User talk:LeftyGreenMario

  

Your resignation
Hi, LGM. I'm sorry to hear that you resigned as moderator, but I totally understand. You really did the yeo(wo)man's work as moderator, and I appreciate it. Bongolian (talk) 02:42, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I'm sorry you're a moderator down until November or December. 02:49, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Do we have any more mod alternates? And if not, should we hold the elections earlier? 03:19, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * You did a good job as moderator. I really don't understand all this recent turmoil. I regret your resignation.Ariel31459 (talk) 03:26, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Ironically enough, it's RightyBlueLuigi (RationalWiki:Moderator elections/Results/Archive12), who is not related to LGM. RightyBlueLuigi has not edited since December 2019, so perhaps it's moot. Bongolian (talk) 03:40, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * It's a true bummmer you've had to resign. Might you reconsider? Shabi  DOO  07:59, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * You were the most active, and one of the best mods. Take the time you need, I hope you run again in November. 16:45, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm very saddened by your resignation as well, but I can understand it. I can see how this ongoing flame war would be eating at you. I certainly couldn't handle it. But you were probably the mod who cared most about this wiki and tried to find solutions for our perennial problems. We may have disagreed occasionally on what those solutions should be, but at least you made the effort. I hope you'll consider running for the office again some day in the future. You'll definitely have my vote, just like you were my first choice to the board.Coigreach (talk) 17:07, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the support. You're correct that I was overwhelmed at the flame war. I regret to say I do not wish to run for moderator elections nor will I be as willing to even attend to site affairs such as policy votes and chicken coop discussion and such.  20:40, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * You will still edit here?--HedvigsenSkreonk here 09:13, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

Jesus historicity
I didn’t mean to disparage anybody in my edit. I understand the wiki’s editorial position on Jesus, but I don’t believe the facts support what the Wiki says regarding historical events that are pertinent to the Bible, and it isn’t consistent with common historical consensus. There are logical fallacies that I hope to address on other pages if you’ll give me the chance. To say that “all the evidence in the world” leaves much to be desired is false, and the accompanied evidence supposedly against Jesus is inaccurate. It is not disparaging to acknowledge that the information to the Wiki is based on a limited number of sources that aren’t consistent with “all the evidence” in the world. TheLeftIsIrrational (talk) 03:17, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm not in a position to debate a complex topic, unfortunately. I just don't think the edit was appropriate to be present in the page compared to criticizing the article in the respective talk page. 03:18, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

reflist
Should you feel the need to have references on a talk page, you may pin it to the relevant section with Template:reflist. Also, --Hastur! (talk) 21:37, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Award
I hope I can do this.--HedvigsenSkreonk here 09:16, 10 September 2020 (UTC)


 * I think LGM would be an awesome recipient for this award. Shabi  DOO  09:37, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I just gave it right now. And yes, she is THE perfect candidate.--HedvigsenSkreonk here 10:16, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your support. 23:34, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

I left you a response
here. 95.49.142.2 (talk) 01:48, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

My unjust block
You blocked me yesterday, for "being a moron", for a period of 30 minutes. Why did you feel a need to block me? I merely exercised my right to free speech by asking you why you felt I deserved a face slap, unless of course you didn't feel I deserved it. In which case, I advised you to "fuck off". I didn't say anything that could amount to vile abuse, harassment, or trolling, so as far as I'm concerned I didn't actually do anything wrong. Kiko4564 (talk) 09:09, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Weren't you supposed to stop with the talkpage/concern trolling? Great start! 09:14, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Why does that matter? Bongolian is a moderator, he doesn't need you calling me a "troll" just because you think I am "trolling". Fuck off Knight Commander. Kiko4564 (talk) 09:17, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Wrongly blocked - again
Why did you feel a need to slap me in the face, and fucking block me a second time LGM? I didn't do anything wrong! Kiko4564 (talk) 19:01, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Regarding your post here:


 * What in the world is this all about? You appear to be exhibiting troll behavior and annoying moderators and others here with completely trivial bullshit. —cosmikdebris talk stalk 19:08, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I've had a similar issue with someone on Discord, and I feared that the issues might spill out onto the wiki. I can understand your point, I won't do that again. Kiko4564 (talk) 19:12, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Helena Bonham Carter
You placed Helena Bonham Carter in Sysop Revoke without discussion so I have reverted it. If you want HBC to remain in Sysop Revoke you are going to have to state your case to the mods for a vote. AceModerator 21:56, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Like I give a shit beyond responding to this comment. 07:14, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Why are you going rogue? What's the matter with you? AceModerator 20:44, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

Range Block
You range blocked 2001:8003::/32 this morning with the comment 'Excessively trolling talk pages'. As far as I can see there have only been three edits from within that range - all from the same IP on Saloon Bar. So I ask why the block? Gonna remove it soon unless you can give a reasonable explanation.Scream!! (talk) 17:27, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Putting aside the general issue of range blocks, /32 is on ipv6 the equivalent of blocking an ISP. Might want to lift that out of practical purposes. 18:54, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I've lifted it because of ISP tier blocking. IPv6 isn't the same as IPv4, read up on ranges before even attempting to range block IPv6. 19:17, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks .Scream!! (talk) 20:11, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * To be fully clear, I'm assuming good faith here. /32 on IPv4 is just a really inefficient way to block a single IP, it's just far wider on IPv6 due to the differences in range of allocatable numbers. 20:13, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Don't just unilaterally apply range blocks. Same goes for HBC above - don't unilaterally sysop revoke without a vote. AceModerator 20:45, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, I'm sure a lot of people would have voted in support of a range block of that duration. I know I would have.  I don't see why it had to be done unilaterally.  And, had you gone through the right channels, you would have been notified BEFORE inadvertently blocking such a wide range--Hastur! (talk)  20:58, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

Mod nomination
I nominated you for moderator, just in case you might want to return. Bongolian (talk) 20:01, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

The current coop case
It may be the case that you can't be bothered about this. But just in case you might be, I'm letting you know that the current coop case involves a Conservapedian (User:LT, Liberaltears on Conservapedia) who targeted you, myself and others. Bongolian (talk) 20:06, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

