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DYK for Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade

On 11 April 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Dallas Mavericks fans held a mock funeral with a coffin for Luka Dončić in response to him being traded? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:04, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

Redacting

I was going to do the same at LeBron's talk, but then I read the fine points at WP:TPO under "Removing harmful posts" re: personal attacks vs incivility. I did warn them on their talk page though. Perhaps the guideline seeks to avoid escalation. Anyways, I have no issue on your part. —Bagumba (talk) 03:20, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

@Bagumba: The comment actually left a substantial opinion that was meaningfully related to the merits of what was being discussed, so I figured {{rpa}} was the best move. On a related note, the history of LeBron's talk seems rife with revdel-worthy edits (that specific comment excluded). Of course, any admin actions on your end are voluntary, but if I was an admin, that's something I'd want to take on. Not sure if semi-ing the talk page is also a justified and helpful measure. Diverting the stream of libelous/defamatory material to WP:RFED might be easier for the community to deal with since there seems to be more admin eyes over there. Left guide (talk) 03:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

I see an WP:RFA in your future ;-) I dont believe in a stringent police state, this is the Internet and its a game of Whac-A-Mole. Editors as a whole should hold others accountable more, but I do often revdel edits that cross a personal threshold. —Bagumba (talk) 03:47, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

@Bagumba: Is quoting policies and guidelines on discussion pages using {{tq2}} a pre-requisite for adminship? ;-) It's a habit I picked up from you lol. Left guide (talk) 07:59, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

Do so at your own peril. —Bagumba (talk) 10:24, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

Comma

Re: your WP:NBARS edit, I subconsciously assumed it was the same as WP:RSP's format (and I'm getting more and more nearsighted). —Bagumba (talk) 07:43, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

@Bagumba: I was simply maintaining consistency with the established format of the WP:NBASOURCES page which has commas between multiple discussion link entries, though aside from that I'd argue that without the comma it could look like the number "12". Left guide (talk) 07:47, 17 April 2025 (UTC)