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[[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 22:47, Nov 30, 2004 (UTC)
You have been warned about creating nonsense under anon IPs before this evening, please stop or you will be blocked from editing wikipedia. -- Graham ☺ | Talk 22:49, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Iisaphd I find that unpossible[sic]. I've never used wiki before today.
If you want I can find the IP under which the same nonsense stub was created containing exactly the same content as that which I deleted, created by this username. It was created earlier this evening.
- At 22:39 on 30 Nov 2004, User:170.148.92.18 created Matthew McLaurine (speedily deleted as obvious vanity)
- At 22:42 on 30 Nov 2004, the same user created Mclaurine (speedily deleted as obvious vanity)
- At 22:46 on 30 Nov 2004, you recreated Mclaurine (speedily deleted as obvious vanity)
- At 22:47 on 30 Nov 2004, you created McLaurine (speedily deleted as obvious vanity)
- At 22:49 on 30 Nov 2004, you created Matt McLaurine (speedily deleted as obvious vanity)
Are you denying that any of these edits are yours? -- Graham ☺ | Talk 23:29, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)
No, I was referring to your statement, "You have been warned about creating nonsense under anon IPs before this evening". I thought you were saying that I had been warned before (tonight) and was being a repeat offender. Sorry for taking your time. I did not realize that you could not create an entry for yourself. I was only trying to see the Wiki concept in action. Although I have used the encyclopedia before myself, I never knew what "Wiki" was until today. Iisaphd 01:50, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Please excuse my bad grammar, there should have been a comma between before and this evening. -- Graham ☺ | Talk 11:42, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)