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Additional request regarding the contents of the /list page I had requested the deletion of
It's been a long while since I've been here, and finding that template I just used was difficult enough, even if it didn't take me long to find it (I guessed at the words to search for). To get right to the point; the first user on that list made some visual-shock edits to a few user talk pages. I don't know if you're capable of seeing them, but I would advise against that. Instead, like some edits that were made to my talk page that I cannot view the diffs of anymore, I would like to request those revisions be scrubbed from the talk pages in question that I reference above.
The edits are absolutely not safe for work. At least where rendered content is considered. But again; it's been a long time. I don't know or remember what the rules are for deletion of diffs.
TL;DR: An indef-blocked account made visual-shock edits to a few user talk pages and I'm requesting those edits be removed from the history. I don't know how to make that request other than to post on an admin's talk page.
Thank you for your time. Daedalus969 (talk) 10:53, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
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WANEGBT
Hi. I noticed you deleted one of the redirects I made for Taylor Swift's songs, WANEGBT, which is an acronym for We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. I also created YBWM and IKYWT, which redirected to You Belong with Me and I Knew You Were Trouble.
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Hello, recently my article on the YouTuber "BlazYT" was deleted and I was told I could come to you to ask if it could be brought back into a draft workspace. I have reason to believe that it is eligible to become an article but the page was ultimately unfinished and I was unable to add anymore because of the deletion.
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WP:MERCYRULE
Hello, Hope you're well. You just wrote “I'm calling WP:MERCYRULE here, though it doesn't actually exist - please see Mercy rule for context” when deleting I m starking. Can you pls elaborate it? Taabii (talk) 10:50, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
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The IP that you replied to is a user banned by the WMF due to extensive disruption and making death threats. Per WP:DENY there is no point in engaging them and they shouldn't be directed elsewhere. If you knew any of this already, apologies. Thanks 331dot (talk) 12:40, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
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