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== Nanjing Metro Line S1 ==
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Pinging {{U|Geraldo Perez}} – this is more a reminder to myself than to you, Geraldo: but the ] of ] looks like it needs to be (massively?) narrowed. Right now it's including a bunch of what are basically TV movies in the list (including some TV movies that basically aired as ''episodes'' of these series – e.g. I just removed ] which should not have been included under ''any'' circumstances!). That list should be narrowed to just ''theatrically''-released films that are based on TV series. FWIW. (And, again, this is more a reminder to myself...) --] <small>(] • ])</small> 23:15, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
* See also: ] to do the same. --] <small>(] • ])</small> 03:27, 18 June 2017 (UTC) ‎
* And: ] is another cleanup job... --] <small>(] • ])</small> 01:18, 10 July 2017 (UTC)


== New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023 ==
It's a metro line. Albeit more in tune with BART or the Berlin S-bahn, with its longer stop spacing the large reach out of the city. It is fully grade separated and isolated from the other rail services. It uses B type cars in 6 car formation; the same sizing and loading gauges of the Beijing Subway cars. Ninggao intercity railway (宁高城际轨道交通) seems to be a dated term, the media seems to always refer it as the Airport Line (机场线). The branding is very similar to the S-XX and U-XX dynamic you see in Berlin or the numbered urban lines and the named suburban lines in Beijing.] (]) 20:32, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
: OK, I guess I have to accept that, even though the different branding bothers me. Last question - what are the peak headways on it?... --] (]) 20:45, 3 July 2014 (UTC)


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Hello - again.

I've noticed you finished on your ridership reference split, and other small edits, and I'm just wondering what else needs to be done exactly so I'm prepared for the move. ] (]) 20:44, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

: Just one last thing: copy over the "Under construction" section to your Sandbox. Then I'll separate those references in to their own section (I think there's only two of them!). Once that is done, I think it is ready to be copy-and-pasted over the the ], and then we are done!! :D --] (]) 20:58, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

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== Speedy deletion declined: ] ==
Hello IJBall. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of ], a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: '''I'm not at all clear why the Old Rouen article should go here, and not the new one, which would seem more sensible to me. The Instanbul article you linked to covers both old and new as far as I can see.''' Thank you. ]] 11:59, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

== Appreciated that you added map, however... ==

While it was correct for you to change the map from the Russian version to the English version in the ] article, the article is a ] and it had already been established that it does not belong in a ] article as it already exists in the main article (being ]). Please see the relevant section on the ] if you feel that there are policy or guideline rationales for duplicating it on the timeline. Cheers! --] (]) 06:32, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

== Sao Paulo State elections & Sao Paulo Metro ==

Sorry, but what in God's name do the Sao Paulo State elections have to do with the new ]? I really didn't understand. And what kind of reference do you "approve"? Thank you. ] (]) 08:20, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
: The primary website for the Sao Paulo Metro is this one: – lately, when one tries to access it, there's a message about the bulk of the website getting shut down for the state elections this year (today, I can't seem to access this website ''at all''). Anyway, that website is where you used to be able to get a primary reference for total system length and total number of stations for the Sao Paulo Metro, but it's apparently down until after the elections are over this fall. To answer your question, you need a reference that quotes the new ''total system length'' and new ''total number of stations'' to be usable – a reference that simply says that two stations opened, without quoting that there are 67 stations in the system won't do, as that would represent a ] situation. But my general point is this – there is no pressing need for the ] to be ''up-to-the-minute'' accurate with its figures – if you can't find a reference like I outlined above, I wouldn't worry as one will likely became available with the new correct figures in just a couple of months. This Sao Paulo situation, and the lack of easy references for the new figures, is not unique and has happened at the List of metro systems before (and will surely happen again, down the road). --] (]) 15:45, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
: One more thing – it would seem that Line 15 is a monorail. If so, it won't be included in the List of metro system article's figures anyway: we don't count monorails in with our figures there (see, for example: Kuala Lumpur Rapid Rail entry). --] (]) 15:54, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
:::Thanks for your well-detailed answer. All points taken. I just disagree that we wouldn't "need for the list to be 'up-to-the-minute' accurate with its figures". We are in the internet age, so we do need very fast updates, hehe. Cheers! ] (]) 20:05, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

