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== IPBE request ==


My current IP range (]) was blocked by you last year. This is preventing me from moving pages, despite having moved pages until as recently as yesterday, and I haven't changed my connection since then. It seems that my IP was reassigned. Can you please grant me ] so that I can continue my regular editing activities? Thanks! <span class="nowrap">&#8212;''']'''</span> <sup class="nowrap">(] • {]•]})</sup> 14:32, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
== Check your mail... ==


:@] I see ] despite the block but it's probably not doing much at this point so I've made it anon-only. You shouldn't have any more problems. ] &#124; ] 16:41, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
...that is all ;-) ] 15:01, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
::Thanks! <span class="nowrap">&#8212;''']'''</span> <sup class="nowrap">(] • {]•]})</sup> 05:43, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
:I is checkin' ] &#124; ] 15:03, 22 June 2010 (UTC)


== War memorials in Surrey ==
I'm afraid HJ I'm not receiving any of your mails :s --] <sup>]</sup> 03:11, 24 June 2010 (UTC)


Hi {{ping|HJ Mitchell}} Hope you are well and Happy New Year! {{u|Murgatroyd49}} and I have been thinking about the ] page, and whether it would be appropriate to split out the war memorials into their own list. There are currently over 70 war memorials listed on the page, but I think that there are at least another 50 (quite possibly another 100 more). A split would give us the opportunity to include indoor memorials – I know of about a dozen villages that don't have an outdoor monument but that do have a plaques inside their churches, for example.<br>
== Hey, you ==
We agree that if we are to go ahead, it would be worth rethinking the way that we format the list and considering what information should be displayed for each memorial. We have been playing around with some possible layouts at ]. We think it is worth exploring these options before formally proposing the split. Would you be able to drop by and let us know what you think please? We have started a discussion at ]. There is also the question of breaking up the table by grouping the memorials into different categories by design/appearance.<br>
I have half an eye on a potential Featured List nomination in the very far future, so I am keen to make sure that any formatting and categorisation decisions we take now would not prevent a successful nomination.
Thanks and best wishes ] (]) 12:27, 12 January 2025 (UTC)


== ''The Bugle'': Issue 225, January 2025 ==
I made all of one edit to this whole place after you pestered me. (I got really busy today after about 8 AM local, actually). The banner says I'll get around to doing what you asked "sooner or later", even though I didn't watch a second of the World Cup today, it was still valid in that point. ] (]) 02:30, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:Ah, I wasn't stalking your contributions, just your talk page, which kept flashing up on my watchlist! I'm in for a nerve-racking 90 minutes tomorrow! ] &#124; ] 02:51, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::Remember when the orange bar went off once very other day or so? What happened to that? As to tomorrow, England had better win, and the U.S. deserves to go home for how they have played, but Group C has been rather wacky. ] (]) 03:21, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::I haven't had that in months! I remember when it was novel to see the orange bar ("ooh, someone likes me" )! I hope they win, but frankly they've been shite- drawing against the US ''and'' Algeria! If that's the best we can do, we ain't staying in the World Cup for very long, but to not even make it out of the group stage would be humiliating. ] &#124; ] 03:25, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::::Well, well. What a pair of games that was. US v England rematch in the quarters, anyone? ] (]) 15:59, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::Random thought of the morning... Have you ever noticed how in some ways it is easier to write your own article than go back and reference someone else's work? ] (]) 12:31, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::But if there are no references, then how can one reference? <span style="border:1px solid #ed7606;background-color:#fef6e5;padding:1px;">]</span> <sup>(]) </sup> 12:36, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::::That's ''really'' hard! I was thinking of the situation where no inline citations were included, but having to research someone else's prose ''de novo'' is bloody well impossible. ] (]) 13:17, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::::Oh, I know! It's not impossible, but it's bloody hard work! It makes you feel like you'd be better off deleting it and starting again from scratch! I'm trying to re-write ] at the minute- considering how much attention the article's likely to attract over the next few days and weeks, it makes sense to give the people something to read! ] &#124; ] 15:15, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::Nice work on the article. I compared it with the before you edited it. I still have this nightmare to go through: ]. I rewrote the article and now I have this "Controversy" section to go through. <span style="border:1px solid #ed7606;background-color:#fef6e5;padding:1px;">]</span> <sup>(]) </sup> 23:18, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::::::Oh, you'll have fun with that! Didn't I handle an RfPP request for that a couple of weeks ago? I've barely started with Parker- British Army officers are quite easy to find the basic career details for, I'll do a Google news archive search at some point. ] &#124; ] 23:23, 24 June 2010 (UTC)


