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Happy editing! HiLo48 (talk) 11:41, 31 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

November 2019

Blocked for 31 hours, then extended to 6 months

Anonymous users from this IP address have been blocked from editing for a period of 31 hours for persistently making disruptive edits.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.
— Berean Hunter (talk) 17:12, 26 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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You "MINDERS" are the reason I no longer contribute to Wikipedia. Give me an example of what you're on about. I see no reason for this, and I have violated no rules. This is what happens when children run the store. 73.6.96.168 (talk) 08:16, 27 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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Request reason:

Your reason here 73.6.96.168 (talk) 08:17, 27 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

I am declining your unblock request because it does not address the reason for your block, or because it is inadequate for other reasons. To be unblocked, you must convince the reviewing administrator(s) that

the block is not necessary to prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia, or
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1. understand what you have been blocked for,
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3. will make useful contributions instead.

Please read the guide to appealing blocks for more information. 331dot (talk) 08:42, 27 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

If you make another request, please only put it in the larger edit window; the smaller window is for a section header or edit summary. Please click "edit" instead of "new section" to create your request, to avoid creating unnecessary section headers. 331dot (talk) 08:42, 27 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If you disrupt this page further, I will extend the block and remove talk page access. If you want to request unblock, please make a proper request. 331dot (talk) 09:00, 27 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

August 2020

Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. I am glad to see that you are discussing a topic. However, as a general rule, talk pages such as Talk:Meredith effect are for discussion related to improving the article in specific ways based on reliable sources and the project policies and guidelines, not for general discussion about the topic or unrelated topics, or statements based on your thoughts or feelings. If you have specific questions about certain topics, consider visiting our reference desk and asking them there instead of on article talk pages. Thank you. BilCat (talk) 06:20, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits referred to above, consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account so that you can avoid further irrelevant notices.

I'm a former NASA engineer. Do you really want me to prove that this article is based on nonsense? Because I can. I don't want to. I'm retired and have a very good life. But if you're going to insist that I prove this wrong, I will. Thank you and Good Night. 73.6.96.168 (talk) 21:07, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

All you have to do is cite reliable published sources that back up your assertions. That's it. As an engineer, you should have no trouble finding such sources. If you need help citing them in the article, we'll be happy to help you do that, within reason. BilCat (talk) 21:16, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The fact is that the the person making the original assertion needs to prove it. I'm pretty sure that's required by Wikipedia. I can find no reliable source other than Atwood's claims to prove this "effect" is real at low mach numbers. Again, all we have here is an author making claims about the P-51 use of the "Meredith Effect", when all the sources I can find say that it does NOT produce ANY net thrust at airspeeds below .7 mach. And that's essentially what I said. The P-51 is not even close to that speed, and it's an entirely different effect when airspeed approaches mach 1.0, as in a ram-jet. At mach .5 there is ZERO net thrust, and below that speed, it's drag and actually slows the aircraft down a bit.

https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/12981/how-much-thrust-was-provided-by-a-typical-meredith-effect-radiator. I'm not going to spend a lot of time on this, because it's been my experience that once an editor here makes up his/her mind, then it tends to stay that way. I tried. Cheers. 73.6.96.168 (talk) 13:47, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

December 2020

Please stop your disruptive editing.

If you are engaged in an article content dispute with another editor, discuss the matter with the editor at their talk page, or the article's talk page, and seek consensus with them. Alternatively you can read Wikipedia's dispute resolution page, and ask for independent help at one of the relevant noticeboards.
If you are engaged in any other form of dispute that is not covered on the dispute resolution page, seek assistance at Wikipedia's Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents.

If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. Your comments are confrontational and disruptive. This is a collaborative environment where we work together, not make demands on each other. 331dot (talk) 08:25, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree with you completely. There is nothing disruptive about the Talk Page edits I have made recently. If you continue to harass me, I will be reporting this to more senior persons at WP. I have demanded nothing. I have ASKED that improvements and edits be made to articles that are sub-par and below standards for an encyclopedia. I believe your remark is biased and untrue. If you're going to accuse me of being "disruptive" - at least provide a concrete example of what you're on about. Cheers. 73.6.96.168 (talk) 13:05, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Communication with you is not harassment. There is not "more senior" people here, but WP:ANI is available if you wish. The articles you have commented on are not protected from editing so "someone edit the article" comes off to others as a demand. 331dot (talk) 13:58, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Again, unless you can give me an example of the article I "disrupted", and how - I have no idea what you're on about. REPEATED false / ambiguous claims do nothing to bolster your cause, and in my view it amounts to harassment since it was aimed at me personally, and was unsolicited. When you say: "comes off to others as a demand" (opinion on your part), and incorrectly paraphrase my comment out of context, then I believe you are being argumentative, capricious and frankly, just rude. I demand NOTHING of anyone here. I merely pointed out that a few article sections were either incorrect or seriously in need of improvement. PLEASE CITE the article in question or link to it so that I may have a chance to review the evidence. Was that polite enough? 73.6.96.168 (talk) 19:24, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This comment is not of a collaborative nature and condescending(as is "was that polite enough"). I came here in response to an email from another editor. "Someone needs to edit this article" can seem like a demand to others(especially when the article is not protected and open to all edits). If you didn't mean it that way, okay. 331dot (talk) 20:43, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No, I did not mean it to be pushy or demanding at all. That's the way I talk normally. I will try to phrase suggestions in a less forceful tone in the future. All I really meant is that I hoped that someone other than myself could/would do it - I've received a lot of grief over some of my edits in the past, so I finally gave up editing. I don't even really know the difference between a protected page and one that isn't. No harm intended. Cheers. 73.6.96.168 (talk) 00:43, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

