jenness COI / socking / image copyvio

Hi, I don't think we've interacted directly before, but we both recently edited the Mia Sinclair Jenness article when someone (with a possible COI, see User talk:Crocandroll) tried to remove a somewhat old photo of the subject. Shorty after this person's two reverted attempts (and after I informed them regarding their possible COI and they replied to my message), another new user (UnderDaSea) added a copyrighted image from Getty Images claiming to be the owner (image has already been deleted by now) and removed the original image again. To me, it seems like that those two new users are obviously the same person (going by timing, user names and edit summaries) but I was wondering what action you'd take here, if any. Felida97 (talk) 11:08, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

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FYI

Hello D. I hope you are well. I wanted to let you know that 86.23.64.56 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has resumed removing birth templates from infoboxes. Cheers and enjoy the rest of your weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 15:36, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, I have reblocked them. ... discospinster talk 15:37, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
Many thanks :-) MarnetteD|Talk 16:43, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Harala people

Hello, how do we consider the people of Oromo today who live in the prehistoric of Harla, as migrants, while in reality the name of Hubata, Ganda Harla, Harla they are Oromo origin words.  Harla it's a drug plant that used these names exists until now of people of Harla he speaks the Oromo language, it hurts that people use this site to discriminate the Oromo I have to lessen you I leave you some  some references for you to read hope you can do something


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3933041

https://brill.com/view/journals/jaa/aop/article-10.1163-21915784-20200008/article-10.1163-21915784-20200008.xml?language=en Sabaens (talk) 18:40, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

If you want to significantly add or change an article, you have to include reliable sources. And you also have to write it in your own words, and not copy the text of others. ... discospinster talk 21:26, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

CS1 error on Natufian culture

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Natufian culture, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

  • A "missing periodical" error. References show this error when the name of the magazine or journal is not given. Please edit the article to add the name of the magazine/journal to the reference, or use a different citation template. (Fix | Ask for help)

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Chris Visco

Hi Discospinster, your initial reversion here was proper, even if the rationale was off. Reliable sources or not, it looks like someone--likely a neighbor--is just here to trash the subject. If they restore the content I will warn them, then request a block if necessary. Thanks, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 23:01, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

Category:Konkani-language surnames

Hi, I'm a new user, helping to undo a unconstructive edit, and suddenly you did it exactly at the same time. Thanks for doing so, but give a chance to new users also sometimes. Anyways you did your job. NFRAPC (talk) 17:34, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

Stop your edits!

Wikipedia needs a right information,not the Old one.Thank you. Romanianfromgalati2011 (talk) 17:45, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

You need a reliable source to make these changes. ... discospinster talk 17:46, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

Sherrilyn Kenyon

I am Sherrilyn Kenyon and I have spent HOURS correcting defamation and the Tortious Interference with my Business on my page. I have corrected mistakes and added current information that isn't over a decade old. Please help me make sure the correct information is out there. Jdhillock (talk) 01:49, 27 April 2023 (UTC). Stop making edits. The information you are reverting to is INCORRECT and legally actionable. It is ridiculous that you wholesale reverting a page with misinformation and liable on it.

You are VIOLATING your own policies:

Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard. If you are connected to one of the subjects of this article and need help, see this page.

I have now filed for arbitration over this matter. Until it is determined, please leave my page alone.

The information is sourced. ... discospinster talk 02:26, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

It is not your page per WP:OWN. Untamed1910 (talk) 02:21, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

Acceptance at AFC

Draft:Ayan (actor) is accepted at AFC needs to move but the article is protected. NP83 (talk) 14:54, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

How did you revert a blanked article??

How?? With what function? 130.126.255.44 (talk) 23:39, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

BadWolf0081

I think you may need to take a closer look at their talk page; I'm seeing a WP:RGW mentality and a WP:NOTHERE attitude there and that they might need to be blocked for longer and/or have their TPA revoked. -- Shadow of the Starlit Sky 21:11, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

I will keep an eye on the editor's activities. ... discospinster talk 22:45, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

The Art of Gen:Lock book

Hello, Discospinter Have you ever been uploaded "The Art of Gen:Lock" book by Daniel Wallace to Internet Archive (archive.org)? Yuliadhi (talk) 22:10, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

No I have not uploaded anything to the Internet Archive. ... discospinster talk 22:46, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Nomination of 0x80 for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article 0x80 is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/0x80 until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

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aparna dixit image

hey there...i see that you reverted back to the old image of Aparna Dixit that i had changed...the reason i changed it is because she doesn't like that picture & she herself has requested to change it on her own Instagram story...so i request you on her behalf please change it to a better image of her! thank you! help will be appreciated!! Ananth1506 (talk) 15:11, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

I did not remove the image, I just reformatted it. ... discospinster talk 15:13, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

how can we change the image? like i mentioned she doesn't like this particular image Ananth1506 (talk) 15:17, 11 May 20203 (UTC)

You can change it, but explain in the edit summary why you are doing so. However, you must ensure that the image follows Wikipedia's copyright rules: see WP:COPYOTHERS. ... discospinster talk 15:21, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
  yes sir, she is a close friend of mine, i'm literally chatting with her simultaneously & i have got the image i used from her...so ya! will do as you mentioned. thanks!!

