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Re:SerbiaI'm not disputing that, but it's really unnecessary for that page. -- Scorpion0422 19:27, 19 August 2008 (UTC) It is misleading to just say what it had. Let's keep it one way for now, while we wait for community consensus. Smartyllama (talk) 19:55, 19 August 2008 (UTC) Unblock![]() Smartyllama (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log)) Request reason: I am not a zombie. I am merely using a proxy to watch New York Yankees games on mlb.tv, by fooling the software to think I live in South Korea and not New York. I don't want to be blocked from editing wikipedia until August 2009. please help. thanks! Decline reason: There are no blocks on this account at the moment. Try using a different server. — Daniel Case (talk) 20:27, 12 September 2008 (UTC) If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked. USRD Newsletter, Issue 6 (FINAL ISSUE)
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I'm not sure if this is the right place to use helpme, but I wasn't sure how to alert the appropriate people of a bug that I am encountering while editing. Anyway, in certain articles, the flag of Grenada is displaying like the flag of Dominica (though it appears to be fine when actually inserted as a picture instead of through a Template.) For instance, look at 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round or at 2008 Summer Olympics. In both cases, Grenada is added through a template that also includes the flag. It appears to be displaying fine in articles such as Grenada where it actually includes the flag as an image directly as opposed to through a template. Could someone please tell me why and how I can fix it? Thanks! Smartyllama (talk) 19:59, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
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We appreciate that you have signed up to receive suggestions regularly, your contributions make Wikipedia better — thanks for helping! If you have feedback on how to make SuggestBot better, please let us know on SuggestBot's talk page. Regards from Nettrom (talk), SuggestBot's caretaker. -- SuggestBot (talk) 12:07, 30 October 2011 (UTC) The AfD superstoreHi Smartyllama! I hadn't been paying attention to AfD for a while, so I wasn't aware this had been going on for months. I've approached the editor on their talk page. They've more or less stopped editing at the moment. Let's give them a chance to play nice. If you want to also join the discussion on the talk page, feel free to do so. I feel like this editor is editing in good faith, but had a big misunderstanding about AfD and the relationship between specific notability guidelines, gng, and what a strain it is on our total resources to deal with articles on AfD. Hopefully a friendly and positive conversation will get them back on the right track! Thanks for all your work at AfD and elsewhere!Jacona (talk) 21:04, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
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