And as a final note on that Zodiac article - I was attempting to inject a little humor into what appeared to be a tense section. I will avoid that also in the future. I had no idea that people were sensitive to this degree. I know now, so I'll just stay off the talk pages. Cheers. 73.6.96.168 (talk) 00:47, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your consideration, not for me, but for the project. Talk page use is sometimes necessary, but just keep in mind that humor and tone are difficult to convey with text communication, especially cross-cultural amongst the varied people who participate here. Thanks 331dot (talk) 00:53, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

October 2021

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Talk:Top Gun: Maverick. Your edits appear to be disruptive.

If you are engaged in an article content dispute with another editor, please discuss the matter with the editor at their talk page, or the article's talk page, and seek consensus with them. Alternatively, you can read Wikipedia's dispute resolution page, and ask for independent help at one of the relevant noticeboards.
If you are engaged in any other form of dispute that is not covered on the dispute resolution page, please seek assistance at Wikipedia's Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents.

Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continued disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges.

Do not add non-sequitur interjections mid-stream in other discussion threads on talk pages. If you have a new topic about the article then start a new section for it, rather than tack it on to sections that do not have anything to do what you are posting about.

Additionally - the proper location to request (or in your case - wrongfully demand) that an article be removed is in WP:AFD, not through scatterbrained & unfounded rantings, randomly peppered throughout a talk page.

Lastly, even in talk pages - do not introduce deliberate factual errors & make claims about article topics which are flatly false.

Remember - just because you cannot see something does not mean that it does not exist. I cannot see you. I cannot see your username. But - clearly, and unfortunately you do in fact exist. Picard's Facepalm (talk) 15:18, 12 October 2021 (UTC) Picard's Facepalm (talk) 15:18, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits referred to above, consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account so that you can avoid further irrelevant notices.

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to delete or edit legitimate talk page comments, as you did at Talk:Holly Hunter, you may be blocked from editing. DO NOT delete or alter talk page comments posted by other users. See WP:TPO and WP:TPG. Picard's Facepalm (talk) 15:37, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits referred to above, consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account so that you can avoid further irrelevant notices.

Since you didn't cite any examples, I don't know what you're talking about. However, in reviewing your history here, it's clear that I just need to go ahead and open a complaint on you for harassment. BTW: What theater is 'Top Gun 2' playing in? When was it released? And if you're going to call me a liar, prove anything I said was false. Cheers. 73.6.96.168 (talk) 08:15, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I did indicate which talk page you edited another user's comments on, and I did cite two different articles regarding the policies for talk page usage. Simply reviewing those policy pages, and then reviewing your own edit or the one I made on the talk page would give your example. It is not on others to keep you abreast of the edits you made... that's on you.

As far as complaining - go ahead, it seems you are good at it. But me advising you of improper talk page usage on one page, and reverting your re-factoring the comments of another user on a different talk page (and consequently notifying you of it) hardly constitutes harassment. But whatever floats your canoe.

As for TG:M, you do realize that a movie doesn't have to be in a theatre in order to exist, right? If you think otherwise - then there are tens of thousands of direct-to-disc releases that supposedly do not exist, and hundreds more movies which are "in the can" that do not exist, either. You know that some movies actually do sit in the can, on a shelf for months or even years before being released, right? Again - that doesn't mean that they do not exist... it simply means that they are not yet released. Just a slight difference there between non-existence and un-released. But - you seem to be ignoring that outright, and just want to go straight for the jugular in claiming that they flatly do not exist and their pages should be wiped from the web. Well - again, whatever floats your canoe. Go ahead and open a WP:AFD for all the un-released movies you think have caused you distress, and have put WP's integrity in jeopardy. And please keep us all in the loop when you do that - cause we are all gonna enjoy watching that exchange. lol. Picard's Facepalm (talk) 15:14, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

See your talk page for my final word on this matter. Dude, you need to chill or grow up or whatever. But you have been warned. Last time. 73.6.96.168 (talk) 05:48, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

New notification from Picard's Facepalm

You are invited to see a comment at User talk:Picard's Facepalm. This is a notification for your information only, and is not an invitation to respond. Picard's Facepalm (talk) 17:03, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

January 2022

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Talk:Top Gun. BilCat (talk) 00:04, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Please, please show me how I "vandalized" anything. Show me how what you accuse me of is true. I am tired of you people who obviously have a financial axe to grind, over-tending these bullshit articles. Show me where I lied. 73.6.96.168 (talk) 02:20, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked for 1 year

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