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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)[reply]

See also: List of television spin-offs to do the same. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 03:27, 18 June 2017 (UTC) ‎[reply]
And: Lists of actors by television series is another cleanup job... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 01:18, 10 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023

Hello IJBall,

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Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to Hey man im josh who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by Meena and Greyzxq with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.

Redirect autopatrol: All administrators without autopatrol have now been added to the redirect autopatrol list. If you see any users who consistently create significant amounts of good quality redirects, consider requesting redirect autopatrol for them here.

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Notice of edit warring noticeboard discussion

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. Thank you. Carter00000 (talk) 02:39, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked from editing indefinitely for edit warring.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text at the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Daniel Case (talk) 03:21, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Daniel Case: Please up that to an WP:INDEF. This is a self-request. Thanks. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 04:34, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done Daniel Case (talk) 04:37, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

User:IJBall, I hope you will reconsider your apparent decision to retire after the dust settles. EdJohnston (talk) 21:08, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Seconded. ButlerBlog (talk) 15:11, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]
I just realised that you've self-requested a block. I too hope that you will reconsider your decision. —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 14:48, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What?

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 ^{Read! Talk!} 04:02, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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 Wikipedia again. If not I totally understand at least one possible reason. All the best: Rich Farmbrough 23:41, 28 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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 Wikipedia 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)[reply]