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Questions

Hi Roxy!

I have three questions for you:

1. Did you even read the substantive comments on Talk:Astrology#Pseudoscientific_and_disproven? More specifically, did you read the quote by Sven Ove Hansson I gave there?
2. If so, why do you ignore this and instead make comments like "Nonsense, my support goes to consensus. Your support has no reliable sources." ?
3. Can you explain to me what you mean with Why dont you take a long walk off a short pier?, and why this is not a personal attack?

Maybe I've missed something somewhere, maybe you've missed something, or maybe you're just having a bad day. In any case, I do feel very comfortable about this, so that's why I've come here to ask about it. Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma (talk ☉) 13:58, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

I suppose I could answer your questions, but I cannot be bothered. Thanks. -Roxy the dog. wooF 17:56, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Just know then that you have taken for yourself the right to bother me with your stonewalling and personal attack. Know that it's just not cool . ☿ Apaugasma (talk ☉) 18:09, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Happy first edit day. A full year. Well done. -Roxy the dog. wooF 18:15, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

I also have concerns about this edit. The topic area is already tense enough, and comments like that do nothing to move the discussion in a positive direction. I'll admit there are times I've also wanted to tell an editor to jump in a lake; it's a normal response. But if your making an edit just to tell someone to get lost, is that really useful for anyone? It just makes the thread longer and more hostile. Next time could you try taking more than 4 minutes to respond and give yourself some time to cool off before saying something you might regret? I think it will prevent problems in the long run. — Wug·a·po·des​ 19:56, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for your concern. -Roxy the dog. wooF 20:08, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Use of Twinkle to revert changes to Alexander Technique

Hello, I am new to the world of Misplaced Pages editing and thought to improve the content of the Misplaced Pages entry on the Alexander Technique as it has numerous deficiencies -- lack of clarity and lack of context among them. I noticed that not one half hour after making my initial edit, you reverted all of my changes. This wholesale and extremely rapid action seems to violate policies on Misplaced Pages. For instance under Twinkle it says "If a change is merely "unsatisfactory" in some way, undoing/reverting should not be the first response. Editors should either make a reasonable attempt to improve the change, or should simply leave it in place for future editors to improve." This was clearly not done.

The justification for the wholesale elimination of my edits was given by you as "Changes to lead unsupported by body text." That is false, and not only based on the fact that you could not have discerned that in so short a time. In any event, the remainder of the article is also in need of clarification and refinement, and it is my intention to edit the body text as well. This is a multi-step process and it is too big to do in one go, so I began at the beginning with the intention of continuing shortly to the remainder of the article.

Before I revert your reversion, I would appreciate some explanation of your conduct as an editor in this instance. Thank you for your assistance and consideration. Chih Lo Lou (talk) 18:25, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

Discussion of this issue should take place at the Talk page of Alexander technique where other interested editors will see the discussion, not here. Please open a discussion there, per WP:BRD, and I will be happy to respond. Thanks. -Roxy the dog. wooF 20:46, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

Double-cloth reversibility: accuracy thereof

I left a brief message on the double cloth talk page. I am not sure why you reverted my edit. It was simply dismissed as "inaccurate," and I would greatly appreciate it if you would care to address that. SpiralSource (talk) 14:56, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Replied at article Talk. -Roxy the dog. wooF 16:20, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

A shortage of admins

Hi Roxy! Have you ever considered running for adminship? We need more admins; I can't count the number of times I've seen the same five admins at ANI. Minkai_{(see where I screwed up)} 19:43, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

On what basis did you select me for suitability for adminship. I'm so very curious. -Roxy the dog. wooF 19:55, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Your frequent participation in noticeboards. Minkai_{(see where I screwed up)} 23:12, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

I should get a raise. Drmies (talk) 23:21, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

You already get one-fifth of the tip jar at ANI, don't go crazy. Kuru (talk) 00:47, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

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Talk page comment

I think you might have accidentally deleted your own Alternative medicine talk page comment when you restored the accidentally deleted comment of Hob Gadling? Harold the Sheep (talk) 04:35, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

Nope

"It's just like the night of the long knives here" implies I'm a Nazi killing other Nazis. I don't think you thought that comment through. I'd appreciate your removing that comment and not making another one like it. Thanks, Levivich 14:26, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

Nope, it is a Harold Macmillan reference. -Roxy the dog. wooF 14:37, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

The 1962 British "night of the long knives" is a reference to the Nazi one. I'll RPA it for you. Have a nice day. Levivich 14:45, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

I remember it. I was having a nice day until I saw the usual suspects in the lynch mob. Sad that you guys can pick on some of the best we have. -Roxy the dog. wooF 14:50, 18 December 2021 (UTC)