You're alive?
Hi LGM, good to see you back again! Long time, no see. -- Goatspeed. 22:09, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah it's been a while and I might contribute later. 06:15, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Why did you join RationalWiki?
Nobs was active long before you showed up. RationalWiki was a center for free discourse long before you showed up. Wouldn't it make more sense for you to start your own site rather than try to colonize this one?--Hastur! (talk) 06:14, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Speaking for myself, I support the four purposes of Rationalwiki. Nobs, despite his claims, does not. Bongolian (talk) 07:15, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh yah? Which ones don't I support? And please be specific. nobsHell to the Thief! 07:31, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Hastur you keep saying "free discourse" but from several users you seem to defend, there is no discourse. Just shittery. You seem to equate "free shittery" with "free discourse" like they are the same thing which they are not. I know few forums which stand up for free discourse where they tolerate unlimited offensiveness and bullshit. Also...places slowly change and their tolerance for things like shittery at all costs also evolve. The "don't expect they way things have always been to change but go start your own thing "schtick" is tired shit too Hastur. As you have already seen what may have been your defense of assholes like Raven in the past don't seem so certain anymore. LGM probably joined because she though it was worth her time but was worn down by unexpected waves of shittery (correct me if I'm wrong LGM). While she may not be succesful in getting rid of a shitstirrer there is nothing wrong with explaining why she is no longer active because of said shitstirrer and hoping that Mr. shitstirrer might be asked by the community to take an extended break from his shitstirring. Shabi  DOO  08:14, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Jesus buttfucking Christ there is something wrong with you if you are unable to understand the value of free speech.-Hastur! (talk) 18:27, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Hastur I get the idea that you don't have the slightest fucking clue what free speech is. Shabi  DOO  21:06, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Guys, why don't we keep this within the Coop? We've already reached HCM 2 as it is. -- Goatspeed. 08:21, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Agree. Bongolian (talk) 08:30, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Hastur does actually make a good point. Just sayin, my friends... AceModerator 08:48, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, that certainly answers my question in a rational, straightforward manner. nobsHell to the Thief! 09:20, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Hastur makes a stupid point. He's an idiot. Places change. Get over yourself. Muh freeze peach. We should not platform fascists and bigots. The fuck is wrong with you? — Oxyaena Harass  13:03, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * You can say "freeze peach" as many times as you'd like, that's not actually an argument and it certainly proves nothing except that you have no respect for the values of this website you're so thirsty to be a part of-Hastur! (talk) 18:27, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Funny that you decide to respond to this post but not Shabidoo's. Also what values? Practically everyone here disagrees with you on said "values" and the implementation thereof. — Oxyaena Harass  18:45, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Can't believe I'm saying this, but IveBeenFrank (talk) 13:04, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * What? Oxy and I agreed? -- Goatspeed. 04:08, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Shabidoo understands better. It's nice to be validated by Ace, Hastur, but all he's validated is frankly a thin, naïve, selfish, stunted view of things that views general toxicity from people as just part of valued discourse and vital to community upkeep. He failed becoming moderator and he rather listen to Ace than the others that take issue with him. I don't want to be an active part of a community knowing that my complaints are taken not seriously and Robs asinine response to me is given more attention than me. I do not want any more responses to my talk page, but continue having fun with RobSmith, that's real important to you. 15:51, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Hastur, this is a stupid point. Also you did this crap before when we were pushing out Ken for being a disruptive jackass. Assume good faith on behalf of other people, this is in their CS. Don't instigate poorly disguised "burn the witch" comments, it's not hard. 13:23, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

If you're reading this, you will be relieved to know
That nobs has finally been banned by a 18:5 Coop vote. (But don't get any ideas though; it's not because you and Duce staked credible LANCB threats. That was poor form, and please don't let us catch you doing such again.)

Anywho, PLEASE COME BACK!  Your LANCB is making Mario sad! Don't listen to tools like Hastur; he's just sulking and clutching his pearls because this wiki has changed with the times (ONOZ), he lost the mod election and failed to be a lawyer/apologist for Kenny, LT, GR, and now nobs. I think I speak for all the other major editors here when I say that we miss you and, and hope to Goat that you both will someday return to our site; your renames when you were a mod were very funny and inspired quite a few of my own; indeed, every time I rename a foul, pooty account I think, "What would LGM do?" -- Goatspeed. 04:20, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes. Now that Rob Smith is gone forever, I really hope that you will come back. Please help to shape this site into the kind of knowledge database and community that you can be happy and proud to be a part of. Spud (talk) 05:26, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
 * As should be obvious, I also miss your participation and would welcome your return. Bongolian (talk) 05:40, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Do we need users that throw fits and grandstand about LANCBing because they don't like other editors?-Hastur! (talk) 06:33, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Do we need users who have a childish meltdown when a far-right fascist apologist might get permabanned?-Flandres (talk) 06:50, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Your absence has really been felt here. I hope you come back Shabi  DOO  08:13, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't think you actually know what a far-right fascist is. Kevlarstar and his dog (Woof!) 08:39, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Do you know what one is? — Oxyaena Harass  09:55, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Sorry.
Sorry I got snippy towards you last night over the Raven thing. That was uncalled for. 09:50, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh, uh, what conversation was that? 10:14, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Just the 0 second block I gave you I think. 10:22, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm not sorry. You bawling scum (and other such insults for no reason). AceSimple Maze 10:39, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Hello again
I was a bit surprised by your last edit (way more than the ones by two other users), you seemed to be a friendly, thoughtful person, and I don't think I've seen you swear before.

"That's a recurring pattern with UninspiringNickname. Take whatever criticism going on about the behavior, and she'll shape it up to be some sort of personal attack." I'm sorry, but I do get to set my boundaries. Telling me to "f*ck off and die", being guilt-tripped by someone's apparent suicidal ideation and other things of the sort is a conversation ender for me.

I even sent you a friendly email telling you I admired your modding and editing, hoping to have a non-hostile conversation, and accidentally letting you know what my private email address is in the process (my fault, should have either used a throwaway address, or not messaged you).

