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Please see . Blackhu20 has been indef blocked as a sock of {{user|Admirenepal}}. You had previously blocked {{User|Liznamraduop}} on 29 July. If he keeps this up we'll need to file an SPI. Thank you, ] (]) 23:23, 11 August 2013 (UTC) Please see . Blackhu20 has been indef blocked as a sock of {{user|Admirenepal}}. You had previously blocked {{User|Liznamraduop}} on 29 July. If he keeps this up we'll need to file an SPI. Thank you, ] (]) 23:23, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
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I accidentally tagged one of my user pages for deletion...

Hi JohnCD,
Yesterday I was cleaning out my userspace and tagging a lot of pages as {{db-u1}}. I accidently tagged User:Jackc143/note-afd-user for deletion when I was trying to delete a redirect, and by the time I had realised what I had done, you'd deleted it! Well done for being so fast!
However, I need that page, so I've come to ask you really nicely if you can undelete it. Please Sorry, Jackc143 (talk) 15:55, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

@Jackc143:  Done, no worries! JohnCD (talk) 20:21, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
Thanks! I'll be more careful next time. Jackc143 (talk) 20:47, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

Hi JohnCD,

Well done for deleting the pages I CSD-ed literally within seconds, and thanks for restoring the one I accidently deleted! Jackc143 (talk) 17:28, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

Thank you JohnCD for your response.Joancdocyogen 12:21, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

Flores Knistoff

OK, I'll leave it with you Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:05, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

Actiza pharmaceutical

Dear Sir,

My content that was not violates any copyrights and also not advertising.so why you deleting the article. Actiza Pharmaceutical is new growing company now so please dont delete the page and help us.

Regards, Nilesh Mendpara — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nilesh mendpara (talk • contribs) 12:26, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

I have replied on your talk page. JohnCD (talk) 13:29, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

IP impersonating users

Hello, John. I've replied to your message on my talk page. JamesBWatson (talk) 09:10, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

User_talk:Mia_Ziritt

Hello there, I wrote some words for you on User talk:Mia Ziritt. Cheers, Kebabipita (talk) 20:19, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

Replied on my user talk page. Kebabipita (talk) 08:03, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

Deletion of Fundacion Avina page

Hi John, I hope you are fine. I'm contacting you because of the deletion of some pages I have created about Fundación Avina http://en.wikipedia.org/Fundaci%C3%B3n_Avina

I have not receive any notification about the possibility of deletion of this page, and today I realised that the pages were deleted.

Fundación Avina is a non profit organization, with a valuable work in the last 20 years all around Latin America.

All the information available about Fundación Avina is usable, have not rights, and I think is usefull for people working in sustainable developpment.

So, the contents you have delete don't violate any copyrights, and the information was important for a lot of people.

I'd like to know if it is possible to recover the deleted pages, even with changes, if necesary. Thank you very much — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pablobanos (talk • contribs) 19:25, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages is not a platform for organizations to tell the world about themselves, even if they are good causes. If you are connected with the Foundation, read the Misplaced Pages:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. I will reply with advice on your talk page tomorrow, or maybe the next day. JohnCD (talk) 22:12, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for your answer John. I know the work of Fundación Avina, and I think it is worth to have information about this organization in Misplaced Pages, the same way Misplaced Pages shows information about similar organizations, like Fundación Bill y Melinda Gates, Skoll Foundation, and others. I can't see the reasons why those are presents and I can't create the article for Fundación Avina. I'm available to talk about this. Regards

nice fix on dixie Evans

It was on my list to improve, but you got there before I did. DGG ( talk ) 19:42, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

It could do with more. de:Dixie Evans is considerably fuller. JohnCD (talk) 20:25, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

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A bowl of strawberries for you!

Thank you for sorting out my user draft deletion so promptly for David Gregory - you seem to be having to 'mop up' after me a lot lately, so have these strawberries as a small token of appreciation! SagaciousPhil - Chat 09:01, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Adam Davies (footballer) (born 1992), English footballer

Hi mate,

I recently created a new page for Adam Davies (footballer) which you deleted.

It was the first time I had created a new article and I therefore probably made quite a few mistakes. There is another footballer (goalkeeper) (born 1992) of the same name who plays for Sheffield Wednesday, who does not have his own page. The article I created was for this player not the player who already has his own page. Hope this is making sense.

Is there any chance you could bring back this page.

Cheers — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crofty 11 (talk • contribs) 11:12, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page. JohnCD (talk) 16:17, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Undeletion of KISA (NGO)

Thank you! Vizjim (talk) 12:34, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Tintin characters

Hi JohnCD – In regard to your decision, just FYI, I'm not sure what the other editor meant by "mentioned in the target", because there is no mention that I can find of a Ranko the Ape in that list anywhere. As for the Sani-Cola, it is only mentioned one time, and it's not a character, it's only a drink. So if you want to go ahead and delete those two, as well, nobody will miss them. Joys! – Paine Ellsworth  01:00, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

I did do a text search of the target for each character to be sure of which were mentioned (the things I do for Misplaced Pages!) and Ranko is there at List of The Adventures of Tintin characters#Puschov. Generally, redirects are cheap and, while I wouldn't myself have added these two, as long as there is a mention at the target I don't think we gain by deleting them. JohnCD (talk) 10:35, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
Good catch! I had copied and pasted "Ranko the Ape" into the search field, so the single "Ranko" didn't show. Okay, no problemo, lesson learned. Best to you and yours! – Paine Ellsworth  13:40, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

User:Admirenepal

Please see WP:AN3#User:Blackhu20 reported by User:Vejvančický (Result: Indef). Blackhu20 has been indef blocked as a sock of Admirenepal (talk · contribs). You had previously blocked Liznamraduop (talk · contribs) on 29 July. If he keeps this up we'll need to file an SPI. Thank you, EdJohnston (talk) 23:23, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

I think it's time already, so I have filed Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/Admirenepal as a base for further reports if he returns. JohnCD (talk) 12:41, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

A beer for you!

A beer a day goes a really long way... I think... I dunno, I don't touch the stuff, however I suspect you do. Anyway it's one of my newer standard procedures to thank who gets my helpme request and since you did the user page deletion this is doubly deserved. MM (Report findings) 18:04, 12 August 2013 (UTC)