== Iraqi insurgency (2011–present) ==

I haven't blocked ] this time but I have reminded him of the 1RR per 24 hours restriction and thought you might have forgotten it also. ] (]) 21:02, 7 September 2014 (UTC)
: Yes, good point. --] (]) 21:46, 7 September 2014 (UTC)

== http://www.uitp.org ==

Hello ! I have put http://www.uitp.org to the noteboard https://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:RSN. I don't think such membership associations can be used as reliable sources.
And I thought we had established S-Bahn in Berlin, Hamburg and Copenhagen as metro. Please respond at the noteboard. ] (]) 00:59, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

== Cook Partisan Voting Index ==

With all due respect, my last edits removing the “Party of Governor” and “House balance” columns were perfectly consistent with your very own argument to me: that all information in each of these columns was already available at-a-glance in the ] page, which I had not previously visited. Never mind, though, because I won’t be wasting any more time editing this page. For the record, a mere handful of people opposing my actions does not amount to “consensus strongly disagree” with me. ] (]) 23:24, 22 October 2014 (UTC)
: No, that wasn't the argument at all. The point was that readers at the ] want simple information – namely: based on the state's CPVI, what party does the governor of that state belong to, are both Senators from that state from the same party or is the Senate delegation "split", and what is the make up that state's Congressional delegation? Your edit to split the Senate column in to two to show the "Senior" and "Junior" Senator actually made it ''harder'' to pick out the details about a particular state's Senate delegation, which is why two editors (myself included) reverted it. So, the overall point was that your particular edit made the table ''harder to read'' AND also that that level of detail basically wasn't appropriate to an article like Cook Partisan Voting Index and was redundant information with information that could already be found at the ] article where the level of detail that you wanted ''was'' appropriate.
: The thing to remember when editing Misplaced Pages is that some of your edits, no matter how much effort you put in to them, may not get ] support, no matter how much you personally think they improve an article, and not to take it personally when that happens, as you seemed to here. But I appreciate you taking the time to post here, as that was all I really wanted in the first place when you reverted the second time was a discussion about why these edits probably weren't the best way to go here... --] (]) 00:52, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

== Louroujina ==

# ] quite clearly states that flag icons are permitted in settlement infoboxes for the country and top-level administrative division.
# See ].
] (]) 00:54, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
: I have a question into the Talk page of ] about this – the first two paragraphs make of INFOBOXFLAG it quite clear that flags should pretty much never be used in Infoboxes. Paragraphs #3 & #4 delineate a few exceptions to when they can be used. The first sentence of Paragraph #5, which you are quoting, appears to completely contradict the first two paragraphs of the policy. In general, many city articles on en Misplaced Pages do ''not'' use flags in the Infobox, so I'd like more clarification on this. Let's see if there's any response at ]... --] (]) 01:00, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
:: Okay, but the flags are used across all of these articles. Would it not be better to keep them until that point is clarified? ] (]) 01:32, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
::: I remain unconvinced that the flags as they were used at the ] article Infobox "add value" (and they were used there in such a way that I've seen reverted at other similar articles), so I really don't think they're necessary there. But whatever is said at the MOS:ICONS Talk page will hopefully clarify the issue... --] (]) 01:46, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
:::: I'd say they help in (re)cognition. I don't know if that's a good argument for having them there. ] (]) 01:58, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

:::: By the way, I've seen flag icons used all over the place, e.g. in language infoboxes (list of countries where the language is official), see e.g. ]. It seems this guideline is followed rather loosely or selectively. ] (]) 02:04, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