Ananth1506 (talk) 15:25, 11 May 20203 (UTC)

Reverting my edits on Jonathan Melton's page

Hello Discospinster,

I did a clean-up on Jonathan Melton's page, by removing "Tax Increment Grant (TIG) and Property Tax Increase" (Which has no citations) and "Housing" in which citations are either 'page not found' or doesn't have the information upon which they are cited. Kindly, check and let me know, if there is something I have missed or if there is any error iadn my assessment. Thank you! MsAzra (talk) 15:22, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

If you are going to remove a large amount of content it would be better to discuss it on the article's talk page first, and refer to that discussion in the edit summary. ... discospinster talk 15:26, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
I am sorry, but I don't get it, my edits are in-line with the Wikipedia policy, but I can't do it because the amount is more? Also, what will constitute a large amount? Thank you. MsAzra (talk) 15:33, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
An entire section is usually considered a large or significant amount (as opposed to a couple of uncited sentences). Even if your edits are ultimately in line with policy, if it is not obvious what you have done and why, someone might challenge it. Therefore it's better to explain your intent on the talk page and direct the reader there, rather than assume they will know why you removed a big chunk of content. ... discospinster talk 19:14, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
ok Thanks you. MsAzra (talk) 13:19, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Statue of Edgerton Ryerson

Explanation of changes in Wikipedia: The Statue of Egerton Ryerson The History section lacked the key components of its history. Information on the commissioning and unveiling of the statue—uncontroversial—were added. The previous entry began History with 1970 and Graeme Gibson.

The section with unfounded accusations against Ryerson was deleted. Even the Standing Strong Task Force that recommended the removal of the statue (and the name change at Ryerson University) did not state that he was responsible for the residential school system. See the published sources on the point.

A section of published references was added, non-controversial: they exist.

A section, again factual, was added at the end that the Friends of Egerton Ryerson was formed and seeks to restore his reputation and have the statue placed somewhere suitable—again these are facts, not opinions. Friendsofegertonryerson (talk) 22:29, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

You are free to add published, factual information with sources, but you should not remove other sourced content without a discussion. ... discospinster talk 15:38, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

hi! can u help?

Hello! I recently incorrectly changed some information on a page of the site, I can't undo the incorrect action to the correct one again because the change button is blocked. This is the page of the XG group, which I incorrectly inserted that the group is based in Japan, replacing "South Korea", as I was confused with the origin of this group, which calls itself global and does not operate in its country of origin , which confused me. While researching I noticed my mistake and hope to fix it. Onmaya009 (talk) 23:01, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

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Ambush

I don’t understand how that is not reliable source could you please explain it to me 47.189.239.148 (talk) 18:29, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

It was a link to a review of Simple English Wikipedia, nothing to do with ambushes. ... discospinster talk 18:30, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Thank you for your work! Firestar464 (talk) 19:14, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Sushuruta and charaka

In this reference given below of the article diabetes https://books.google.co.in/books?id=i0qojvF1SpUC&pg=PA3&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false States that in 5th century AD sage sushuruta and charaka distinguish the types of diabetes mellitus but the problem is that sushuruta wasn't even alive in 5th century AD as he was born in 600BC.So this article is clearly not a reliable references David dclork li (talk) 21:54, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Which article are you referring to? ... discospinster talk 21:59, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Article diabetes, history section talk:David dclork li|talk]]) 21:54, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

I haven't edited that section. ... discospinster talk 23:00, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

User talk:129.126.40.24

Please remove TPA. - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 01:54, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Done. ... discospinster talk 01:56, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

User talk:Mia Melona

Hi, who is this? What's a Discospinster? A program based on python or a band? Mia Melona (talk) 17:02, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Science diplomacy

I just deleted the entire section on water scarcity in the US that had been added. Is the article still essay-like? Johncdraper (talk) 18:28, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

No it isn't, but I would also advise that you make a note on the talk page about why you deleted the section (e.g. because it was essay-like and did not have a clear reference to science diplomacy) just because it was a large amount of content. ... discospinster talk 18:31, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi, thanks you for letting me know. The first time I edited it out, I didn't see the 'Publish' button. I did it a second time and didn't leave a reason. Now I've done it a third time, explained why, and hit 'Publish.' Third time's a charm! Marble Argument (talk) 20:29, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

Riddim (Genre) - Edit Dispute

Hello - What objection do you have my my contribution on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riddim_(genre)? I provided my sources, yet you removed my edit entirely. Please advise. Reprogram0871 (talk) 22:09, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

I stated my reasons on the Talk:Riddim (genre) page. ... discospinster talk 22:38, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
Yet I elaborated beyond your initial dispute and have yet to receive response.

