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Hi Barefoot, just wanted to let you know that I reverted your edit to Piccolomini (disambiguation). Disambiguation pages have different guidelines than articles (the short version is here), one of which is that each entry should have a link to only one existing article. Leschnei (talk) 23:39, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Silly arbitrary rule IMO, but that's beside the point. My main purpose was to replace the non-existent Prenza with Pienza. Your solution cleaned it up nicely. Well done. Barefoot through the chollas (talk) 03:23, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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...makes me squinch. Signed, someone who has made the mistake of wearing sandals while walking near chollas and Joshuas. (It was the Joshuas I was admiring; the chollas were there for the ride.) Amazingly, nobody got hurt. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇} 14:19, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

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Re Talk:English-language spelling reform#Requested move 14 July 2020: In requested move discussions, it is customary to indicate one's opinion, usually "Support" or "Oppose", in bold, so as to help the closer of the discussion assess the consensus. See the previous RM I linked to in the discussion for examples.

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Please do not add or change content, as you did at Paint It Black, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. WP:BURDEN and WP:SONGTRIVIA both apply TheSandDoctor ^Talk 17:57, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

What I added was , a non-rude legitimate request for a reliable source: Wikipedia:Citation needed. Barefoot through the chollas (talk) 20:40, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

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Please do not add or change content, as you did at Tucson, Arizona, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at [[Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 16:22, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Magnolia677 I'm aware of guidelines, what constitutes reliable source, etc. I'm also aware that a bit of calm good judgment is fundamental in deciding when to demand sourcing for basic facts at the banal truism level, as is manifested all-but-innumerable times in the Tucson article as well as any other. Aside from cluttering the text excessively, it does no harm to source non-controversial common-knowledge observations such as "... is home to the University of Arizona", "Tucson is sometimes referred to as 'The Old Pueblo'", "The city is built along the Santa Cruz River", etc. etc. It's simply unnecessary. Those who opine otherwise are going to be very busy, indeed, either demanding sourcing of others or supplying sourcing themselves. Barefoot through the chollas (talk) 19:03, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

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Having lived in Tucson, AZ for 5 years (2012-2017), I cringe every time I see your user name. Ouch! XD - UtherSRG (talk) 16:52, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Ouch, indeed! The name began to come to me one day as I was attempting to do some clarifications on a Wikipedia article while seated on our patio outside the Old Pueblo. An especially cantankerous type who seemed to know somewhere between little and nothing about the topic in question seemed also to be intent on edit warring, while very selectively worshiping and citing the letter (definitely not the spirit) of Wikipedia law. I looked out over the desert beyond the garden wall -- saguaros, prickly pears, chollas... -- thinking that dealing with this guy is a bit like trying to walk barefoot in the desert. By being extremely careful, you might get only a few painful punctures, but a no-pain stroll is impossible. A few days later I signed up with an official handle, et voilà: from then on, Barefoot through the chollas (talk) 22:15, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

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Tuscan dialect

It is not "unlikely", it is a well known phenomenon; however I will provide a relilable source.-- Carnby (talk) 16:16, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Well done. Barefoot through the chollas (talk) 22:29, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

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"only after the set time period, without any activity is it archived." Obviously. By whom? Barefoot through the chollas (talk) 01:10, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

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