== Your opinion please... ==

A year and a half ago, you mentioned the possibility of nominating ] for deletion (well redirection back to main article). Since then you have made some small additions to the article. Still, I think merge, redirection or deletion are in order. Do you still agree with redirecting this back to ]? ] (]) 21:48, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
: Yes, I'd still support a merge (of the ''referenced'' material at ] – the unreferenced material should just be cut). But now that the Politics of light rail in North America article has been substantially trimmed, I'd no longer have an objection to merging it back to ] . So I think it's time to start a ''new'' Talk page topic on the merge proposal (I guess that would require updating the 'date' parameter on the 'merge' tag....) – this time, I'd '''support''' such a merge. --] (]) 21:58, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

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==Chicago 'L'==
this is the official website of cta http://www.transitchicago.com/riding_cta/service_overview.aspx ] January 17, 2015‎
: Hello, system and check the links are totally different there's a track length of 224.1 mi.² for the Chicago CTA and is the second largest transit system in the nation please refer to your own sources and you will see! If you have any other questions please feel free to contact me or to do further research ] February 15, 2015‎

== Flag icons ==

Hi. I put a draft together, and I'd like to get your opinion on it before I go further with it. It's on ]. Also, I'm not sure what the next step is, should I post it on ]? Please give any feedback on my sandbox talk page, that way I can keep all the discussions in one place. Thanks. ] (]) 03:53, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

:Exactly where is this consensus for the massive alterations to flags in articles? ] 21:54, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

:Sorry, I found it on my own: ]. It would help to mention that link in your edit summary. ] 22:04, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

:: From the discussions I saw at various locations (e.g. ] was one), there were about a half a dozen editors from the Canadian city articles (though most may have been from ], I don't know...) who opposed the use of flag icons, and only two that supported them. The bigger issue to me is the inconsistency at Canada city articles where, as of approx. a month ago, many had them, and many did not – as of now, Edmonton and a few others still don't have them. My suggestion is that this should get hashed out, once and for all, at ] so that a consensus solution is applied across '''''all''''' Canadian city articles, regardless of the outcome reached.
:: Regardless, though, fights like these will continue thanks to the utter wretcheness of the ] policy which thanks to opposition to reforming it should now instead just be utterly eliminated, as it is a worthless guideline/policy in its present form IMO. --] (]) 22:08, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

:::I do appreciate the need for consistency and know just how contentious finding a single way of doing something can be. Good luck. ] 22:12, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

== Feb 2015 ==

Having done a 3RR since two hours is still doing a 3RR! ] (]) 22:56, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
: Yes, I know you have. I, OTOH, did one edit (to restore the previous pre-January 30 consensus at ]), and one revert (which is not in the same ballpark as your 3RR). Regardless, you have already gotten blocked once for behavior like this. It would behoove you to dial it down before if gets you in to trouble. Consider this my last bit of constructive advice on this topic to you. --] (]) 23:01, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

I advise you both equally to head warnings of edit warring violation. I am personally involved in the content dispute to some degree and will not be taking any action. However another admin will not hesitate to block either of you if this continues. I am leaving this message on both of your talk pages. ] 22:58, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
: Oh, I'm done on this, don't worry. --] (]) 23:01, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

