User talk:Scalhotrod/Archive 35

NRA lead Do things my way
Please stop. Lightbreather (talk) 03:56, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Second request, please stop. This - - was uncalled for. Lightbreather (talk) 16:29, 5 June 2015 (UTC)


 *  You'll need to be more specific, my mind reading abilities don't work on Lightbreathers. Oh wait, did you hurt something else and you're now under the influence of something stronger than Ibuprofen? Or maybe you'd like to post a lengthy list of sources that only make sense to you. And don't forget to notify a dozen or so Editors and Admins that you got a boo boo and that some boy is being mean to you...
 * Is that what you are referring to when you say "Please stop." Heck, why don't you file at ANI for old time's sake. Are you bored over the lack of drama over the last week or so? I threw in a dif or two to support my claims, did you like that? Say Hi to Eric Corbett, Sitush, and Hell in a Bucket for me. Oh wait, you can't...  --Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 16:41, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Neither of you is behaving well. Karanacs (talk) 18:01, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Interaction ban with Lightbreather
Due to your recent inappropriate interactions with Lightbreather, stemming from the edits made to the National Rifle Association, I am placing both of you under a mutual interaction ban under the authority of the discretionary sanctions authorised in the Gun Control arbitration case. You may interact with Lightbreather only on the Lightbreather arbitration case, and only according to the conditions laid out at Wikipedia talk:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Lightbreather/Evidence. This sanction will last indefinitely, and is placed in my capacity as an uninvolved administrator not as an arbitrator. Thryduulf (talk) 20:49, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

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Temporary injunction at Arbitration/Requests/Case/Lightbreather/Proposed decision
The Arbitration Committee has enacted the following temporary injunction, which supersedes all other provisions:

For the Arbitration Committee, L235 (t / c / ping in reply ) 17:16, 6 June 2015 (UTC)


 * , not that I'm terribly active of late, but with regard to article editing, should I be checking the edit history of any article I edit before making an edit? We've crossed paths simply because I'm a Pending Changes Reviewer. --Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 19:16, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

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Adam Gemili
What is your problem with Adam Gemini? There is new sourced content that he ran 9.97. I didn't write the original report, but i added a source. I would call the BBC a reputable source. Why do you keep reverting valid, sourced content? Trackinfo (talk) 20:48, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi, your edits appears to have been caught up in a block of edits flagged by the Special:PendingChanges review list. Sorry about that, it happens. You can apply to be a WP:Reviewer and then you can approve or revert these kinds of edits before you make yours which would prevent this situation in the future. Regards, --Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 21:00, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I have reviewer rights. I don't exercise using them on my own content.  They should not be necessary as I make legitimate edits.  If you have some form of automation that blindly reverts all edits, or you are thoughtless enough not to read the content of edits before reverting, then that is a function that should change. Trackinfo (talk) 21:11, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Hey —I don't mean to be putting words into your mouth, but it sounds like you have been not accepting your own changes because you think it might be improper. I heartily recommend that you set aside such reservations! Untangling a mess of 8 or 12 pending edits made by 3 or 4 different users is tedious at best, and when the article content isn't familiar to the reviewer, it's a minefield. I suspect that Scalhotrod would agree with me when I say that if you know about Adam Gemili, your self-review is probably the best available! Cheers —jameslucas (" " / +) 20:15, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

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Please comment on Template talk:Infobox television
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Template talk:Infobox television. Legobot (talk) 00:02, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Case-related subpages
Hi,

You may be aware that there has been a request at the current Lightbreather Arbcom case for the removal of the following subpages per the last sentence of this policy section:


 * User:Scalhotrod/ArbStuff
 * User:Scalhotrod/fortherecord
 * User talk:Scalhotrod/Hfile

The first two pages have certainly been relevant to a recent dispute reoslution matter, but it is credibly pointed out that the evidence phase of the case is over, so there may be no further need for these subpages. The third page appears to relate to a matter that was before ANI some weeks ago - this is certainly not a current dispute resolution issue.

I note your userpage suggests you are retired, but you have also been editing fairly recently. Do you have any views on retaining or deleting these pages? If you're genuinely not around for the next little while I am likely go ahead and delete the pages per the policy. If they are required for any future, imminent dispute resolution I am also happy to email you a copy for retention off-wiki.

Noting the terms of the Arbcom injunction, could you please respond to this via email either directly to me or to the Committee as a whole, and not on this page. -- Euryalus (talk) 10:02, 20 June 2015 (UTC)

Goodbye
Just noted you apparently retired. Not sure you'll ever read these lines, I just wanted to tell you I'm sorry for your retirement, especially as it was connected to WP:Harassment and WP:Outing. Please consider a WP:CLEANSTART! You made some excellent work here, and your WP:BIGOT hit the mark. Bye, Cavarrone 20:55, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Wow, yeah, bad news. :( :( I know I haven't exactly been in touch a lot, but it was good workin' with you when I did. (I guess my hope for some new eyes on The California Kid & Ala Kart comes too late... :( :( Sorry you're gone. :* TREKphiler  any time you're ready, Uhura 02:00, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

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Lightbreather arbitration case closed
This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above. The following remedy relates to you:


 * 6A) All interactions bans affecting Lightbreather are taken over by the Arbitration Committee and placed under the committee's direct jurisdiction. The default i-ban exceptions remain in place but improper use of them by Lightbreather is sanctionable as an i-ban evasion. For consistency and ease of administration, the i-bans may be enforced by any uninvolved administrator as an arbitration enforcement action but any resultant appeals may be made only to the committee and only by email. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph applies to the following interaction bans:
 * Mike Searson (one-way)
 * Hell in a Bucket (two-way)
 * Eric Corbett (two-way)
 * Sitush (one-way)
 * Scalhotrod (two-way)

For the Arbitration Committee, Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 02:56, 17 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Discuss this at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard

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