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Feel free to create a list of German castles I stubbed in 2009 which need expanding. A lot of the stubs were really placeholders to get people to develop the content but sadly the interest in Germany from Anglophone countries is very limited.♦Dr. Blofeld08:01, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Is there not content on the German wikipedia that you can work from?Spartaz^Humbug!08:20, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, in some cases. I've tagged those that have sourced articles. I'll work on it in November, during theBacklog Drive Project.Bearian (talk)12:02, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Bearian - you PRODdedPrivate Line (band) earlier for lack of references. I had a look at it and the chart positions and multiple albums published on JVC check out, so per NBAND it's probably notable. I think it's worth taking it to AfD instead.Adam Sampson (talk)00:06, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's great, but it's a BLP, so it needs reliable sources.Bearian (talk)00:08, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello and thank you for your concern regarding a number of unsourced articles. You tagged for notability quite a few film articles recently and most of them were notable in my view; I added sources to most of them. For the record, in general, unsourced film stubs created by Dr. Blofeld, Lord Cornwallis and Lugnuts, -to cite only three of the most prolific page creators on this website- are, from my experience, almost always notable. In very rare cases, they can be redirected to the director -or to a list, at worst, because off-line sources are hard to check.I am inviting you to check the sources in corresponding articles in other languages when they exist, when you find such articles lacking sources; if you don't have the possibility to do so and really think those films do not appear notable, please consider adding the category Film(s)/Movie(s) in the template by adding one of those keywords in the parameter1=film; seeTemplate:Notability#Parameters, to avoid having them lost among the ocean of unsorted articles with topics of unclear notability; this is a way to put them on the radar of interested users, who may thus solve the problem more rapidly. Thank you for your attention to this matter!e.ux23:01, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Eva UX Got it. Thanks for doing that.Bearian (talk)23:54, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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	For all you do with AfDs.Iljhgtn (talk)04:28, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Though have you ever considered archiving this page?Iljhgtn (talk)04:29, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Iljhgtn Thank you for the Barnstar and for the reminder. (I just archived two years' worth of discussion threads.)Bearian (talk)04:50, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You can set it up to automatically archive as well. Monthly or annually are both common.Iljhgtn (talk)04:52, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I actually prefer old-school, Cut-and-paste.Bearian (talk)15:48, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That works too. I manually archive my page as well, but do so very often.Iljhgtn (talk)16:30, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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@LivelyRatification - every one of the local Bronx media except for the Bronx Press-Review and Channel 12 are unreliable.Bearian (talk)22:08, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, thanks for adding a reflist. I was still working on the article, though, and your edits caused an edit conflict. I suggest not being quite so hasty with changing the tags after a ref is added; I deliberately waited to remove the tag because the first source I added was not very good (it only mentioned the film in a passing comment of a few words).Toadspike[Talk]10:47, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry!Bearian (talk)10:47, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for your contributions toPolonium dichloride dibromide. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time becauseWeak, inaccessible, or non-existent sourcing for key details, and generally just apparent remnants of AI slop.doi:10.1039/jr9550003959 might have info, but is it notable even with that?.I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information atHelp:Unreviewed new page.When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit the draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back.DMacks (talk)15:23, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you @DMacks - I agree that it's "not ready for prime time."Bearian (talk)18:23, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you kindly.Bearian (talk)05:01, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Glanced atUser:Bearian/Portfolio#My_Big_4_Concerns_of_2025 — "CS46" ? What?DS (talk)15:12, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

All of these concerns boil down to one big one: Don't do anything that gives powerful interests an excuse to call for taking away our charitable status.Bearian (talk)15:54, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

