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January 2013

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AfD

Hi mate, I removed the comment your added from that other editor and moved your question to the AfD talk page - (here). I've left a more comprehensive note there explaining why. I have encouraged that editor to contribute to the AfD directly and have warned her about a couple of things in her note. It's usually best just to give your own opinion and make your own comment rather than commenting for others, especially in cases where you might be digging them a hole. Cheers, Stalwart111 04:05, 29 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah thanks, so basically - a No Consensus could mean either the end of the matter or another seven day "vote".

In my view I am unfortunately developing a specialty in spectacularly bad ideas, involving copying. I was meaning to look up what a canvassing user was. I didn't pick that personal attack as being so serious, I guess because it wasn't directed at me. It's great that Wikipedia is given to providing warnings, I would imagine most lack of understandings that result in "censor" are due to a process where ignorant comments are not alocated their own space. Enough to allow genuine talk to tempt well meaning attackers to edit a copy of their malfeasance. I was not sure if I should comment here or there but I assume this will suffice - I can never hold myself to, or block myself from the first rule of holes, hope she'll be right.--Riverstogo (talk) 06:41, 29 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A "no consensus" close would still be the end of the AfD, and that would default to keep. If after 7 days an admin decides there is no consensus yet then he/she can relist the debate which means it would be open for another 7 days to garner more comments.

"Spectacularly" might have been too strong a word but I was probably having a bit of a

Facepalm moment. I had tried to quietly deal with that comment by adding a comment to the user's talk page and specifically didn't respond on the article talk page, not wanting to admonish a new editor in a more public place. Given it was her only contribution, I didn't want to remove it entirely; something that might have upset a new user even more. When it then popped up (word-for-word) in the AfD itself, I first thought she had copied it herself, despite my comment on her talk page. When I saw your additional note I was somewhat relieved but still concerned that it ended up there at all.

The hilarious part, of course, is that we've become a self-fulfilling prophecy - I "censored" her comment from the AfD (and the discussion in general). Obviously not because of her views but because of what else it included. I have no doubt she had every good intention, which is why I didn't report her to WP:ANI or some other archaic drama-mill (we have plenty around here).

You should have a read of WP:QUACK - I would have no hesitation (based on writing style alone) vouching for the fact that you and the other editor are not one in the same (eg. a sock-puppet) so have no fear that anyone might suggest as much on the basis of that post. You should feel free to comment here, there or anywhere else you like. If you have a view about whether or not the article should be kept (it seems you do), you should post your own comment at the AfD itself. You'll get no criticism for it from me! Happy editing! Stalwart111 13:33, 29 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Not sure why you posted there texts written by other people without even informing them.--Ymblanter (talk) 07:01, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Though initially I tried to inform other people by pinging them, I think now the effort of informing them would have been wasted anyway as I have decided the article probably should be deleted. I should really have used the sandbox, though I didn't realise that immediately. Thank-you for tidying up my mess. Have you voted? --Riverstogo (talk) 07:52, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your reply. Yes, I voted on one of the first days. May be you could move it to your sandbox then, and I could speedy the redirect?--Ymblanter (talk) 07:58, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

All done, now I have just have to vote. --Riverstogo (talk) 08:02, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, deleted.--Ymblanter (talk) 08:34, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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