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FYI
See this. General Ization  Talk   05:17, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

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A Hundred K
So you got a hundred billion edits! So what do you want - a cookie? Slight Smile  16:40, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
 * No, an aspirin. Or three. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 16:47, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Tweak
Wikipedia talk:External links/Perennial websites. See FAG. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 17:31, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Hyperbole
I don't need your instruction on the definition of the word, and there was no hyperbole in my comments. That whole episode wss disgusting, compounded by the fact that no one had the balls to tell TRM that he was way out of line. Wikipedia is damaged by that kind of behavior, and its past time people started saying so. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. &#8213; Mandruss  &#9742;  20:10, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
 * The OP was out of line bringing it up in the first place. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:17, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
 * No. We are human and we will make good faith mistakes. Tell you what, the next time you make one we'll turn the blowtorch on you and see how you feel about that. &#8213; Mandruss  &#9742;  20:20, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I was nice to the OP. Go yell at somebody else. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:22, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh for pete's sake, show me the respect of not distorting my words. I clearly was referring to TRM's behavior in the thread, not yours. This thread was about your last comment to me, nothing else regarding you. But I'm obviously wasting my time here, so I'll leave you alone. &#8213; Mandruss  &#9742;  20:26, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Excellent. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:29, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

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Hitler section of reference desk
As you've reverted it: In what way do you think my edit and the partial restoration of the section without any contributions of the troll, and the direct answers to them, violate Deny recognition? There are still constructive and contentual contributions left, and I don't think it's polite (towards the other users than yourself) and helpful in any way to delete them all. --KnightMove (talk) 15:50, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

Free Speech
You believe in private property over free speech. You are a shame to society. Allen750 (talk) 06:44, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi Bugs (I hope it's OK if I call you that), I've given this one a 24hr break from Wikipedia (so short because, surprisingly, it's their very first block). If you get any more trouble from them after that, feel free to drop me a line and I'll deal with it as soon as I'm around. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 15:49, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Rogereeny, Mr. Boing. :) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 15:52, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Actually, I was a bit concerned about that "Retired" banner up above, until I got what "Hemi demi semi" meant ;-) Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 16:01, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * You have to watch out for those customized banners. :) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:55, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Ref desk Entertainment
Hi Bugs. I think that the current thread about the film is the return of one of our ref desk trolls. They slipped in by making their first post read like a normal question. Hatting the thread might be the way to go. As ever your method of dealing with this is appreciated. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 17:23, 8 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for this. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 19:27, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Request
Hi, BBugs. Hope you're well. Would you mind looking at the page for actor Bobby Cannavale? A new editor is edit-warring over a pretty blatant WP:BLP vio involving a child. I've reported him to the 3RR noticeaboard, but it seems backed, and I can't make any more edits without violating 3RR myself. Normally I wouldn't ask another editor to take a look at the situation, but when it comes to an uncited personal claim about a kid, it might be right for me to make an exception. Happily, it's nothing slanderous — just an uncited claim about a middle name — but it's still not right. (The reason I'm asking is you seem to be Wiki this afternoon.) With best regards, --Tenebrae (talk) 00:03, 12 February 2016 (UTC)

Nothing is worse than mung
As for the Palestinian "cycle", I didn't mean they (or Israel) are worse in a moral sense. Just numerically. Smaller population to start, they kill fewer and die more, while fewer of their offspring reach maturity. Plug the data into a computer, presuming everything follows the pattern we've seen, and the "loop" sequence comes to a quick and obvious conclusion. Long ordeal in human years (mostly due to outside influences), but infinitely far from infinite.

Gang wars and tribal feuds are the real(er) cycles of violence. One or two in revenge for one or two, and babies harboring grudges everywhere. The Bloods can call the Crips "worse" all they want (and vice versa), but nobody's got the leverage to prove it. Irresistible forces meeting immovable objects, basically. Not the case here.

A bit pedantic and ultimately meaningless, but I think it'd be better for everyone if you'd not use "forever" (or its ilk) so loosely in the future. And, as always, remain vigilant about "random", "however" and "triple play". InedibleHulk (talk) 02:24, February 21, 2016 (UTC)
 * Triple play? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:29, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I figured that would catch your attention. Carry on wondering! InedibleHulk (talk) 02:55, February 21, 2016 (UTC)

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 * That's why I have the autosign turned on, in case I forget. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:06, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

The Refdesk Misc Shenanigans
Hey, about that.

