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MediaWiki message delivery 00:04, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Chagei1995

"I'm not sure how you made that connection (before any tools)." -- well, I could brag and say "instinct", and that would even be partially true. When that little beeper goes off I look and see what some user edited (because this was clearly not a new user) and browse the histories, where I found very similar edits by an IP. So I marked that in the log when I checked, and found that other user, the one you blocked. So it wasn't a fishing expedition, and "instinct", which is really experience (and you probably have more of it than I do, with your longer tenure), is always a push to check article histories. Does it sound like I'm suggesting we might benefit from you applying for CU? Cause we would. ;) Drmies (talk) 17:33, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ha, I appreciate the vote of confidence. I've admittedly considered it in the past, but I think I'm ok with my role now. Thanks, though. Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 19:05, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 00:18, 13 November 2024 (UTC) [reply]

I see your talk page message

That's Wikidata. Someone vandalized Wikidata. I transcluded it, since other Wikis rely on Wikidata too, and any vandalism there is less likely to be visible. Just FYI. ⸺(Random)staplers 05:13, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your response. Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 14:46, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]