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You have a response.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 18:11, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
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Yo -- reverted you. The current wording of the section about Wahhabism is the result of some compromise -- some think it should be in the article, but if you have just that, it gives the impression taht most Chechens are "Wahhabis" or in any way like Kadyrov (I'm sure you know how he is...), so the compromise is to point out first, with an WP:RS saying so, that they aren't representative. If you have new sources to add that is of course welcome, but be aware that consensus on issues like that can be fragile and it isn't helpful to disrupt it at times. Cheers, -- Calthinus ( talk)
most of Chechen society is (Muslim fundamentalist); as confirmed by the bit of text after that sentence-- I'm not sure I see how it "confirms" that.-- Calthinus ( talk) 21:10, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
Hello. I have reverted your edits, since per WP:INFOBOXFLAG we do not use flags in infoboxes in articles. Thank you. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 12:39, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
Hello, I'm
CaradhrasAiguo. I noticed that you made a comment on the page
Ukrainians that didn't seem very
civil, so it has been removed. Wikipedia is built on collaboration, so it's one of our core principles to interact with one another in a polite and respectful manner. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on
my talk page. don't you have anything better to do?
is not a welcome thing to say. CaradhrasAiguo (
leave language) 18:53, 18 December 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for this . Glad to see some common sense can still be found. Amanuensis Balkanicus ( talk) 18:13, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
Like, come on, anyone somewhat familiar with the Balkans won't define Ante Pavelić as a Yugoslav, even the most fervent Yugonostalgics who pray to pictures of Druže Tito or Kralja Petra.
But lets go back at the good old Balkanoid discussions about whether a person is of this or that nationality (cough cough Nikola Tesla), shall we : Is it better to define the Poglavnik as a Croat or as a Croatian? I personally think Croat is more fitting given the fact that he was born and raised in Bosnia, and that the state he created put enormous emphasis on the concept of "Hrvatstvo", if you see what I mean with that. Would a discussion on the talk page be necessary or not? They are really chaotically organized, on the English Wikipedia at least, so I would rather avoid that if possible. Unless there is a lot of chit-chat around this again, of course. -- Spafky ( talk) 10:34, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
That's a defensible POV but that exact change has been requested and rejected on Talk before, so it does need discussion first. Thanks. Guy ( help! - typo?) 16:11, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
List of deaths due to COVID-19 has been proposed again for deletion. Your opinion on the matter could be useful -- Pesqara ( talk) 15:33, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
Hi. Thanks for commenting at the recent AfD for the above list. There is now an ongoing discussion around the best way to split the list, if any, if you wish to comment further. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 17:43, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
Hi Spafky. Could you please provide the full source for Hakuin's death poem? Regards, Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 04:10, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
Hi. Please see WP:BLPREMOVE. Please DO NOT add categories to articles that are not sourced in the body of the article. Continuing to (re)add poorly sourced content, esp. to BLPs, could lead to you being blocked. Thanks. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 09:08, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
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The first paragraph of User:Spafky was ableist by saying people who create userboxes you don't like are autistic and looking for attention (the UwU bit) so I have removed it under WP:POLEMIC which says: "Polemical statements unrelated to Wikipedia, or statements attacking or vilifying groups of editors, persons, or other entities (these are generally considered divisive and removed, and reintroducing them is often considered disruptive)." However, I'm sure you didn't mean to be ableist and didnt realise how hurtful the para read, and I believe you'll take this constructive criticism on board. Stephanie921 ( talk) 13:03, 2 September 2022 (UTC) I strongly suggest you remove that wording before this escalates and involves admin action. ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 13:12, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
Don't ever threaten another user, implied or otherwise, as you did here. ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 13:10, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at
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Spafky. Thank you.
PhantomTech[
talk
13:21, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}
. --
Tamzin
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@ Stephanie921 How am I going to find you? And why would I suddenly joke after a serious threat?
Judging from this incoherent reasoning you must be pretty young and/or sensitive. If a little joke on a Wikipedia talk page of all places caused you emotional distress, then I'd like to tell you it was absolutely not my intent to hurt you.