We've been having some issues with doxxing/trolling from someone hopping IPs over in RationalWiki. I can't edit the talk page to provide context as this is a relatively untouched account (I normally edit from a different one that I hadn't touched in years), so I figured this might be the best way to drop some context for you.

If you have any questions, feel free to drop them in my talk page. I'll pick them up later. Cheers! Noir LeSable (talk) 22:19, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

Response to Message
Hey!

Yeah, don't worry about it. The above note I left was in reference to this edit you made in the Wikipedia talk:Reference Desk talk page. As I had no way to respond on the talk page itself (what with it being locked) I thought that leaving a note here would be a better place to explain what was going on. The matter's been largely dealt with on our end, so feel free to disregard. Thanks! Noir LeSable (talk) 16:48, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh, that. Yes, it was rendered invisible for privacy reasons. Jolly good. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:47, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

shadow update
what about this?? you only have to watch the first few minutes 199.19.248.20 (talk) 00:46, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

Will Smith
Regarding your comment on the ref desk... I had to re-read the headline I saw the other day about Will Smith because at first I did think it was the actor they were referring to. Though, I have a couple of excuses for my confusion. I know very little about any but the most famous NFL players (and those I do know are retired). The headline was sufficiently vague. And I had been spending the day with family at a funeral, so had not had much of an opportunity to check the news, Facebook, or any other media that might have clued me in. Dismas |(talk) 18:18, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't follow the NFL religiously either, and I had never heard of this "other Will Smith" until the shooting was reported. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:20, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Have you ever watched A New Leaf (film)?
Doris Roberts has also died. μηδείς (talk) 01:23, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Kudos
Add this to the list of "things that are obviously possible once I see them done, but that would have never occurred to me before that". That perfectly solves the unique problem of frequent short term semi protection of the ref desks. Hat tip. --Floquenbeam (talk) 14:43, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

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Please tell your friend to stop harassing me
Please tell your fellow admin friend fpas to quit sending me harassing emails or I'll report him to the police. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.92.74.48 (talk) 20:41, 22 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Similar bogus complaints at ANI: ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 08:49, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

Hey there Carrot Brain
Long time no see Soxwon (talk) 08:51, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Indeed. Whatever became of you? I see your ID redirects to 2004 World Series. Given their successes since then, you could change your ID to SoxwonTHREE! ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 08:55, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Went to college, got a job, life and all that. Have been looking about at Wikipedia doing a bit of editing here and there. As for the Red Sox, I'm tempted to create a sandbox page tallying Yankees and Red Sox championships in the new century ;). How about yourself? Soxwon (talk) 08:57, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I like answering questions (or trying to), so I've migrated to the ref desk area mostly. Yankees and Red Sox champions in the 21st century... Well, so far the Red Sox lead 3 to 1, and I can't see it getting better for the Yankees anytime soon. Such a shame. (Ha!) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 09:01, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Indeed, though I don't know if the Sox will add a trophy to the case this year. We need more arms in the rotation and maybe a bit more depth in the outfield. Still, no doing too bad. Soxwon (talk) 09:14, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Maybe we'll have a Cubs - Red Sox World Series. This time, the Cubs will win (revenge for 1918) and then it will be discovered that they were juiced up, and the Red Sox will win by forfeit - and somewhere in the distance, a billy goat will be bleating. (Not that we're cynical.) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 09:44, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Looking at 2002 Minnesota Twins season, it's interesting to note that every one on the list, including coaching staff, are gone from the Twins, and most are retired. Only a handful remain active, including some guy named David Ortiz. Whatever became of him? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 09:56, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Ortiz? Was he the guy that became a daddy or pappy somewhere?  Collect (talk) 11:50, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

This is your only warning; if you vandalize Wikipedia again, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.

