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Gay map

Why did you revert the map back once Florida was light blue? It looked right to me. NYSMy talk page 23:40, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

It kept messing up. I think I expected the color to update immediately but it didn't. CTF83! 02:29, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

I had started messing with it after I posted that message to you, and it is screwed up somehow. I contacted an admin and he thinks it's a bug or something that the tech guys need to work out. NYSMy talk page 02:49, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for the update! CTF83! 03:22, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

The Cleveland Show

RPP filed. Hearfourmewesique (talk) 03:24, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

RE: Cleveland Show

That blog post is from over a month ago before the show was not renewed meaning canncelled. Koala15 (talk) 04:09, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

American! Baklava

Thank you for providing your thoughts on the American Dad! ratings issue. Greatly appreciated! Doniago (talk) 12:30, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

• I've opened an ANI filing specifically regarding AD86's conduct at the American Dad! talk page. Your input would be welcome. Doniago (talk) 22:16, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
  • Done...althought doubt it will do any good. AD86's first block for incivility did nothing apparently :/ CTF83! 03:26, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

So far I'm more worried that the admins can read the AD talk page and apparently not feel like it's something they should be doing anything about. I mentioned the prior block in the ANI filing as it seems, to me, noteworthy that they were previously blocked for exactly this kind of behavior. But I'm sure it's just all of us conspiring against AD86 because we want to own the article... Doniago (talk) 12:54, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

LOL, of course it is, that's why you posted on Family Guy, cause I edit that all the time...we should probably conspire more via e-mail that isn't trackable. ;) CTF83! 23:46, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

Nah, don't want the NSA getting involved...I recommend implanting cellphones in our heads. Doniago (talk) 12:29, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Use paper messages and eat them afterwards. Much safer than a big transmitter in your skull. And no paper trail of course! ツ Jenova20 ^(email) 12:36, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Do you think there's enough satellite coverage of the planet these days that smoke signals are no longer viable? Doniago (talk) 13:10, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

I like the paper idea..easily destroy the evidence. CTF83! 23:46, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Given the IMO inexplicable classification of my ANI filing as a content rather than conduct dispute (I'm following up on that) and its subsequent failure, would you be willing to comment on AD86's Talkpage regarding their incivility towards me? The next step appears to be an RFC/U, but that requires that at least two editors have commented on their behavior with regards to the current situation. Doniago (talk) 05:56, 16 June 2013 (UTC) I've opened a DRN case per the recommendation of the ANI closer. You were notified here, feedback greatly appreciated! Doniago (talk) 13:22, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	Just stopping by to share some WikiLove and let you know I'm poking around. Dusti*poke* 06:01, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

Fat Man and Little Boy image

Can you upload one? Please? I don't want any on any other pages, I just want it on this one. Wimpyguy (talk) 15:34, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

Editing

I added 3 articles on union which were not present before, I had to undo your revision, but I deleted the mentions on union which are not common in politics.

Ok, next time please use an edit summary to avoid any confusion. Thanks, CTF83! 10:20, 13 July 2013 (UTC)

What's up

Hey it's been a while, how are things? --Pedro J. ^{the rookie} 03:58, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

Pretty good, don't edit very often anymore...you? CTF83! 10:19, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

I'm well and I'm almost not editing at all these days, except in those days that I get motivated. We should work on another article some day. Pedro J. ^{the rookie} 17:45, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

Sounds good! CTF83! 23:34, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

Your opinion is cordially requested...

