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Thankfully (and finally), we now have a guideline we can cite for omitting common nicknames in the lead. See WP:QUOTENAME: "If a person has a well-known common hypocorism, used in lieu of a given name, it is not presented between quote marks following the last given name or initial, as for Tom Hopper which has just Thomas Edward Hopper." The discussion took place at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biographies about a month ago. Lizard ( talk) 03:58, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Lizard the Wizard, this is great to know. Will surely come in handy. Thanks for the heads up. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 05:16, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

In addition to the scenario at Ben Simmons, WP:QUOTENAME can also be cited when making edits like this one as it clearly states that such usage of quotation marks should not be in bold. Brilliant. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 05:27, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Heh, did you just notice? I've been citing it for that for a while now since people often see it as pointless. Lizard ( talk) 05:36, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

That part of the guideline did actually sound familiar. It's possible that I once encountered one of your edits citing the guideline and briefly read it but didn't think to cite it myself. Useful either way. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 05:40, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Actually I probably cited MOS:QUOTEMARKS#Article openings, which says the same. Lizard ( talk) 05:45, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. O Fortuna! ^{...Imperatrix mundi.} 14:42, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi, Boing! said Zebedee, what section are you referring to? — DangerousJXD ( talk) 21:23, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

It looks like it's been closed and archived, here. Boing! said Zebedee ( talk) 21:28, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

I've seen it now, and since it's over, I have nothing much to say. I was not "hacked". I have used the "..." edit summary before; I use it occasionally to express my annoyance in having to make a particular type of edit. In this case, the edits were cleaning up after a bot which I feel should really be altered. I haven't read the section thoroughly but I don't believe there is anything else that I need to address. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 21:36, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

I have now read the entire section and I'll touch on a few more things. I do not operate a bot, I am one person, no other person has used my account, and the blanking of my user page was something I was contemplating for a while. Also, there is a legit possibility that the IP who created the section is just this little troll who has a crush on me, although, that can't really be proved. It's definitely something they would do. You can see their most recent actions at NBA 2K and User:DangerousJXD/sandbox. They once created a few impersonation accounts and they are mentioned in the above section. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 21:50, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Yeah, it was pretty clear you were just cleaning up after that bot. Boing! said Zebedee ( talk) 21:52, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Regarding the "Megavillain" vandal, I was wondering if you came across any of their IP addresses that didn't start with "2601" or "2602" as their numbered address. If you have found any, it would be helpful for me to know. It might seem like beating a dead horse, but I just opened this report as a follow up to the initial WP:SPI report. Dark Knight 2149 22:37, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Darkknight2149, I haven't encountered any of these edits since around the day they made a whole batch of them using one IP. I couldn't tell you whether I have already seen such IPs making these edits but I will notify you of anything relevant. It may interest you to know that the now new-and-improved "clash" troll has returned after a brief absence. Good luck in seeking that rangeblock. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 22:59, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Alright, thanks. Yeah, I saw the "clash" troll on the edit history for Hulk (comics) pretending to be Zjec (another user that was blocked for disruptively removing information pertaining to the 1970s Hulk show). I don't think he realises that " pacific" is actually an ocean. Dark Knight 2149 01:24, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Darkknight2149, in regards to that odd "pacific" line, they are apparently referencing some internet meme. Not they're best work. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 01:31, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

That makes more sense. I find this claim from the "Clans" vandal to be very improbable. Anyways, the good news is that one of the IP ranges that the Megavillain vandal was using has been blocked. This should at least slow down their vandalism, if it doesn't stop it for the duration of the block. If the vandalism somehow continues, the admins said that creating an edit filter or Cluebot modification should be possible for detecting and reverting it. Dark Knight 2149 20:34, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Basketball#League specifiers in the basketball player infobox Rikster2 ( talk) 02:57, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Since I don't have a strong opinion on this matter, I'll refrain from commenting. I'd probably lean towards not including so-called league specifiers, for the reasons you have previously cited. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 03:19, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