CS46 was an editor who wrote thousands of fake pages about fake places.Bearian (talk)15:55, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think you meanUser:CS46, do you? Their contributions (and deleted contributions) seem fairly innocuous?DS (talk)16:23, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No, Carlossuarez46. I was trying to be discrete.Bearian (talk)17:21, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I added a cypher for clarification.Bearian (talk)21:05, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you; and same to you.Bearian (talk)22:30, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you!Bearian (talk)22:28, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you!Bearian (talk)04:09, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Bearian Thanks for supporting my PROD ofComparison between Esperanto and Interlingua.I have since found a bunch more of these articles comparing constructed languages. Some have no references, such as:Comparison between Ido and InterlinguaMost have tags from 10+ years ago.A couple are referenced, such asComparison between Esperanto and Ido, but the references seem to be mainly in Esperanto, so I can't check them. I presume each language will have its own references, but comparisons between them are likely to be OR.Just seeking advice about if I should continue to PROD them, or should I take to AfD?Blackballnz (talk)04:07, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Prod is fine. It’s easier, and unlikely to be challenged by regular editors, but still gives the creators time to object. Please do it fairly by informing both the Project and Creator.Bearian (talk)23:43, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you!Bearian (talk)23:44, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your contributions to1960 in the environment. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing as a live article at this time becauseit has no sources.I have converted it to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information atHelp:Unreviewed new page.When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit the draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back.Significa liberdade(she/her) (talk)17:40, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you.Bearian (talk)23:44, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi! I saw that you are active on the Wiki project in law and wanted to ask if you could take a look at the article I have been advocating to approve:Draft:Winston Weinberg

It is absurd to me, coming from a journalism background, that high-profile sources from reputable media are being so blandly overviewed. There have also been suggestions to merge the article, which does not make any sense, as it is inconsistent with Wikipedia’s practices for articles about company founders. The subject is the founder of the biggest legal tech company in the world, and he has been widely recognized in legacy media. I also added 2 books as sources.

It is counterproductive and ignorant to expect industry professionals to have media coverage about anything other than their professional background, and there are no Wikipedia policies that require this. There are 23 sources in total in the article, as they all support different information, and I do not want to delete them since they actually cite verifiable facts.WestwoodHights573 (talk)06:48, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

It's under review by another editor, so I'm hesitant to get involved.Bearian (talk)12:15, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is okay if someone from the domain participates too. We are having a discussion on his page and I was just explaining what USC law school was.User talk:SmokeyJoe#c-SmokeyJoe-20260106084700-WestwoodHights573-20260106074900WestwoodHights573 (talk)19:52, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Bearian! smokeyjoe told me that they do not have the time to review the article. We have established 2 more suitable sources for the GNG on their talk page, with the last source I discussed being the Observer, that needs to be reviewed. It's here,User talk:SmokeyJoe#draft, and the main discussion is here.Draft talk:Winston Weinberg

It says that you have a law degree and I think you are the best person to ask to take a look at it. For instance, an admin outside of the legal fields, has questions like "how does x know he was a promising lawyer?", etc. I think it would be more productive if someone that knows more about the industry looks into it. This is the page about the founder of the biggest legal tech Harvey. Would you like to review the Observer and other sources we discussed for the GNG? Thanks in advance for your time!WestwoodHights573 (talk)18:37, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

A big thank you for calling out the hazards of paid editing on the integrity (and future) of the encyclopedia. I agree with you on the importance of this matter, and admire the strait forward and kind way you point out this matter. Thanks for making this your priority in 2025. Your work is appreciated!Netherzone (talk)22:22, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome!Bearian (talk)23:45, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

An editor has asked fora deletion review ofCraig Wilde. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review.Nilton72 (talk)16:41, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

“Requesting review of the deletion of ‘Craig Wilde’, which existed for over 14 years. The subject has substantial independent coverage in reliable secondary sources. The article’s longevity indicates established notability; concerns appear to relate to sourcing/tone rather than eligibility. The page may have required edits to bring it to a standard - rather than deletion."Nilton72 (talk)16:46, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Nilton72, I can't find any link to that request.Bearian (talk)17:19, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There was a discussion,Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Craig Wilde, which closed over a month ago. In no system of justice is there more than 30 days to appeal. Based upon my comments, no, I won't go along with any such appeal. As I indicated in the link I provided, this is literally a case of us versus him: if we allow pages created for profit, then our charitable status will be eliminated, crippling our organization and thus destroying the entire Wikipedia ecosystem. So, absolutely hard no. Go away.Bearian (talk)18:59, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