I'm sorry it's come to this. Hope we can have more enjoyable interactions in the future, if at all. But please don't assume, as a lot of people have in the past, that my preference for avoiding conflict is borne out of weakness. My ideas budge when confronted by facts, not disagreement. In any event, feel free to collapse or delete this post, it's your talkpage and I'll respect if you want me out of it. UninspiringNickname (talk) 01:00, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I thought so too (as in I thought we're not going to have a hostile conversation), but I already said you're hurtful and I felt disrespected from that response I was given, even if I'm trying my hardest to be diplomatic. I don't like that feeling. I've already told you my pain and I was then started getting compared to and belittled. The fact is, you hurt me. I lost my sleep. I cried reading. What else do you want when it comes to emotional pain. I dislike the exclusionary mindset and you're not listening to me or respecting my feelings when I say how harmful it is. 01:11, 25 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Again, I'm sorry you felt that way. I think you might have misinterpreted some of the things I said. I'm not trying to be diplomatic on my side, I just don't hate you, I can soak up to a generous limit (not sure if it's ultimately good or not). I too have my pain. I've lost the ability to cry a long time ago, I miss its cathartic effect. I don't know how open I am to talking about the specifics of my pain, it seems to just get me less-than-positive reactions, and maybe it's not that relevant anyway. I feel "jacka*se" was a bit much, though. I've never insulted you, and will never do so. I'll be open to talking about this a bit more, if you'd like. G'evening to you, I'm off to get some sleep. UninspiringNickname (talk) 03:14, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I respect and value that you don't insult me. However I realize that words, even without insults, can still be harmful. Having lived through harmful effects of them. Calling you a jackass was not my best decision, though you can tell the hostility of my voice in other ways. I'm still having trouble processing what's going on, I don't believe I ultimately meant what I said, as my insults to other people tend to carry almost instant regret. Anyhow, a big source of my emotional pain is the pressure to justify it. I've harmed myself because I felt I deserved it and felt that I shouldn't be upset when my home was in a Los Angeles/Orange County suburb with great schools where the median value of a house was roughly $700,000 and people around America are living from foodstamps and from paycheck to paycheck and facing drugs, violence, and food anxiety. Millions of homeless people. And I'm just upset over nasty words my parents say to me. So self-harm was done, to justify my standing in society. But I'm trying to stop self-harm, and my therapists have told me I've been through a lot of pain, probably have been underestimating my own pain for my entire life and I'm constantly questioning myself because I've been told that I'm just being dramatic. I can't speak about your experience, but I'm sure they're valid and that's why safe spaces are so valuable. I want to figure out what we have in common and work from there rather than harm each other with the differences we have.
 * Anyhow, I don't think I've misinterpreted, that's the thing; I only wish you can self-reflect on possibly why my emotions are like this. There's no wrong answers but simply being thoughtful and exploring about this will definitely help the discourse. On my end, I suspected you believed that aces are minimizing the pain and lowering the bar. Clarification from you helps as I try very hard to explain myself, but you must understand my intent is not at all to harm you and it is not personal. 03:45, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * It's 4am over here, way past my bedtime, and my reading comprehension is compromised. Please just tell me you're not doing self-harm or planning to do so, so I can go to sleep without worries. UninspiringNickname (talk) 03:54, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * No I'm not in a crisis right now. Worst that happened and is my crying last few nights ago. I'll be fine, I promise. Thank you and appreciate you for your concern. 03:55, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Happy to know you're not in a crisis, not so happy about the rest. Here, have a kitten and a doggo! UninspiringNickname (talk) 14:12, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

You should use an age template
You are probably not 25, now, and you probably don't want to update that each year. If you actually want to say how old you are, use the 24 template. It will display an updated age as the years go by (although, I wouldn't include your actual birthday. You are allowed to fudge it around)  eg. if you were born around 1999, you could say your are around 25 years old.
 * Somewhat creepy. Perchance there's a reason she didn't update it? 22:22, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I forget. 22:24, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Award
—cosmikdebris talk stalk 03:18, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It seems like I'm quite the Mario Striker around here, huh? 04:25, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

Edit reversion at Branch Davidians page
My apologies in advance if this comes off in any way attempting to cause conflict, however may I ask why my edit was temporarily reverted prior to being changed back to the original edit?

Thank you, and sincerely, Oklahoma (talk) 02:18, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I was browsing mobile and my thumbs hit the rollback button, which has an obnoxious tendency to immediately perform the action. I did block myself for an hour for that, lol. 02:19, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Banned from the wiki for being a butterfinger. 02:20, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Having hands the size of a basketball and wearing gloves don't help. :O}| 02:22, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the speedy response.

Thank you, and sincerely, --Oklahoma (talk) 02:23, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

Deletion of User talk:Shetland
Hi there LGM, I'm not sure that your deletion of this page was within the Community Standards, can you please explain why you deleted it? It does say in the Community Standards that as a talk pages should never be deleted, I'd imagine that this still applies even to a blocked user. Thanks. Harry Potter (talk) 19:37, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It was just a welcome template from, who has a tendency to welcome people too soon. Nothing important was lost but you’re right there wasn’t any reason to delete it. Christopher (talk) 19:45, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I believe it was protocol on a other wiki I went to delete talk pages of obvious ban evadinf socks, so I just delete these out of habit. I believe rationale includes that ban evading socks shouldn't get any content beyond user contributions. 20:27, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I did welcome them too soon but blanking was a better alternative also please dont ping me into these discussions.--Gale5050 (talk) 21:12, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * If it's blank, it might as well be a red link, no? 21:14, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It’s definitely not protocol on this wiki. Bad idea to make it a habit, a welcome template isn’t going to be missed by anyone but it leads to these conversations as it does technically break the CS. No need to blank or anything, just let the page be forgotten about. Christopher (talk) 22:50, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I always felt the guidelines for the talk pages were intended for actual contributors, so I don't think deleting talk pages for obvious socks and trolls goes against the spirit of the guidelines (in fact, I believe deleting talk pages are in tandem with the enforcement aspect of deleting posts from obvious reregging trolls). Regardless, this isn't a hill to die on, so I'll let it be. 03:50, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
 * OK, thank you for explaining your actions. I'm happy to let it be. Harry Potter (talk) 10:32, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

Joke block
Hey Lefty, I just thought that I'd joke block you as I've noticed that you've been block warring with other sysops. Enjoy your free block. :D Harry Potter (talk) 16:37, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Kinda upset
That you didn't add to your list the day he called me a fascist too. Not that I'm important, of course, just adding. GeeJayK (talk) 00:34, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I haven't noticed, but my bad for overlooking. Don't smite me with your fascism, though. 22:32, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

