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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)[reply]

@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)[reply]

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)[reply]

@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)[reply]

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

@Bagumba: can you please revdel the edit summary from the last reverted edit on LeBron's talk? Left guide (talk) 11:08, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done. —Bagumba (talk) 12:47, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

@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)[reply]

BAA Finals

Does "BAA Finals" really meet MOS:CAPS? The NBA Finals weren't even called "NBA Finals" until the early 80s. —Bagumba (talk) 09:27, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Bagumba: I'm just going off of whatever the capitalization of the existing articles are, by combing through the infobox link/transclusion list. There are other leagues with capitalized titles I plan to add to the template so the infoboxes match the existing titles. Feel free to RM any you believe should be lowercased, and if the move is successful, it can be removed from the parameter. Left guide (talk) 09:31, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Obvious place (e.g. 1947 BAA Finals) to look. LOL. —Bagumba (talk) 09:34, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Bagumba: If you care to research, 2024 BSN Finals is a weird one. The title is uppercase and the prose is lowercase. Looks like a one-off, with no articles for other years. Left guide (talk) 09:38, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'll pass. I think I commented on my needing to get back to content a bit more. Formatting and philosophical due weight content discussions are becoming a stressful time suck. —Bagumba (talk) 09:42, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

		The NBA WikiProject Barnstar
		For fixing capitalization issues at Template:Infobox basketball final for free, not even a stupid T-shirt.—Bagumba (talk) 06:26, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Bagumba: Thanks, I assume you're referring to this shirt. :P There's even a blue version which looks similar enough to UCLA's color haha. Left guide (talk) 06:50, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Terence Crawford

Hey Left guide, was just curious if Terence Crawford comes up when you write his name in the search bar here on WP. For some reason it’s not even coming up when you write his full name on my browser lol GOAT Bones231012 (talk) 20:13, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind, probably just a glitch because Junto Nakatani not coming up either. Thought it was just a one off GOAT Bones231012 (talk) 20:22, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@GOAT Bones231012: Hey, didn't have a chance to fully respond since I was real-life busy, but did briefly test out searching those names a few hours ago after reading this, and I experienced some of those same glitches (but a few other random names seemed fine). No idea what that's about or how to fix it. WP:Teahouse is a friendly community hub of experienced editors who can sometimes help troubleshoot or answer things like this. Or for the real tech-savvy crowd, consider posting to the technical village pump at WP:VPT; they can understand and answer almost any technical issue lol. By the way, thanks for holding down the fort at Tim Duncan to uphold WP:NBAHIGHLIGHTS, it's much appreciated. Left guide (talk) 22:35, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]