FYI
Professor (Full Professor): In 1973, he was appointed full professor of theoretical physics at the then newly established University of Essen.Professor Emeritus & Senior Professor: From 2006 onward, he was professor emeritus, and from 2010 he held the title of senior professor.Academic Degrees: He earned his Dipl. Phys. (Diplom-Physiker, equivalent to a Master's in Physics) in 1965 and received his doctorate (Dr. rer. nat., PhD) in 1968. In 1972, he completed his Habilitation, the highest academic qualification in Germany (qualifying him for a full professorship).Visiting Professor: He served as a visiting professor (or guest professor) at prestigious institutions such as Harvard University, Cornell University, and the École normale supérieure.Author of:Quantum Signatures of Chaos.Johnwilliamsiii (talk)11:51, 10 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I frankly have no idea of what you are referring to, how I'm supposed to be involved, or what to do.Bearian (talk)21:05, 10 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still not sure what you're getting at. Did you readRalph Alpher's scathing reviews of my papers that he rejected for publication? Are you annoyed by my taggingMaciej Lewenstein for needing more citations? Do you want me to (re-)create an article aboutFritz Haake? Do you want to meet with me and discuss physics?Bearian (talk)21:54, 10 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

For your accurate and hilarious vote on James Hong.Revolving Doormat (talk)13:18, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for understanding!Bearian (talk)13:19, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers 🍻Revolving Doormat (talk)13:22, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bearian. You added a{{Notability}} template toIvyWise back in August 2025 to go along with the{{COI}} template that had previously been added by someone else back in 2010. Both of those tags were removed by a new SPA account (who might be connected to IvyWise) who recently has been expanding the article. I'm wondering whether you'd might take a look at the article and assess it again. --Marchjuly (talk)00:59, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Ok.Bearian (talk)05:28, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have time to edit it right now, but I tagged it for copy editing and COI.Bearian (talk)05:32, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Took note, watched and almost blacked the page. I strongly suspect the page to have no place on Wikipedia whatsoever.

Some of the recent mentioning of this firm in reliable sources I can find are all at least one year old, and only mention the subject in a passing sentence. 2019, Vox:[1]; 2021, NYT:[2]海盐沙冰 _{/ aka irisChronomia / Talk} iris 11p, edited 11:03p15:00, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I tried to start new page for kerala india musician but that was deleted. I wanted to seek help on this. Musician name is Praseeda KalarikkalUmar shahid (talk)20:26, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not an admin, anymore, so I can't help you.Bearian (talk)20:36, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Umar shahid, please go toWP:REFUND and referenceWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Praseeda kalarikkal. Make sure to use the sets of brackets like [[]] so the blue links show up.Bearian (talk)21:47, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Haha, love your !votehere :)ScottyNolan (talk)09:35, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for noticing,ScottyNolan.Bearian (talk)15:50, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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  An article that you have been involved in editing—List of Episcopal bishops of the United States—has beenproposed formerging with another article. If you are interested, please participate inthe merger discussion. Thank you.Folklorin (talk)03:00, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure that I'm convinced of the usefulness of this. You've redirectedAetna, Sharp County, Arkansas toCave City, Arkansas; these are about 6 miles away from each other. Aetna is not mentioned at the Cave City article and likely never will be, as it's not the same subject. According to Google Maps,Harmony, Wyoming is a good 15-20 miles away from Laramie - these are clearly separate communities. Harmony's article mentioned Laramie as where the students where shipped off to high school, but that's becausethe local school district covers the entire county and according to our article only operates three high schools. These communities have no real connection to where they're being redirected other than being kinda close, and what readers are left with are confusing, unhelpful redirects that point to places that make no mention of the redirect subject. I think this outcome is worse than a redlink.Hog Farm_Talk01:18, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Harmony literally shares a ZIP code, high school, Roman Catholic parish, WalMart, and county with Laramie, where my sister lives; everything is spread out in Wyoming. Same with all the other redirects that I've done. I *always* do several BEFORE searches before redirecting, including looking for city/county boundaries, post offices, amenities, and driving directions. Aetna is in the same ZIP code and county as Cave City. I haven't redirected all the communities I've seen, because some of them don't have a good enough redirect target. I do keep in mind that our core readership will be looking for, for example, South Succotash, which I might redirect to Micropolitan City. You're free to take any of them to AfD. I'm rarely 100% convinced that anything I do is right.Bearian (talk)02:02, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Bearian, I hope you're doing well, I want to report this incident to you, as you are currently active in AFDs.