How do you upload files
I wanna upload a file for my sig, but I can't find the upload thing? Also, I don't know what timezone you guys use over here? so could you tell me that too? Da Wyyzrd (Ohai)
 * Special:Upload is the page you need to upload. You also can find it under the "tools" sidebar. There are several users around the world here, but my timezone is Pacific Standard Time. So it's 8:58 at the time of this posting. 03:58, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks dude. I guess I'm not used to editing this wiki yet. I actually have experiance writing articles for other wiki's; unfortunently, it's not one that you may like. ED. I did write [the article on Thedonald.win] though, so if this gives me cred with you lefties, then ok. Also, I'd say just use whatever is used in the recent changes. It's gonna be hard to adapt to this style, but hey, I wanna se if I can redeme myself, so fuck it; take the shot and go ahead with it. Da Wyyzrd (Ohai)
 * If you want to share what you've written, unfortunately, I'm not comfortable having a link to ED on my talk page and I generally avoid following links there. You can perhaps share a bit of a screenshot so I can see it. 04:12, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * OK yeah that makes sence. Da Wyyzrd (Ohai)
 * Shit, there's like a permission error thing for uploads. I promise I won't screw stuff up if you do give me those permissions. Da Wyyzrd (Ohai) 04:45 30 June 2021 (PST)
 * Probably just need autoconfirm. It generally takes a few days iirc. 05:19, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Got it. Da Wyyzrd (Ohai) 05:30 30 June 2021 (PST)

Board nomination
Bongolian (talk) 07:31, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I think you intended to give this notification to Fuzzy, as LGM's term is not up yet.
 * Anyway, I put the notice to his talkpage too. 07:41, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, thanks! Bongolian (talk) 07:58, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

Hey
Some dickhead nominated you for the RMF Board or something, I dunno 14:04, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Please look at the section above this. 14:07, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the edits on vagina steaming
Thanks for making the language in Vagina steaming less cissexist. I appreciate it. :) Quantumgeek333 (talk) 23:43, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Hey no problem. I say it's too, uh, cis normative if that's the right word. I also did edits on abortion too to be more inclusive. 03:57, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

Marisa Tomei
I just learned today that "Marisa Tomei" is an anagram of "It's a me, Mario!" You probably knew this already, but now I desperately want to be able to have an animated Marisa Tomei, with or without moustache, as a playable Mario Kart character. CogitoNotStirred (via telepathy) (talk) 19:05, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
 * And I'm days to todays year old learning about it. I'd like that character as Mario's mom or something. 19:26, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
 * That'd be awesome, the Marii need more backstory. CogitoNotStirred (via telepathy) (talk) 21:55, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

In case you need cheering up...

 * Thank you so much Spud. So sweet. I'm happy you know I love birds. 14:36, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Suggestions for improvement
Hey there, the mod elections are coming up in a few months, and I've been thinking about running again. This is probably a good time for me to listen to improvements on behavior I could try. I'd really like some constructive criticism, and it'll be more effective if they're civil. I felt I did receive some criticism on some aspects of me but if I could sum up what I can do better, this will be helpful. However I don't really want fights and whatnot here so keep snarky back and forth to a minimum, this includes defenses of me. I'll try to respond back but I do take in criticism even if it's from users I've butted heads against. 19:28, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

Expressionism vs impressionism?
I remember, a while back, you giving a detailed analysis of colour in response to a post of mine concerning Van Gough and impressionism. Currently, expressionism and impressionism, and their abstract extensions, are two of my favourite styles of art. Do you have a preference when it comes to expressionism vs impressionism? I remember you mentioning in the Saloon that you’d studied art extensively in higher education, so I’m curious, and would be glad, to find out what your thoughts are on both these styles. Leucippus Salva veritate 23:33, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I think both are valid ways to do art, but I have a preference for impressionism probably due to its closer focus on light studies, on observation, rather than being more abstract and emotions focused that expressionism is. I'm really fond of the fleeting effect impressionism invokes, which does reflect our own fleeting experiences, our memories, our perceptions. When I see footage of cameras from phones never being still, the images always swimming in constant noise and never quite remaining the same due to light never being constant as well as the technology capturing the light, impressionism does capture a moment of that. It kind of reminds me of the differences between realism and romanticism (while I don't mind the style and the dramatic emotions aspect of romanticism, I don't like some of theideology behind romanticism which relies on rose-tinted nostalgia, nationalism, mythology, AND likes to fixate on exotic; Albert Bierstadt's landscape paintings look fantastic but I believe they were used as a means to promote Manifest Destiny and exploit land in America, but I've seen arguments ALSO in favor of ecological conservation) in the decades before that. I like expressionism too for being willing to distort and invoke emotions rather than capture endless beauty and perfection and such. Both styles I do like for the lack of attempt to disguise brushstrokes and actually focus on brushstrokes as a means of expressing, like they're trying to break immersion on purpose to focus on the artifice of art. There was indeed philosophical movements in tandem with these art movements in Europe as well as technological advances that rendered it moot to replicate what you see to the best of the abilities AND helped encourage artists to paint outdoors, thanks to the tubes. You can't have impressionism or expressionism, or at least they'll be very very different, if we didn't have paint tubes or photography or advancements to understanding how light works. There's a rebellious streak to impressionism! It rejected the the traditional "salon" art and traditional ways of painting, which I personally find them to be lies and idealization in a way. It also reminds me of later movements that further challenge art conventions such as Duchamp's urinal or Christ submerged in urine (which, why affix disgust on what's ultimately an arbitrary piece of matter that just so happens to be body fluid? why not focus on color and value? which I think impressionism helped shift perception of art to color, value, shape, etc. rather than what subject matter we perceive). Anyway I'm kinda rambling at this point. Favorite impressionist pieces? Well, I tend to like the landscapes and architecture. I'm not too interested in human forms tbh. As for abstract art, I do like Kadinsky's geometrical work. Rothko's art is a bit baffling, but they have to be experienced irl for best effect (there's no way an image on a screen will replicate the effect of being at a museum and having a giant swath of solid painted color in front of you. 01:47, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the effort you’ve put into your response. I really appreciate the time you’ve taken to compose this, and for the meticulous detail of your insights. I also, tend to have a preference for impressionism. I also like that it has more of a connection to science and observation than expressionism does. In addition, as you pointed out, impressionism captures the vivid texture of sensory experience i.e. the distinctive brushstrokes animate the picture; furthermore, the lack of distinctive boundaries, captures the seamlessness of experience. It’s fascinating, as you noted with the examples of “paint tubes” and “our developing understanding of the behaviour of light”, that without advances in science, art would be impoverished—in many ways, science makes art possible. As for the rebellious streak found in both impressionism and expressionism—I applaud it: strictures on art conventions, and conservatism regarding not altering existing practices, is incredibly damaging to most forms of human life—I say, to hell with your conventions and immutable concepts!  Leucippus Sapere aude 20:11, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
 * The trend to art has been slowly more and more democratizing too (again thanks to technology advances), and it being correlated to abstraction, I don't think is an accident. Most of older art the abstract art haters' standards are is just veneration of mythology and just an extension of rich people and what they want painted on a canvas, not really a reflection of the artist's viewpoints. Patronage, the rich people sponsoring art, is a thing of the past. Anyhow, I recall the argument that classical Greek art is just lies and I have to agree. By the way if you do like franker depictions of art and whatnot, I suggest you explore which work, like Impressionism, rejected  (I would too) and artists like Gustave Courbet and Rosa Bonheur, though I feel the movement is later replaced by photography.  21:58, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

