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Train station template to LUA nominations
I notice you've done quite a few similar nominations. I was wondering if you'd done step three of the TfD process and notified the author of said templates,, since they could speed up the deletion process by agreeing to the deletion, allowing it to be deleted under G7 in many cases. eπi ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 10:38, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't think a G7 would be appropriate in many of these cases. The individual author aside, the templates are effectively all part of a group, and the deletion nomination serves as notice to the broader group of trains editors that the migration is complete. Mackensen (talk) 13:22, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Is each set of templates really all that different? I've seen many different batches, but I'm not sure how contextually different each set is.
 * As for broader groups of train editors, I guess my question here would be how often these templates are placed on new articles.
 * But eh, I guess the TfDs are probably gradual enough; my concern was train nominations taking over TfD, but I don't think we've quite arrived at that point. eπi  ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 13:45, 19 May 2019 (UTC)

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Cheers
... The Rambling Man's mode of conduct undercuts whatever usefulness he contributes in project space ... well shucks, but clearly that's not the case. I just don't suffer fools gladly, like the some of the rest of the people here who appear to have taken over the asylum. I'll gladly withdraw my dozen or so FAs, 100+ FLs, around 200 GAs etc, and the 1800+ errors I've picked up on the main page in the last ten months alone. Is there a form for that? In the mean time, do try to be a little more objective when closing out ANI reports. Summary: C+. The Rambling Man (talk) 22:02, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I've never shared the belief that good works justify treating other editors with contempt, even when they deserve it. If you're looking for a door to flounce through I can't help you with that. Mackensen (talk) 22:30, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
 * No, I'm not looking for your help in anything. My experience and quality here transcends any "advice" you could offer.  But cheers for the personal attack in the ANI closure.  Great work, proud moment.  The Rambling Man (talk) 23:18, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I will happily defer to your experience on personal attacks, and you should of course continue to conduct yourself in whatever manner you think is most effective. Best, Mackensen (talk) 23:27, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, I have plenty of experience of being personally attacked, even by admins. It's disgusting, but somehow it's fair game when it's me receiving it.  Funny old world.  The Rambling Man (talk) 06:33, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * This entire thread is a monument to a lack of critical self-awareness. I've got a shovel somewhere if you need to dig that hole deeper. Mackensen (talk) 13:06, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Actually no, it's about an abuse of position using personal attacks in closing discussions, but you're in the club and I'm not, so there you go. And no, the grave-diggers have got the shovel for the moment, so you'll have to wait.  But anyway, have a wonderful Monday, richly deserved.  The Rambling Man (talk) 18:11, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Deletion of article about Dr Gregory Kramer
Hi. You deleted my article in process of markup on Gremory Kramer on the basis of paragraph A7. This is not understandable, if you read the history of the person, as amplified in the second half of the article. He is THE seminal and historically most important figure it the field of data sonification (c.f) an Auditory Display (c.f.) He is responsible for the formation of ICAD (c.f.) and remains an emeritus member of its Board, which, amongst other things, has run 20 annual international conferences on the now generally considered crucial field for the discovery of gravity waves etc. As the entry says, he published the first book in the field, and is the most heavily referenced author in it. I do not believe your deletion is warranted without further justification. Please Undelete. PS. How do I even get access to it at this stage? Yergnaws (talk) 13:55, 30 June 2019 (UTC)YernawsYergnaws (talk) 13:55, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Good morning. There were a few issues with Gregory Kramer. The first was that most of the content was apparently copied from, in violation of Copyrights. The remaining part of the article was sourced entirely to his own writings, and it read like a blurb. It might be a good idea to start with a draft for this article before re-creating it in the article namespace. I would be willing to supply the non-copyright violating text as a basis. Alternatively you can seek to overturn the deletion Deletion review. Best, Mackensen (talk) 14:03, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

Good afternoon. The convolution between the messages to me from Diannaa and then you, were confusing. For the sake of non-duplication, please see the discussion on her talk page. Now, to the point you make. You say that "most of the content was apparently copied..." apparent, perhaps, but not in fact, as I explained in the discussion with Diannaa. You further say that "The remaining part of the article was sourced entirely to his own writings, and it read like a blurb." With respect, that is simply not true, as a cursory look at Wikipedia's entries on Sonification, Auditory_Display and International_Community_for_Auditory_Display, none of which were written by me or the Subject, will easily attest. You will note, for example that his groundbreaking book is referenced on all sites. To describe it as a "blurb" is ill-informed, to put it politely.