== Los Angeles Metro --> "Placard View" is the point of the pictures ==
It may seem unusual of course to call the pictures I put up as "Placard View", but take note: The pictures were not meant to show anything based of the platform. The pictures main point is the placard. As a result, naming them as "Platform View" may seem compatible, but if you take a look into Gold Line sections of Pico/Aliso Station and the region from Atlantic Station to Maravilla Station, the signs I put them up as (which is the ONLY sign they actually have) is not Platform View; they are signs standing out of a pole located in a reachable distance; they are nothing to do with the platform.
But putting this as an issue, if we do not uniformly name the main placard images the same for all the stations, there would be issues of disorganization (even if you may disagree, I'd agree). As a user, I believe uniformity is a must for metro station pages. Naming them all as platform view wouldn't be correct because certain sections clearly has placard images only. If we name "Placard View" for all the LA Metro pages instead, it would work because all the images would signify what it actually represent of: Placards, not platforms. Therefore, I believe the word "Platform View" is illegitimate. I strongly recommend to revert the names back, or rename the station images with a legit name such as "Placard Sign of the Station". ] (]) 00:37, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
: Two things – first, ] is correct: these aren't called "placards"; second, my advice would be to make all of the Infobox images uniform across all of the L.A. Metro station articles so that they all are actually "platform views" (that include the station's signage) images. But the point remains: "Placard view" is an incorrect caption for these images, as the station signs aren't called "placards". --] (]) 00:42, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
:: You have ignored my point completely. I repeat my stance that platform view is an illegitamate way to describe these photos. SecondaryWaltz is actually (and for now, I'll add that's its my opinion) that it is false. What does placard mean? "''A sign of notice, as one posted Ina public place OR carried by a demonstrater or picketer.''" (YBM SISA Dictionary). Now what does a platform mean? "''A horizontal surface, or a structure of a horizontal surface squally raised above the level of a surrounding area.''" (YBM SISA Dictionary) Then you add this fact: What was the point of the pictures with the placards in the middle? Placards, not platforms. Therefore, I hereby say Platform View is the wrong way to describe these photos. It's logic. ] (]) 00:51, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
::: All I can tell you is that Misplaced Pages is governed by ], and you now have two editors that disagree with your interpretation. You can continue ignore what we're saying, and continue to go down the path your on, but I don't think it'll go well for you.
::: On my end, I reiterate that my preference would be for these Infobox station images for the L.A. Metro station articles to all be ''platform views'' that include the station signage in the images. --] (]) 01:03, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
::::So you think that going in a favorable reason is superior to a reasonable and a logical reason...that really questions me of how you edit these Misplaced Pages articles by going with favorism. It does not matter if you personally like it or not. It does not matter if pluralistic forms of people like it or not. What matters is rules. What matters is logic. In Misplaced Pages, nothing goes by favorism, particularly an article in public exhibition. If you believe there is reason that could properly counter my logic of the definition of placards and platforms, go ahead and write it out. But it seems you don't have one. I will wait for a reasonable response, and if it fails, I will revert the edits all as a defense to logical terms of placard views. If this issue severes, I do not care if this is going to get any worse for you or me, but I am willing to take this to the next level by bringing in officials of Misplaced Pages. ] (]) 02:22, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
::::: Go for it. My discussions with you on this are done. --] (]) 02:54, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

==Busan Metro Line 1==
Due to circumstances that you are aware of I can't help fix the problems with ], that HanSangYoon recently created. Since you have an interest in rapid transit, I thought you might have a look at it. I understand if you would no touch it either. ] (]) 00:50, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
: First, an admission: I'm "OK" with templates (I can usually "fiddle" with them...), but I'm certainly no expert! – so it's possible I won't know "how" to do what you need. But, with that said - what exactly is wrong with the Busan Line template, and what needs to be done (I'm pretty sure I know...) to fix it? With your instructions, I can ''try'' to fix it!... --] (]) 00:55, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
::OK I will leave this alone. I don't want to muddy the waters. ] (]) 04:50, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
::: FWIW, I have removed the route map in question from ] as it was taking up too much of the page's area. --] (]) 04:53, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

==Talkback==
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== ] Closure ==

Closure looks fine to me from one non-admin closer to another. ] (])(]) 22:16, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
: Great! Thanks! I appreciate the comforting note! --] (]) 22:17, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

== Talkback ==

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==Minor changes in legislature diagrams==