just wondering...
...what the fuck is/are bibbangs? AMassiveGay (talk) 22:34, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
 * It's refers to a poor translation turned into a MarioWiki injoke. A guy who had a really poor grasp on Japanese tried to translate, or more accurately, "localize", into really awkward English. Given, the original Japanese is in kansai dialect iirc, so not the easiest thing to translate, but it's better translated as "You lot, today's prey is Mr. Mario: welcome him colorfully". Same guy was also responsible for this translation to "No one'll help u if sad!" and also translating "Kurosuke", a name for a crow-like enemy, to "Black Dude". 22:55, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
 * ok, i see, thanks for enlightening me AMassiveGay (talk) 23:00, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

Shabi DOO  16:43, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

So why?
Why did you block the new Moony235Wolfy guy? Acegodfuckingdamnit 09:56, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Given your past "theatrical" behavior with me and involving several mods who also wanted you to back down while you continued acting hostile, I do not see value on engaging with you directly, and I do not want to continue interacting with you. Stay out of my talk page. 16:21, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
 * You're a mod LGM. I am questioning you in relation to your blocking as a mod. It is immaterial whether you want to engage me or not - you took the position as mod so expect to be questioned in relation to that position. There is no interaction ban between you and I. It's not good enough to refuse to explain your actions as a mod. So why did you block the user? You should be able to show diff-links. Acegodfuckingdamnit 17:13, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Actually, LGM isn't a current mod, but is on the board, is a former mod, and is running for mod with the highest amount of endorsements (14). --Andrew5 (talk) 18:20, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
 * My mistake then. I'm going to unblock the user then unless someone can so me what it is the user has done wrong. Acegodfuckingdamnit 18:24, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Block already expired. Sorry for confusing you for a mod. Also - most endrsments doesn't carry any weight on whether LGM's blocks were warranted. Acegodfuckingdamnit 18:28, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I said go away Ace. 22:09, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

T-R-O-L-L
You're a mod, you'd know how to handle this better than me. Found another BoN (2a03:e600:100::32) messing with the saloon bar. He erased all the headings and sidebars and put up a pic of kyle bitchenhouse. Should we block, or...? I didn't want to do anything rash without a mod knowing. Jake Holmes''yell at me 23:08, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Blocking is certainly the option to go; if you can't block, just undo revisions and wait. Do not converse with them, not through edit summaries either. 23:10, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations
—cosmikdebris talk stalk 23:29, 1 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Congratulations LGM, I knew you could do it. I am an alternate, so I guess I should keep track of things on the wiki. If there is anything I can do to be of assistance, please let me know. All the best.Ariel31459 (talk) 00:20, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. Thanks for voting for me, and here's another year to a Wario free wiki. 01:11, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh, and by the way, I was fascinated to see that you voted for yourself second and still won. I didn't vote for myself first either, though if I am reading the ballots correctly, I see that someone else did. I promise it was not me (humble brag).Ariel31459 (talk) 19:26, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Also, congrats on not just winning, but being tied for 1st place... 19:48, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Well it doesn't matter in the end about positions but I do feel pleased about myself. Thanks for voting for me, everyone! 20:57, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * You got my vote. Wha? It's a secret vote? Really? Should i care? Congratulations to the green Italian. Cardinal Chang (talk) 21:37, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Grammar crimes
Observing your block of Andrew5 due to the grave transgression of grammar crimes, perhaps you would be kind enough to restore my It's vs. its page that faced deletion. Thanks. UShistoryanalyzer (talk) 21:58, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
 * No. Your page's creation was entirely motivated by a response to a grammar error of another user, which most people would interpret it as a passive-aggressive attack due to your prior aggressive history on this website. You can probably write a brief essay or a funpage bemoaning of this common, irritating error and then cite it to people but I don't personally advise it. 22:04, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Your RevDel
Not sure if it was intentional, but you didn't actually suppress the content in this edit. --Andrew5 (talk) 19:31, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the catch. It's now suppressed. 19:37, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

User:You sure know how to travel in style, Andrew5! Fast and easy - that's the way to go!
Yeah, not sure how much I like the new name that much. Can you please change it so it couldn't be confused for a sock of me? --Andrew5 (talk) 22:21, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
 * It's been renamed to another quality video game quote. You know what video games do to people. Shrink their shops. 22:24, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
 * thank you. --Andrew5 mobile (talk) 22:53, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

Zombie quotes
Not familiar with the source - but 'apt weak puns/references, told with a straight face' can be the best response to (certain types of) trolls (and amuse the blocker and other RWians). Anna Livia (talk) 11:49, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * They are quotes from Left 4 Dead 2. The characters talking to each other and remarking on events in the game Revolverman (talk) 11:53, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Not my fandom. I expect some of my talk page puns to be ephemeral and removed with the article in question. Anna Livia (talk) 12:57, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