Hey, remember me? A user wants to add a family tree to the Simpson family article and seems pretty determined to see it happen. Could you please weigh in here? Thanks, Scorpion⁰⁴²² 21:18, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Sure buddy, of course I remember you! CTF83! 23:44, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

Response

Floquenbeam is an admin. Take care.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:19, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Ok, hard to tell with that misleading userbox, on a phone....still does nothing to resolve the problem, but whatever. CTF83! 01:26, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Don't underestimate Floquenbeam. Take a look at AD's talk page.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:37, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Ok, good. CTF83! 05:01, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Accusation of sexual discrimination in use of "honey"

I know we haven't got on very well here at Wikipedia, but I just wanted to get something off my chest: Your most recent accusation against me of anti-gay bashing simply because of referring to you as "honey" really hurt my feelings. I myself am homosexual like you. As a 27 year old gay male who lives not very far from you in Wisconsin, you and I probably have a lot more in common than you think. When you act in these hostile ways against me, you are antagonizing a fellow member of your community who probably has a lot more in common with you than you think. I grew up in a home that was not so accepting of my sexuality. Given that, persecuting someone on basis of their sexuality is the last thing you'd see me engaging in. Were my remarks of "dear" and "honey" in explaining grammar to you condescending? Yes! But were they discriminatory? No, and I think you knew that! And I only responded that way because of your tendency to insult my edits as "garbage" or "horrible." I thought I'd come here and explain myself since you are a fellow member of the community. I'm not doing much editing here anymore because of the behaviors that have steered me away. AmericanDad86 (talk) 01:31, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

If I knew you were gay, I wouldn't have been offended by it! I just figured you were a straight guy being condescending. CTF83! 19:14, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

I understand. That makes sense. I admire how open and proud you are in your sexuality by the way. AmericanDad86 (talk) 03:39, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Thank! :) CTF83! 10:22, 17 October 2013 (UTC)

You're welcome. ;) AmericanDad86 (talk) 03:12, 18 October 2013 (UTC)

Image request

Do you ever get down below Muscatine? I visited Iowa for the first time a couple of weeks ago, and while I had only a little time, I was able to get photos of a few National Register sites, including all in Louisa County — except one. The County Line Bridge is on a dirt road, and that day was wet enough that I feared getting stuck. Do you know if you could get down that way any time soon, so that National Register of Historic Places listings in Louisa County, Iowa could be fully illustrated? Thanks! Nyttend (talk) 22:06, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

Unfortunately I never get down that way. CTF83! 00:58, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

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Due to my sparse editing, I wouldn't be much help. Thanks though! CTF83! 10:27, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Yolo

Well, it was reverted, so the matter is moot. Anyway, if we did that for every plot and airdate, we'd have episode articles six months before the actual airdate. I'd say that sticking to Saturdays to create them is probably the best, but other people's opinions may differ. Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 00:47, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Remove

Why did you delete my question in the talk:Gay page? https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AGay&diff=348705151&oldid=348703144 I wanted to raise the issue that the article resembled a dictionary entry and not an encylopedia article. You commented with a link to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Soapbox#Wikipedia_is_not_a_soapbox, but that is not relevant to my post on a Talk page which was not promoting my own views at all, but rather the rules of Wikipedia. A48205864 (talk) 22:35, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

I can't remember why I did it, nearly 4 years ago. I can't answer it. CTF83! 00:33, 6 December 2013 (UTC)

Disgruntled Goat

To further clarify my stance on the Disgruntled Goat issue: Some of the show's references are obvious, noted, and/or confirmed by those involved in its production. Some, like this one, are oblique and understated. To understand it, one must have a decent knowledge of the history of Warner Bros. animation. I can go into an unhealthy amount of detail as to why my edit is accurate, but, for now, I propose that it's not simple coincidence that the Warners' Gabby Goat was also a disgruntled, animated goat who had his moments but failed the audience test. Barring a signed letter from one of the writers, we must rely on the expertise of individuals to connect cultural threads like this one.BoscoTheFrigginWonderhorse (talk) 13:12, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

WP:RS requires a reliable source for information, that isn't common knowledge, and this isn't. Also note WP:OR. CTF83! 01:45, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Oi!

