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Something you might find interesting
Hi Bugs. I posted this yesterday. Today, there's this cricket story on the ABC website. Have a look at the picture. Pete AU aka --Shirt58 (talk) 08:32, 2 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Perfect! Wearing the glove on the throwing hand seems odd. But maybe not, if you're used to it. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:29, 2 January 2017 (UTC)
 * The young chap in the picture is right-handed. I just thought you might find the very concept of someone catching a cricket ball in a baseball glove fascinating. :-) --Shirt58 (talk) 09:42, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Hi! Solomon and the baby
I just wanted to drop a note letting you know that I stumbled upon the Reference Desk Humanities Wikipedia page. I never knew there was such a page on Wikipedia. I read the section about Solomon and the baby, and I agree with your opinions there. I couldn't participate in the discussion there because it's closed. As I reading everyone's opinion, I felt like your opinion was the correct one. I'm kind of new to Wikipedia, and I have lived in the Bible Belt (Tennessee) my whole life. I learned the Solomon and the baby story in elementary school while going to Church. (I'm now 43) I agree 100% with everything you wrote. I feel everyone else was overthinking/over analyzing things. I know this seems like a weird subject to bring up on someone's talk page, I'm not overly religious or anything, I'm just in shock that you were the only person in my opinion that understood the story, and also didn't over analyze everything to death. Paige Matheson (talk) 02:42, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Well, I can see where there could be some confusion. But maybe my church school had it wrong, or maybe they just didn't "overthink" it as so many of us here tend to do. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 04:10, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Major League team nicknames
Hi, Bugs,

And best wishes from an unbeliever for Twelfth Night (Epiphany).

I'm doing a slow, unhurried reformatting of the team table at Major League Baseball, and I wanted some knowledgeable advice. Basically, I truncated the seconds off those geographical co-ordinates (the seconds actually make it harder to compare how far west or south different teams play), and put in a column for essential changes in nickname or city since 1903 while avoiding specialized trivia. (I also put in some shading to distinguish expansion teams from the 8 & 8 of 1903, and to better key the conference lists with the map.)

My sandbox is here: User:Shakescene/MLB to 1960.

What I wanted to do (despite the rationale from the editor who removed them from the footnotes) was provide the essential information that a non-sporting reader would need to recognize, for instance, the St Louis Browns or the Montreal Expos when they read about (say) Christy Mathewson. Also so they don't think that Seattle Mariners is (like Colt.45's for Astros) just a nickname change for the Pilots, Washington Nationals for the Senators, K.C. Royals for the K.C. Athletics, or Milwaukee Brewers for the Braves. Let alone being able to distinguish between the four AL & NL teams that have played in the Five Boroughs.(The Mets are not a new nickname for the Giants.)

Do you think there is something in my draft table that I should add, or can safely remove?

[Feel free to share this with any of the other Green Diamond experts and historians on Wikipedia.]

It think it'll be only a month before pitchers and catchers have to report, and the Truck loads up on Yawkey Way for sunnier climes.

Thanks for any pointers,

—— Shakescene (talk) 19:20, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

MLB team nickname addendum
Hello, again, Bugs,

That was extremely helpful and informative, but I see my problem rather differently.

That footnote about consulting team articles actually originated with the editor who deleted all our wonderful historical footnotes. I want to keep him or her happy to avoid some hurt feelings and edit wars, while providing what is relatively important information to identify and distinguish different teams. Of course, there's no ideal solution short of what was there before (save perhaps for towns and nicknames before 1903), but I'm trying to restore at least the minimum, and in the table itself rather than footnotes that might not be consulted by those who would benefit most (e.g. confusing the Royals with the K.C. Athletics, the Pilots with the Mariners, or the Brewers with the Braves, let alone the D.C. & N.Y. teams). However the further back you go before 1940, the trickier it gets to judge; how often, for example, would a (mythically) average reader encounter the Brooklyn Robins or the Boston Bean-Eaters?

Anyway, I'm taking an enormous liberty with your talk page by providing here your own sandbox, which you can safely play with without any fears of disrupting anything.

