User talk:Purplebackpack89
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar may be awarded to those that show a pattern of going the extra mile to be nice, without being asked. This barnstar is awarded to Purplebackpack89, for his dedication to comprimise and his ability to work with other editors to come up with amicable solutions which satisfy everyone.
Purplebackpack89, thank you for your valiant efforts in building this project. Ikip (talk) 07:48, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
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The Socratic Barnstar | |
| Though I doubt you're going to get anywhere in this debate due to the highly charged nature of the subject matter, your viewpoint on the issue and your line of reasoning shows you are thinker. Keep it up! And don't despair. The service of truth is the hardest service. NickCT (talk) 03:32, 30 September 2010 (UTC) |
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The Barnstar of Diplomacy |
| Thanks for putting forward the suggestion on ANI that we block, rather than ban, User:LiteralKa. It may or may not pass, but at the end of the day, you did the right thing by suggesting it. The Cavalry (Message me) 21:15, 1 August 2011 (UTC) |
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The Special Barnstar |
| For your battling abusive administrators and their sycophants. They do more destruction to Wikipedia than Joe can ever do and they know it. ...William 16:54, 29 November 2013 (UTC) |
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The Barnstar of Diligence |
| For all your hard work organizing and maintaining Wikipedia:Vital articles. You are an asset to the project; keep up the great work! GabeMc (talk|contribs) 19:16, 30 December 2013 (UTC) |
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The Merging Barnstar | |
| Thanks for your recent work on multiple merge & redirects re: Yoko Tsuno. Much appreciated. GenQuest "Talk to Me" 13:25, 15 April 2014 (UTC) |
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July 2025
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{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. The Bushranger One ping only 22:58, 23 July 2025 (UTC)I see nothing yet that warrants protection of your talk page, let alone full protection. If that were to start, we can consider appropriate action. Drmies (talk) 20:18, 25 July 2025 (UTC)
PROD notification
[edit]After searching for sources and examining the two cited books, I've proposed Sporting man culture, which you created in 2012, for deletion. I noted that you suggested then that if not independently notable, it should be made a redirect, but the concept is so broad and the term so rare that I was unable to identify a viable redirect target. Yngvadottir (talk) 07:22, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
Unblock
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Purplebackpack89 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
I understand that I overdid it when interacting with Magnolia677. I should have understood that, even though I disagreed with their edits and demeanor, they had the consensus of the Wikimedia community behind them. I would like to demonstrate that I can edit on this project without interacting with them before being indeffed. pbp 01:06, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
Decline reason:
Using the term "allegation" suggests that you are denying that you emailed someone to proxy edit for you. Additionally, characterizing the sanctions against you as a "Lynch mob" wasn't a great idea.[1] These are backward steps to being unblocked. OhNoitsJamie Talk 01:11, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
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The article Cushenbury, California has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
This is not an "unincorporated place," it's a cement plant (see satellite view of coordinates). GNIS does not count for notability, and without significant coverage (there is none), WP:GNG is not met either.
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Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. WeirdNAnnoyed (talk) 21:50, 11 August 2025 (UTC)
The redirect Japanese Americans in World War II has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 August 16 § Japanese Americans in World War II until a consensus is reached. Thepharoah17 (talk) 08:35, 16 August 2025 (UTC)
Thank you
[edit]I noticed today that you have been indefinitely blocked. Without commenting on the reasons for the block (we all have our good and bad moments), I want to thank you for your good moments -- years of positive contributions to Wikipedia. I remember your work on college football topics such as Occidental–Whittier football rivalry, Army–Notre Dame football rivalry, and Spaghetti Bowl. I did a quick Xtools search on your past contributions and was even more impressed by the remarkable breadth of your contributions on such varied topics as Alice Birney, Frederick Trump, Post-presidency of Bill Clinton, George Draper, Discovery Bay, Pee-Wee Harris, Occidental College sexual assault controversy, Conan blimp, The Kidnappers Foil, Wallis Annenberg Building, Great Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542, Frogeye salad, Det kimer nu til julefest, Ham and Eggs Movement, Jonathan Veitch, IBM Award, List of burial places of presidents and vice presidents of the United States, and to top it all off, Strawberry ice cream.
That's an impressive body of work. I hope that, if you let an appropriate period of time to pass, resist any temptation to engage in WP:BANEVASION (including WP:PROXYING), and with a sincere commitment not to repeat the conduct at issue, an application for unblocking may be granted. Cbl62 (talk) 18:44, 25 August 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for the support, @Cbl62! pbp 02:18, 26 August 2025 (UTC)
WikiCup 2025 September newsletter
[edit]The fourth round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 29 August. The penultimate round saw three contestants score more than 800 points:
BeanieFan11 (submissions) with 1,175 round points, mainly from sports-related articles, including 17 good articles, 27 did you know articles, and 9 in the news articles
Arconning (submissions) with 1,090 round points, mainly from articles about athletes and politicians, including a featured article on Philippines at the 1924 Summer Olympics, 9 good articles, 28 did you know articles, and a wide assortment of featured and good article reviews
AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 854 round points, mostly from a high-scoring featured article on the Indian leader Rani of Jhansi and two good articles, in addition to 13 featured and good article reviews
Everyone who competed in Round 4 will advance to Round 5 unless they have withdrawn. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far, while the full scores for Round 4 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 9 featured articles, 12 featured lists, 98 good articles, 9 good topic articles, more than 150 reviews, nearly 100 did you know articles, and 18 in the news articles.
In advance of the fifth and final round, the judges would like to thank every contestant for their hard work. As a reminder, any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed in Round 5. In addition, note that Round 5 will end on 31 October at 23:59 UTC. Awards at the end of Round 5 will be distributed based on who has the most tournament points over all five rounds, and special awards will be distributed based on high performance in particular areas of content creation (e.g., most featured articles in a single round).
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