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Edit warrior

Thx for the rv, tho TBH, I'm not so troubled I couldn't have waited & done it myself. :) That guy's gonna get himself blocked, the way he's going. Koloth, Dahar Master 20:04, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

@Trekphiler: Forgive me if I overstepped my bounds in this situation. However, the user has also been harassing me on my talk page, as shown in my edit history, so in that sense I'm already "involved". If you would rather me not revert at all, please say so explicitly, as Im quite dense sometimes, and I'll try to remember not to do it again. Cheers. - BilCat (talk) 21:06, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
Overstepped, hell, just not necessary. :D TREKphiler 22:00, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

Aircraft carrier

Hey BilCat ~ thanks for your help ~ do you think that file should be moved up closer to the lead ~ just asking ~ Mitchellhobbs (talk) 00:05, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

Blocked tackle

Thx for the head's up. Good to see it. (TBH, tho, this one just wasn't getting to me... And no, I'm not any mellower than before. ;p) TREKphiler 12:03, 19 May 2019 (UTC)

Notice of noticeboard discussion

Information icon There is currently a discussion at Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Please see WP:AN#DbivansMCMLXXXVI community ban? Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 14:24, 19 May 2019 (UTC)

Location of Caribbean Court of Justice

Exceuse me, BilCat, but on what basis are you suggesting that the location of the Caribbean Court of Justice "isn't important" and that "its clearly stated that this is where it's based"? Because looking up the articles on the (1) European Court of Justice, (2) Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and (3) US Supreme Court, one can very easily see that all these articles give an exact location (and in some cases even an exact building) - respectively (1) the Palais building in Kirchberg, Luxembourg, (2) "second floor of the Heraldine Rock Building, Block B, on the Waterfront" in Castries and (3) "Located across First Street from the United States Capitol at One First Street NE and Maryland Avenue". Are we to edit these articles too to remove the specific address as being unnecessary?72.27.147.23 (talk) 10:11, 28 May 2019 (UTC)

@72.27.147.23: I looked at all 3 articles you mentioned, and none of them list the address in the lead section (introduction), which is where you were adding the specific street address. If you want to add it later in the body, in equivalent places where the address is mentioned in those articles, then feel free to do so. - BilCat (talk) 19:19, 28 May 2019 (UTC)

Precious

aviation

Thank you for quality articles around aviation such as Sikorsky S-69 (2006), Pratt & Whitney PW1000G (2007), North American FJ-1 Fury (2008), for project tagging, for welcoming new users and fighting vandalism, for "Note: The following comments may contain sarcasm. Or they may not." and "I hear you, John", - Bill, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:58, 31 May 2019 (UTC)
@Gerda Arendt: Thank you very much! I'm very appreciative of your kindness. - BilCat (talk) 21:22, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
This is for your valuable efforts for countering Vandalism and protecting Misplaced Pages from it's threats. I appreciate your effort. You are a defender of Misplaced Pages. Thank you. PATH SLOPU 13:52, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
Thanks so much! I do appreciate it. - BilCat (talk) 16:06, 2 June 2019 (UTC)