You vandalized this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/User:Stemoc 2602:30A:C06E:EDC0:9844:BE08:9FC2:B518 (talk) 11:07, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
 * You're funny. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:42, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

Squirrels
Who knew he ran them over so often? Toddst1 (talk) 03:28, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
 * A lot of that depends on the squirrel. There are two species of squirrel, you know: (1) The Quick; and (2) The Dead. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:50, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Profanity and Gangland Threats
Do you think that it is appropriate to use on a newbie IP user's talk page? —Anomalocaris (talk) 23:48, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
 * You appear to lack a sense of humor. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 01:28, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your reply. I suppose you are correct: with regard to profanity and threats, serious or jesting, I do lack a sense of humor. Cheers! —Anomalocaris (talk) 02:14, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Try not to worry. With experience you'll better be able to tell big problems from little problems. And be aware for the long haul that BMK can be a good ally. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:36, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Re: ITN
"Oswald was not acting on anyone's behalf. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:39, 18 June 2016 (UTC)" That's just what they want you to believe. ;P --WaltCip (talk) 14:43, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh, yeah, I forgot that the assassination was a joint project of the FBI, CIA, Mafia, Cuba, and some guy named Grassy Knoll. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 17:05, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

You so
As for Anders Breivik, it's most unfortunate that he doesn't yet have a burial place to visit. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 04:12, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

Crazeh....μηδείς (talk) 04:52, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

How hard is it...
...to get an Admin desysoped? I am slowly, and very reluctantly, coming to the conclusion that there might be one who is temperamentally unsuited to the position. -Ad Orientem (talk) 22:29, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't recall having been in deep on a serious discussion about it. But it seems to require some sort of serious malfeasance, such as socking, outing, etc. Having a bad temperament is usually not enough. And the bottom will be, not whether he's an annoying editor, but whether he's abusing his admin power. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 23:39, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Hmmm... -Ad Orientem (talk) 00:01, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
 * And keeping in mind my limited amount of observation of these things, I should say that the real bottom line is... it ain't easy. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 00:29, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
 * From a quick looking about, I think you are right. It's probably not worth the trouble at this point. But he is one of the reasons I took a very long wiki-break and seriously considered leaving the project. And he remains the reason I rarely participate at ITNC anymore. -Ad Orientem (talk) 00:34, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I have about had it with that page too, and not just for that reason. Promoting a story about a fake "psychic" while suppressing a story about a real terrorist attack? What is wrong with people? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 00:40, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Entirely agree. I could see the French priest story going either way given that we don't usually post low loss of life incidents. But putting a silly fraud in RD is clear evidence that there is a problem at ITNC. Standards have always been the weak point for Wikipedia. There is a horror among many editors of any actual standard that might accidentally exclude some good information, or a great article that cites not a single source, if we were to actually enforce some standards that are SOP at any real encyclopedia. Oh well. Enough with the venting. We must deal with the world (or project) as it is and not as we would wish it to be. -Ad Orientem (talk) 00:57, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Necrology
Twenty RD noms in one week. Sca (talk) 20:51, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, and just over half posted, the others all reviewed and opposed by multiple reviewers. Only one really terror festival, and that really should have been redirected swiftly to WP:AFD.  Looks like it's working a charm!   (P.S. As many "normal" ITNs posted in that time too, I guess it's a busy time for news folks!!)  The Rambling Man (talk) 21:34, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

Stalking
You're being corny. Slight Smile  13:16, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
 * That's my credo. :) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 13:21, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

The Issue
Bugs, we all have the right to decide if something is off-topic. If you want to start hatting unreferenced answers, you'll have my fullest support. Please feel free to hat Jayron's posting - I won't do anything about it. I can't speak for anyone else, though. Tevildo (talk) 20:53, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Why did you remove my question?
With this edit. Awaiting an answer.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.77.227.40 (talk) 09:31, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I came here to ask the same question. --Viennese Waltz 12:33, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Arbcom case you might be interested in
I just filed an arbitration request against, which you might be interested in. Link is here:. Thanks, Banedon (talk) 05:24, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Misc Ref Desk
Hi Bugs, just wanted to let you know that I have deleted the troll posting on the Misc. ref desk. For neatness this entailed deleting your comment too. Hope you don't mind. Rojomoke (talk) 09:11, 21 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Sehr gut. :) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:56, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

AL Lopez Field pic
Hey Bugs, I've been working on the Al Lopez Field article and was wondering if you knew when was taken. The file info says 2010, but that's only when it was uploaded, since the place was torn down in 1989. I'm thinking late 1980s, perhaps soon before it was demolished. Just looking to get the caption correct. Thanks! --Zeng8r (talk) 19:23, 21 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, it was 1989, a very short time before it was demolished. I recall that I wanted to take some interior pictures, but they wouldn't let me in. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:25, 21 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'll update the info! --Zeng8r (talk) 21:28, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