I can safely conclude that folks on here have no sense of humor, or at least do not share mine. I'll certainly take that into account in the future.
And to my dear @ Tamzin: In 4+ years on Wikipedia I haven't caused trouble to anybody besides on one sunny day, more than a thousand nights after joining my user page not being appreciated by a few folks and making a joke about eating people with tomato sauce. For this reason I believe an indefinite block is ridiculously excessive. Unless you want the head of a single unknown editor as an example for others, which will be completely useless as I'll get forgotten even quicker than you will.
My final statement: I absolutely did not even think that my joke could be interpreted as a genuine threat, and I genuinely am sorry if it did. Where I'm from this type of joking is quite common, even via text.
If you already plan to make an example of me, my writing here would be like arguing with a Stalinist court; but I tell you that that such abuse of power will cause more harm to Wikipedia and its reputation than my user page ever has, despite me being a modest small fish. Spafky ( talk) 13:44, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
And I don't think I'm the only one who thinks that posting a userbox about yourself having a diaper fetish harms the spirit of a collaborative encyclopedia more than the criticism thereof or a joke about eating you with tomato sauce.
Decline reason:
I like jokes. Jokes are funny and make me laugh. This is not a joke. It is not remotely funny. The fact you cannot admit that you made a threat of harm means there is no way I am going to unblock you. PhilKnight ( talk) 15:24, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
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I, signed, Spafky, sincerely apologize to the Wikipedia community for making a threat of harm towards Stephanie921 and will abstain from doing so in the future. I look forward to continuing to contribute to the English Wikipedia as I've done in the past 4 years – previous to this unfortunate spazz – on various projects including the English and Russian Wikiquote. Spafky ( talk) 16:01, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
Decline reason:
Your conduct below shows you don't really understand the gravity of your actions. I'm telling you this seriously, take a week-long break from Wikipedia. Calm down. Take a deep breath, and make another unblock request where you prove to everyone how you realise this sort of behaviour is unacceptable.
Remember, there's no maximum amount of unblock requests as long as you do it in good faith. While I personally won't respond to another of your requests, if after your return you really understand that what you did is wrong, sincerely apologise for it, and are ready to be a civil, positive contributor to Wikipedia, then I recommend the reviewing administrator to consider very much whether you mean what you write and proceed from there. DatGuy Talk Contribs 16:50, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
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I as the victim of ur threat personally don't accept ur apology because it has an ableist slur ("previous to this unfortunate [Slur]"), especially considering my original problem was you being ableist in your userpage, which has since been reverted again under WP:POLEMIC. I have had epilepsy before and therefore find it personally insulting, too. Furthermore, even though I hope I'm wrong here, "as I've done in the past 4 years" feels like you are shifting the focus away from what you did wrong and onto how well you've contributed before, especially considering you said this exact same thing after you were initially blocked Stephanie921 ( talk) 16:15, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
And while I might not get certain commonplace cultural peculiarities, I still think my English is good enough to contribute... Spafky ( talk) 16:54, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
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Enough already. Apology + Stalinist court
? No. Apology + spazz
, also no. If your command of English isn't good enough, then avoid speaking like this is 4Chan. Above all else, you've continued to minimize the rather disturbing If you ever edit my page again I'll find you
threat (
diff). Your multiple apologies are hollow because you continue to intersperse these with provocations (What's the date of my second trial?
, etc.). I am revoking your talk page access. Prove that you are serious at
WP:UTRS if you wish to see your talk page access restored for the sole purpose of making a genuine unblock request that follows the general ethos of
WP:GAB (that means no backhanded apologies). And note that any further provocations there, against neurodirverse persons or whomever, and that avenue will be pulled, as well.