I apologise if I am doing it the wrong way, but hopefully you can handle this.

Happy editing!Zuck28 (talk)14:29, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Currently on this article there is a possible COI & UPE/Sock activity is going on. The article was recently deleted at anAfd. I tagged it for speedy but the problematic editor removed it.Zuck28 (talk)14:32, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you,Zuck28. It's not the worst I've seen recently. I'm not going to nominate it for deletion, feel free to do so.Bearian (talk)14:35, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done! Thank youZuck28 (talk)14:54, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Can I suggest checking on PRODs. As one examplesAndrew Honeycutt was a clear target for a pileon of PRODs from a team of IPs who were perhaps the same person. As president of a for-profit university (from BEFORE) there is enough of a notability claim for AfD.Ldm1954 (talk)15:31, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Ldm1954, I check bothWP:AfD andCAT:PROD most days, unless caretaking takes me away from WiFi. Depending on the article, I second it, deprod it, find sources, or just move on.

I got flamed on my talk page this weekend (see above) for redirecting prodded articles. Back in October 2025 (see above) I tried to fix a backlog of Prods by temporarily removing the tags, but likewise I was flamed by several users. I'm close to giving up on the whole thing.

As far as the specific case, it's safe for now. If you want to resolve the issue, you can take it preemptively to AfD. I did that recently with a law stub, but I don't want to be accused of canvassing.Bearian (talk)16:50, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. I think the immediate issue of minimum, poor sourcing has been resolved. I seconded it because it was a poorly sourced BLP.Powerful interests from Texas, Palm Beach, and New Delhi want to use badly sourced BLPs as an excuse to destroy us.Bearian (talk)17:04, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Bearian, I get flamed by assorted people. Some of these are experienced but less than polite editors, some have been socks etc. I normally consider this a sign that I am doing a decent job of NPP/monitoring.

Politics at the moment is a mess; I am alternately encouraged and depressed about what is going on in Minnesota, more could be said.Ldm1954 (talk)17:08, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Bearian, I've mentioned you on my recent comment in the discussion forWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kaka (Punjabi singer). I'm writing here, just in case you've not yet come across it.

Thanks!Retro music11 (talk)22:05, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Just wanted to make sure you saw myWP:HEY work onVero Beach Outlets. I'm just waiting for the other participants to acknowledge the same.Ten Pound Hammer •^{(What did I screw up now?)}16:13, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

So far the others don't seem interested in revisiting it after theWP:HEY...Ten Pound Hammer •^{(What did I screw up now?)}18:56, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I can't control other people,TenPoundHammer.Bearian (talk)18:57, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I know. It's frustrating and I just wanted to vent. I don't want the article to be unfairly deleted because nobody bothered to acknowledge the work.Ten Pound Hammer •^{(What did I screw up now?)}18:58, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@TenPoundHammer you accused me of bad faith on my talk page related to this. Please just let the process unfold. @Bearian, see my talk page for what appears to be across Wiki directed pinging and maybeWP:BLUDGEONing as well related to this AfD. I respect Bearian's views, and could potentially be persuaded to come around, but @TenPoundHammer you don't need to go to each individual editors talk page and try to work the conclusion through to the result you want. That is not how this works.Iljhgtn(they/them ·talk)15:11, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for remembering. 19 years have flown by.Bearian (talk)02:09, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hey,Bearian. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of theWikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk)01:57, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

