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Quick note. It just occurred to me that this section could be construed, by a malevolent entity, as an invitation to edit on my behalf, a violation WP:CANVASS.

In fact, it is a to do list of things to look at on my return to editing. Roxy the dog 16:03, 2 July 2024 (UTC)Reply


Field hockey, diff Field lacrosse, Faggot (food), List of fabrics Roxy the dog 15:22, 27 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Yoga nidra Roxy the dog 13:03, 15 October 2023 (UTC) Organic wool Roxy the dog 07:53, 24 October 2023 (UTC) Screen printingRoxy the dog 11:19, 26 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

lllt Roxy the dog 13:38, 19 November 2023 (UTC) Polar fleece Roxy the dog 23:55, 21 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
International Down and Feather Testing Laboratory Roxy the dog 21:07, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
Tufting Roxy the dog 01:00, 1 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
Peter Collins (racing driver) (two thingies, indeed) Roxy the dog 19:06, 11 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
Talk:Cotton duck Roxy the dog 09:31, 16 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
Suzanne A. Rogers Roxy the dog 14:48, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
Talk:Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (Namechange incorrect?) Roxy the dog 18:07, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
Pease pudding Roxy the dog 20:50, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
Bea Alonzo lead Roxy the dog 15:59, 9 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
Nonwoven fabric "melt blowing is not main article" Roxy the dog 11:14, 23 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
Tees Valley (Opening para of lead) Teesdale is not tees valley Roxy the dog 15:54, 5 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
Ysgol David Hughes English. Aromatherapy men dont lactate!! Roxy the dog 08:54, 8 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

edits by Jcaptieux. Roxy the dog 09:52, 11 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

Jersey (fabric) Roxy the dog 06:52, 13 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
yarn Roxy the dog 08:10, 18 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
this diff on cashmere wool. Also [Microfibre] TNT unsourced filler. Roxy the dog 12:16, 20 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
Velvet. Ist pic is not velvet. Synthetic fiber. Roxy the dog 11:20, 22 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
Velour Acrylic fiber. Roxy the dog 20:21, 23 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
Edits by [1] Roxy the dog 18:21, 27 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
Textile industry‎ Natural fibres section baloney. Roxy the dog 08:03, 5 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council. Roxy the dog 12:42, 21 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
metamerism Roxy the dog 15:01, 22 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
diff Tapas acupressure technique handwaving Roxy the dog 09:44, 2 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
spammer. Roxy the dog 16:28, 1 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Reverted & warned. Peaceray (talk) 16:47, 1 July 2024 (UTC) ;) Roxy the dog 15:56, 2 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Gallbladder flush needs rewrite or TNT. Roxy the dog 15:57, 2 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
clue needed Roxy the dog 14:32, 11 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
diff Roxy the dog 04:05, 21 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
diff Roxy the dog 21:03, 15 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
how many times? Roxy the dog 15:39, 7 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
citogenisis Roxy the dog 13:08, 6 October 2024 (UTC) -Roxy the dog 04:35, 15 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Cellulose fiber full of innaccuracy. Roxy the dog 08:06, 22 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Commas. Good grief Roxy the dog 12:00, 24 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Taboo first sentence spelling!!! - Roxy the dog 16:30, 10 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Follow up

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Following El C's suggestion, your offer on the eponymous ANI thread, and your further comments on this page, a return to editing would not be possible unless I took up your offer. A surprising offer, given our interaction history.

What say you User:Sideswipe9th? Roxy the dog 10:18, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

