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British Prime Ministers

British Prime Ministers are not numbered. Sam Blacketer (talk) 23:18, 28 May 2017 (UTC)

To add a bit of background Rivirian: British Prime Ministers aren't numbered like US Presidents for several boring reasons. Firstly, the term "Prime Minister" wasn't used until the early twentieth century, before then the office was called "First Lord of the Treasury", in fact to this day the Prime Minister still is the First Lord of the Treasury, that's what it says on No. 10's letterbox. Another thing is, the United Kingdom didn't exist until 1801, before then it was Great Britain, so technically Robert Walpole was the first Prime Minister of Great Britain and Henry Addington was the last Prime Minister of Great Britain and the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Also, there is a debate as to weather non-consecutive terms are counted twice, like the way the Americans count Grover Cleveland, the Downing Street website says Gordon Brown will be the 52nd person to walk through the doors of Downing Street as PM not the 75th. Then there is the issue of how many times Ramsay MacDonald is counted as the government changed part way through his second term but he remained as Prime Minister. Finally, it's just not a British tradition to count the number people who have held a particular office. Regards - Galloglass 09:32, 29 May 2017 (UTC)

The above still applies, please do not readd the numbers. There is no basis for your edits' IdreamofJeanie (talk) 15:10, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

President infobox edits

These changes are totally without explanation. In my opinion, they are detrimental to the biographies because, as soon as we begin listing every election that a candidate participated in inside the infobox, it gets very crowded and totally unreadable. Please stop. Thank you. Display name 99 (talk) 19:32, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Think about it. If we did this for the elections in which they participated in as presidential candidates, we'd have to do it for elections they participated in as candidates for vp, Senate, the House of Representatives, governor, or anything else. Quickly, the infobox becomes extremely difficult to read. The infobox is just a very basic summary of the article. Greater details should be left to the main body. Display name 99 (talk) 19:35, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

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I notice that many of your edits may not conform to Wikipedia:No original research because they appear to be your own analysis, unsupported by a reference. I appreciate that these edits are made in good faith with the desire to improve Wikipedia. Cheers, HopsonRoad (talk) 13:37, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

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Places in infobox

Hello, it's not necessary to add specific details such as hospital, borough, or county about the place of birth/death of persons. The infobox is meant to be a summary, so normally city/town (plus state or province if applicable) and country are sufficient. Please see Template:Infobox_person#birth_place. ... discospinster _talk 15:24, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Again, do not add unnecessary extraneous information to the infobox, it is supposed to be a summary. ... discospinster _talk 22:48, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

May 2024

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Request reason:

I have not been sockpuppeting at all and have no idea who Bruce Fawcett is

Decline reason:

 Confirmed sockpuppetry. Very, very, very clear. Yamla (talk) 23:06, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

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Request reason:

I am writing to appeal the block placed on my account due to sockpuppeting. I fully understand the seriousness of this issue and the disruption it causes to the Wikipedia community. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere apologies for my actions and to assure you that I have learned from my mistakes.

I created multiple accounts because I mistakenly believed that it would help me contribute more effectively to Wikipedia. However, I now realize that this behavior is against Wikipedia’s policies and undermines the trust and integrity that are essential to the collaborative nature of this platform.

In hindsight, I recognize that my actions were misguided and counterproductive. I am genuinely committed to adhering to Wikipedia's guidelines and contributing in a constructive and transparent manner moving forward. I have taken the time to thoroughly read and understand the Wikipedia policies on sockpuppeting and other forms of disruptive behavior. I am committed to using only one account and to participate in good faith within the Wikipedia community.

I respectfully request that you consider lifting the block on my account. I am eager to return to editing and to make positive contributions, following all community guidelines and policies. I appreciate the importance of building trust within the Wikipedia community and I am dedicated to rebuilding that trust through my future actions.

Thank you for considering my appeal. I look forward to your response and to the opportunity to prove my commitment to Wikipedia’s values

Decline reason:

Chatbot generated unblock requests are not considered. Checkuser verified abuser of mulltiple accounts. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇} 01:20, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

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So, just to be clear. You lied about your sockpuppetry over at User talk:Bruce Fawcett ("This account is not a sockpuppet"). You then admitted it. You lied about it here ("I have not been sockpuppeting at all and have no idea who Bruce Fawcett is") and were caught out in your lie. You now admit to lying to us. And, according to zerogpt, you are abusing an AI chatbot to generate this unblock request on your behalf. This is a pretty easy decline for the next reviewing administrator. It's hard to see you coming back from this. Good block. --Yamla (talk) 23:20, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

• Rivirian, by all means tell me what your input in ChatGPT (or whatever) was to generate such a concise unblock request that pushes the right buttons, or at least attempts to. You're better at it than my students, and I'd like to learn from you. Drmies (talk) 01:30, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
  • This unblock request gave me a really good laugh. Hilarious stuff.
    I fed this prompt into ChatGPT 3.5: "Write me an appeal to a Wikipedia block enacted due to sockpuppeting. Ensure you apologize for your disruptive behaviour." I got almost a word-for-word response. It had the same paragraph breaks and used similar turns of phrase. Tkbrett (✉) 01:41, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
    • User:Tkbrett, thanks for the prompt--I copied it (is that plagiarism? no I guess it's fair use) and got a very similar result. Drmies (talk) 01:44, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

    I realise what I have done was wrong. I promise from now on that I will only use one account to edit. Rivirian King of the Rails (talk) 06:49, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

    We'd perhaps have a greater chance of believing you if you hadn't created yet another account, Gregtimas, immediately after making this request. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇} 15:53, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

That’s not me — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rivirian King of the Rails (talk • contribs)

I have  Confirmed the sockpuppetry. You are on the edge of being banned by the community under WP:3X. --Yamla (talk) 17:32, 14 May 2024 (UTC)