In your edit summary onAithal you sayIn ordinary times, not a big problem, but nowadays, this is a legal risk. What makes these non-ordinary times? I'm just curious, no agenda, just saw the prod notice at WP Anthroponymy. Thanks.PamD10:10, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

These are not ordinary times because powerful people from Palm Beach to Boca Chica and New Delhi want to use poorly sourced BLPs as an excuse to take away the WMF's charitable status,PamD.Bearian (talk)15:40, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, an interesting read, and I see your point. There's also the worry of the UK Online Safety Act, which threatens to throw the baby of Wikipedia out with the putrid bathwater. I also worry about the number of 15-year-old articles which are plain out-of-date, with online sources no longer available and unarchived, and just facts which have changed: people die, villages gain or lose facilities, authors write more books, etc.PamD16:15, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Those are longer-term issues, agreed,PamD.Bearian (talk)17:02, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for all that you do combat corporate slop, day in and day out. It's frustrating work, but it doesn't go unnoticed.MightyRanger (talk)03:16, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you kindly,MightyRanger.Bearian (talk)03:18, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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I undid your redirect ofCorkscrew with Bayerncurve toBayern Kurve. The names may look and sound similar, but they are completely different rides, which you should have been able to ascertain simply by reading the articles. A Bayern Kurve is a flat ride manufactured byAnton Schwarzkopf. A Corkscrew with Bayerncurve is a roller coaster manufactured byVekoma. There were several installations of each of these types of rides in multiple parks. They are not remotely similar to one another.—JlACEer (talk)03:10, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Got it.Bearian (talk)03:11, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

[[3]] They are assuming incorrectly that all Icelanders were Norse, which is not the case. SeeSpecial:Diff/1337901067 where they change many instances of "Norse" to "Norse Icelanders". Thanks.Doug Wellertalk10:11, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Doug Weller, Gently remind them as such: "After 25 years,everybody knows that we have never publishedoriginal research oranything close to it as synthesis. There is no scholarship that we know of saysIcelandic, so it's new content. There are lots of other places on the Internet where you can post your ideas, but you're not allowed to share it here. It violates what we do, and powerful interests (Trump, Musk, Modi, etc.) want to use your violation as an excuse to shut us down."Bearian (talk)14:41, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You think I should post that?Doug Wellertalk15:47, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Inuits were and are there!Inuits are in Greenland, but not Iceland (although there are some mixed citizens). Erasing them is seriously wrong.^[1] The Icelanders are actively opposing Trump's colonial and imperial pretensions. This is just an ill-disguised extension ofTerra nullius and an attack on Iceland, Greenland and Denmark's relationship — all of which are recognized and protected by treaties with the United States. I think you should post it.7&6=thirteen (☎)16:08, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I’ll rush to do that.Doug Wellertalk17:41, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• Thank you for your thoughts.Bearian (talk)16:53, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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WP:THREE has been very helpful ever since I've been partially allowed back into XFD. I like that, keep referencing it.Ten Pound Hammer •^{(What did I screw up now?)}16:49, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

ETA: Also, turns out the prod and prod2 were removed fromGooseworx (artist) without comment, so they actively ignored what you said.Ten Pound Hammer •^{(What did I screw up now?)}17:53, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I'm often ignored by students, clients, relatives, and Internet randos, even though I passed the New York Bar exam on the first try and also have a masters in science education and real life experiences. I work for the long game, which with the help of Her Majesty Queen Karma, always wins.Bearian (talk)18:04, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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