Some day, no doubt, you'll thank me.

Until then, have a good weekend, and four years of the new Administration,

—— Shakescene (talk) 14:54, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

Can you please restore my edit?
I'm not able to restore because I get an error saying that my edit is potentially unconstructive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.30.175.229 (talk) 00:59, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Who What Where When?
Can I ask why all those IP posts are being deleted in ANI?Slatersteven (talk) 13:53, 20 January 2017 (UTC)
 * The one I just deleted is following the lead of Future Perfect at Sunrise. It's most likely the ref desk troll. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 13:56, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

Ste. listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Ste.. Since you had some involvement with the Ste. redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. --Nev&eacute;–selbert 02:20, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

Attempt at an actual constructive comment
In all seriousness though, that would be really confusing to anyone who has strikethrough of blocked users enabled. Timothy Joseph Wood 18:16, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't follow. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:18, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Do you not? Oh man. In your settings you can enable automatic strikethrough when the name is displayed of any account that is currently blocked. It's actually really useful, especially in anti-vandalism. But having every example account blocked would be...odd to anyone who has that enabled. Timothy Joseph Wood  18:22, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Interesting concept. Something I hadn't looked into. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:32, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

How are your answers further proof that you're a pro-communist self-hating white?
How are your answers further proof that you're a pro-communist self-hating white? I can't respond at the Refdesk because of an edit filter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.132.37.164 (talk) 18:18, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm anti-communist and I like myself just fine. It's you I wonder about. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:34, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Talkback
Blurp92 (talk) 16:12, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Academy Awards
Thank you for your helpful answer to my query about the awards for Dance Direction. Valetude (talk) 11:10, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

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There's IP vandalism(?) on my talk page, which for some reason is about you.
Hey Bugs, you might want to take a look at this bit of my talk page. Apparently it's a comment from an IP about how said IP claims to have heard that you are "finally retiring from Facebook". Anything you've seen before? More to the point, what is that comment doing on my talk page? Blurp92 (talk) 21:37, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * That might go back about 10 years, to a New York-based user I had some problems with. He was later banned but would turn up once in a while as an IP. As to why he posted to you, maybe just because I posted on your page recently. In any case, it's garbage. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 22:06, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

Refdesk question
I misspelled condom as condo in my question. I've just corrected my spelling. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Uncle dan is home (talk • contribs) 06:09, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
 * It reminded me of an old Doonesbury series. :) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:24, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

AN/I
There's been an incident reported at AN/I with which you may have been involved with.75.109.48.189 (talk) 16:23, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
 * See ya, troll. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:40, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Revert
Why did you revert my hatting of your stupid jokes? --Viennese Waltz 10:25, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Not a joke at all. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:40, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Massive darkie-loving horrid faggot
Lol. That's what you are! Biggus dikkus (talk) 03:00, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * You wish. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:03, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

MLB
So I can get to Angel Stadium on Thursday, for my first and maybe only-ever Major League outing. Where would you recommend I position myself so I can get a view of the game but still be able to get to refreshments without having to wear mountain climbing kit? The Rambling Man (talk) 00:09, 12 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks. I'm going.  It's going to change my world, one way or another, I'm certain of it. The Rambling Man (talk) 17:53, 12 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I had a great time. A perfect snapshot of Americana for me and something I'll treasure forever.  Even down to referring to Albert Pujols as "Albert Pooholes".  South Park would be as pleased as me!  Marvellous.  The Rambling Man (talk) 23:45, 13 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Game summary from ESPN

since you asked
I don't know. I just mentioned a couple of stereotypically hipster-y (and unscientific) things that came to mind. Foreign powers, [1 ]. Note she's entirely serious. The rest is likewise a specimen of "pure" reason unencumbered by common sense. Asmrulz (talk) 18:32, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Aha! It's all Russia's fault! Just like old times! ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:54, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Sorry man, should have told these details beforehand
Hi, No, it was a Hollywood for sure, I saw it on Star Movies or HBO. I remember clearly the cast was white. Saw it in late '80. 

