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Please comment on Talk:7 World Trade Center

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AIV report

Could you please explain why you consider the edits of User:67.190.9.122 to be vandalism? They seem to be normal edits to me. Qwyrxian (talk) 07:29, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Well, an IP removing references and code, reverting it back within seconds after receving warnings on the IPs talk page, and all without the use of an edit summary. All of that combined generally says "vandal" to me. Was I incorrect? (the IP was blocked for persistent vandalism) Lhb1239 (talk) 16:21, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

I saw information both removed and added, and it looked like it might have been on purpose. However, I don't know anything about the subject, so maybe I just wasn't interpreting the edits I saw correctly. I don't mind that another admin agreed with you that it was vandalism; I wasn't certain enough to act either way. Thanks for the answer and the vigilance! Qwyrxian (talk) 01:43, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome. Honestly, I haven't decided yet whether I enjoy doing the anti-vandal thing or not. It seems like kind of a thankless job... And - I appreciate the inquiry. If you run across any edits I'm marking as vandalism and question whether they were actually vandalism or not, please bring it to my attention. I certainly am capable of making errors in that department! Lhb1239 (talk) 04:33, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

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Mad Men, smoking

Hi. You recently removed a section about smoking but I've restored it (as a subsection of an earlier thread which could also be questionably forum-y). While my reply to the OP may not directly connect with improving the article, this may be revisited within that context. I think the topic is worthy of the talkpage since smoking features heavily in the show and is thereby mentioned in the WP article. You may not like the Question or the discussion, but censoring it only invites more of the same. Better to address it and let it be archived if no one else wants to weigh in. Respectively, -anonAlph 72.151.121.170 (talk) 20:48, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

I took it out again and it should not be replaced. The OP is a speculation about what message is being sent by the show creators/writers (see WP:CRYSTAL), the rest is about smoking on TV shows (see WP:NOTAFORUM). None of it has anything to do with improving the article. Please do not edit war over this. Lhb1239 (talk) 20:56, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Regarding 98.92.187.224

Lhb1239, users are allowed to remove warnings from their own talk page; see WP:UP#CMT. This user is probably on a dynamic IP, which means that their IP changes every few seconds. So both of those talk pages belong to them regarding User talk:98.92.187.224.--Ankit Maity 06:10, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

That's right. You two are being overzealous and it's very much NOT appreciated. Too bad it took an outside editor's refusal to get you to admit that, User:Ankit. -Anon98 98.92.187.224 (talk) 06:13, 17 December 2011 (UTC)