Further, I would be pleased if you could explain how the measure you took to unceremoniously delete the entry - apparently in a way in which I cannot recover any of it - is in the spirit of Criteria_for_speedy_deletion and/or biographical pages, bearing in mind I am an occasional contributor with good intent. IMO, the polite professional approach should have been to engage with me and perhaps advise me to mark the entry as Draft, or some other such process. In any event, the irony of the Subject providing me with text he wrote on which to base my initial sketch, which, unbeknown to him, he seems to no longer holds copyright on does not pass unnoticed. It seems the only way forward is to write a more extensive article in which the small piece of factual information I have used is eclipsed by a bigger picture. I will proceed as you suggest. Regards, Yergnaws (talk) 18:21, 1 July 2019 (UTC)yergnaws.

NWP stations
Do you have a preferred timetable for NWP stations? It seems like a shame to only have the 1956 timetable for the Redwood - I think it dropped a number of stations (including Windsor) just a few years before. It's additionally confusing because (unlike the Eastern and Midwest roads I'm used to), the NWP never had much of an effect on the location of population centers. Note for example Millers station in the 1915 timetable - it appears to have been a flag stop serving a single house. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 03:17, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Nothing specific beyond the linked timetable and old Official Guides. I'm having trouble correlating those with what's in the articles. The interurban railroads are particularly troublesome. Mackensen (talk) 04:05, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Good news: this massive collection has a number of NWP timetables (mostly ETTs). this 1933 ETT should be good for the interurban stops. I think "Interurban" or "Interurban Lines" is as close to an official name as we're going to get there. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 05:31, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

Deletion of Draft:Lorenzo_DeStefano
I have had the owner of the website send a release to permissions-en@wikimedia.org with Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported and GNU Free Documentation License (ticket #2019070110001636.) I have also added "OTRS pending" template to the talk page. Can I get the page restored while the license is reviewed? Rminsk (talk) 06:29, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * The text as written is promotional in tone (understandably) and probably wouldn't be suitable for inclusion "as is" even without the copyright issue. You'd be better off rewriting it from reliable sources. Mackensen (talk) 12:56, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * That is why it was a draft, so I could work on cleaning it up and making less promotional. I thought the Draft namespace is for creating and developing new articles for a limited period of time. Rminsk (talk) 18:07, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * It is, but a copyright violation will still be deleted. Given the way the GFDL works, having a draft move into the article namespace with copyright violations in its history would be a significant problem. Mackensen (talk) 18:10, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the input. I guess I'll spin up a local copy of MediaWiki so I can work from the original text and get the rough formatting done and then restart the draft. Rminsk (talk) 19:03, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Module:Adjacent stations/JR East, others in Tokyo
I stopped converting templates from ja-rail-line to s-line a while back because I assumed we would create a module at some point.

Will adjacent stations be able to handle Japan's new-ish trend of slapping a number on every station? As well as how there is a mix of lines with different local/express services, as well as independent trains (denoted in italics per usual). (here's an easy example and a difficult example). Transcluding the information itself won't be a problem for me, I'm accustomed to the complexity of it all.  Cards84664  (talk) 15:47, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yikes. The numbers are a challenge. My inclination is to say that the numbers shouldn't be displayed in succession boxes, and that it's enough to display them in the station header. In the alternative, the note-left and note-right parameters do accept templates as input (e.g.  ) and display it correctly. Mackensen (talk) 12:11, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * We'll be better off by keeping the numbers, as there are quite a few cases of named trains jumping from line to line (icons distinguished by color), and even some cases of jumping from company to company (icons distinguished by shape). Two examples of the latter are Hadano Station (Romancecar) and Ikebukuro Station (S-Train). The icons are designed to be distinct from one another's companies to prevent further confusion. The only exception to that is the municipal and private subways in Tokyo sharing icon styles.  Cards84664  (talk) 16:04, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. This would seem to be an opportunity to retire and let the adjacent stations data module handle the color resolution. Mackensen (talk) 16:11, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * To clarify: I think the station numbers should be kept in the note fields and out of the module; it needs to be possible to return the station name without the number. Mackensen (talk) 16:16, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I knew that was what you were implying with note-left and note-right.
 * I'm hoping to retire someday as well. It has held on much longer than, that's for sure.
 * Anyways, if you want an easy one to start with, try Module:Adjacent stations/Toei Subway.
 * Only four lines here, the only real oddity is Tochōmae Station, the Oedo line loops back onto itself before going out to its suburban terminus.  Cards84664  (talk) 16:31, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Only four lines here, the only real oddity is Tochōmae Station, the Oedo line loops back onto itself before going out to its suburban terminus.  Cards84664  (talk) 16:31, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