El_C 17:02, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
Hello, Spafky, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
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Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or , and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! MPS1992 ( talk) 22:19, 7 January 2018 (UTC)
You have a response.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 18:11, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to delete or edit legitimate talk page comments, as you did at User talk:Ss112, you may be blocked from editing. Don't do this. If a user wishes to remove material from their own talk page, they may do so. You, under no circumstances, revert them to demand an answer. Ss 112 01:50, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
Yo -- reverted you. The current wording of the section about Wahhabism is the result of some compromise -- some think it should be in the article, but if you have just that, it gives the impression taht most Chechens are "Wahhabis" or in any way like Kadyrov (I'm sure you know how he is...), so the compromise is to point out first, with an WP:RS saying so, that they aren't representative. If you have new sources to add that is of course welcome, but be aware that consensus on issues like that can be fragile and it isn't helpful to disrupt it at times. Cheers, -- Calthinus ( talk)
most of Chechen society is (Muslim fundamentalist); as confirmed by the bit of text after that sentence-- I'm not sure I see how it "confirms" that.-- Calthinus ( talk) 21:10, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
Hello. I have reverted your edits, since per WP:INFOBOXFLAG we do not use flags in infoboxes in articles. Thank you. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 12:39, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
Hello, I'm
CaradhrasAiguo. I noticed that you made a comment on the page
Ukrainians that didn't seem very
civil, so it has been removed. Wikipedia is built on collaboration, so it's one of our core principles to interact with one another in a polite and respectful manner. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on
my talk page. don't you have anything better to do?
is not a welcome thing to say. CaradhrasAiguo (
leave language) 18:53, 18 December 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for this . Glad to see some common sense can still be found. Amanuensis Balkanicus ( talk) 18:13, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
Like, come on, anyone somewhat familiar with the Balkans won't define Ante Pavelić as a Yugoslav, even the most fervent Yugonostalgics who pray to pictures of Druže Tito or Kralja Petra.
But lets go back at the good old Balkanoid discussions about whether a person is of this or that nationality (cough cough Nikola Tesla), shall we : Is it better to define the Poglavnik as a Croat or as a Croatian? I personally think Croat is more fitting given the fact that he was born and raised in Bosnia, and that the state he created put enormous emphasis on the concept of "Hrvatstvo", if you see what I mean with that. Would a discussion on the talk page be necessary or not? They are really chaotically organized, on the English Wikipedia at least, so I would rather avoid that if possible. Unless there is a lot of chit-chat around this again, of course. -- Spafky ( talk) 10:34, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
That's a defensible POV but that exact change has been requested and rejected on Talk before, so it does need discussion first. Thanks. Guy ( help! - typo?) 16:11, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
List of deaths due to COVID-19 has been proposed again for deletion. Your opinion on the matter could be useful -- Pesqara ( talk) 15:33, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
Hi. Thanks for commenting at the recent AfD for the above list. There is now an ongoing discussion around the best way to split the list, if any, if you wish to comment further. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 17:43, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
Hi Spafky. Could you please provide the full source for Hakuin's death poem? Regards, Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 04:10, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
Hi. Please see WP:BLPREMOVE. Please DO NOT add categories to articles that are not sourced in the body of the article. Continuing to (re)add poorly sourced content, esp. to BLPs, could lead to you being blocked. Thanks. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 09:08, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
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The first paragraph of User:Spafky was ableist by saying people who create userboxes you don't like are autistic and looking for attention (the UwU bit) so I have removed it under WP:POLEMIC which says: "Polemical statements unrelated to Wikipedia, or statements attacking or vilifying groups of editors, persons, or other entities (these are generally considered divisive and removed, and reintroducing them is often considered disruptive)." However, I'm sure you didn't mean to be ableist and didnt realise how hurtful the para read, and I believe you'll take this constructive criticism on board. Stephanie921 ( talk) 13:03, 2 September 2022 (UTC) I strongly suggest you remove that wording before this escalates and involves admin action. ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 13:12, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
Don't ever threaten another user, implied or otherwise, as you did here. ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 13:10, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at
Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is
Spafky. Thank you.
PhantomTech[
talk
13:21, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}
. --
Tamzin
cetacean needed (she|they|xe) 13:24, 2 September 2022 (UTC)Spafky ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
Request reason:
@ Stephanie921 How am I going to find you? And why would I suddenly joke after a serious threat?