Jon Ascton   (talk)  13:41, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

time
if i remember correctly, it takes several days for an answer to develop. why did you do this? i cant answer questions at your beck and call.68.151.25.115 (talk) 15:31, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
 * If your question is not clear, its your civic duty to explain further. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 04:26, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

Sock puppet investigation
A new sockpuppet investigation has been filed against you.Stonemason48 (talk) 17:05, 22 June 2017 (UTC)



Elmer Clark's ANI
I mentioned you here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Problematic_behavior_by_User:Medeis_at_the_reference_desk μηδείς (talk) 21:00, 18 May 2017 (UTC)

Ruth bases-loaded IBB
If I remember correctly, you know quite a bit about GHR. I recall a story, quite possibly an urban legend, about a bases-loaded IBB being ordered against Ruth. Ruth supposedly became enraged, and subsequently struck out swinging. I started a thread at Talk:Intentional base on balls. Please have a look if you have the time. Joefromrandb (talk) 21:56, 29 May 2017 (UTC)
 * It definitely happened with Barry Bonds, but I don't know about Ruth. That will take some study. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:08, 30 May 2017 (UTC)


 * This source claims the incident happened on July 26, 1926, vs. Cleveland. However, that's not possible, because they didn't have a game that day. Also, the Indians had a pitcher named Joe Shaute, not Shanti. Looks like the date was July 10. Shaute walked Ruth purposely 3 times. Ruth was also called out for stepping out of the batter's box. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:20, 30 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for joining in that discussion. I appreciate the time you put into researching this! Joefromrandb (talk) 23:11, 30 May 2017 (UTC)
 * It's fun! ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 01:26, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

Silent baseball films
Hello BB. I saw this in a catalog and thought it might be of interest. Best regards. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:12, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

AN/I
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Track and Field and Athletics
You said that track and field is more specific than athletics. It is for you and me, but not in Great Britain, where athletics means track and field. In American usage athletics means sports. In British usage it means track and field. Robert McClenon (talk) 08:15, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

Veracity vs. voracity
Quite right, I shall go and sit at the back of the class... Alansplodge (talk) 13:41, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

Revert
Thanks for catching and reverting this, I have no idea what happened there. I certainly didn't intend to remove his signature. --Viennese Waltz 13:02, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your note. I get things right sometimes. :) I figured it was an edit conflict blip, as both edits had the same timestamp. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:54, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Yes, you are right
Yes, you are right. I posted this to his Talk page. Thanks. Bus stop (talk) 20:46, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

Comment
Frankly, I think that your comment here was a bit harsh: Reference desk/Miscellaneous. Indeed, while adults are the focus of my sexual attraction (in other words, I am absolutely no different from the ordinary person in regards to this), I would like to point out that expecting me to forget every single moment during my childhood when girls in my class or at my school wore short shorts and/or short skirts is asking for too much. For goodness sake, I have absolutely no interest in children; however, that doesn't erase my own memories back from when I myself was a child!

Also, I am sorry if I asked that question in a clumsy way; however, that shouldn't be an excuse for jumping at me! Indeed, am I a horrible person for sexualizing girls in my class and/or at my school back when I myself was a little kid? Futurist110 (talk) 02:01, 23 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Do all of us a favor and just delete the whole thing. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 04:42, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

Stay off of my talk page
Stay off of my talk page. You are not welcome there. --Guy Macon (talk) 01:04, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
 * You just can't handle the truth. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 05:13, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

Apes
Baseball Bugs, I was wondering, why did you remove my reference desk question relating to the Constitution and equal rights for all apes? Since I included other apes it may not sound like a serious question, but humans are part of the ape scientific classification. In fact, humans are physically similar to other apes and therefore all apes can be considered the same, so that is a reason to include other apes in my question. Humans are not the only forms of life which have fingers and lack tails, so I don't understand why we have to speak of humans as if they're something completely different from apes. So is my question really not considered legitimate just because I didn't restrict my question to humans? Wouldn't my question be considered as being all-inclusive? Yellow Sunstreaker (talk) 10:34, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Can you please answer my question, Baseball Bugs? Yellow Sunstreaker (talk) 23:59, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

