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Are you alright? Haven't fallen down any staircases lately? I see you have listed many of my files for deletion that I had uploaded, and undoubtedly, you are roaming through my contributions as I type this to find the many, many more files which I had spent time and time filling out all those fair use rationales to make sure that they could be used on Wikipedia for the use of others. I'm going to ask you politely. Remove your filth from my talk page. Yours kindly, StanMan87 (talk) 02:15, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

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You must be intoxicated. Sigh, here we go yet again. StanMan87 (talk) 13:02, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

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File:Abid Hamid Mahmud Iraq.jpg: the image portrays a deceased person, so the image qualifies for fair use. We can't say for sure who took the photo, where or when, so I have converted the file to fair use as an alternative to deletion. -- Diannaa (talk) 02:14, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

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In the ISIL article you recently stated "It is rather clear cut which option is being supported" when nothing could have been further from the truth. More recently you presented "A re-cap for you:" which pretty much went over repeated content from the opening post while adding in content irrelevant to the current otherwise straightforward discussion relating to an "Islamic State" designation. Please do not derail the current discussion especially with content that, in my view, neglects to mention relevant Wikipedia article title issues. The group are widely regarded not to be Islamic (it was recently responsible for the death of a compassionate Japanese man who had only gone into the area to advocate for the release of another prisoner) and they are not a "state". Instead you presented what I consider to be a one sided partisan summation and again pushing a title that is not even under discussion. Your comment at 03:26, 1 February 2015 was completely irrelevant and an utter violation of WP:CRYSTAL. It seems to me that you refuse to WP:DROPTHESTICK even when the horse wasn't even there. I raised objection at the last hastily presented RM at verbose repetitive content. My hope is that the current RM will not be forced down a similar track. Please consider that no editor owns the talk page and that it is there for balanced discussion relevant to the discussion at hand.

Legacypac, just because I have posted here, this is not an invitation for you to join in this thread. GregKaye 07:50, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Reply to above content is provided on my talk page. GregKaye 10:24, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

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January 2016

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia. Please stop using such foul language as it will not be tolerated. cheers. Hot Pork Pie 23:02, 16 January 2016 (UTC) Hot Pork Pie 23:02, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Sorry about that. StanMan87 (talk) 23:06, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

This is your only warning; if you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at The Holocaust, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Dave Dial (talk) 23:49, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Please do not introduce incorrect information into articles, as you did to Donald_Trump. Your edits could be interpreted as vandalism and have been reverted. If you believe the information you added was correct, please cite references or sources or discuss the changes on the article's talk page before making them again. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. Lbarquist (talk) 23:52, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because your account is being used only for vandalism. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  m.o.p 02:02, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

For clarification, this account has been blocked because it appears to have been compromised. Or, at least, recent edits have taken a drastic downturn in quality. m.o.p 02:10, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

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