(talk page stalker) Roxy, to fix the ping, you need to link User:Sideswipe9th in a wholly new post, beginning on a new line and signed. (This post of mine has pinged them now.) Bishonen | tålk 11:21, 9 November 2023 (UTC).Reply
It would be good to see you return to constructive editing and good standing with this community, Roxy. You have a beautiful Song. I hope you are well. --ARoseWolf 11:52, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
Thanks Bish. Rosie? Wolfie? ;) My health issues are on the back burner atm, and I'm feeling better than the first half of the year, since my last episode in hospital. Health indicaters are all good. Roxy the dog 12:44, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
That's great! Bishzilla and the fly you stole borrowed from me are both delighted to hear it! Bishonen | tålk 13:51, 9 November 2023 (UTC).Reply
I echo the Bish's sentiments. I'm so thrilled you are doing better. Let's keep playing that tune, okay? Rosie, Wolfie, and myself all agree. Ha! --ARoseWolf 14:00, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
Hey. The offer is still good, though I will be a bit slow to reply for a while. There's a medication shortage that's affecting me right now, and it's been making focusing and ordering my thoughts difficult (yay unmanaged ADHD!). I'm happy to "push" through it for you, there's no date right now for the meds being restocked unfortunately, but it will slow down my response time while I'm unmedicated. Sideswipe9th (talk) 19:19, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
I'm glad to hear that Roxy is feeling better, and I wish good things for Sideswipe – I hope you feel better as soon as possible. I, too, would welcome Roxy coming back, but I also think that this is possible only with a very substantive engagement with Sideswipe's very generous efforts. --Tryptofish (talk) 23:35, 9 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
I think that a very suitable wikiadage to use here is that there is no deadline. SS, I am grateful for your efforts to help/advise/discuss, but your priorites must be for your own well being, not for me, a stranger on the internetz. Roxy the dog 08:20, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
I'm mostly OK, primarily just tired, easily distractable, and having to use more conscious effort at ordering my thoughts at the moment. Unmedicated ADHD is...not fun. Alas my specialist isn't returning any phone calls, my pharmacist has no idea when the meds will be back in stock, and information from the medication's sole manufacturer distributed via support groups is that it won't be fully back in stock until at least April next year. Though whether or not that date will slip remains to be seen (has slipped once already). Sideswipe9th (talk) 16:56, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
@Sideswipe9th: I'm so sorry to hear that. Is there a doctor you can talk to about possible alternative medications? I'm dealing with something where I have to take pain medications pending surgery, and I know from my own recent experience that it can be horrific getting prescriptions refilled when I need them. For what little it's worth, you have my best wishes. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:48, 16 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
@Tryptofish: Yes and no. I have a specialist, who is responsible for the prescription and monitoring of the medication, but they've been utterly unresponsive since my last contact with them at the start of October, shortly after the medication shortage alert was issued by the NHS. I've been trying to get in contact with them for weeks now, and have had no response other than "we'll call you as soon as we can" from a receptionist.
There are a few alternative meds I could be prescribed, one of which has shortages in a few specific brand name variants but is otherwise generally available. Unfortunately only the specialist can prescribe it, as all of the common ADHD meds in the UK are controlled substances. While my GP is happy to issue my repeat scripts as usual, and accommodate alternate dose requests of the same med (eg, if I was on 40mg of it, they'd be happy to prescribe 2x20mg if it was available) there's nothing else they can do. So I'm stuck here in limbo until either the specialist contacts me, or the meds are restocked at my pharmacist's distributors. And even if the later happens, there's no guarantee that I won't have the same issue 28 days later when I need to get the following month's prescription, at least until the sole manufacturer is able to get their production issues sorted. Sideswipe9th (talk) 21:04, 16 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
Forgive me for yet another ping User:Sideswipe9th, but you've got mail, a few days ago. I used the wikipedia email thingy, then disabled my wiki email again. Roxy the dog 13:24, 6 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
(Just noted that SS hasn't edited for a few days) Roxy the dog 11:46, 8 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
I hope that's not because of their health problems, Roxy. Possibly a ygm notice on their page might help, so I've added one. Bishonen | tålk 12:24, 8 April 2024 (UTC).Reply
Thanks Bish. Roxy the dog 12:46, 8 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
Hey Roxy,
Sorry I've been on holiday with my family for Easter for the last week and haven't been near a computer (too busy winding up my nephew with Mario Kart). Still not fully back yet, I'll respond to your email towards the end of the week if that's OK? Sideswipe9th (talk) 15:01, 8 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
No worries SS, we have no deadline. I prefer GT6 on PS4 myself. Roxy the dog 15:38, 8 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
Hey Roxy,
Sorry, something urgent came up (non health related, but does affect my safety) yesterday evening that means I won't be able to respond to your email for a while. I don't have any timescales for when I'll be able to respond right now I'm afraid. Sideswipe9th (talk) 15:35, 13 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
No worries SS, Thanks. Roxy the dog 16:08, 13 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

I'm sorry to see you're gone

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I saw a talk page discussion you'd been in and I followed it here to see you'd been blocked. I don't think we've ever interacted but I've seen your username many times in pseudoscience related articles, often improving them greatly. I just wanted to say it was always good to see you in talk page discussions arguing for neutrality, actual reality-based neutrality that is, over POV-pushing. I'm sorry you're no longer able to edit, at least for now, but I wanted to thank you for all the fantastic edits you have made. I also hope you're doing well if you're still in the hospital and that you recover soon. XeCyranium (talk) 23:16, 15 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

Oh dear after reading further into it I now have to distance myself very slightly, everything I said in my first message fully applies but I don't mean to weigh in on any of the drama that resulted in your block. Other than to say that I hope if you are unblocked you're able to continue improving articles about pseudoscience and other topics like you always did. :) XeCyranium (talk) 23:40, 15 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
Me too!!! Roxy the dog 08:11, 18 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

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Not yet, unfortunately

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Just wanted to note that it is my intention to appeal my CBAN soon, after more or less twelve months. I have not as yet had any meaningful discussion with SS, the outcome of which I would like to post here prior to appealing. -Roxy the dog 17:44, 16 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Be sure, first, to give serious thought to how you will approach the issue of not making trans editors and their friends uncomfortable. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:07, 16 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
I have, believe me. - Roxy the dog 22:58, 16 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
I said some insensitive and goading things to you in the aftermath of your block and I’m genuinely sorry. That said, I absolutely stand by supporting that block based on how you acted at the time. I think you are a good and passionate editor but you cannot let your passion turn into extremism. There’s no need to verbally lacerate people over disputes on an online encyclopedia, no matter how important you think they are. I’d love to see you editing constructively again, but only if you respect WP:AGF and WP:CIVIL and don’t say anything marginalizing, disrespectful or tasteless about trans people. I also hope your medical issues have cleared up, even a little. Dronebogus (talk) 10:40, 28 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for this, I appreciate it. Apology aside, I think you are quite correct in the rest of your advice. thanks again, Roxy the dog 15:24, 30 July 2024 (UTC)Reply