And you're still at it
I have the screenshots, my man. Still talking shit where you think you can't be heard. Acei9 22:29, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Show me the screenshots. 23:35, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Did you not say "Can drugs do this to people? Make them unpredictable?" Acei9 23:36, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes or no, my love. Acei9 23:37, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes I did. However, I did not call you a "drug addict". I was only curious, trying to understand people's behavior, and I know for a fact you don't make it a secret you drink and other people have also repeatedly told me this fact. I wasn't trying to make accusations, I just wanted to know how thought patterns manifested in themselves so I have more understanding how and why you reacted the way you did. You've got the completely wrong impression of me, Ace. I might've come off as suggesting you as one, but that was not my intention. 23:41, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * "Well I feel guilt because I have had the experience of people talking about me behind my back and said really mean things about me and I feel I'm doing the same thing". Yah because you are numbskull. Acei9 23:42, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * You, Oxy, TPriest and your ilk are easily the most dishonest people here. Wanna know a neat trick? It aint me, my brother. It ain't me... Acei9 23:45, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Your accusations are based off of misleading impressions of Discord posts. 23:48, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Cool my man, cool. Every problem I may or may not have with you either happens with you or when I speak privately with Huw, Sterile, Nutty or Goonie. So yeah. Retain some goddamn integrity. Currently you have none. Acei9 00:15, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Quite sure Oxy is gone, and if she came back using a new account (or old sock), I haven't seen any histrionics. I'm trying to parse what the heck is going on here, hopefully it's something that can be ignored.  18:31, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Basically Mario misspoke and suggested something stupid about Ace. Ace found out and threw a temper tantrum about it. Adam Warlock (talk) 19:54, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Notice
A case involving you has been raised at the RationalWiki talk:All things in moderation. Feel free to comment. I didn't file it --Andrew5 (talk) 22:44, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

Howdy
Hi- I’ve not been on in a while, but I saw a Saloon post mentioning me. Excuse me if I’m being overly sensitive, but is there any concern between the two of us? Probliknaut (talk) 16:53, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * It's not about you -- it's a wiki trick that inserts the username of anyone looking at the page. Just a cheeky joke. Jake Holmes ''yell at me 17:08, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Well I’m embarrassed. Ya got me. Probliknaut (talk) 17:30, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yah there's a way to alter that ruse of a span class, look at preferences. I thought my winking emoji would indicate something wrong lol. 20:29, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Don't you hate it when you are gaming and this happens? Ariel31459 (talk) 04:35, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah. I had to swat Mario down one time because the stove was on and he was going to walk into it. 01:26, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

More ATIM drama
A case involving you has been raised at the RationalWiki:All things in moderation. Feel free to comment. I did not file it, Epic Games did. --Andrew5 (talk) 01:41, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

a little favor
Hey, I want to change my official username from TheJakeHolmesVersion to just Jake Holmes, but I don't have the perms to. Jake Holmes ''yell at me 23:35, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks! Jake Holmes ''yell at me 00:23, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
 * 👍 00:25, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

Okay, you win, GC
Though I'm having a life right now, chatting with my twin sister. It's either making high effort debunking against a troll or spending time with a sister I'm really close with and has been separated for a while now. 05:00, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Unsigned comments aren't the hill you wanna die on either. 05:27, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Then deal with them yourselves. If I'm cleaning a floor, and someone or something gets in my way, I move the obstacle. Period. 05:29, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * You should be cleaning the floor AFTER it's done, no? 05:46, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

I take issue with that user rename
Personally, I found World of Light quite fun. armed_roomba(she/her)What am I doing wrong this time? 04:59, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, shoot, lol, guess not all my renames are amazing. I thought the game mode was really repetitive and dragged on too long, like maybe 10 hours too long. :P 05:35, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Please contact me
Please contact me at ttoulouse@gmail.com. tmtoulouse 21:35, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

More art duologue
Have you seen Whistler’s Woman in White? I know you’re not as interested in the human figure, but nevertheless, I thought you might be interested in this review of a recent exhibition of Whistler’s work. I like that these paintings by Whistler mark a sharp break from Victorian austerity, and also a break from the Medieval romanticism of the pre-Raphaelites. Leucippus Salva veritate 17:07, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I can tell quickly some impressionist elements such as the paint work being really loose and stylish, with gesture emphasis, rather than disguised like more traditional art of the era. I am looking at the The Artist in His Studio but I'm left wondering if the colors are reproduced accurately or it is actually this muddy looking. I do recognize The Origin of the World though, but we don't really know who the model is. But yeah, the saying goes, we all came from that part of a person. The article does finish off with a "In fact, the Jo Hiffernan who haunts this exhibition is never objectified, never a piece of artist’s meat." which I think is sadly too often the case with traditional paintings especially in a historically white cishet male dominated professional anyway. I wouldn't have noticed much of the female form in the first painting, at least the one in the white dress, but I do notice it better in the more salmon one. I really don't get people sometimes, the seemingly double standards to how they react to female nudity, honestly. 01:09, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Hail the Worm-Queen
I dunno if you care to or even want to know, but I was like "Hey, I think I know who the subject of this tizzy by Conservative is." Buck (talk) 06:03, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, I noticed. Ken should devote more time studying the lovingly and painstakingly complex natural world God gave us rather than continue insulting God's work with his utter ignorance. 00:54, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

An explanation of the "word salad" rename you added on "Best of User Renames"
Cosmik and I have been renaming some accounts based on song titles and lyrics from the album Trout Mask Replica. 17:14, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 * That's amazing and I encourage this. My word salads, however, are entirely my invention. 20:18, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Obligatory Mar10 post
22:04, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Yay I some nice food that day too. It's kind of weird I celebrate March 10 probably more intently than other traditional holidays like Easter or Halloween. I'm still a Christmas and Thanksgiving person, though. 01:08, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

You subscribe to this?
Are you really ok with your name being used for this https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=RationalWiki_talk:All_things_in_moderation&oldid=2459630 ?