I'm wondering about my reference desk question, Baseball Bugs. Why did you do this?: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Humanities&diff=next&oldid=804175979 Yellow Sunstreaker (talk) 04:44, 8 October 2017 (UTC)

Yes
I do believe in the concept of civility Being civil And polite, just because I get pissed off does not mean I'm an uncivilized twat, it just means i get pissed off, cheers. Darkness Shines (talk) 19:38, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I could easily make the case that the moment you get pissed off with someone, you've stopped being civil. Just because you're justified in ceasing to be polite to someone, doesn't somehow make your impoliteness polite. Woscafrench (talk) 21:22, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

Stop pinging me.
Stop pinging me. I do not want to have any interactions with you. Please note that deleting this message will be considered evidence that you have read it. --Guy Macon (talk) 19:00, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I have never pinged you. I don't use that function. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:21, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
 * It turns out that template:user has a built-in ping. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:06, 21 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Bugs, please put me in a template. I want to see this for myself. &#8213; Mandruss   &#9742;  20:10, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Rogereeny.


 * Not received, possibly because no notification occurs unless your valid signature was added in the same edit. Try again. &#8213; Mandruss  &#9742;  20:12, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Take two. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:14, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Received. Case closed. Thanks. &#8213; Mandruss  &#9742;  20:14, 21 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Regarding your comment on WP:AN about having to use a manual link as a workaround, not so: see Noping.—Odysseus 1 4 7  9  08:26, 27 October 2017 (UTC)


 * The user template does seem to ping me, but with a bug/feature: If used more than once on the same page, I am only pinged once for the page, not for each use. This means not for each Q on a Ref Desk board.  So, we should probably avoid using it, and stick with either ping or no template at all.  I will repeat this info on the Ref Desk talk page. StuRat (talk) 15:51, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

Hawaii
As someone with no knowledge of Hawaiin, you'll have to explain your "ee lee-kay ee-kay" joke. I didn't post this on the RefDesk as I am trying to discourage amusing diversions, at least while the wolves are at our door. Alansplodge (talk) 15:04, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

Don’t make unsubstantiated claims about me
Not impressed with your claim at ANi that there was any serious doscussion about removing me from Wikipedia. I suggest removing that claim. Legacypac (talk) 02:24, 30 October 2017 (UTC)


 * I can't verify that claim but note that you were blocked 3 times in 2016, by 3 different people. That doesn't look good:


 * 15:59, May 16, 2016 Floquenbeam (talk | contribs) blocked Legacypac (talk | contribs) with an expiration time of 1 month (account creation blocked) (gravedancing, perpetuating a feud, on User talk:Winkelvi)


 * 07:05, April 14, 2016 Cryptic (talk | contribs) blocked Legacypac (talk | contribs) with an expiration time of 24 hours (account creation blocked) (WP:3RR on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Reactions to the 2016 Brussels bombings (2nd nomination))


 * 23:10, January 12, 2016 JzG (talk | contribs) blocked Legacypac (talk | contribs) with an expiration time of 48 hours (account creation blocked) (Disruptive editing. Edit-warring, abuse of Wikipedia process.)


 * StuRat (talk) 02:47, 30 October 2017 (UTC)


 * (TPS) Three short blocks does not a WP:SITEBAN make . I suggest you chill a bit. You are understandably under stress, but it may make sense to re-visit that edit, and strike it. I've been watching the discussion and have no axe to grind, but it may help your case to trash that. Irondome (talk) 02:57, 30 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the advice, and I've done so, but a month isn't exactly a short block. Also, what does (TPS) mean ? StuRat (talk) 03:00, 30 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Talk Page Stalker. Irondome (talk) 03:11, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Don't forget to put one of the new coversheets on your TPS report. There was a memo. Jonathunder (talk) 04:57, 30 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I was not remembering correctly. It seems you were only banned from creating new articles. I don't know when or if that ban was lifted. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 06:53, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