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== Protect User Page ==
I haven't contributed anything that's purely disruptive. I'd like to get it corrected. Please contact me. --] (]) 05:29, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:{{tps}} OK, I'm unfamiliar with the background to this, and several edits (by an IP) have been oversighted, but it looks to me as if the only RD3'd edits were the IP's - however, some of their oversighted edits were to your talkpage. Off hand I'm not seeing any suggestion that ''you'' contributed anything "worthy" of RD3. I can help further with this, if you have a diff of a particular edit (if it's oversighted I won't be able to see the edit itself, but I will be able to see who made it, what the edit summary was, etc). ] 09:49, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::I won't comment on the exact content for obvious reasons, but from what I can see the edits were correct to be hidden. I will send you an e-mail too HJ, if you could check it. Thanks. --''']''' (]) 10:04, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::What was hidden and why? 'Oversighted'? I don't know what that means. Sorry to bother you, but my suspicion is that another editor is abusing this procedure for reasons of incorrigibility. I am quite sure that nothing I have contributed needs to be hidden for any reason. --] (]) 12:40, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::::Edits made to your talk page '''by another user''' were deleted. Not edits you made. ] (]) 12:43, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::Thank you for the clarification. --] (]) 16:31, 23 June 2010 (UTC)


How should Misplaced Pages defend the frenish page? Thanks in advance for the answer. Thank you. (] (]) 18:29, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
== Sock puppetry ==


== Help ==
*Hi,
I want to know why Misplaced Pages is being very aggressive to Sock puppet accounts?I've just saw many Wikipedians whose edit counts are near 10,000 but were blocked because of sock puppet account.] | ] 11:00, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:The general rule is "one person, one account," which is particularly important since the site operates on ]; offering an opinion with more than one account makes that position seem more popular than it actually is. There are very strict rules under which someone may have an alternate account; you should check out ] and stop by again if you have any questions!--'''~]]]''' 14:45, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::Indeed there are a few ] for alternative accounts, for example, I ], which I sometimes use when I need to concentrate on something without getting distracted by admin buttons or new messages and so I can log in from a possibly insecure computer without risking my admin account, but it's perfectly clear from its userpage and signature that the account belongs to me. ] &#124; ] 16:23, 23 June 2010 (UTC)


How can I get Barnisteys on Misplaced Pages? How to upload a picture in Misplaced Pages? Thanks. (] (]) 18:32, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
== Reviewing ==


== Block evasion by IP ==
So can you answer (or point me to the page that can) a <s>flagged revisions</s> pending changes question? I just got notified of one, and when I clicked the link it diff I got included both the most recent revision (which was pending) and the prior revision (which was accepted). I went back through the history again and then forward and saw each diff separately. Is this a bug, or the intended functionality? Without a pending change I don't think I can replicate it, but I will see if it happens again and if it provides a link that I can show you.--'''~]]]''' 14:42, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:I think it's supposed to be like that. I think it's the difference between the most recent accepted version and the new edit by the IP or new account. That should allow you to tell if it's vandalism or not. Does that answer your question or have I missed the point? :) ] &#124; ] 16:18, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::I think this ] has a question. ----] (]) 16:26, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::Do you come here just to tease the kitty? ;) ] &#124; ] 16:27, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
*{{ec}}Aw cmon, you and I know he's the real "brains" of the outfit. ;) ----] (]) 16:29, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::What's the matter, HJ, cat have your tongue (couldn't resist)? ----] (]) 18:08, 23 June 2010 (UTC)


Hi, it is regarding blocked IP. They have resumed with their caste-POV changes to the ] using . Similar diff examples - and . Have a look. Thanks. - ] (]) 18:32, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
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== ''The Signpost'': 15 January 2025 ==
No, no worries about your protection. When I'd looked at it I thought it was pretty constant vandalism, but I was thinking more about readers and less about editors - and I've been inclined to let the ] trial run as much as it can. But it did get me thinking about using pending changes if it goes live, and I'd definitely want to move articles like this one to semi under live conditions.