For stations like Shimo-kitazawa, is the module capable of using note-mid to change the termini, or does that have to be applied manually like with s-line?  Cards84664  (talk) 18:05, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Two options, as with s-line. You can override it manually with to-left and to-right, or define a type (similar to s-line's branch) and do it that way. I think the latter only makes since for different physical branches. Mackensen (talk) 05:01, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
 * For now, I'm going to start on the suburban lines to the north, since those don't have any color/icon issues to sort out. <b style="background:#0000ff;font:Helvetica;padding:0.4em;font-size: 80%;border-radius: 2em;margin: 0.25em;"> Cards84664 </b> (talk) 19:15, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

CalTrain
Could you kindly clip this article? It finally provides a definite end date (and cause of death) for CalTrain. Thanks, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 22:40, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Done: State PUC dumps commuter train. Mackensen (talk) 22:43, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Disambiguation needed
With this edit to Roanoke station (Virginia) you introduced a link to Bristol station, a disambiguation page. I'm presuming you meant to link to Bristol station (Virginia) but I'm not awake enough to figure out how to adjust the adjacent stations template to fix it myself. Thryduulf (talk) 22:56, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I was even thinking about Bristol as I set up the template and then it slipped my mind. Fixed: . Mackensen (talk) 22:58, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

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High Speed Rail ( HSR ) vs Higher Speed Rail
The disruptive edits pushing the non-encyclopedic term "Higher Speed Rail" need to end. This is a long running debate & it's well accepted and known that High Speed Rail ( HSR ) is not only valid but the term to use in the contect of Wikipedia. If you're writing a PhD thesis for some civil engineering stuff, knock yourself out with the pedantic "Higher Speed Rail". Outside of specialized subjects it's not appropriate. Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions did not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you.

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 * You should go gain consensus for your view at Higher-speed rail and High-speed rail. It would be more productive than your current mode of engagement. Mackensen (talk) 18:29, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Altamont Corridor Express succession templates


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Template:MUNI stations
I think I've now replaced all uses of MUNI stations and its associated data templates, as well as little-used redirects MUNI, sfms, MUNIs, and MUNI heritage stations. (I do still have a bit of cleanup to do with the new module, which I should finish shortly). Would you mind doing the deletion nom? Pi.1415926535 (talk) 09:27, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Not at all; done. Thanks for finishing that up. Mackensen (talk) 14:06, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Side question: Is there any way to specify a station in an adjacent stations module as not being a link? For some instances (particularly some old Muni terminals) it'd e nice to just have plaintext with no link. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 20:15, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't believe so; I'd noticed that pattern in some of the old MBTA Silver Line stops as well. From a meta perspective, a navigation box that doesn't link isn't very useful. Mackensen (talk) 21:30, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that is generally true. There are a few instances (I'm encountering one where several block-long BART stations have two F Market & Wharves stops above them at either end) where the ability not to link would be more useful than not. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 21:37, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Rayment
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Nomination of George W. Washington for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article George W. Washington is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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 * I think I must have been reverting page-move vandalism when I created the original redirect; converted it into a stub and should also be notified. Best, Mackensen (talk) 11:10, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks. The notification to you was made by Twinkle, so i really had nothing to do with it.  Ill notify Coemgenus by hand. Beyond My Ken (talk) 15:35, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