Replacement of disputed notification
As mentioned there, I have replaced a disputed notification [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3AReference_desk&type=revision&diff=807833127&oldid=807832588]. Since the purpose of the notification is simply to inform others of the discussion, my replacement notification serves the same purpose and does not get into the tricky issue of modifying the text of a signed post nor in preserving the text which has been called canvassing. I don't see that there is any text in the section I deleted which either relates to how to improve the RD, or is necessary for notifying people about the ANI discussion, or even helps us grow as a community. I did mention the earlier discussion I removed since otherwise people may get confused or complain, but intentionally did not provide a history link. If people look it up, that's their choice, I don't see there is much better we can do now which isn't going to just result in more dispute. In otherwords, either we leave it at that, or we risk blowing up the dispute even more, perhaps to the extent of derailing the ANI discussion. The choice is yours. I'm leaving this message on the talk page of everyone who participated in the section I removed. Nil Einne (talk) 11:20, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

Sock is back
He just doesn't give up... Atsme 📞📧 11:21, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I think he's back - reverting all my edits - I've asked for semi-p. Atsme 📞📧 01:50, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

At least we keep them closer to home now
Hey Bugsy, do you remember this?

If so, you're showing your age. Kablammo (talk) 22:54, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Interesting. But I never heard of it until now. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 23:36, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

inheritance in canon/spanish/french law
I like the large print banner and the long explanation, and think it should be used as needed going forward. But at this point, unless SM or someone else unhats the offending material, would you consider leaving the large print banner, but collapsing the three paragraph explanation under "boilerplate", or some such title? My reasoning is that if the OP is satisfied with the answers and doesn't unhat, such a large block of text becomes more of a provocation than a necessity, and actually takes up more room than the rest of the thread combined. μηδείς (talk) 16:57, 18 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I can do that. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 22:44, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks, but no, thanks. :) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 10:55, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

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SPA's request for legal advice
This is an SPA with one IP edit, unsigned, explicitly asking about his legal right, with no context whatsoever. Or guidelines say such questions may be removed. hatted it. I think that was far too generous, and my suspicion, if we are going to guess motives, is that this is one of our usual busibodies trying to goad the desk into yet another debate so there will be grounds to bring someone to ANI or suggest shutting the desks down. I suggest we leave the tarbaby untouched. μηδείς (talk) 02:22, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

RD
My suspicion is that we simply have a sock trying to goad us by putting legal advice in the headline. In any case, please don't discuss this further on my talk page, comment at the RD talk page if necessary, it loads quicker there, and doesn't generate red alerts and yellow notifications I have to load to get rid of. In any case, I have no problem with your latest revision. μηδείς (talk) 17:03, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

Game of Trolls
Bugs, I suggest you see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk#About_a_warning_that_I_have_received. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk#About_a_warning_that_I_have_received.] and the user's (now deleted) comments at MarnetteD's talk page and the user's talk page before you feed him further. Colin Fine and others have advised him to contribute to the mainspace with serious contributions before he spams the ref desks and uploads more cartoons for his home page. μηδείς (talk) 02:06, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

Meh. 99.999999% effective at least...
G M G talk   14:39, 20 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Bizarre. But oral sex is not abstinence. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 15:14, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

Heads up
An IP editor tried to leave a message on your talk page, but failed ... it's at User talk:Baseball Bugs/thanks, and was presumably in response to this refdesk thread. Graham 87 14:20, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

A Feature, Not a Glitch
Merry Christmas! And belated Festivus.

Speaking of airing grievances...

Next time just thank me for my edits. One reason I don't archive my talk page is that it discourages IP's and furriners on dialup from pestering me with messages when they have to wait for that page to load. Even though I have broadband, Wikipedia itself is not all that quick to send content. Thankses are much easier to access.

Szczastliwy nowy rok! μηδείς (talk) 16:41, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Seasons' Greetings
...to you and yours, from the Great White North! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 16:53, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

FYI
User talk:Baseball Bugs/thanks Jim1138 (talk) 00:53, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

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Refdesk edits
I'm assuming you're going to apologise at some point for your recent refdesk trolling? Deleting valid answers to perfectly valid questions is not proper behaviour. Fgf10 (talk) 12:51, 1 January 2018 (UTC)