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AIV

Sorry about that- I was just temporarilly deranged (!!!) with banging my head against what seemed to be a brick wall., and of course, when it's one's own TP, it seems a helluvva lot like vandalism! Thanks for all your help though. Again, apologies. Cheers, _Fortuna 19:44, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

• I undestand the frustration - kind of.

I tried to look into this a little, but all the templated warnings and mutual AIV reports and IP changes and revert wars on the article talk page and general wordiness of everyone involved and 3-4 ANI reports plus AIV and AN3 reports make it impossible for me to understand what's going on without spending 45 minutes to review, and I don't have 45 minutes. There is really no way to quickly tell who's trolling and who's calling someone they disagree with a troll. I see admins I think are wise traeating this person as a troll, and other admins I think are wise cautioning people not to do that. My gut tells me someone is using the Chewbacca defense, but I don't have time to prove it.

I'm just not going to be useful in figuring out what is what, my only goal was to try to keep AIV from getting sucked into the vortex. --Floquenbeam (talk) 21:29, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

I do not want to be disruptive so as to hurt myself

It is a lie to say that I had not been disruptive. It is true that I had vandalized pages. I have done this a lot, and this is my worst yet.

P.S. Forgive me for my being excited, but do you believe that I have been disruptive? The reason why I have reported myself is because I am angry with myself. One side of me tells "the truth" that I have vandalized Misplaced Pages, and I believe in the statement, but how about you? Do you believe that I have vandalized an article on purpose? I hope that I had not. The thing is that, when I make little mistakes, I try to have myself blocked because no one would take action, and it may be better that I be blocked for now. Would you like to do that? Gamingforfun (talk) 22:31, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

• Fine. How long would you like to be blocked? Shall I remove talk page access? I can't tell whether this is some kind of passive aggressive act, or whether you're over-reacting for no reason, but keep in mind that when you wake up tomorrow morning and realize you're being silly, I, for one, am not going to unblock you. I'm leaving in 5 minutes. If you give me a block duration before I go, I'll block you for that long. --Floquenbeam (talk) 22:35, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
  • Sorry, I just indeffed as either trolling and vandalism, or a compromised account, before I saw this. There's more nonsense than just on this page. Of course, "indefinitely doesn't mean infinitely" and you (Floquenbeam) or any other admin can adjust the duration appropriately. Newyorkbrad (talk) 22:37, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
    • Oooooh, NYB being a hardass! Never thought I'd see the day. I haven't looked at their whole history, but it looks like they're blowing up over a minor disagreement at Walt Disney and can't let go... Perhaps a day or two of cooling off will help. --Floquenbeam (talk) 22:40, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
    • (edit conflict) Newyorkbrad, please don't edit Floquenbeam's page with the edit summary "Blocked", bootlessly raising all our hopes. Bishonen | talk 22:41, 23 May 2016 (UTC).
      • Bishonen, good point. My apologies to everyone on the wiki. Newyorkbrad (talk) 22:51, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

Floquenbeam, would you like to take the lead on dealing with the unblock request? Newyorkbrad (talk) 15:23, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

 Done --Floquenbeam (talk) 18:57, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

User:Optakeover123

Hi Floquenbeam. Thank you for your comment on my AN post. I created those accounts as I was dealing with a sock a while back and I didn't want to be impersonated. I do not intend to make any more of such accounts. However, I would like to ask if you could help me review the aforementioned account, as I have lost access to that account completely and I don't want to be construed as owning that account maliciously.

Please understand I'm doing all this so that I will not be faulted for any sock related matters in future. I hope that you would understand, and I would appreciate your patience. Regards, Optakeover 19:49, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

Well... it has been quietly sitting there not causing any trouble for 7 1/2 years, so the odds of it coming to life are essentially zero. Still, since you don't control this one account, I'll block that one. --Floquenbeam (talk) 20:02, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

 Done --Floquenbeam (talk) 20:04, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

Thank you. My sincere apologies for troubling you. Optakeover 20:05, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

No worries at all. --Floquenbeam (talk) 20:06, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

@Optakeover: I hope you did not mind my closure of your request. It was a procedural matter for me and not personal. You are always welcome on my talk page if you need a simple admin action. HighInBC 20:10, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

@HighInBC: Thank you for your message. I admit I was a little shell shocked by the reception XD but I have taken note of your comments and Flo's, and I agree with them. Thank you both once again. Optakeover 20:15, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	For protecting Misplaced Pages talk:Requests for adminship/AustralianRupert, very much appreciated. Omni Flames 08:48, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, OF, we'll see if it had its intended effect when the protection expires... --Floquenbeam (talk) 14:44, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

I for one got the message. I will try to stay more on topic in the future, and limit by concerns about user behaviour to user talk pages and appropriate noticeboards. When user behaviour and the topic of what is acceptable at RfA overlap the lines can get blurred. HighInBC 14:48, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Regarding

I think you should take a look at this edit closely. His edit is causing the malformation of the header. I am right in reverting it. Optakeover 14:36, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Ahh you fixed it. It's all good haha. Optakeover 14:37, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Yes, all 3 of us were partially right and partially wrong. --Floquenbeam (talk) 14:40, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

I will be explaining and apologizing to the anon. By the way he's been blocked by Widr for editing on a proxy. Optakeover 14:41, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, I saw; not sure what he did to get his IP checked, but it's mostly over my head so I'll leave it to others. --Floquenbeam (talk) 14:43, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Please unblock User talk:167.107.191.217

I didn't realize there was a typo in Shotgun surgery. I read User:Optakeover's message as "replacing superfluous uppercase by lowercase is unconstructive". This is not polite. Saying "you inserted a Greek letter" would have been polite. Also the Swoosh smack is unpolite.

Please unblock User talk:167.107.191.217. It is not an open proxy. HaŋaRoa (talk) 14:49, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

(Sorry to send you Widr on a wild goose chase). Optakeover 14:50, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

• If the IP had been blocked for the conflict, I'd unblock in a heartbeat; all 3 of us were too quick off the draw, and this has already sucked up 100x more bytes than necessary. However, it was blocked as an open proxy, and I have zero clue about open proxies, so you'll have to take it up with User:Widr. --Floquenbeam (talk) 14:52, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
  • @HaŋaRoa: Sorry it appeared impolite to you. Please read WP:BOOMERANG again. I don't take it personally that you raised a comment about me; however you must understand that your own actions and words may be commented upon as well, and it was in your best interests if you 1) spoken to me directly on my talk page first (I'm always open to discussion) or 2) make sure that what you were reporting on was factually-accurate. With regards, Optakeover 14:53, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
    • According to this it is a confirmed proxy server. Widr (talk) 14:55, 25 May 2016 (UTC)