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Hi Smalljim, over on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:High_Sheriff_of_Devon#New_style_or_old_style_years_before_1752? I am seeking some advice on dating issues - in particular around the use of old style or new style dates before 1752. I would welcome your thoughts over there if you have time to comment.NHSavage (talk) 09:39, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've posted a brief apologetic reply there. Best wishes for 2021.  —SMALLJIM  11:19, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Over the last 11 or so years the number of missing parishes in Devon has been reduced significantly. You have also created some such as Merton, Devon as well as split some like Loxhore from the manor. There are only 4 left, see User:Crouch, Swale/Missing parishes (1)#Devon which you may be interested in. Crouch, Swale (talk) 18:03, 25 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the notice, but I'm pretty much retired from Wikipedia now. I do like the lists of surrounding parishes in the article leads though, by means of which one can take a virtual tour around the county. Expanding those would be another benefit, I think.  —SMALLJIM  23:16, 26 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I tend to use the OS linked data, see Monkton, Devon and perhaps it could be added by a bot. Wikipedia:Templates with red links/104 from 2011 lists 92 missing of which only 1 (Isle of Man) is still red but that is "Lands common to Axminster and Kilmington". Crouch, Swale (talk) 17:05, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Presumably you didn't get as far as the last section... Johnbod (talk) 15:45, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I did, and what it says was not accurately reflected in the addition to the lead. Since you think something else is needed, I've rewritten it.  —SMALLJIM  21:19, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for reverting spam links and apologies for messing up some of your fixes - I think I have restored all your edits correctly now and (after sorting out my incompetence) carried on reverting his edits all the way back. But if I have still made any errors do feel free to restore! Jonathan A Jones (talk) 16:51, 31 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No problem - and especial thanks to you for completing the job that I did poorly by not looking beyond the 50 edits on his first user contributions page! I've just found and fixed two more on page 2, and using https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:LinkSearch has confirmed that there are no more from this domain.  —Smalljim  19:17, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you. I hope your new year is a good one too!  —Smalljim  16:35, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

how!!!!!? 50.109.155.222 (talk) 19:28, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

i remember it said you were deceaced, WTF??? 50.109.155.222 (talk) 19:29, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, The information is specifically personal knowledge. I’m aware of the machinations as I was one of the LD group who was bullied out leaving the authority in no overall control. I might be able to find newslinks and revise with hyperlinks when I have time after the election. OddJobLot (talk) 17:20, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@OddJobLot: an editor's personal knowledge has no place in Wikipedia'a articles: we only publish material that can be verified in reliable published sources. We also strive to be vigorously neutral in our reporting, taking no side in any disputes, but rather describing them based on what reliable secondary sources have written about them. You admit to being personally involved in this matter, and our guideline on conflicts of interest strongly discourages such people from editing affected articles. I hope this helps,  —Smalljim  13:34, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In the article Feudal land tenure in England, a lot of its original text having been created in 2011 by a now-blocked user and subject since to numerous edits, I notice that an anonymous user has started reinstating deleted material. Do you think a block is being evaded? Belle Fast (talk) 10:21, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the alert. Obvious per the duck test. I've contacted the blocking admin.  —Smalljim  13:12, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for your prompt response and action! The user has been blocked (again) and the text deleted. Belle Fast (talk) 16:20, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And many thanks to you for spotting and raising it.  —Smalljim  22:42, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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@Filmssssssssssss: I haven't had a warning like that for a while! I blocked User:Stuntrider99 and my block message was the first edit to their talk page, so it appears that has caused you to warn me in error.  —Smalljim  20:17, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, apologies for that Filmssssssssssss (talk) 20:20, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! The vandal is blocked and the talk page is blanked - that's all that really matters :)  —Smalljim  20:22, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think it might be a good idea to revoke talk page access here as well, given that the user is abusing it. JeffSpaceman (talk) 15:42, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks - pipped to it by JBW.  —Smalljim  15:46, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Evening,

I've reinstated the block on Jerrykolt123 as despite your comment they went back to editing the article with no discussion. Blocked the other user as well as no valid exemption I could see to WP:3RR and they'd been warned enough. Amortias (T)(C) 18:58, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Amortias, for dealing with that for me. I really shouldn't take time off!  —Smalljim  21:59, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, thanks for the recent blocks you've done of accounts with with doxxing in the username. However, please can you not create a talk page for those accounts when you block them? It just spreads the username around even more places for the OS team to suppress. Thanks! stwalkerster (talk) 21:13, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's remembering to change the defaults - but will do!  —Smalljim  21:30, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please block this IP. Warned three times, appears to be vandalism-only. Thank you. 2003 LN6 19:54, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi 2003LN6. I'll block if I see them make another bad edit, but sometimes the warnings work!  —Smalljim  20:13, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@2003 LN6: You could also consider changing the appearance of your sig so that it's easy for people trying to ping you or refer to you to see what your username actually is. As you see, my first attempt above failed because I misread it. Hope this helps.  —Smalljim  20:21, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@User:Smalljim:Thank you! There's also a large backlog at WP:AIV, it would be great if you could help out! 2003 LN6 20:23, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jim, those Egyptian/North African IPs are proxies. You can safely hard block them for a nice long time so that the intended target can't cycle back through previous IPs. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:33, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ta. Will do.  —Smalljim  19:34, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Not sure what do hard to detect and block and they appear to have flexible resources to move around. -- GreenC 17:22, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]