User talk:Stickhandler/Archive 12

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Thank you @Schazjmd:. I had been unwaware of the "Introduction to contentious topics" and agree to follow the guidelines. Stickhandler (talk) 14:41, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

FYI, one of those guidelines is MOS:GENDERID, which requires articles to use a person's preferred pronouns. I just wanted to make sure you were aware of that rule. Thanks, QuicoleJR (talk) 15:00, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

Thank you @QuicoleJR: I will have a look at the MOS:GENDERID policy. Stickhandler (talk) 14:28, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Jeffrey Epstein, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Tesla.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 19:57, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing certain namespaces ((Article) and Draft) for being unresponsive to concerns about serial BLP violations, as presented at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents § Stickhandler posting transphobic vandalism on the Epstein page. This block can be lifted if you engage with the concerns raised there and credibly commit to avoiding similar issues in the future.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.   -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (they|xe|🤷) 12:42, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

Since you declined to address this pattern of BLP violations in the AN/I thread, I have upgraded this to a siteblock for the reasons explained there. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (they|xe|🤷) 14:32, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

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