I respect your choice. Only thing I will say is that this issue has been debated for years and it would be nice to get to a resolution. Rikster2 ( talk) 03:27, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

I added PF because the Pelicans list him that way ( link). I wasn't paying attention before, but it seems like the Pelicans may be doing it since he will be playing alongside Anthony Davis now, as opposed to Sacramento, where he was purely a center. Rikster2 ( talk) 02:45, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

I don't have much to add, but I will note that I was aware of NBA.com listing DeMarcus Cousins as a forward. I still do not believe that power forward should be listed but I don't care enough to dispute it further. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 03:17, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours for edit warring, as you did at Lennox Cowie. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{ unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

During a dispute, you should first try to discuss controversial changes and seek consensus. If that proves unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection.   Primefac ( talk) 02:53, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

There is no edit war, Primefac. This user has been trolling for a long time. Sro23 is also familar with them. Kindly unblock me. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 02:56, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

( edit conflict) To clarify, the IP edits at Lennox Cowie and Treehouse of Horror VI were not blatantly vandalism, and thus are not exempt from 3RR rules. Your edit summary here makes it clear you have no interest in discussing the situation, despite the talk page and/or RPP being possible routes of action. In the future, even if you are 100% correct, please avoid getting into petty back-and-forths with other editors (even IPs); take it to the talk page, RPP, AIV, or any of a dozen locations. The truth will always find its way through, and having incorrect information on a page for a day or three is not the end of the world. Primefac ( talk) 02:58, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

@ Primefac: Bad block. The IP is a long term troll, see User:NinjaRobotPirate/Socks#Zjec for further info. Sro23 ( talk) 03:00, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

Sro23, I don't see much (if any) similarity between this circumstance and the ones listed at NRP's page. Am I missing something obvious? Primefac ( talk) 03:03, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive934#.22Clash_of_Clefairies.22_vandal_and_harasser explains it well too. It was the same IP range, same edit summaries, etc. Sro23 ( talk) 03:11, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

( edit conflict) Primefac, I and others have been dealing with this troll for months. I do not usually use this particular method but please forgive me for not requesting page protection for the 100th time. Please forgive me for not feeding the troll in a talk page discussion like several other users have foolishly done. The edits themselves are not the point either. That's the beauty of this troll. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 03:06, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

Fair enough, I'll take your words for it. My apologies. Primefac ( talk) 03:07, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

( edit conflict) Many thanks. Just a note, I was going to grab a bunch of diffs but there's really no need to now. If you would like to be knowledgeable on the situation, I can still do so if you like, just for fun. Otherwise, carry on. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 03:20, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

Yeah, that's definitely Zjec. I reinstated my previous range block on 113.210.0.0/16, which should take care of this. Instead of feeding the troll, you can contact me on my talk page. I'll perform range blocks, page protection, or whatever. I'm usually on top this stuff, but it looks like I was a bit late this time. NinjaRobotPirate ( talk) 07:11, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

NinjaRobotPirate, are sure that the 'clash' troll and Zjec are the same person? This, to me anyway, outright proves they are not. One of the clash troll's gimmicks is imitating users; they have created impersonation accounts, forged users' signatures, copied the trolling of other trolls, quoted other users, so on. The other vandal they mention in that diff is clearly not the clash vandal and they misspelled Zjec. As far as I am aware, the clash troll's first activity here was the harassment of Barek, but there's no way to actually confirm that. After that, they started the whole crap about fictional characters appearing in the games Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, and then later, Plants vs. Zombies; this started at Thing (comics). Then they moved more to general harassment. I really don't think Zjec and the clash troll are the same person, although, I don't know an awful lot about Zjec's act. I have Hulk (comics) in my watchlist so I just casually observed that situation. A while after Zjec was blocked, the clash troll returns to Hulk (comics) to insert his crap. To me, his modification of the lead in the same manner as Zjec is either unintentional or done to make you think he is Zjec. They have done the same thing at Black Widow (Natalia Romanova). Although this isn't related to whether or not Zjec and the clash troll are the same person, the person who used these two accounts is clearly not the clash troll. The clash troll saw that I was dealing with a troll and piggybacked their trolling; they have done this many times before as well. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 08:11, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