Hatting changed
I changed [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Science&diff=735617556&oldid=735617371 your] hatting [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Science&diff=735651947&oldid=735641366 here]. I assume you made a mistake since you seemed to acknowledge Wnt's point was a valid answer [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Science&diff=735613606&oldid=735612729]. If it wasn't a mistake, I strongly disagree with the hatting. Wnt's answer was directly addressing what the OP asked. Nunh-huh may have given a different sourced answer, but as both Wnt and the answer Nunh-huh gave says, the development of such morphology differences are complicated and our understanding of embryogenesis (let alone evolutionary history) are limited enough that we often can't give a definitive answer. Wnt answer may be a bit speculatory but given the earlier reasons can't be said to be clearly wrong and they also gave a reference for one of their points, and the thing being discussed isn't something where a wrong answer would lead to harm either, so the OP should be free to decide which answer to trust (or whether to just accept we don't know for sure). Nil Einne (talk) 05:40, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
 * The only answer the OP acknowledged as being correct was the one from Nunh-huh. As for Wnt's response, I think he was right too, but the self-styled experts disagreed. However, I do like the way you've changed the hat boundaries. Sehr gut. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 06:22, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Carrots with peanut butter
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wiki username generator (talk • contribs) 02:10, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Arbitration Case opened
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Random order
Re, the names are in the order in which they first commented, the idea being that when the arbs have to piece out who's accusing whom of what it's easier to piece together a timeline of accusations. It's the standard format for arbcom cases with a lot of participants—remember, unlike the rest of Wikipedia the intended audience here isn't passers-by but a select group of 15 people all of whom are supposed to have the page watchlisted, so "appears more confusing to outsiders" isn't the issue it would be elsewhere. &#8209; Iridescent 20:14, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

ANI
Hello BB. Wanted to let you know that you have been mentioned here Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents. Hopefully it will be closed by the time you see this. Best regards. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 01:17, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the warning. Just the usual ref desk troll. He gone, bye-bye. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 01:29, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Removal of evidence at Arbitration pages
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Please restore my question
My edits aren't vandalism.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism&diff=prev&oldid=741133918Puppydog1980 (talk) 20:18, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

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Ref desk comment(s)
You feel that misuse of refdesk should be handled on user talk pages, so here I am. How in hell is a comment like this in any way related to the function and mission of a Reference Desk? Do you have any comprehension of the fact that these are not forums? The fact that there are other abusers is irrelevant, per WP:OTHER. This is not the start of a discussion, as there would be no point. I am unconvincable on this point. &#8213; Mandruss  &#9742;  07:51, 26 September 2016 (UTC) Keep that up and the next complaint will be at WT:RD whether you like it or not. There is growing sentiment that you should be topic-banned from the desks, so ANI would be the next step. &#8213; Mandruss  &#9742;  08:04, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

The Rambling Man arbitration proposed decision posted
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Cattle
Bollocks are not cattle. You were probably thinking of bullocks. SpinningSpark 08:45, 5 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Bullocks are cattle.

You're Fired
So when are you moving to Manitoba? Slight Smile  23:54, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm 100 percent American. And if you look at the bigger picture, nothing much has changed in Washington. The Trump supporters have deluded themselves. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 00:04, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I wish you were right but I've seen presidents - and PMs do a lot of damage in four years. For starters they say he'll undo Obama Care. He once said, "I want everyone to be okay" wouldn't it be nice if he actually meant it but that's not likely is it. Slight  Smile  00:19, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Or two years. He has made a long list of promises, and if he doesn't come through on them, he might end up with a mid-term revolt. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 00:22, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I just read only today a lot of people who voted for him because of The Five Words : "At least it's out there". A lot of things folks are thinking and it seems Trump is the only one "putting it out there". Will he actually build a wall along the Mexican border? And a hundred other things. I'm still what's the expression wrapping my head around that they voted "You're Fired" president. Slight  Smile  00:43, 10 November 2016 (UTC)


 * He is now his own Apprentice. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:06, 10 November 2016 (UTC)


 * An apprentice is supposed to actually have some experience in their field. He is more like a novice. StuRat (talk) 02:21, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
 * He'll outsource the important stuff. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:03, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

You asked for a specific law in refdesk question
In our discussion on sex imbalances, which degenerated into a discussion about the black US incarceration rate, you asked for an example of a specific law which targeted blacks. I responded by giving you one there. I await your response. Thanks. 110.140.69.137 (talk) 12:58, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
 * By now I've forgotten what your example was. Sorry. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:12, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Sorry for ...
... this unintentional edit. Paul August &#9742; 21:50, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Thou art forgiven, my son. :) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:54, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

Ethical pronouncements
Don't you get it, Mr Bugs? You DO get to decide what's ethical or moral for yourself, and for your children up to a certain point. But you do NOT get to decide what's ethical or moral for anybody else. That's NOT. What's ethical for you may be anathema for me, and vice-versa. Please keep these sorts of pronouncements off the Ref Desk.

