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AfC notification: Draft:Connemara marble has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Connemara marble. Thanks! Robert McClenon (talk) 01:04, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

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User boxes
Hi Licks-rocks, if you want to line up your user boxes you can try putting Userboxtop on the line above them and Userboxbottom on the line beneath them - if that's what you're trying to do of course. Mikenorton (talk) 16:40, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * thank you ! that was indeed what I was trying to do!Licks-rocks (talk) 17:19, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I of course just copied off someone else, although it took me over 3 years to actually do it. Mikenorton (talk) 17:28, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Probably would have taken me just as long without help, thanks a bunch :) Licks-rocks (talk) 17:47, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Tabloids
To explain why I reverted you, some years ago the tabloid format was only applied to such as the Sun and the Mirror, and possibly the Daily Mail. This divide was fairly safe and "the tabloids" was a safe description of the "yellow press", Later, however, the "broadsheet" titles changed to the tabloid format to cut costs and make reading the paper easier. An unintended result of this is that the tabloid/broadsheet divide is no longer watertight. I hope this clarifies matters. Britmax (talk) 10:58, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
 * It does. I was using it as a shorthand to say I didn't really find a passing mention in a paper I know isn't always reliable on topics like these convincing enough to use it as a source for an allegation like that. I should have worded that better. Thanks for getting back to me! --Licks-rocks (talk) 11:52, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

WP:BLP noticeboard and WP:Talk
Regarding this and this? Why are you placing your comment all the way down there when you are not replying to me? How do you figure that such a disjointed style is best? Also, I did not mention/reply to you, and your revert altered my post. Flyer22 Frozen (talk) 23:08, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
 * my bad, I figured your "we should not be putting words in rowling's mouth" was a jab at me, given the extremely similar reply directly above yours that *was* aimed at me. As for my style of commenting, I have a bit of a squirrel brain, so I tend to finish my reply before I'm actually done replying. The reply and the follow up should be seen as a single reply, but I'm keeping the timestamps in there to avoid confusion should someone start writing a reply before the follow up arrives. My apologies for the confusion! Licks-rocks (talk) 23:14, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

WP:BLP noticeboard new Option 1E
You probably noticed I have offered a new option to the Rowlings debate. It is still as work in progress. I have never created a RfC or an alternative proposal on any Wikipedia Board before. I will notify everybody tomorrow or sunday, but if you have any recommendations I would be interested. I log out now as soon as it is possible for me to do. ~ BOD ~ TALK 23:56, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * thanks for letting me know. I'm not sure you need to let people know, tbh. They'll find out themselves if they're following the discussion closely ^^ --Licks-rocks (talk) 10:32, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

3rr
I suggest paying attention when you try to drop a template on my talk page. Also, attempting to template an existing user is generally considered in poor form, so consider not doing it. --Licks-rocks (talk) 20:04, 4 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Look up 3rr.NEDOCHAN (talk) 20:08, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Ah yes, the rule you broke? --Licks-rocks (talk) 20:11, 4 July 2020 (UTC)


 * You show me 4 identical reverts that I have made. If you can, I accept that I broke a rule.NEDOCHAN (talk) 20:13, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
 * if you really wanna be that pedantic, I count exactly three reverts from me, not four. ^^ --Licks-rocks (talk) 20:15, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J._K._Rowling&diff=966005244&oldid=965995806

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J._K._Rowling&diff=966015740&oldid=966013451

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J._K._Rowling&diff=966021183&oldid=966020286

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J._K._Rowling&diff=966021183&oldid=966020480

4NEDOCHAN (talk) 20:20, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
 * You should probably take a closer look at the first one. (SPOILER: it's not a revert!) --Licks-rocks (talk) 20:25, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

Notice of edit warring noticeboard discussion
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. Thank you. NEDOCHAN (talk) 20:00, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I had closed the complaint on grounds that the war was not continuing, but now there is a further revert from you. Can you explain why you shouldn't be blocked per the original complaint? I thought you had agreed to stop: . Is your promise to refrain no longer in effect? EdJohnston (talk) 04:13, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I considered that case closed.
 * To expand further on this, I also see that revert as a different matter, unrelated to my earlier conflict with nedochan. Ward20 did a BRD edit relating to a different discussion, and I reverted it because I thought it was inappropriate. My conflict with nedochan related to a different discussion on the talk page, so it didn't come up in me to see them as related at all. --Licks-rocks (talk) 13:50, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

Hello
Really just dropping by to say hello and welcome. I appreciate how you handled the andalusite editor. --Kent G. Budge (talk) 16:43, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I hope this has been enough to prevent any further vandalism from this person, good faith or no. --Licks-rocks (talk) 14:27, 27 July 2020 (UTC)