The wayback machine will forever remember the lying and intelectual dishonesty of the rationalwiki mods: https://web.archive.org/web/20220606151753/https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/RationalWiki_talk:All_things_in_moderation

Nominated for the Board
Bongolian (talk) 17:13, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

I just took a look at the user rename log, and 🤣
Seriously, that stuff is hilarious! How can I take a crack at it? --Luigifan18 (talk) 02:17, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, contribute to the wiki a bit more, get more accustomed, and request some tech rights. I do strongly suggest getting accustomed to sysop tools first. I know you had a pretty good start with the contributing part, so just keep up the work and you'll have the ability to rename whenever you want.
 * A huge bulk of the renames came from Fortune Street quotes as well as random doodads from MarioWiki. I one time bulk-renamed a person to be a bunch of facts about Mallards, just to make these renames actually educational. Some other renames were just word salad. If you want to see other renames you can also see Fun:Best of User rename log, and feel free to add anything you like on there. 02:56, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I just added a bunch of stuff to that Best of User Rename log page. That was fun. --Luigifan18 (talk) 01:45, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Some birds to brighten things up


Since you've just had to remind yourself of some very nasty stuff, I thought you might need some cheering up.

You're great just the way you are. Spud (talk) 06:00, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much Spud, I love birds. I hope you did find my hurt and sincerity refreshing after we spend decades dealing with liars and cowards. I'm happy you stuck up for me over such a nasty comment. In the meantime, I do like worms a bit; they're very interesting creatures. Some of them are beautiful too, like the tiger flatworm. I've seen pictures of hydrothermal worm under the microscope, and while people say it's terrifying I think it's great inspiration for like 3D game artists to make monsters (or misunderstood pets!). However I still love birds the most. A random bird fact: there's a bright pink bird called the, and I thought it was a photoshop job, but no, the colors are indeed fluorescent-looking (photo enhancement might make it way brighter than it actually is tbf). 01:58, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Handled better
You’ve met me, right? (This is in jest - I am genuinely not flaming you and having a laugh about my storied history). Acei9 04:44, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I mean usually people don't act much different in real life and online if that's what you're referring to. 04:45, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * what I meant to say was when you said “Ace could handled that better” or whatever I was joking that “you’ve met me right?”. Meaning what else would you expect from me? Anyway - I am much like this in real life and weirdly successful so, you know, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone but it’s always worked for me (to paraphrase Hunter Thompson). Acei9 04:48, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Well in the edit summaries, I did clarify. I knew you're not going to actually take the advice, but I suggested that other people might. Regardless it doesn't hurt reiterating what I said, even knowing you. 04:54, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * It’d take far more than you to make me heed advice, my friend. Admittedly I was particularly thorny today after a terrible date last. She fucking lied to me and I only found out later when she said “I lied” and I told her “I don’t like being lied to” which was followed with her saying “don’t accuse me of lying!” Anyway that’s not important. But I was somewhat put out. And became a bit vicious. Acei9 05:02, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Anyway, I thought a light (lite?) hearted interaction between us was required here… so hugs. Acei9 05:12, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah I know. I know I'm not changing you. But if I feel something is wrong I'll just say it. And yeah irl drama can sour the mood. I personally refrain from taking it out on others as I've personally been on the receiving end of other people's issues too many times.
 * Also yeah take care. We should try to find common ground in spite of very rocky interactions. I usually hate making enemies. Thanks for trying to lighten the mood here, really appreciate it. :) 05:37, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I’ve reached an age where making friends or enemies are no longer relevant ways to conduct one’s self. Being over 40 is awesome. It’s like being a baby but you’re old enough to enjoy it. I’ve recently taken up shoplifting from my local supermarket - nothing heavy mind you, I ain’t taking a cash register. Just packets of gum. I enjoy it. But, like I said, Ace ways aren’t for everyone. Acei9 05:53, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Buy gum! Ace, that's the way to do it.Ariel31459 (talk) 21:42, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Last nights date was much better. I'm fucking exhausted though as I only had 3 or 4 hours sleep and started my day with 3 back to back meetings so expect more insulting and aggressive behavior as my mood deteriorates throughout the day. Acei9 22:08, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

Board nomination
Bongolian (talk) 06:06, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Coo is there another RationalMedia Board election? :p 01:52, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

Question
I'm procrastinating on an assignment when I shouldn't

How do you change the usernames of banned bigots-? Is that like..something only moderators can do-? This is a silly question but I always wondered how you all do that.--A p r i l Chat?
 * It's a moderator power, but techs can do it too. 05:14, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see. Thanks.--A p <font color="EBECF0">r <font color="Pink">i <font color="55CDFC">l Chat? 05:27, 2 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Those recent rename names had a rather nice (in a particular/peculiar sense) look to them, and I turned most of them, along with a little extra text, into this. --ApooftGnegiol (talk) 17:01, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Hahaha, oh wow, you earned a laugh today. XD 00:41, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

i was just about to raise this issue...
but you beat me to it. kudos to you. G Man (talk) 05:32, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Ha ha! Yeah I knew I had to change that. We need to live up our name: RATIONALWiki. 06:51, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Out of curiosity, what is your day job?
Fja2021 (talk) 09:49, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Work in a dental lab just preparing models to print, and I also drive. There are days I'm 4 hours driving straight lol. I also do other minor tasks, but those two are my primary ones. 06:14, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

Since when did you leave?
I just assumed you were particularly busy. Vee (talk) 20:56, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Uh I don't think I left. I do sometimes have activity drops due to irl vacation, job, just wanting to relax with my sister, but I check in every now and then. 21:11, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I think she's talking about this . I assume LGM meant that she's back to our Discord server. GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 21:12, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

So I take it you have Discord?
Mind if I ask what it is? Vee (talk) 06:35, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
 * It's on her userboxes. GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 06:41, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Basically a chat room, yeah. 06:48, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspicious activity?
What suspicious activity are you talking about, and what do you mean "tipped"? Is it because I don't like two people, one of which was banned for doxxing (and both of which were very annoying in falsely blocking IPs as being the flavor-of-the-month troll)? I think I've been quite transparent, and yes I've used other IPs, but I've been an on-and-off contributor/reader for years. Very interested in why you went from being in my corner to "hell no"... King Bowser K. Rool (talk) 00:48, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

why...
...was my post deleted? was it because it was too snarky? or did you disagree with my take? i mean that's really how i feel about people who use that term as an insult. i don't think the sentiment is too different from our entry thereof in the glossary. The G (talk) 18:54, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I didn't know if you were adding to the thread or replying to that person on Saloon Bar that I suspect was, well, THAT guy, so I just assumed you were replying to him and removed it. I don't disagree with your take at all though! I just wanted to make sure you didn't devote all your time potentially conversing with a ban evader. You can readd it, it's not like your comment is entirely dependent on that post, even if it was in response to THAT guy. 😛 18:57, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * i appreciate it! i'll be sure to clarify. 👍 The G (talk) 19:20, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