Hi. Thanks for keeping the info box up to date. Please when there is a small change to a legislature don't hide the diagram right away but contact the person who made it or the last person who edited it so they can make a new one and wait a few days before hiding it. It is impossible to keep track of 99 different pages and these diagrams and it is easier to tweak the file than have to make manual edits and then look up the right data and then enter it all over again in the info box. You can also update the diagram yourself using this if you are interested. Thanks ] | ] 05:14, 26 February 2015 (UTC)
: Which article is this in reference to? I remember hiding one or two of those, but I thought I quickly unhid them... But, then again, at one of the state legislature pages, I did see one of those was just plain incorrect, so I think I did hide that one as comment code. Good point about contacting the author... I probably should have done that, but I think I didn't think of it. --] (]) 05:23, 26 February 2015 (UTC)
::There's no policy or even rough guideline so what you did was totally correct. It's just if there is only one or two seat changes (often a vacancy) it's not imperative that it is immediately hidden and those who upload the diagrams aren't able to constantly monitor all changes so a contact certainly helps. Cheers! ] | ] 05:33, 26 February 2015 (UTC)
::: My recollection is that the one I hid wasn't just missing a vacancy or something – IIRC, it actually had the wrong ''total'' number of seats of that state legislature!! But this must have happened a month or two back, and I'm having trouble remembering exactly which article it was, so I can't be sure of the details. I'll keep looking though, to figure out exactly what I did (and why...). --] (]) 05:37, 26 February 2015 (UTC)
::: Found it!! () It was at the ] article, and the problem was that the diagram listed "161 seats" when there are actually ''163 seats'' in the Missouri House. I will remember to look for the author (in this case, you!) next time, and contact them directly if I find something like this again! Sorry about that! And thanks for contacting me! --] (]) 05:43, 26 February 2015 (UTC)
::::No need to be sorry. That is a very big error and it definitely should have been hidden. Thanks for catching that! ] | ] 05:55, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

== Level crossing accidents CFD ==


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As the last participant in the ] CFD, I suggested that it be renamed to ] instead of the proposed ]. An admin closed the proposal as "move to Grade crossing...", but he also noted that another CFD regarding my proposal would be a valid option, so I've nominated Grade crossing accidents in the USA for renaming to Railroad crossing accidents in the USA. Please visit ] and offer your opinion, if you have one. ] (]) 02:27, 5 March 2015 (UTC)


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Hi, many thanks for . I didn't know if I would have been allowed to perform that task (and I don't know the shortcuts/templates anyway) for two reasons, one was that I am not an admin but I believe you have cleared this up and I now know that non-admins can close discussions; the other thing was that I was party to the discussion and still technically in line to be questioned. Not to worry, all water off a duck's back now! --] (]) 23:26, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
: ] – yes, in general, it is considered "bad form" to close topics you've started or have significantly commented on. But you can certainly request that other editors close for such topics for you, and even non-Admin editors would certainly be willing to comply with that request most of the time! --] (]) 23:45, 5 March 2015 (UTC)


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==Could you take a look at a suggestion of mine?==


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I think you have good informed opinions on how we should cover rapid transit.
Can I ask you to take a look at ]


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:{{Re|Daniel Case}} Please up that to an ]. This is a self-request. Thanks. --] <small>(] • ])</small> 04:34, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
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== U.S. House Election Edits ==
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What is going on, IJBall? Why would you request an indefinite block? I hope that this request was just said in a moment of frustration and you put in an unblock request when your mood changes. We need you here. <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">]</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">] ]</sup> 04:02, 7 July 2023 (UTC)


