Fingers-of-Pyrex

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If you're back, ...

and I hope that you are, can you help me with the new format of the Tennessee State Route articles? I am still trying to find out, among other things, who decided, apparently almost unilaterally, to go from the title fomat being, for instance, Tennessee State Route 4 to State Route 4 (Tennessee). The former is rather intuitive, at least to me, and the latter counterintuitive. I'll go over to the roads project and see if this is a Wikipedia-wide formatting decision and register my dislike there. Regards, Rlquall 13:46, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm back on a limited basis. I don't agree with the name changes. Good luck. (You're going to need it.) — Fingers-of-Pyrex 01:43, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Welcome back, even if only "on a limited basis". I understand it if you don't want to jump back into all the wiki activity you did before, but I do look forward to seeing your name around WP again! :) Grutness...wha? 08:02, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Your Tennessee edits

Please follow WP:USSH and link to the "State Route x (Tennessee)" style. Thank you. --NE2 05:08, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I have reverted your change again; please read the section on linking. --NE2 03:32, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Please stop. --NE2 06:22, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Again, please read WP:USSH and stop. --NE2 05:33, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Yes, please stop, as per WP:USSH. I understand that this may not be your common way of naming roads in TN, but we have finally come to a conclusion to how to title, link, and write state highways in the United States after a year of edit warring and arguing. Look at the debates if you'd like: #1, #2, #3. A poll (found here: WP:SRNC) finally started bringing order to everything, and WP:USSH was the final touch, so please, spare us all the trouble again and use the standards given please. --Triadian 05:35, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, you will be blocked from editing. Vegaswikian 19:51, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Change to Common.css

Per recent discussions, the way in which Persondata is viewed by Wikipedia editors has changed. In order to continue viewing Persondata in Wikipedia articles, please edit your user CSS file to display table.persondata rather than table.metadata. More specific instructions can be found on the Persondata page. --ShakingSpirit^talk on behalf of Kaldari 01:02, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Bankhead, Dumfries and Galloway

I have added a "{{prod}}" template to the article Bankhead, Dumfries and Galloway, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. -- Jeandré, 2007-04-08t07:38z

Follow WP:USSH

This is your last warning. Please follow WP:USSH or you will be blocked. --Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 03:30, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

You've had several warnings, now I've blocked you for 24 hours. --Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 03:41, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Virginia State Route 75

Please follow WP:USSH, which is part of teh MOS. If you disagree with it, take it up at that talk page; however, if you continue this course of action, you will be blocked again. --Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 02:51, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

This is your final warning. If you edit contrary to WP:USSH again, you will be blocked again. --Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 02:23, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Blocked for 48 hours.

Note that if you need to be blocked again for this violation, a WP:RFC will be filed. --Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 03:10, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Tennessee State Route 9

Please stop edit warring on that article. The State Route format is the official name to use in the lead—where disambiguation is not necessary. (→zelzany - fish) 20:57, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Please stop edit warring right now. You may be blocked if you continue. (→zelzany - fish) 22:04, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

You've been warned by two editors and reverted by three editors. Your edits fly in the face of WP:USSH, which does not permit using a non-common name as the bolded text. Just because an article is named "Tennessee State Route x" does not permit the usage of "Tennessee State Route x" as the bolded statement at the outset of the article if USSH prohibits its usage. You've had numerous opportunities to change your ways; perhaps a block of one week will help. --TMF ^{Let's Go Mets - Stats} 01:59, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

RFC/USER discussion concerning you (Fingers-of-Pyrex)

Hello, Fingers-of-Pyrex. Please be aware that a request for comments has been filed concerning your conduct on Wikipedia. The RFC entry can be found by your name in this list, and the actual discussion can be found at WP:RFC/FOP, where you may want to participate after your block expires tomorrow. (→zelzany - review) 22:39, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

The RFC has failed to gain two signatures in the required 48 hours. Therefore I am deleting it per instructions, but also contacting you to ask, as its subject, if you wish it to be retained. If you do, let me know and I will undelete it. Daniel Case 16:02, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

The RFC is active once again. --NE2 21:26, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Tennessee State Route 331

You did it again. Please stop. --NE2 02:02, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

If you continue to make edits in violation of WP:USSH, you will probably be blocked indefinitely. The article is at "Tennessee State Route X", but the road's name is "State Route X", and on all articles about topics in Tennessee, the latter form should be used. --NE2 05:54, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

You did it again. This is your final warning. --NE2 09:37, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs

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Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 06:58, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

CfD nomination of Category:Arena Football League coaches

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Jefferson College, Mississippi Article

I recently left a note on the Talk Page of the article you created on the now defunct Jefferson College (Jefferson Military Academy) in Mississippi. I'm pointing this out to you in the event you might have some input, which would be appreciated. Thanks much and best regards.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Jefferson_College_(Mississippi) — Preceding unsigned comment added by HistoryBuff14 (talk • contribs) 14:04, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

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Missing Wikipedians

You have been mentioned at Wikipedia:Missing Wikipedians. Woodlot (talk) 21:53, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Nomination of John W. Rankin for deletion

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Lettler^{hello • contribs} 15:26, 19 January 2021 (UTC)