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What?

I saw you reverted my edits on Royal Excel Mouscron that added 13 sources to the page, all reliable mainstream sources from Belgium, France and the UK. I updated that the final owner of the club was not the Latimer group but Gérard López, adding a source from the Guardian that you can read here [3]. For some reason, editing an infobox on Wikipedia always trips the vandalism switch and someone comes to undo everything, even if you add a source. Please, the vandalism "detector" is a robot, you are a human. If a robot says "possible vandalism", think for yourself and read the source. If Wikipedia doesn't like unregistered users contributing, it should lock them out, instead of letting them edit and undoing them for no reason. 81.78.16.166 (talk) 18:32, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Pir Syed Nazim hussai Shah

hi this is me SyedShah i just want to leet u know plz don't change anything SyedSHAH786888 (talk) 21:38, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Please do not promote yourself in the article. ... discospinster talk 01:24, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Olympians; first para

Hi. You recently, in an article of an Olympian in a team sport, deleted the addition of the record of his team at the relevant Olympics. Saying it was not appropriate in the first paragraph. But that is where his participation in that Olympics was discussed. In fact there was no second paragraph (nor was one created by the revision). And his notability stems entirely from his participation in the games in question at the Olympics. I'm confused by your thinking. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:D00B:9296:33DB:ECD3 (talk) 02:21, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

It's not relevant to the individual's article how many games the team lost. It's relevant to the team article if there is one. He's notable for being an Olympian, not for his team losing all their games. ... discospinster talk 02:23, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
First, you have not addressed my first comments. Please explain your edit summary. "not necessary in the first paragraph". I do not understand it as offering a reason for your deletion. You didn't move it to a (new) second paragraph. And of course - nothing on wikipedia is "necessary." Not even any article.
Second, his notability stems from his participation as a team member on a team that competed in the Olympics - not from anything else, at all. Which is why we mention his team's participation in the Olympics - and its performance is therefore highly notable. Wikipedia is full of articles on individuals in team sports reflecting their team's performance. If one were to go around the project deleting their team's performance from their individual articles, there would be quite the hue and cry of course. And if his team wins, he gets a gold medal. He, the individual. And we don't just reflect that in the team's article. Consider David Robinson. Wikipedia is full of examples. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:D00B:9296:33DB:ECD3 (talk) 02:27, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
I did address your comments explaining my edit summaries. Furthermore, where there is something notable about a team's performance and the individual's contribution to it, it would be cited, or talked about in the team's Wikipedia article. Losing games as a matter of course is not noteworthy to articles besides the one about the team. If you can find a reliable source that talks specifically about how Iraq lost all their games, then feel free to add it. ... discospinster talk 02:34, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Kosta Mušicki

Would you delete some of their revisions [4][5] that clearly violates WP:BLP per WP:RD2. 112.204.206.165 (talk) 03:41, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

I'm not sure if those edits violate WP:BLP since the individual is no longer living, and it's not a particularly defamatory edit (just an addition of a wrong surname). ... discospinster talk 14:29, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
@Discospinster: This IP edit is considered vandalism and also related to Belgrade school shooting. --112.204.206.165 (talk) 07:35, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

Thanks a lot for protecting that Toyota Supra page..... it was getting rampaged by an LTA. Also, thanks for preventing vandalism elsewhere on Wikipedia as well! -- Shadow of the Starlit Sock 17:05, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

A feather for your cap!

A feather for your cap!
Thank you for your continued and dedicated efforts removing vandalism! Edward-Woodrow (talk) 22:37, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens

Hi, I noticed you marked this page for deletion. If this particular page is worthy of deletion then please review all the other pages for all the subsequent and previous books in the series and mark them as well, so that I can strongly disagree with you and we can both waste weeks of time arguing about how wrong you are. thanks. OceanCoombs (talk) 22:15, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

No I'll just mark this one, and you are free to disagree on the deletion discussion page. ... discospinster talk 22:16, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
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