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Cheers, ] 18:03, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:I saw Eminem at RfPP, but avoided it on the grounds of "I have better things to do than get into a wheel war". It's daft- anyone with an iota of common sense must know that unprotecting Obama, Hitler, Bible and Eminem is just idiocy! ] &#124; ] 18:05, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::I think we need some more bearbots and catbots. Look how good the kitty makes you look! ;) ----] (]) 18:23, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:: The first three were on my list; that last one is now ;-) ] 18:08, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::I wish WP:PEND assigned the probability of an editor's change/edit standing is. For example, looking at my contribs, 9 out 10 posts are live (rough numbers. Now, if we had a straight-up vandal with a probability of 0 percent, that would make looking at the pending change easier. Or better yet, if the system could look at contribs and decide that the editor's probability of successful live edits is low, then the edit should go to WP:PEND. ----] (]) 18:13, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::::I say we need more ClueBots. And give 'em admin bits while you're at it, then sit back and laugh at the result! ] &#124; ] 18:17, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

== Checking of Eminem ==

Did you mean to approve ? As I've rolled it back. -- ] &lt;]&gt; 18:20, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:Didn't look like vandalism to me... ] &#124; ] 18:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::<shrug> I thought it looked like vandalism. I've now looked on Amazon for the two albums in question and done a Google and got no sensible results, so I think I was probably right. -- ] &lt;]&gt; 19:09, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::I've no idea. He's only on my watchlist because someone was stupid enough to unprotect him. If this keeps up I'll re-protect it later. ] &#124; ] 19:15, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

== 'British Isles' (?) born Australian Prime Minister ==

Have you heard? In about 4 hours Oz ''may'' have a '''red headed''', female, Welsh born ]! See ]. ] '''(])''' <sup>]</sup>19:29, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:Oh good, someone to keep the colonies in order! ;) Go ]! ] &#124; ] 19:31, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::I was reading about that this morning, she could be Australia's first female Prime Minister (a ] aren't we?). Does she remind either one of you of Jodie Foster at all? - ] ] 19:50, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::{{ec}}HJ, Colony! not for the last 109 years! If you want back taxes contact ]! It's on the ITN/C 'candidate' list, have to wait for it to happen I think, which is 'said' to be likely. June, so long as she doesn't 'do a Thatcher' and invade New Zealand! Wasn't Australia the first country to give women the vote? Hm, from that angle she does look a ''little'' ] ] '''(])''' <sup>]</sup>20:09, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::::Let's ask the "real" brains of the outfit. What do you think, kitty? ----] (]) 20:11, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::I think she looks most like Ms Foster in the image on the website. - ] ] 20:33, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::In the ''little'' picture, yes. 'Serious' Puss seems neutral on the issue. Mrowwwwr? ] '''(])''' <sup>]</sup> 21:05, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::::Wait, the kitty's head is starting to move up; now down. Let's see if HJ's lips move. . . ----] (]) 21:08, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::::Wow, 109 years? Has is been that long since we decided to make our prison and independent state? ;) I can just about see the resemblance with Foster, though both are a little old for my taste. ] &#124; ] 21:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::See, that had to be the kitty talking. He's a pretty hip cat. ----] (]) 21:31, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
{{outdent}}
She is prime minister now? @] How many kitties are on here? <span style="border:1px solid #ed7606;background-color:#fef6e5;padding:1px;">]</span> <sup>(]) </sup> 00:08, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:As far as I know, there's only the one kitty that stares at you when you type a message. But, I have a feeling the kitty is the brains behind HJ ala the Wizard of Meow. ----] (]) 00:23, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
::This is also a long running gag about a month long or so. I came here to HJ's page probably late at night and was freaked by the kitty staring at me. I forgot about that, came back again and felt like a mouse looking like din-din for somebody else. Gradually over time, I have "gotten over" the kitty and now have some laughs with it. The "Hah" comes from a game which was the first to say "Hah" makes the other go away. --] (]) 00:28, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:::Yes, and no offence intended (though I realise this sound rude), I'm ''really'' busy atm and could do with not having to end to the orange bar every 2 minutes. ] &#124; ] 00:31, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

