User talk:Ad Orientem

At Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gallatin National Forest you've closed with an outcome that doesn't match the proposal and wasn't discussed; you also haven't given an explanation, so I can't follow your logic. Can I suggest that we merge both of the forest pages (Custer National Forest and Gallatin National Forest) to Custer Gallatin National Forest rather than either of the existing redirects: Custer-Gallatin National Forest and Custer–Gallatin National Forest? I suggest this because this reflects the official styling. Klbrain (talk) 12:14, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

Hi Klbrain. Yes, that's fine. I apologize for the lack of clarity. I think I may have misread the OP's proposal. Alternatively, I can reopen and relist the discussion. However, I think your suggestion is the easiest and likely uncontroversial solution. -Ad Orientem (talk) 12:54, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

No need to re-open as I think that it's uncontroversial. I just didn't want to act directly against a close without checking with you first. Klbrain (talk) 11:50, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

Like -Ad Orientem (talk) 12:10, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

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Earlier this month you blocked ~2026-48374-01 (talk · contribs) for disruptive editing. They were mainly making unsourced changes to cast sections of Indian films. It looks like you also blocked the underlying /24 range. Would you mind taking a look at ~2026-49835-50 (talk · contribs) / ~2026-49737-24? Same types of edits to similar targets - and in at least one case the same edits vs . Thanks! Ravensfire (talk) 22:33, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

@Ravensfire Indeffed the TA and blocked the underlying IP on the/24 range x 6 months. -Ad Orientem (talk) 00:31, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank ya kindly! Now to clean up... Ravensfire (talk) 02:10, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for your close at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Proof (disambiguation). I accept that the close was correct (it accurately reflects the discussion), but the contributors all seem to have missed the fact that Proof (disambiguation) is (and has been since 2006) a redirect to Proof. So, my interpretation is that the intention of the participants was to merge to Proof. A close to Proof (disambiguation) then makes the implementation of a merge, post-close, more difficult, because the talk template is in the wrong place; and implementation (if done in what I think was the intended manner) is against the close (strictly interpreted). Something to watch out for, as I've seen discussion do this several times over the last few months. Note that I have done the merge, but don't mind reverting if I've got it wrong. Klbrain (talk) 11:30, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

@Klbrain No worries. If someone objects, we can cross that bridge at the appropriate time. -Ad Orientem (talk) 13:39, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

Hello, I'm asking for any info on this user, I was looking though their page and notice the vandalism all involved world wide releases and NIS America. What I notice that some the vandalism became true, with grimm reapress windows and world wide release and Villion: Code, Exstetra, and Crymelight getting a WW and pc release although with a different company. all in June. I want to ask this person question but they're banned, do you have anyway to contact them? HammerXRabbit (talk) 00:51, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

@HammerXRabbit Sorry. I have no way of communicating with this user except via messages on their talk page. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:52, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

okay, thanks for replying HammerXRabbit (talk) 21:08, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

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I've already sorted this, I believe. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:02, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

@The Bushranger Thanks! -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:28, 23 September 2026 (UTC)