Your attempt to sheet this home to both Shantavira and Wavelength holds no water. Wavelength did not mention ethical at all, or anything like it. Shantavira did introduce the concept of "ethical gasoline", but that's all. He did not elaborate on what that means, for him or anybody else. You shouldn't have either. Cheers. --  Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  23:58, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Introducing the subject opened the door. Whoever did it, they put the idea in my head. Go yell at someone else. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:56, 24 November 2016 (UTC)

Complaint against you at AN/I
Someone has filed a complaint against you, Widr and MarnetteD.73.162.64.116 (talk) 18:20, 28 November 2016 (UTC)


 * It's this bogus claim: ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 05:40, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

An/I incident
There's an incident there which involves you.Johnny the kid (talk) 04:22, 3 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Same bogus claim as above. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:53, 3 December 2016 (UTC)

Happy Belated Thanksgiving!
I've had three computers blow out in a month, turns out there was an electric fault that's been causing sparking in all my sockets.

Re the illegality question, the article does not say that a crime was committed, but alleges that one might have been. The OP can do as he likes, but it's my continuing policy not to correct the OP's question to what he should have asked. He's active enough that I assume he'll see my message on his talk page and act as he sees fit. μηδείς (talk) 02:49, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Judith Barsi
You wrote: "Notifying an IP hopper is like trying to tie a ribbon onto a bolt of lightning." Yes. It wastes the ribbon by setting it on fire. All the more reason to use Requests for Page Protection, which doesn't require notice, or the vandalism noticeboard, which doesn't require notice, rather than reporting the lightning to WP:ANI. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:05, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes. Experience helps. AIV and RFPP are my usual go-to's. I seldom bring anything to ANI anymore. And by the way, that comment originated with W.C. Fields. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 16:39, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

Removed my mention of arbcom case
Not really my department, see Editing_restrictions to jog your memory. To quote, "Baseball Bugs (talk · contribs) is indefinitely topic-banned from all pages relating to any transgender topic or individual, broadly construed. He is also topic banned from all pages (including biographies) related to leaks of classified information, broadly construed. (emphasis mine). Since I was talking about Edward Snowden, I feared this might be an issue. I removed all mention of the matter from the refdesk in deference to your request, just pointing out what I was referring to. Not sure if answering the question I posed would violate this clause. If you think it doesn't, feel free to answer. The arbcom case in question was the Manning naming dispute, back in 2013. Though it was an indefinite ban, since more than a year has passed, you can request a review of the topic-ban, totally up to you. Eliyohub (talk) 07:17, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Just mentioning...
I think your ban on transgender topics was a bit of you getting sucked into a bigger problem which you were not truly part of, and I'd support it being lifted. As you yourself admitted, the real issue is your passion regarding the other issue - leakers of classified information. I accept that your ferocity towards Manning is due to the latter, not the former, unlike many other participants in the case, and I think the "transgender topic-ban" was a tad broad-brush, and you sort of ended up getting paint on you along with the rest. Like, I asked a question on transgender issues just now, and you're not allowed to respond, even though I have no reason to suspect that you'd say anything unacceptable.

If you wanted to be allowed to participate in discussions and page edits on the latter (classified information leaks) on the other hand, I couldn't really offer an opinion if you could contain your emotions on the topic, so it's probably best that you avoid it here on wikipedia. There are no doubt other places on the internet which do allow for heated and passionate debate. Eliyohub (talk) 08:37, 22 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your supportive comments. I intend to leave things as they are. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 09:35, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Harassing emails
How about the fact that you have been sending me harassing emails,along with someguy1221 and MarnetteD? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.91.28.42 (talk) 04:55, 23 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I have never sent you an email. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 05:00, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

You're a liar.74.91.28.42 (talk) 05:01, 23 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Prove it. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 05:06, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

Every time I've registered an account, you send me harassing emails.74.91.28.42 (talk) 05:02, 23 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't send emails to anyone on wikipedia. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 05:06, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

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Merry, merry!
From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 14:54, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

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