== FYI ==

You had previously participated in an , at the user's talk page. This process has now started. It is ongoing as an RFA page, for admin recall, at: ''']'''. Cheers, -- ''']''' (]) 20:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

== The edits and summaries should be deleted ==

The edits and summaries should be deleted. ----] (]) 22:24, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:Why? To be honest, I consider deleting them to be giving them what they want- they're only on my case because I deleted some edit summaries a few weeks ago and I have to say I find it more amusing than offensive. ] &#124; ] 22:27, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::I was thinking more about the kitty. Looks like he has ]. ----] (]) 22:29, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::See, that time it was pure HJ and not the "brains" speaking. Cats and dogs hate flea dips. Bears when they get fleas go for a dip. When stealing honey and attacked by bees, go for a dip. See a female bear, jump on the er, uh ] ----] (]) 22:50, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

== Sockpuppetry ==

Hi HJ!

Just to let you know, there's a sockpuppetry case going on that you may be interested in at ]. It's just I noticed this sockpuppeteer vandalising your page before, I caught another new user making the same sort of edits on another sysops page so decided to raise an SPI and request check user to see if there's any sleeping accounts.

See, it's handy having a talk page stalker sometimes isn't it?! And one that comes armed with Twinkle and Huggle in a flash! :p --] (]) 23:15, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:Ah, no match for a banhammer! ;) We'll see what comes of the SPI, but I doubt a CU would turn up much. ] &#124; ] 23:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::Heehee, it's the next closest thing to a banhammer if you're not an admin! I honestly don't know if a CU will turn up anything either but as there was a couple of IPs making similar edits the other day that's why I thought I'd request it. If they don't think it'll turn up anything they'll simply say no. Then again I remember the first time I raised an SPI, CU said no to the check, changed their mind, did the check and then found an entire sock farm! So you never know, we could be wrong! --] (]) 23:29, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

== Huey45 ==

I noticed a comment you made at ] stated "This is totally unacceptable and I will block you if there's a repeat." I will leave it to you to decide if warranted on my talk page, and whether any reaction is called for. ] (]) 02:08, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:Probably not, but the warning (ironically) is not a personal attack. It may be uncivil, but it's not worth admin action. Try talking to him politely and explaining why you reverted him. Hopefully that will calm things down. ] &#124; ] 02:11, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

== TICK. TICK. TICK. ==

The ongoing ] have been expanded for your pleasure, oh humble mopper upper with the magic fingers. --<font face="serif">]]]]</font> 04:14, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:Tone's already done it. And top with the ticking! ] &#124; ] 15:24, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
::I helped with that one ] ] 15:55, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

== ] ==

The user has requested a unblock which is pending your comment if I am reading it right. <b>]<sup>] or ]</sup></b> 13:56, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi HJ, thank you for having the consideration to start ]. I think it is ready to be closed now. Most of those who have commented seem to feel that the username is not block-worthy (although silly and perhaps a bit inappropriate), so unless the discussion changes significantly in the very near future, I will be closing it as '''allow''' and unblock the user. I'm telling you this in advance in case you would prefer to unblock them yourself. -] (]) 21:50, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:That's fine, if the consensus is that the username should be allowed, I'll just have to go with that. ] &#124; ] 21:52, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

== User ] ==

Can you have a look at {{user|9136jay}} and his creations of
*{{la|Lifewood Date Technology Limited}}
*{{la|Lifewood Data Technology Limited}}
*{{lat|Lifewood Data Technology Limited}}

To see if a disruptive editing block may be in order ? - I have also posted to Page Protection to get the first two ].


