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1. Open the talk page for edit.

2. Create an archive by searching for "User talk:Xxanthippe/Archive N" where N is the Nth archive.

3. When search tells you that this page does not exist create it by clicking on the red link.

4. Copy the contents of your talk page into this archive and add ((archives|auto=yes|search=yes|)) as the first line [replacing the () brackets with {} ].

5. Save this archive and delete the transferred material from current talk page. Finished. Xxanthippe (talk) 02:37, 13 July 2016 (UTC).

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Tendentious

Hi. Your comment about tendentious advocacy at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Georgina Bruni (3rd nomination) seems to be an allegation of disruptive editing. I don't know who you're aiming at but these kinds of allegations should be brought at WP:ANI or not at all. I invite you to strike those words. Oblivy (talk) 08:12, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

I see that the AfD Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Georgina Bruni (3rd nomination) that you made seven contributions to in favor of Keep, as well as arguing on my talk page has been closed as Delete. You may find it useful to read WP:Bludgeon. Xxanthippe (talk) 04:09, 14 September 2025 (UTC).
For some reason this had to be copied to my talk page as well, and I have answered it there. Oblivy (talk) 05:20, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

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Proto-fascism#China

I don't want to start an edit war, but I want you to cancel your own editing by regulation. The reason is WP:BURDEN regulation: The burden to demonstrate verifiability lies with the editor who adds or restores material. Please check Talk:Proto-fascism#China section for more information. ProgramT (talk) 08:11, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

Go to the talk page and get consensus as suggested. I see that on your own talk page there is a vast amount of criticism of your editing practices and that you have been blocked from editing several times. Xxanthippe (talk) 22:31, 6 April 2026 (UTC).

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Slurs at Talk:J. K. Rowling

Please note that I did not revert the troll at Talk:J. K. Rowling just for having a bad opinion. They deliberately used the most offensive terminology possible in what was obviously an attempt at disruption. They can rephrase if they want to but we can't have slurs in comments. --DanielRigal (talk) 00:32, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

I suggest you take your comments to the talk page. I see that somebody else has reverted your reversion. Xxanthippe (talk) 02:03, 23 June 2026 (UTC).