Judging from this incoherent reasoning you must be pretty young and/or sensitive. If a little joke on a Wikipedia talk page of all places caused you emotional distress, then I'd like to tell you it was absolutely not my intent to hurt you.
I can safely conclude that folks on here have no sense of humor, or at least do not share mine. I'll certainly take that into account in the future.
And to my dear @ Tamzin: In 4+ years on Wikipedia I haven't caused trouble to anybody besides on one sunny day, more than a thousand nights after joining my user page not being appreciated by a few folks and making a joke about eating people with tomato sauce. For this reason I believe an indefinite block is ridiculously excessive. Unless you want the head of a single unknown editor as an example for others, which will be completely useless as I'll get forgotten even quicker than you will.
My final statement: I absolutely did not even think that my joke could be interpreted as a genuine threat, and I genuinely am sorry if it did. Where I'm from this type of joking is quite common, even via text.
If you already plan to make an example of me, my writing here would be like arguing with a Stalinist court; but I tell you that that such abuse of power will cause more harm to Wikipedia and its reputation than my user page ever has, despite me being a modest small fish. Spafky ( talk) 13:44, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
And I don't think I'm the only one who thinks that posting a userbox about yourself having a diaper fetish harms the spirit of a collaborative encyclopedia more than the criticism thereof or a joke about eating you with tomato sauce.
Decline reason:
I like jokes. Jokes are funny and make me laugh. This is not a joke. It is not remotely funny. The fact you cannot admit that you made a threat of harm means there is no way I am going to unblock you. PhilKnight ( talk) 15:24, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{ unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.
Spafky ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
Request reason:
I, signed, Spafky, sincerely apologize to the Wikipedia community for making a threat of harm towards Stephanie921 and will abstain from doing so in the future. I look forward to continuing to contribute to the English Wikipedia as I've done in the past 4 years – previous to this unfortunate spazz – on various projects including the English and Russian Wikiquote. Spafky ( talk) 16:01, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
Decline reason:
Your conduct below shows you don't really understand the gravity of your actions. I'm telling you this seriously, take a week-long break from Wikipedia. Calm down. Take a deep breath, and make another unblock request where you prove to everyone how you realise this sort of behaviour is unacceptable.
Remember, there's no maximum amount of unblock requests as long as you do it in good faith. While I personally won't respond to another of your requests, if after your return you really understand that what you did is wrong, sincerely apologise for it, and are ready to be a civil, positive contributor to Wikipedia, then I recommend the reviewing administrator to consider very much whether you mean what you write and proceed from there. DatGuy Talk Contribs 16:50, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{ unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.
I as the victim of ur threat personally don't accept ur apology because it has an ableist slur ("previous to this unfortunate [Slur]"), especially considering my original problem was you being ableist in your userpage, which has since been reverted again under WP:POLEMIC. I have had epilepsy before and therefore find it personally insulting, too. Furthermore, even though I hope I'm wrong here, "as I've done in the past 4 years" feels like you are shifting the focus away from what you did wrong and onto how well you've contributed before, especially considering you said this exact same thing after you were initially blocked Stephanie921 ( talk) 16:15, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
And while I might not get certain commonplace cultural peculiarities, I still think my English is good enough to contribute... Spafky ( talk) 16:54, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
( block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • abuse filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
Enough already. Apology + Stalinist court
? No. Apology + spazz
, also no. If your command of English isn't good enough, then avoid speaking like this is 4Chan. Above all else, you've continued to minimize the rather disturbing If you ever edit my page again I'll find you
threat (
diff). Your multiple apologies are hollow because you continue to intersperse these with provocations (What's the date of my second trial?
, etc.). I am revoking your talk page access. Prove that you are serious at
WP:UTRS if you wish to see your talk page access restored for the sole purpose of making a genuine unblock request that follows the general ethos of
WP:GAB (that means no backhanded apologies). And note that any further provocations there, against neurodirverse persons or whomever, and that avenue will be pulled, as well.
El_C 17:02, 2 September 2022 (UTC)