Thanks ] (]) 15:41, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:I've deleted the articles as spam and blocked him for 48 hours as a kind of shot across the bow. Let me know if things persist after the block expires. ] &#124; ] 15:51, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:: Thanks and will do. ] (]) 15:57, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

== Pages in pending changes ==

Is there a place where articles that need to be on the pending changes can be requested? Do articles have to already be semi-protected and if they are, besides going to RPP, how can that be accomplished. I'm thinking in particular of ], which is a high target page for BLP violations and other problematic edits. I may come across others and it would help to know what needs to be done. Thanks. ] (]) 15:50, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:You'd think they'd make that a bit more obvious, wouldn't you! ] is the place to request it. If you cite the BLP issues, you should get it. I don't think it has to be protected currently to qualify, but I'm not important enough to make that call! :) ] &#124; ] 15:54, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
::Thanks. I agree, everything about this trial is hard to find. But that just makes it tastier, huh? ] (]) 22:08, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

== New ==

I decided that we needed a new section, cause you got a lot of messages. Um, do you want me to copy-edit the Army officer's article? Is that what you're asking? {{small|I don't feel, bear with me.}} --] ] ] 19:48, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:No, don't worry about him, ] needs much more than copy editing! Besides, I doubt British Army generals are of much interest to you! I meant you should copy edit the article BOLLYWOOD DREAMZ asked you to and that I could take a look at it later if you wanted. I can't work out if it's frustrating or exciting when I bump into a crappy article on someone who's clearly very important, but hey, at least it's easy to track the career of an Army officer since all their promotions are published! I expect he'll take a me a day or 2, then I'll get back to Eckhart! ;) ] &#124; ] 19:55, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
::Oh, okay. Well, I already signed on to do the copy-edit, and after I'm done I guess you can do your turn, though, you should let Bollywood know first cause he's got three other people signed up. Do whatever you have to do, I still gotta add a couple of reviews to his article, anyway, so. ;) --] ] ] 20:00, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:::Hello HJ Mitchell, I wouldn't mind if you helped out with the copyediting. In fact, I would be very happy if you could help out with the article in any way. The more... the merrier :) Thanks -- ''']''' ''']''' 03:08, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
::::Hey, I don't mind taking on copy edits. :) It's always interesting to have a look at other articles I'm not so familiar with. I'll wait 'til ThinkBlue has had her turn (I'm busy on another article at the minute, anyway) and then cast my eye over it over the next few days. ] &#124; ] 03:35, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

== Userboxen ==

Since you like NCIS, I thought I would draw your attention to the userbox for ]. Not sure if that is on yet in the UK (their first season just ended here in May). Give a look-see for the NCIS: LA userbox, if you watch the show. - <small style="white-space:nowrap;border:1px solid #900;padding:1px;">] • ] • 01:47, 25 June 2010 (UTC)</small>
:I've not seen the LA spinoff. I think they've got it on Sky at the minute so I expect it'll be next year before those of us who don't want to pay extortionate amounts of money for satellite TV get to see it! ] &#124; ] 01:54, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
::Ah, gotcha. You might, not sure on this, be able to check iTunes and get the whole first season for super cheap. I really enjoyed it as it has this high-techy secret-agent kinda feel to it, but still has the same feel NCIS does as well. The episodes will hold your attention and there are still parts to make you chuckle too (like NCIS). - <small style="white-space:nowrap;border:1px solid #900;padding:1px;">] • ] • 02:03, 25 June 2010 (UTC)</small>
:::Hmm, I just checked and the whole series isn't out yet, but a few of the individual episodes are up so I might buy the first one in the morning, but right now I'm watching '']'', which, apart from being a bloody good film, stars a ]! ;) I'm also writing an article for ] because your general couldn't keep his trap shut! ] &#124; ] 02:11, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
::::I also gave the NCIS: LA article a look-see and it seems the Region 2 DVD set for Season 1 should be out soon too. Probably cheaper to get the iTunes version though. Yeah, McChrystal said some stupid things in Rolling Stone. What confuses me is why there is always an American in charge, why not a Brit or a Frenchman? Seems there is more yelling that Obama fired McChrystal now, oh joy. We will be hearing that for weeks over here. There are days I wish I was Canadian, honestly. - <small style="white-space:nowrap;border:1px solid #900;padding:1px;">] • ] • 02:25, 25 June 2010 (UTC)</small>
:::::I'll keep an eye out for that on Amazon, then. I'm not a great fan of downloading something I can only play on my computer. I suppose it's always a yank because they do have the largest contingent of troops by quite some way. I don't know exactly how many US troops there are out there, but the UK only has 9500 (with a few hundred special forces that, for obvious reasons, nobody can put a number on). If only he'd kept his mouth shut. Perhaps he got bored of his job? ] &#124; ] 02:51, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::According to the ], the US has 78,430 in Afghanistan, but that could have changed, so that is a rough number. Says the UK has 10,200, but I guess that has gone down too. Might need someone to come along and update those numbers and source them too. I think McChrystal, if I heard correctly, had been there since 2003, so that has got to take a toll, plus he had been in service since '76, so that is more than 30 years in uniform. - <small style="white-space:nowrap;border:1px solid #900;padding:1px;">] • ] • 03:04, 25 June 2010 (UTC)</small>

