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Σωκράτης κατέβην χθὲς εἰς Πειραιᾶ μετὰ Γλαύκωνος τοῦ Ἀρίστωνος προσευξόμενός τε τῇ θεῷ καὶ ἅμα τὴν ἑορτὴν βουλόμενος θεάσασθαι τίνα τρόπον ποιήσουσιν ἅτε νῦν πρῶτον ἄγοντες. καλὴ μὲν οὖν μοι καὶ ἡ τῶν ἐπιχωρίων πομπὴ ἔδοξεν εἶναι, οὐ μέντοι ἧττον ἐφαίνετο πρέπειν ἣν οἱ Θρᾷκες ἔπεμπον. Σωκράτης κατέβην χθὲς εἰς Πειραιᾶ μετὰ Γλαύκωνος τοῦ Ἀρίστωνος προσευξόμενός τε τῇ θεῷ καὶ ἅμα τὴν ἑορτὴν βουλόμενος θεάσασθαι τίνα τρόπον ποιήσουσιν ἅτε νῦν πρῶτον ἄγοντες. καλὴ μὲν οὖν μοι καὶ ἡ τῶν ἐπιχωρίων πομπὴ ἔδοξεν εἶναι, οὐ μέντοι ἧττον ἐφαίνετο πρέπειν ἣν οἱ Θρᾷκες ἔπεμπον. Σωκράτης κατέβην χθὲς εἰς Πειραιᾶ μετὰ Γλαύκωνος τοῦ Ἀρίστωνος προσευξόμενός τε τῇ θεῷ καὶ ἅμα τὴν ἑορτὴν βουλόμενος θεάσασθαι τίνα τρόπον ποιήσουσιν ἅτε νῦν πρῶτον ἄγοντες. καλὴ μὲν οὖν μοι καὶ ἡ τῶν ἐπιχωρίων πομπὴ ἔδοξεν εἶναι, οὐ μέντοι ἧττον ἐφαίνετο πρέπειν ἣν οἱ Θρᾷκες ἔπεμπον. Σωκράτης κατέβην χθὲς εἰς Πειραιᾶ μετὰ Γλαύκωνος τοῦ Ἀρίστωνος προσευξόμενός τε τῇ θεῷ καὶ ἅμα τὴν ἑορτὴν βουλόμενος θεάσασθαι τίνα τρόπον ποιήσουσιν ἅτε νῦν πρῶτον ἄγοντες. καλὴ μὲν οὖν μοι καὶ ἡ τῶν ἐπιχωρίων πομπὴ ἔδοξεν εἶναι, οὐ μέντοι ἧττον ἐφαίνετο πρέπειν ἣν οἱ Θρᾷκες ἔπεμπον. Σωκράτης κατέβην χθὲς εἰς Πειραιᾶ μετὰ Γλαύκωνος τοῦ Ἀρίστωνος προσευξόμενός τε τῇ θεῷ καὶ ἅμα τὴν ἑορτὴν βουλόμενος θεάσασθαι τίνα τρόπον ποιήσουσιν ἅτε νῦν πρῶτον ἄγοντες. καλὴ μὲν οὖν μοι καὶ ἡ τῶν ἐπιχωρίων πομπὴ ἔδοξεν εἶναι, οὐ μέντοι ἧττον ἐφαίνετο πρέπειν ἣν οἱ Θρᾷκες ἔπεμπον.

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May 2016

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Harry the Dirty Dog — it was fully my intention. The site is notable, I was drafting the article when the tag was added. If you wish to propose deletion please do so in a manner that is not speedy delete, since it is not applicable here. Distrait cognizance (talk) 13:41, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

Indeed it may be, but you should not simply remove the tag from an article you created yourself. You discuss the matter on the article's talk page and either the nominator or the reviewing admin (or indeed any other editor), if swayed by the arguments, can remove the tag. Removing speedy deletions tags can lead to you being blocked.

It is usually a good idea to draft articles in userspace and then bring them to mainspace so the full extent of the article is immediately apparent. Harry ^{Let us have speaks} 13:44, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

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Harry the Dirty Dog — Please do not add db-tags within seconds of them being created by established editors. I have created at least 10 pages, only one of which was created directly on article space. I understand it may have been preferable to draft something longer first, but I think you will find that db no longer applies and that it would be wasteful as per WP:SNOWBALL to readd the tag. Distrait cognizance (talk) 13:47, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

I added it "within seconds" because it had already been deleted and was immediately recreated. There was no reason to think that the original reason for deletion no longer applied.

In any event, you still need to follow the proper procedure. A note on my TP would have been sufficient, and I would have reviewed the article and removed the template. Indeed, I have been helping you to make improvements to it! Harry ^{Let us have speaks} 13:53, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

Thank you Harry the Dirty Dog, I was not aware that speedy deletions could not be contested by the page-creator. Distrait cognizance (talk) 14:00, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

They can be, but not by simply removing the speedy tag (unlike Prods). You need to state your case on the article talk page. Any notice there that the article is being actively worked on will lead admins to wait before taking any action, unless it is obviously self-promotion for example, a hoax or some other form of vandalism. As I said, a note as well on the nominator's TP may lead him or her to reconsider. Harry ^{Let us have speaks} 14:07, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

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A minor inquiry

Hello, Distrait cognizance. Thanks for your recent editing on Sci-Hub. You've definitely improved the article. I have just a small inquiry to make. You've added a new reference (ref name = ":4") for footnote #11, but apparently haven't defined it. I'd appreciate it if you'd have a look at it. Thanks again for all the improvements. --Akhooha (talk) 16:50, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

P.S. Since I wrote the above, Wikid77 changed the ref to ":0" (and also incidentally deleted the space I'd added). I notice that you replaced the space, and changed ":0" back to ":4", then changed it back to wikid77's ":0". The things is, as I'd pointed out to Wikid77, the content of ":0" doesn't seem to bear any relation to the statement being referred to. Thanks for your attention. --Akhooha (talk) 22:18, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

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Have a read of Psychological projection: pretty much the entirety of your last comment on Talk:Sci-Hub qualifies, as does your sudden cries of "harassment" after you've peppered my User Talk page with templates. WP:DNTTR.

Oh, and pay better attention: have a read of Talk:Sci-Hub#Whitelisted. Note also that JzG removed the Tor onion link, and your rantings about "censorship" are meaningless. --Calton | Talk 16:14, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

• I'm not going to leave you a template, but if you make another revert you are at 4RR and our next stop will be at WP:ANEW. This is your second warning. GMG^talk 16:24, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

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I see GMG says he won't leave you a template. I will, however. Note that you, and you alone, have already violated WP:3RR. Next stop will be a block. Bishonen | talk 16:34, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

P.S. I've changed my mind, since I just noticed your 3RR warning on Calton's page, which you placed before you yourself made your fourth revert. That is too much, and of course it demonstrates that you were aware of the rule before you broke it. You have been blocked. Bishonen | talk 16:41, 27 October 2018 (UTC).

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