User talk:Viridae

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Welcome back!
Yeay! :-) &mdash; Coren (talk) 19:13, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks Coren. Viridae DON'T PANIC  08:17, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Welcome back from me as well, you have been missed! Please, please downsize the huge font here. Can't tell what it says because the letters overlap. thank you thank you! Killer Chihuahua 12:46, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. You on a phone? Looked fine for me, regardless, downsized a bit. Viridae DON'T PANIC  03:37, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
 * No, a netbook these days, thanks so much. It now overlaps itself but not text on the page. Happy puppy. Killer Chihuahua 18:07, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Deck railings
Confused by your vote at Articles for deletion/Deck railing — you've said "keep" per someone who wants to delete. Nyttend (talk) 14:03, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Warning notice to User:0oToddo0
As in the past, a warning has not stopped User:0oToddo0 (talk|contribs) from serially reverting, reinserting unsourced material and slapping tags on the article see here. In past bouts, editors have attempted to reason with 0oToddo0 on the talk page well past the point of exasperation on the same topic and behavior. &bull; Astynax talk 18:23, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
 * ...and here and here. &bull; Astynax talk 22:40, 16 January 2013 (UTC)


 * And here. It seems to me he just doesn't care that he's taking the time of others to deal with his behavior.  It seems he really only cares about making his point.  Winkelvi (talk) 02:02, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Regardless, it is still not blatant vandalism and not appropriate for WP:AIV. Take it to WP:ANI if you wish. Viridae DON'T PANIC  05:56, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Upon closing the incident as "stale" at WP:AN3, you asked to be notified on your talk "if he re-adds that tag again. I have warned him that a block will follow". He did, several times, and you were notified with no followup forthcoming. No response needed. Thanks. &bull; Astynax talk 07:13, 17 January 2013 (UTC)


 * You (Viridae) did state you would block him if he replaced the tag. That's why Astynax and I both brought your attention to his repeated tagging yesterday.  He's replaced the tag and added another.  I just reverted the article back to the last stable version, but I don't expect it to stay that way for long.  While I suspect there is conflict of interest going on with this editor, his actions also say "article ownership" to me.  Will you help? Winkelvi (talk) 14:46, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Viridae, FYI see AN3. The closure mentions the warning you had left earlier. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 14:55, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Block
Post here when you want it removed. — Huntster (t @ c) 00:29, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
 * thanks, can you replace it with a templated one now? Viridae DON'T PANIC  00:31, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Tried, and now unblocked. Very strange, the templates don't seem to function, at least from my perspective. By the way, the giant Don't Panic text interferes with all buttons to the right of "edit this page", including the new section one. Might want to move it down just a smidge. — Huntster (t @ c) 00:37, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Mmm I never saw the templated block at all, mind doing that one again? That's part of what I wanted to check. I'll move the Don't panic bit down - I don't get these problems on a 24inch widescreen :P Viridae DON'T PANIC  00:39, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Done. And heh, I'm envious, given my 18 inch laptop screen. — Huntster (t @ c) 00:40, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
 * All good, thanks! The templated reason does expand fine, and now I can see exactly how they see their block. Viridae DON'T PANIC  00:45, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Not a problem. Also, two more BRs will solve the usability problem. — Huntster (t @ c) 00:51, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Re:
Thank you for your kind notice...and for your answer :D
 * Ciao!--Vituzzu (talk) 21:52, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Telegraph article quote
Thought you might be interested to know that you were quoted in a Daily Telegraph article: http://www.webcitation.org/6IXa6hl9j --Shakehandsman (talk) 12:58, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Indefinite Block of Jossi
You were responsible for blocking this user in June 2009; can you point me to the CheckUser confirmation of their sockpuppetry? Thanks, DNA Ligase IV (talk) 17:41, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I didn't place the block notice, so my only information on the case, which was 6 years ago, is on his talk page here: User_talk:Jossi and linked within that discussion is this talk page: User_talk:Pergamino. Start with that. Viridae DON'T PANIC  00:02, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I am also unsure why an editor who joined wikipedia three months ago would be interested in a six year old sock puppetry block. Viridae DON'T PANIC  00:09, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I look up old SP blocks for fun myself. If I'm just being nosy, maybe DNA Ligase IV is as well. Discuss-Dubious (t/c) 00:13, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=User%3APergamino&type=block Viridae DON'T PANIC  01:59, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

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 * I'm not familiar enough with the BLP topic at the moment as I mostly drop past to smack vandals occasionally. Please follow the directions at WP:REFUND/G13. Viridae DON'T PANIC  22:25, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

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