== A question. ==

I'm trying (though not very hard :)) to find someone that knows something about javascript to help me with something; do you know anything about it? ~~ ] <sup>]</sup> 02:55, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
:No, no, no, no! Don;t ask me anything technical, I'll cry! ] &#124; ] 02:57, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

:You can try asking this person: ] <span style="border:1px solid #ed7606;background-color:#fef6e5;padding:1px;">]</span> <sup>(]) </sup> 02:58, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

::Wow... Point taken. Anyways, to be honest, I don't know anything about javascript either. I've just been guessing; I really have no idea what I'm doing. :) ~~ ] <sup>]</sup> 03:00, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

::And Davtra, I have already asked someone that isn't online, I'm just trying to find someone that is online. ~~ ] <sup>]</sup> 03:02, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

== Possible Sock puppetry ? ==

*Hi,
In my research on Misplaced Pages, I think I have found sock puppet accounts.Take a look at these articles.:
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They are all written today, in same way, in same formatting style, all about musical instruments written like advertisement.Though they all are created by different users.I think those are all sock puppet accounts.You should take action quickly.Those users are:
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Thanks and please reply.Regards] | ] 09:39, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

:Plus {{user|Bunnyhophop}}

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IPBE request

My current IP range (Special:Contribs/223.177.0.0/16) was blocked by you last year. This is preventing me from moving pages, despite having moved pages until as recently as yesterday, and I haven't changed my connection since then. It seems that my IP was reassigned. Can you please grant me WP:IPBE so that I can continue my regular editing activities? Thanks! —CX Zoom 14:32, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

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War memorials in Surrey

Hi @HJ Mitchell: Hope you are well and Happy New Year! Murgatroyd49 and I have been thinking about the List of public art in Surrey page, and whether it would be appropriate to split out the war memorials into their own list. There are currently over 70 war memorials listed on the page, but I think that there are at least another 50 (quite possibly another 100 more). A split would give us the opportunity to include indoor memorials – I know of about a dozen villages that don't have an outdoor monument but that do have a plaques inside their churches, for example.
We agree that if we are to go ahead, it would be worth rethinking the way that we format the list and considering what information should be displayed for each memorial. We have been playing around with some possible layouts at User:Murgatroyd49/sandbox3. We think it is worth exploring these options before formally proposing the split. Would you be able to drop by and let us know what you think please? We have started a discussion at User talk:Murgatroyd49/sandbox3. There is also the question of breaking up the table by grouping the memorials into different categories by design/appearance.
I have half an eye on a potential Featured List nomination in the very far future, so I am keen to make sure that any formatting and categorisation decisions we take now would not prevent a successful nomination. Thanks and best wishes Mertbiol (talk) 12:27, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

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