Apology
I want to personally apologize to you about the Chinese character thread I made. Calling Chinese characters "barbaric" is offensive. I understand the negative feelings that my remarks have caused. I no longer believe that the characters can be described as barbaric. You're absolutely right that I can read and write in Chinese without having to think about their origins. I know you have Chinese ancestry, so I understand if what I said offended you personally. I hope my apology can bring some closure. If you don't mind, I would like to know how you are doing right now. Happy Chinese New Year in advance. LongStylus (talk) 03:11, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
 * No, you haven't offended me. Anyway uh as I said, my first name in Chinese is 茹. It's related to plants but I was told it was a flower. I have my own seal so technically the Japanese and Korean speakers ALSO can read my name. Super cool having a separate name from your English one imo. Happy Year of Rabbit! My Zodiac sign is a pig. :p 05:15, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

Typogate
Yes, it really was all over a typo. Four bytes out of an article I researched and wrote (with the exception of a section added by Chillpilled). If it hadn't been for the edit summary treating me like a common vandal, I wouldn't have been on the defensive, and if FD had left it at "Hi, sorry I did not mean to denigrate your edit with my summary," I probably could've accepted that I'd had a hasty and unnecessarily snarky reaction. But the subsequent digging-in-of-heels and assertion of moral and intellectual superiority over a typo served to validate my initial conclusion. Honestly, how did FD expect someone to read a pompous, condescending declaration like, "For some reason I think I consider it to be more egregious to mess up an existing piece of text than posting new messed up text." We are talking about a single minor typo: "organisition" when it should've been "organisation." And I wrote the text I supposedly "messed up." In fact, the typo was introduced as part of an attempt to improve the clarity of the sentence in question. The previous version relied heavily on quotations and I worried it was confusing.

If someone hasn't figured out that playing grammar police is not a substitute for having an actual point, despite having been online as long as I've been alive...well, I don't know what to do with that. There are chuds on here who seemingly do nothing but spew disinformation and bile. In contrast, condescension is rather tame. Still, not a way to win friends. Nope Rocket (talk) 07:25, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * What a load of passive-aggressive hypocritical nonsense. You accuse me of writing a 'wall of text' that was no larger than the spew you posted here. Running to Lefty's talk page to answer a question on my talk page is a cowardly ploy for you to save face. By responding here you make sure that you control the narrative, because you obviously know that if you had posted it on my talk page where it belongs, everyone would be able to see the textual exchanges that preceded it. You don't want that because it would show just how ridiculously out of line you are. As for what your tantrum is about, it was predicated on a typo that I fixed, but your tantrum was over my profuse apology for daring to put your (fake) name in my edit summary, which was only a case of redundancy because the wiki already automatically puts your name in the summary! It's also very easy for you to claim what you "would have said", had I only apologized to you without daring to explain myself. And yes, I DO expect you to interpret the sentence you quoted as it was intended, or at least give me the benefit of the doubt, or even (gasp!) asking me what I meant, considering the context in which the statement appeared, nestled between multiple apologies and multiple reassurances that your point was valid. And if that's not all, instead of responding with something along the lines of, 'Oh now I see what you were trying to say', you run to Lefty's talk page to whine about what is nothing more or less than your own arrested development. FairDinkum (talk) 11:04, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * All right, Nope Rocket fair. FairDinkum, I stopped reading tbh. 00:20, 18 February 2023 (UTC)
 * And I should care because why? FairDinkum (talk) 10:40, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * You tell me, you're the one who committed to the long-winded paragraphs. 18:11, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

Hey pal
You have no justification in blocking a user or reverting comments just because you say the conversation is done. We don't do that here. Acei9 01:47, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * justification? i'm an elected moderator. 03:20, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * So? Acei9 03:39, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Are the rest of us just peons who must cease talking when a mod says so? Acei9 04:02, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * This is actually very disturbing behavior to see from a mod. 04:41, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocking sysops! — so what? SolPyre was 0 seconds and Ace knows how to unblock himself. It's hardly an issue.Bongolian (talk) 05:47, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * , my friend. It aint the blocking. But we should stop talking in case she hears us. Allowed talking only. Acei9 09:26, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * For once I agree with Ace. FairDinkum (talk) 16:17, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * For once I back LGM over your painful nonsense. Acei9 20:36, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Badmouthing me on ATIM and blocking me from defending myself there
You need to have your mod status revoked. Where's that coop case you keep threatening to open? I can't wait to prove you are an instigating troll. FairDinkum (talk) 16:21, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * But you aren't blocked. You're free to comment at ATIM. Rabbitseatcarrots (talk) 16:24, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Why it's already open, Dinky. Arcadium Trancefer (talk) 21:55, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Question Regarding a common block reason
Hello, While it isn't really my business, why is the entire lock log filled with bans involving a "Blackhat SEO Spammer"? May I also ask what that is? I'm just curious here, Thanks.

Gang O' Shadow Wizards 🧙‍♂️Bore me 21:19, 2 May 2023 (UTC)


 * SEO (which we surprisingly have a page on...) basically means tactics used to get a website higher on the results for search engines, especially Google. A site having out-links from other sites, including wikis like this one, can help, so spammers will sometimes drive by to insert their crap all over the place. They tend to target Wikipedia a lot more, but anywhere with open editing is vulnerable. Blackhat just means, engaged in illegal activity, so in this context probably means their websites contain malware. Chillpilled (talk) 23:07, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

Discord
I’m trying to join the discord and I put my username in my main page, but I don t seem to have joined yet. Rational Dude (talk) 18:55, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Huge list
May I have permission to make a list of some sort that has people and groups that we should make pages of? Rational Dude (talk) 19:51, 6 June 2023 (UTC)