Talk:Xiaphias/Archive1

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Welcome!

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What block?

As far as I can tell, you're not blocked. Can you not edit? You posted something at WP:AN, which would seem to suggest that you can. Chick Bowen 23:26, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

We occasionally have what could be called "rolling blocks." What happens is, an editor ends up on a dynamic IP address that has been blocked earlier in the day for one reason or another, and is blocked as a result. Sometimes it is not a direct block of the IP address, but a Wikipedia:Autoblock that causes it. Generally, the problem corrects itself quickly, as the user is moved onto a new, unblocked IP just as quickly as he or she was moved on to the blocked one. It's inconvenient, but barring all users demanding static IPs from their ISPs, there is nothing that can be done. In future, if you have this problem, you can email the administrator who placed the block, or add {{Unblock}} to your talk page. Make sure to say you believe it is not an actual block of your account, but a block of the IP you are on, and give that IP address (it will appear in the block message you see). An administrator can do a "hard unblock" (acutally input that IP into the unblock page) and force an unblock of that IP, whether the initial block was an actual IP block or an autoblock. Essjay Talk • Contact 23:35, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
It must have been that...I'm good now, though. Thanks!--Xiaphias 20:22, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

AOL

If you're on AOL, get OFF of it. Try Firefox instead. Martial Law 22:47, 19 February 2006 (UTC) :)

Removing fact tag on Walrus for missing bladder ?

Your edit [1] removed a fact tag I put on what looks wrong. Please use the talk on the Walrus page at Talk:Walrus#Bladder_problem_in_Trivia_section.. I'll happily admit I'm no expert on marine mammals but this sounds wrong and such an exceptional adaption to solve osmoregulation of urine verse sea water for the issue of salt concentration would easily cited with a reference (ideally listing the other mammals that are part of this group of few mammals that do this trick). Ttiotsw 07:37, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Ah, apologies -- I was just reverting a heap o' vandalism; didn't notice the one legit change in there! --Xiaphias 07:40, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
Thats OK. It's OK to archive/delete this talk section IMHO. Ttiotsw 08:00, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
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