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User talk:Irrypride

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July 2010

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Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Internet Movie Database, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. The reverted edit can be found here. Thank you. Mr. R00t Talk 01:18, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Alien Swarm. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. The reverted edit can be found here. Thank you. Mr. R00t Talk 01:19, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not vandalize pages, as you did with this edit to July 19. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing. Bart133 t c @ 01:19, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, you may be blocked from editing. The reverted edit can be found here. Thank you. Mr. R00t Talk 01:19, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is the final warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits. If you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at Lie to Me, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. The reverted edit can be found here. Thank you. Mr. R00t Talk 01:19, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for repeated abuse of editing privileges. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text {{unblock|Your reason here}}, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first.

  — Jeff G. ツ 01:25, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fun username fact

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This user name reads a bit like "irre", which is the German adjective for "insane" or "lost" as in "being lost". And indeed that is the way this user behaved. And as the second part of their user name suggests, they even were proud of it.

In German: Emmanual war einfach nur irre. Und er war sogar stolz darauf. 😉 Elominius (talk) 23:47, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding your thought

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Hello, thoughtful person. Apparently you thought we might like your spamming? In case you're curious, nope, we do not. Hopefully that helps. Regards, Elominius (talk) 13:18, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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