NinjaRobotPirate, the above is essentially confirmed by the troll themself here. Or maybe that's trolling. I don't really care to be honest. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 10:14, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

I don't think it's incredibly important who the 113.201 IP is or why he's disrupting Wikipedia. Even if the 113.201 IP isn't Zjec, it's still the same person that I've been blocking for the past few weeks for harassment and trolling. I could call him Zjec or "the Clash troll" or "the 113.201 IP" or whatever other name, and it wouldn't make that much difference. NinjaRobotPirate ( talk) 16:45, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

Fair enough. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 21:06, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

Is this vandal still active? After all this time? *Shaking my head* Dark Knight 2149 17:50, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

I know, right. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 21:06, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

You are invited to join the discussion at User:DangerousJXD3. I don't know if this is you... GAB ^gab 15:08, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

The impersonation account was blocked as result of the latest report at WP:ANI. Nickag989 ^talk 16:10, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

GeneralizationsAreBad, it should be clear to even those who have never encountered this troll that these are impersonation accounts. It is mindboggling to me that this particular troll is still fooling experienced users. Just a question, before this impersonation account was blocked, where exactly was this discussion and was it a discussion in which the initiator assumed good faith towards the obvious troll? — DangerousJXD ( talk) 22:04, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

The discussion is at WP:ANI. See the sections "Impersonation account" and "Another imposter". They were both very brief. It pretty much went like this:

* Person reporting the user: "This user is impersonating DJXD and needs to be blocked."

* The replying administrator: "Done." Dark Knight 2149 22:12, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

Darkknight2149, I was aware of the ANI discussions but GeneralizationsAreBad's post above gives the impression that somebody else foolishly tried to communicate with the impersonation account at another location. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 22:18, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

My apologies if my intentions were not clear. I tend to use the "Please see" talkback template, which shows up as "please check the discussion." I just wanted to confirm that this was not you, and am glad that the situation has been resolved by an admin. GAB ^gab 22:58, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

Alrighty then. I eagerly anticipate the arrival of DangerousJXD4. What will the troll's next gimmick be, I wonder? It is truly thrilling stuff. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 23:57, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

DangerousJXD, have you considered making a couple doppelganger accounts to head off this troll? L3X1 (distant write) 16:07, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

L3X1, I have not, mainly because I have better things to do with my time and I genuinely don't care enough about what this troll does to aggressively try to stop them. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 22:05, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

Darkknight2150? Uh... Okay? Not sure if this is supposed to be genuine impersonation, or they're just making puns. Dark Knight 2149 13:05, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Here's another one, Darkknight2148. Nickag989 ^talk 05:39, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

It has been one year since I started my trolling. Now, I realised my mistake and I have decided to stop my trolling once and for all. There will be no more trolling about Clash of Clans or any other games, no more personal attacks, no more impersonation acconts and so on. I am sorry for what I have done over the past year. You may not believe what I say here, feel free to remove this message or report me. But whatever it is, I stay firm with my decision to stop my trolling. Thanks. 115.134.190.67 ( talk) 06:40, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

I'm not sure if you saw Sro23's message on my Talk Page, but (since impersonation is an ongoing issue), it is apparently possible to file a request at MediaWiki talk:Titleblacklist that will help prevent people from creating usernames similar to your own. If this happens to me again, I will probably end up doing this with my username. Dark Knight 2149 15:12, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

There is no need to insult the vandals. Boomer Vial ^{Holla! We gonna ball!} 21:22, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

It was describing my opinion of the style of vandalism rather than the actual vandal. It was essentially a joke displaying my lack of enthusiasm for having to revert such edits. If I really wanted to insult somebody, I would do it properly. — DangerousJXD ( talk) 21:25, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for your reverts of the POV edits. Bowen's article draws 'em like flies. Tapered ( talk) 04:36, 17 June 2017 (UTC)

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