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EMD F7
In this edit, you commented WP:COPYVIOEL don't apply to citations. I have heard from an administrator who is a copyright expert that it is applicable in this discussion. FYI. If you have any comment, please chime into the thread. Graywalls (talk) 01:58, 17 November 2019 (UTC)
 * That discussion doesn't appear to support the action that you took on the EMD F7 article. It might be appropriate to remove the direct link and convert it into an unlinked citation. I would note that the overarching guideline on external links, of which WP:COPYVIOEL is a part, specifically says "This guideline does not apply to inline citations or general references". Beyond all this, it's not entirely clear that the operator manuals for the F7, and other locomotives, are even still under copyright. Mackensen (talk) 03:45, 17 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Okay, I see what you're referring to. That's bad wording on the guideline page, but my other point stands. Linking out to scanned manuals of locomotives that are no longer sold, where that website is not profiting in any way, is almost certainly permissible fair use. Mackensen (talk) 03:50, 17 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I am not so certain. That might be so if it was a "snippet" preview, but I'd be inclined to say otherwise on a website that is a repository of a bunch of full scanned PDFs of manuals. One of those pages contained full scan of a journal, which offers no preview on Google Books. If it wasn't of copyright issues, Google would be making the whole thing viewable. I don't believe "not being available anymore publicly" makes a case for posting copies online under fair use. In the case of this specific resource, the copyright holder wasn't amused either and sent one of those websites a cease and desist. http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/p/194242/2121229.aspx Graywalls (talk) 04:00, 17 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Reply moved to Talk:EMD F7. Mackensen (talk) 04:09, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

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Tokyo Metro through trains
Here's a rather unique situation: Shinjuku-sanchōme Station serves the S-Train, a named train that operates continuously between the Tokyo Metro and other commuter rail companies. The operators switch out at their respective transfer points, so I was wondering if there's a way with Template:Adjacent stations to display a line from one company (Seibu) underneath another company's title bar (Metro). (Below is an example in s-line) If not, I'll just add the same line under both companies when I create Module:Adjacent stations/Tokyo Metro and Module:Adjacent stations/Seibu Railway. <b style="background:#0000ff;font:Helvetica;padding:0.4em;font-size: 80%;border-radius: 2em;margin: 0.25em;"> Cards84664 </b> (talk) 16:34, 1 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't believe that's possible, so I think your solution of having it in both companies/systems templates makes sense. Mackensen (talk) 17:34, 1 December 2019 (UTC)

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2018 First Responder Bowl
Hi there, just wanted to let you know I undid your removal of the game summary section. While the game didn't officially count, some play did take place, so I think we should keep the summary. If I'm wrong I'm open to hearing feedback. Thanks! e&pi;/ 💬  04:21, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your note. Let's continue this discussion at Talk:2018 First Responder Bowl. It's an unusual situation. Mackensen (talk) 04:25, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I saw your message on the talk page and I have to admit I hadn't considered that, so I've restored your changes! e&pi;/  💬  04:42, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

Swiss stop names
Hi Mackensen, I appreciate your work concerning the Swiss transport system. I also perceived you thoroughly take usage of the Module:Adjacent station. There you use sometimes an English translation for stop names, such as Lucerne. I however would propose to use the official name (here: Luzern) for any stop name, since they are used like proper names (never translated); not necessarily for the station's name ("Lucerne railway station"), since these are two different things, though very closely related. However, the stop name on any official timetable will always stay the same, in whichever language region you are. Indeed helpful for any public transport user. What do you think? -- ZH8000 (talk) 12:40, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm unclear on the correct approach with station names where the foreign name is translated, and usage is inconsistent. Compare Lucerne railway station (created in 2009, not by me) and Lucerne with Milano Centrale railway station and Milan. See also Luzern Allmend/Messe railway station, where the English name was not used. I'd like to dig into the relevant guidelines before offering a view. To be clear, you're proposing using "Luzern" (z.B.) for stations other than the main station in Lucerne. where it's a proper name? Mackensen (talk) 13:42, 2 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Please note: that this is the :en Wikipedia. Per WP:CIR, if you cannot post in English, do not post at all.


 * As this is the :en Wikipedia, any place name that has an English translation should be given using that English translation.


