User talk:Reticulated Spline

Reticulated Spline (contribs · uploads · logs · target logs · count · global contribs · huh?)
I previously edited a few years ago as Richard0612 (talk · contribs), but in the time between then and now have forgotten the password to that account, and thought the simplest option would be to open a new one. I have informed ArbCom as is recommended.
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“ By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out. ” —Richard Dawkins, "Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder" (1996)

SplineBot

I've blocked User:SplineBot as it is not an approved bot. Could you please explain why you created that account and added the bot template? Thank you. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:39, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

The bot account was created in preparation for submitting a BRFA, and in order to separate bot-testing edits from my own, human editing. WP:BOTAPPROVAL states that 'bots' that edit pages explicitly designated for testing (such as the Sandbox, which is the only page the bot edited) or pages in the User: namespace do not require approval so long as they do so at a limited rate. This is all I intend to do until a BRFA has been submitted and approved. I admit that I should probably have detailed this on the bot's user page, apologies. Reticulated Spline ^{(t • c)} 23:48, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

I've asked another administrator to decide what to do. Thank you for your patience. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:26, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

Unblock request

This user's request to have autoblock on their IP address lifted has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Reticulated Spline (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Block message:

Autoblocked because your IP address was recently used by "SplineBot". The reason given for SplineBot's block is: " Your account has been blocked from editing Wikipedia with this username. This is because your username does not meet our username policy. Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below) and continue editing. ".

• Blocking administrator: Anna Frodesiak (talk • blocks)

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Accept reason: I've cleared the autoblock. PhilKnight (talk) 01:47, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, Phil. Reticulated Spline ^{(t • c)} 01:55, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

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Reason for reverting

Good evening. Can please you explain why you reverted my edits to Sex_position? --Monkeyjunky (talk) 00:08, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

@Monkeyjunky: Firstly, apologies for the delay in explaining why I reverted your edit; I intended to explain immediately but I had to attend to something else off-line. I felt that swapping the gender-neutral 'they'/'their' for the feminine 'she'/'her' wasn't necessary (the other positions on the page are detailed in a gender-neutral fashion where appropriate - I would say that the position in question qualifies), and that "AKA Sit on my face" added very little to the reader's understanding - the article intends to detail the practicalities of the various sex positions, not the (many, many!) vernacular terms for them. Can you see where I am coming from? Apologies again if my reversion seemed needlessly robotic. – Reticulated Spline ^{(t • c)} 00:25, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

@Reticulated Spline: Thanks for the feedback. The grammatician in me was overcome by the improper use of the plural "their" pronoun and substituted the generally accepted feminine inclusive "her" instead. I guess since this is a sexually and gender sensitive topic, that creates special sensitivities, and grammar may have to heel to that. So I reverted the pronoun. As for the "sit on my face," I thought a simpler description was potentially explicative, but I have now revised the addition to have more syntactical finesse so it doesn't just seem a slang add-on. Monkeyjunky (talk) 02:11, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

@Monkeyjunky: No problem at all! Being something of a grammar pedant myself I can understand wanting to avoid the singular 'they', although such use has become common and indeed maybe even accepted in recent years. It was accuracy more than gender sensitivity that led me to revert - the act described can have either a male or female target. Agreed on the second point too - massaged into a more encylcopedic form it does indeed serve a purpose. – Reticulated Spline ^{(t • c)} 01:27, 20 December 2014 (UTC)