Welcome back to editing again :) Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 21:24, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Probably won't be as active as I was in my heyday, but I'll edit some. :) CTF83! 21:31, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

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Works for me! Thanks! CTF83! 21:49, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

Smithers move

Maybe it's just me, but I've mostly known Waylon Smithers as "Mr. Smithers", which is why I changed the article's name.--Phil A. Fry (talk) 18:59, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

I would discuss it first on the article page if you want to change it again. It's mostly the kids that call him that, unlike Mr. Burns. CTF83! 07:26, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Guess you moved it again. Discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_The_Simpsons#Waylon_Smithers CTF83! 07:31, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

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Thanks! CTF83! 19:26, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

Happy birthday!

Warm regards, Mz7 (talk) 05:09, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

Thanks! CTF83! 01:56, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

Same here! :)  happy birthday and happy aids day! :]  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.26.66.87 (talk) 03:43, 20 May 2017 (UTC) 

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Photo requests

Do you do photo requests in Iowa or Illinois for Wikipedia? WhisperToMe (talk) 04:50, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Hey, sorry, not very active anymore. If it's close to me (Davenport, Iowa) I could take some photos. What do you have in mind? CTF83! 06:44, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

I notice Davenport North High School doesn't have a photo of its main building and Davenport West High School has no photos at all. Would you be interested in getting those pictures? WhisperToMe (talk) 09:13, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

I sure can! Those are easy! Let me know what else you find that needs photos! CTF83! 22:04, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Alrighty! If you want another in Davenport, how about the current post office at 933 W 2ND ST DAVENPORT, IA 52802-9998? If you do Rock Island, Illinois I can list stuff for that area too. WhisperToMe (talk) 23:31, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Rock Island sounds good! CTF83! 20:27, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

Rock Island ideas:

• Police Department: 1212 5th Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201
• Fire Department: 1313 Fifth Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201 (plus fire stations of your choice: Station 2: 9010 Ridgewood Road, Rock Island, IL 61201 - Station 3: 1601 30th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201 and/or Station 4 3101 Ninth Street Rock Island, IL 61201 )
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, 630 Martin Luther King Drive, Rock Island, IL 61201
• Rock Island-Milan School District 41
  • Headquarters: 2101 6th Ave. Rock Island, IL
  • Rock Island High School: 1400 25th Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201
  • Elementary and middle schools of your choice
• Alleman High School: 1103 40th Street, Rock Island, Illinois 61201-3199
• Post offices:
  • DOWNTOWN ROCK ISLAND: 1956 2ND AVE, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61201-9700
  • ROCK ISLAND: 2633 11TH ST, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61201-9998

Yet more Davenport ideas:

• Elementary and middle schools of your choice controlled by the Davenport Community School District - If they don't have articles of their own they can work on the Commons. It may also be good to make a Commons category for schools controlled by the district.
• Northwest Post Office: 4018 MARQUETTE ST, DAVENPORT, IA 52806-9715

WhisperToMe (talk) 02:55, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Ok! CTF83! 05:15, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

CTF83! 18:29, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

test of "Template:Reply to", please

Could you "ping" me, so I can test "Template:Reply to", please? X1\ (talk) 21:01, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Sure! @X1\: CTF83! 17:10, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

Did it work? X1\ (talk) 19:34, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

@X1\:, you have to tell me. You should get a notification. :) CTF83! 22:50, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

I have attempted to apply "Template:Reply to" at "Talk:Dana Rohrabacher" ... did I do it right? X1\ (talk) 18:15, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

Yes! Looks right. CTF83! 18:54, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

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to

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However, that won't work, because at 288 characters, it exceeds the 255-character limit by 33. If you would accept italics, you could set your signature to

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Or bold:

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These are each 245 characters, 10 below the limit. If neither bold nor italic is OK, I don't see any way of keeping the background color and the font and five colors. —Anomalocaris (talk) 09:30, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

Ok, thank you! CTF83! 20:46, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

Inspired by your non-Alt signature, I can get to 257 characters, by approximating silver and green, but this is still 2 over the limit:

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Bold is great! Thanks for the help!! CTF83! 01:21, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! —Anomalocaris (talk) 04:41, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

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Ten years!

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pride episodes

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You are recipient no. 2543 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:33, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

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One year!

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Three years!

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