 * Note: That ZH8000 has a long history of trying to change articles about Switzerland on the :en Wikipedia to match his personal take on how he thinks Wikipedia should be presented. 109.152.226.237 (talk) 13:50, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Jürgen Hinzpeter
Please see note on your DYK review. Google Translate is actually pretty good about translating Korean. Yoninah (talk) 00:16, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, I'll give it a look. Mackensen (talk) 00:31, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Sam Pittman
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Adjancent stations for Rock Island
Hey. I went to the trouble of getting Rock Island infoboxes in, but apparently RI is not in the Adjacent stations system. This problem manifests itself the worst at Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot Freight House and Train Shed for Minneapolis, because I can't get these two (s-rail and adjacent stations) together. Wondering if RI is in the plans? Mitch 32 (Fame is a four letter word.) 20:41, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
 * It exists: Module:Adjacent stations/Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. Mackensen (talk) 21:23, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I feel like that should be consolidated to Rock Island Lines for this stuff. I get the official name and all, but that's incredibly long to use. (Not a fan the station titles use that either.) Thanks though. Also, I have echo turned off. ;) Mitch 32 (Fame is a four letter word.) 23:35, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

Afd Emin Boztepe
Hi I have created an afd for Emin Boztepe as you mentioned but I’m not certain it’s correct, can you please advise if I have done it properly. Australianblackbelt (talk) 04:34, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, it looks right. Mackensen (talk) 12:09, 15 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Sam Pittman
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Template:Adjacent stations
Does Adjacent stations have a circular parameter? As an example, Nippori Station needs one for the Yamanote line. <b style="background:#0000ff;font:Helvetica;padding:0.4em;font-size: 80%;border-radius: 2em;margin: 0.25em;"> Cards84664 </b> (talk) 19:45, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes. A good example of it is the S4 of the Module:Adjacent stations/St. Gallen S-Bahn See Sevelen railway station for default usage; Sargans railway station for an override. Mackensen (talk) 20:15, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh my bad, I looked at the documentation for the Template, not the Module. <b style="background:#0000ff;font:Helvetica;padding:0.4em;font-size: 80%;border-radius: 2em;margin: 0.25em;"> Cards84664 </b> (talk) 22:09, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

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Module:Adjacent stations/CTA
I have overhauled the module, replacing sporadic former services with branches and former branches. I have kept your reversal of the Congress branch intact, but I will be keeping branch names away from current services. They are redundant to the line parameter of the station infoboxes (save Ashland, Cermak, East 63rd). Pre-1993 branches that have not changed significantly over their service-operating history will also display current colors. I'll also keep the Loop Shuttle intact, since it's a lot easier to navigate to the old Randolph and Madison stations that way. <b style="background:#0000ff;font:Helvetica;padding:0.4em;font-size: 80%;border-radius: 2em;margin: 0.25em;"> Cards84664 </b> (talk) 06:36, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
 * A good example of the updates I've made so far is Harvard station (CTA). I've covered 2017 to 1992 so far, and tomorrow I'll continue from 1982 down. <b style="background:#0000ff;font:Helvetica;padding:0.4em;font-size: 80%;border-radius: 2em;margin: 0.25em;"> Cards84664 </b> (talk) 10:59, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Looks good, thanks for doing that. Mackensen (talk) 14:18, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Finished up today, the last of which being Fifth/Lake station. I also moved the Northwest branch to Logan Square branch, mainly due to conflicting sources across multiple articles, and because the 1898 map is solid proof of the name used.  Cards   84664   14:32, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * All s-line templates related to the CTA may now be deleted, all transclusions have been replaced.  Cards   84664   19:05, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Taking a look at this now; I think CTA color still has some cleanup. Could be a dependent rint template. Mackensen (talk) 12:16, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * As I suspected, the non-current CTA stuff in isn't used. I think it should just be removed. Mackensen (talk) 16:47, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Good idea. Those navy-ish blue colors for the former lines were just used on the maps.  Cards   84664   19:34, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

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Single-purpose account for adding a useless infobox field, immediate knowledge of an obscure template, immediately combative behavior... I can't put my finger on what, but something about this editor makes me suspicious. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 03:58, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
 * No one springs to mind, but it's unusual. Mackensen (talk) 11:32, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

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Harv thing, my eyesight on not the best screen (im on the road) and I'd thought I'd triple checked ... eyeballs still didnt managed to catch it. Probably should have checked the template source. Thanks for picking up my typos .... Djm-leighpark (talk) 14:04, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * No worries. Mackensen (talk) 21:02, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

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