:I would ask the same thing. IJBall is a valuable resource to the ] (and by extension, the ]. What's up with self-imposing an indef? I can't see any reason for that. ] (]) 15:11, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
I wish to contest the edits, but at the same time I don't want to go against Misplaced Pages policy should that be the case; following that track of thought, I was curious if you knew '''where''' such a discussion could be held about possible revisions to the policy, as for me nothing comes to mind other than possibly putting out a call for people to congregate on the talk page of one of the election articles randomly. --] (]) 20:35, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
:Indeed, IJBall, I don't think we've particularly interacted, but I've seen you around, and you do good work, all the more so for the ''total lack of drama''. Hope you reconsider this choice, on your own terms of course. ] 15:18, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
: ], this is a really good question. There are a couple of ways to have a discussion about this. One approach would be to, as you say, pick the U.S. House elections article that's the first one that had the edits you're interested in, go to that Talk page, and then leave Talk page notice messages at the Talk pages of some of the people who should probably be involved in this discussion (off the top of my head, I'd suggest at least the following: GoldRingChip, Deturtlemon1, Themane2, and anyone else who you can think of who is relevant) and letting them know that this discussion is happening at "U.S. House elections XXXX" Talk page. The other approach would be to go the "WikiProject" route – e.g. ] (there's no WikiProject for U.S. Elections, unfortunately...), and post your message there (while still leaving Talk page notices with the same people I mentioned above).
:I'm embarrassed it's taken me so many months to leave a message, but thanks for all your work on the project. You've been a big inspiration to me in my early days on the project and I know when I see your signature to expect an educated, reasonable and thought-provoking comment. If you were willing and able to return I'd be delighted to see you back. — ] (''']''') 01:52, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
: On my end, I have two concerns on this issue: 1) I feel like including the "seats_before" in the Infobox is throwing too much information at people in the Infobox, and I feel that the "election" numbers and "seats_before" numbers would go better in table form (and perhaps better at the corresponding "Congress" article – e.g. ] – than at the actual election pages (and, indeed, it looks like such information is often already contained at these XXxx United States Congress articles)); and, 2) sourcing is going to be needed for these "seats_before" figures, and sourcing all of these figures could end up being a real chore... But, in any case, it's certainly worth it to try and encourage a discussion on this issue, so please feel free to start one! --] (]) 21:08, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
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List of films based on television programs

Pinging Geraldo Perez – this is more a reminder to myself than to you, Geraldo: but the WP:SCOPE of List of films based on television programs looks like it needs to be (massively?) narrowed. Right now it's including a bunch of what are basically TV movies in the list (including some TV movies that basically aired as episodes of these series – e.g. I just removed Shake It Up: Made In Japan which should not have been included under any circumstances!). That list should be narrowed to just theatrically-released films that are based on TV series. FWIW. (And, again, this is more a reminder to myself...) --IJBall (contribs • talk) 23:15, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

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  • I don't know anything about that edit war, or any other discussions, but I agree with Ed. I hope you reconsider your decision, and hope you come back. —usernamekiran (talk) 09:53, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
    I just realised that you've self-requested a block. I too hope that you will reconsider your decision. —CX Zoom 14:48, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

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What is going on, IJBall? Why would you request an indefinite block? I hope that this request was just said in a moment of frustration and you put in an unblock request when your mood changes. We need you here. Liz 04:02, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

I would ask the same thing. IJBall is a valuable resource to the Television project (and by extension, the Westerns project. What's up with self-imposing an indef? I can't see any reason for that. ButlerBlog (talk) 15:11, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
Indeed, IJBall, I don't think we've particularly interacted, but I've seen you around, and you do good work, all the more so for the total lack of drama. Hope you reconsider this choice, on your own terms of course. SN54129 15:18, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
I'm embarrassed it's taken me so many months to leave a message, but thanks for all your work on the project. You've been a big inspiration to me in my early days on the project and I know when I see your signature to expect an educated, reasonable and thought-provoking comment. If you were willing and able to return I'd be delighted to see you back. — Bilorv (talk) 01:52, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
If you are giving freely of your time, a block like this can be a slap in the face, especially when it is caused by someone who is not contributing to the project, in this case a user who was indeffed shortly afterwards. I hope IJBall can return and enjoy editing Misplaced Pages again. If not I totally understand at least one possible reason. All the best: Rich Farmbrough 23:41, 28 April 2024 (UTC).
Wow, dude. Me and IJBall go way back, I personally think he was a little too harsh on me on our first encounter, but reasonable. I find it really out of character for a mature person like this guy to be blocked for edit warring, especially an Admin but here we are. It's unexpected that he would want to block himself forever too. I guess he got tired of Misplaced Pages and wants to focus on his personal life which is understandable. Can't deny he's helped this website though in more ways than one. Jediknight15 (talk) 11:10, 3 June 2024 (UTC)