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''Ravenswing's Sixth Law''

is too narrow. It needs also to cover "you weren't born here", "you don't live here", "you don't have an academic//professional qualification in" and doubtless similar stuff I haven't thought of yet. Narky Blert (talk) 15:27, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

:Well, sure. But I figure I'd rather not convert it into a full essay. Most people will likely get the gist of it! (But for those who don't ... scribble scribble scribble) ''' '' Ravenswing '' ''' 16:06, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

Can I get a link to this?

You mentioned ↗ a certain Truth Social post. It may have been regarding a Wikipedia incident that I am covering in an upcoming ''Signpost ↗'' article. Can you share a link with me so I can evalute it? Thank you. ☆ Bri (talk) 17:16, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

:Oh, that was utter sarcasm; sorry about that. In reality -- to the degree that Trump has any handle on reality -- no such post was ever made. ''' '' Ravenswing '' ''' 17:56, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

Revert BLPPROD: Christian Roman ↗

Hi there, and thanks for your help with NPP! I wanted to let you know I've reverted your WP:BLPPROD ↗ of AR ↗. BLPPROD only applies when {{tq|'''the article contains no sources in any form'''}}. In this case, the article has a link to Roman's IMDb profile, which makes the page ineligible for BLPPROD. If you have any questions about this, please let me know. Take care, Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 23:17, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

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:Thank you kindly! With great power comes great responsibility! ''' '' Ravenswing '' ''' 05:53, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

Articles for Creation backlog drive

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Dear Ravenswing, hoping to add a lil sunshine to your day!!!!! :-) Yooniik (talk) 18:06, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

:Why thank you! That's very thoughtful of you, and Merry Christmas to you! ''' '' Ravenswing '' ''' 04:25, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

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:Thank you kindly, and the same back to you! ''' '' Ravenswing '' ''' 18:49, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

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:Thank you kindly! ''' '' Ravenswing '' ''' 00:41, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

Happy new year from Bishonen and Bishzilla!

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Thank you kindly, and the same back to you! ''' '' Ravenswing '' ''' 16:58, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Ravenswing!

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'''Ravenswing''', Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year ↗, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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:Why thank you! I love fireworks! ''' '' Ravenswing '' ''' 16:57, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

WP:NCIH

Howdy. Well, looks like I've been given a WP:BLUDGEON ↗ warning by one of the particpants at the diacritics discussion at WP:NCIH ↗. Maybe, just as well. Anyways, I'll keep observing from the side lines. PS - If that amendment is adopted, it's going to lead to edit wars across many articles. GoodDay (talk) 15:30, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

:Of course it will, but the people pushing hard for diacritics don't much care about that, or else they just don't intend to bother with cleanup on it. ''' '' Ravenswing '' ''' 04:41, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy 25th Anniversary of Wikipedia!!

Feel free to read my story at User:Interstellarity/My Story and join in for some Wikipedia-related fun. I hope you like it. Interstellarity (talk) 22:16, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Endorsing Edit War

Hi, I have already reached out to the user. Please refrain from endorsing Edit war on TCS page. ~2026-15640-53 ↗ (talk) 11:56, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

:They are not endorsing an edit war. '''You''' are not allowed to add in information about low-level employees. Even if their names have been mentioned elsewhere. It's a BLP violation. 🚂ThatTrainGuy1945 Peep peep! 13:41, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
:Beyond that, ''you'' are the one editwarring to put this objectionable trash in, and it's objectionable to the point where an administrator was needed to revdel it from further review. Cut this out at once. ''' '' Ravenswing '' ''' 16:58, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Invitation

You are invited to this section of WP:Ice Hockey ↗ to discuss something regarding milestones of NHL players first and last seasons. BattleshipMan (talk) 14:34, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Discussion Commencing

{{consensus|A discussion on the article Calder Memorial Trophy ↗ is taking place per your request. Please see here ↗.}} ~2026-33275-38 ↗ (talk) 20:02, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Hello fellow hockey fan!

I enjoy hockey as well! I'm a hockey player myself, and I'm a HUGE fan of the Minnesota Wild (being from MN, of course) and my favorite player is Joel Erikkson Ek! I have auDHD, so I play for a special hockey league, and I'm actually one of the fastest kids on my team! I just came over here to wish you a great day, and remember, you are beautiful just the way you are <3 '''🩷Thatg1rlAv3ry🩷''' '''(Talk to me!!)''' 08:55, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

:And the same to you! Good morning! (Hah, my second favorite team back in the day was the North Stars, which dates me!) ''' '' Ravenswing '' ''' 13:32, 27 June 2026 (UTC)
::I'm trying my best to use proper grammar because I know that you like proper grammar, but you must be olddddd. Also that's sick, I have a North Stars hoodie. '''🩷Thatg1rlAv3ry🩷''' '''(Talk to me!!)''' 13:51, 27 June 2026 (UTC)
:::You ''are'' using proper grammar, so not to worry, but yeah, I went with my grandfather to see Original Six games in the 1960s. I grew up with hockey in my DNA. ''' '' Ravenswing '' ''' 14:03, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

I am not trolling

When I said to remove the notability guideline, I was being dead serious SirUselessMan (talk) 11:35, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

:If you genuinely believe that the GNG is more pernicious than Hitler or genocide, then you lack the competence to edit Wikipedia. ↗ If you don't, then you were trolling us, and you're not here to build an encyclopedia ↗. Which you prefer doesn't much matter; either one disqualifies you from participating in this project. ''' '' Ravenswing '' ''' 13:40, 27 June 2026 (UTC)