User talk:Phunky Phresh

April 2018
Hello, I'm Rivertorch. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Dildo have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help Desk. Thanks. Rivertorch FIREWATER  07:54, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

August 2018
Hello, I'm PolicyReformer. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —specifically this edit to Body worship— because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help Desk or my talk page. Thank you. --Policy Reformer(c) 23:48, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

"Close proximity" and "Period of time"
You have beefs with these phrases for some reason? I've seen "close proximity" used commonly. ViperSnake151  Talk  00:57, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I just came by to thank Phunky_Phresh for these edits. Yes, they're commonly used, wisely avoided phrases. They're redundant. "Proximity" means "closeness"; there's no such thing as "far proximity" from which a distinction needs to be made. "Period of time" can generally be replaced by "period". A good copy editor removes words that make no contribution to meaning. Largoplazo (talk) 01:05, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the message. These phrases, and others such as “rate of speed,” are redundant and needlessly wordy. Removing them improves flow and overall writing quality. Just because they appear commonly doesn’t mean they are examples of good writing. I occasionally go through “binges” of cleaning up such phrases in articles just for fun. I do the same for expletive constructions and passive voice use. Phunky Phresh (talk) 13:32, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the message. These phrases, and others such as “rate of speed,” are redundant and needlessly wordy. Removing them improves flow and overall writing quality. Just because they appear commonly doesn’t mean they are examples of good writing. I occasionally go through “binges” of cleaning up such phrases in articles just for fun. I do the same for expletive constructions and passive voice use. Phunky Phresh (talk) 13:33, 7 September 2019 (UTC)


 * I appreciate the effort. I once replaced the precious and subjective "at a/the tender age" on hundreds of pages. I kind of wished I hadn't turned off the option to add them to my watchlist, though. Largoplazo (talk) 14:36, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

"Close proximity"
OMG, "close proximity" appears in thousands of articles! I was thinking of running through them in AutoWikiBrowser, but there aren't enough hours in the day. More power to you! Largoplazo (talk) 00:59, 7 September 2019 (UTC)