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 * My pleasure. If I get time I'll try to pick up your other battle articles as well :) --Errant (chat!) 12:04, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

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image deletion
The image you just deleted is being used as evidence in an ANI on the user that requested the deletion. Please restore it so that the editors involved in the ANI can view the original post (The editor has subsequently modified his post to remove policy infractions) Gaijin42 (talk) 16:01, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * No, I'm afraid I can't because it is a copyright violation. I'm not sure the best approach here but probably post a link to a screengrab hosted elsewhere - although that is technically not allowed either it will probably not be leaned on by an admin during the AN/I --Errant (chat!) 16:04, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

ANI
I clicked here because it says "chat". What a neat feature... Please let me know if you have anything unclear that I can shed the light no. --Michael Haephrati 17:43, 27 August 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michael.haephrati (talk • contribs)

Hijiri88 continues to provoke
I am sorry to update you that Hijiri88 continues to harass. He sent me 3 emails today and after I stopped responding to him, he published the same old claims that were already dealt as part of the ANI. I really don't want to get back into this fight with him, as he seems to have taken it very personally and I would like to stay out of it. However, he is sabotaging the AfD and I kindly ask you to look into it. --Michael Haephrati (talk) 12:47, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * Very nice, thanks!! :) Now for the next three... --Errant (chat!) 10:47, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

Help Needed
I have noticed that this user is a new editor that needs help. He is editing several articles adding to them a reference to an article he has written. Besides the notability question, technically he didn't insert the cites correctly. This is the article where I have undone his edits. Following my comments in his talk page he now seeks for advice. Michael Haephrati (talk) 15:53, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

Another editor threats to remove images from an article
While I am doing my best to work on new articles, help others, etc. Gaijin42 is trying to pick a flight and provoke me. After he uploaded a screenshot of my personal blog page, claiming its his own work (file you have removed), he is picking screenshots from the Rashumon article which another user (someone from my family, but not me) has uploaded at 2011. He has commented here, probably to get me to admit it is me. I don't think this is how things should work. You can investigate any suspicion but it should not be a reason to remove sources and images from an article. I don't understand why he is so anxious to edit this article, especially before the AfD is over. Michael Haephrati (talk) 16:17, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Michael Haephrati If a family member (not you) uploaded those files, but said that they are "Michael Haephrati", they are copyright violations, and impersonating you, which makes them double violations of policy. Gaijin42 (talk) 16:21, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
 * That was around 2011. I don't remember and don't have time to deal with that. If you suspect anything, don't use these images to investigate me... I have no problem uploading them again myself. You also picked images I have uploaded (the last 2), so please remove the deletion request. It is clear that you are trying to provoke me after I have complaint that you uploaded a screenshot of my blog and claimed it is his own work (the file was of course removed). Michael Haephrati (talk) 16:26, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

Here are the possibilities. Pick your poison. Do, to sum it up, your claim is that someone else, obtained files that you created (in particular two selfie photographs of you), created an account on wikimedia and wikipedia which claimed to be you, uploaded those files, added those files to articles about products you wrote, got discovered and blocked as socks, you came along later completely unrelated, you used that photo on your userpage (how did you know it had been uploaded to wiki commons?)
 * You are both users. Therefore you are a sock of a blocked user.
 * You are the real MH, User Haephrati is not. All their uploads are impersonation and copyright violations, and should be removed.
 * They are the real MH, and YOU are the impersonator. Those files can stick around, and you are blocked as an impersonator.

Gaijin42 (talk) 16:40, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

step away
I will step away, but would you consider either re-adding the image links (or some other way of pointing to the images) (diff perhaps?) so that the administrator who handles the SPI has access to the information? Gaijin42 (talk) 17:54, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you. :) Yes, I will do that. I've endorsed the SPI for a CU so it can be processed, which hopefully will resolve things for good. --Errant (chat!) 17:55, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Please remove from ALL places the insulting comments such as "It sounds like a duck quacking into a megaphone to me", etc. and so on. I will cooperate with any claim and will provide the administrator any information needed, but stop playing detective. You don't need the links to specific photos. You check the contrib. of all users mentioned in the SPI. MH (talk) 18:00, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

Manning on AN
I've moved the discussion to the ANI subpage per a request on my talk. I was in the process when you closed the thread on AN so I replaced your close with a redirect. I hope that OK? --RA ( &#x270D; ) 11:28, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes that is fine! Thanks for doing that :) --Errant (chat!) 11:30, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

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