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Majordesmosnerd: editing a comment i made earlier
2026-04-10T21:02:59Z
<p>editing a comment i made earlier</p>
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Majordesmosnerd
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Majordesmosnerd at 20:58, 10 April 2026
2026-04-10T20:58:06Z
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Majordesmosnerd
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42.book.addict at 01:05, 20 March 2026
2026-03-20T01:05:22Z
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OK, someone is very determined that the cause of all stratification in the Earth's crust is liquefaction. It isn't. I don't want an edit war. Anyone else want to step in? [[User:Nitpicking|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking|talk]]) 03:26, 2 February 2024 (UTC)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OK, someone is very determined that the cause of all stratification in the Earth's crust is liquefaction. It isn't. I don't want an edit war. Anyone else want to step in? [[User:Nitpicking|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking|talk]]) 03:26, 2 February 2024 (UTC)</div></td></tr>
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Majordesmosnerd: comment on 10th anniversary version of What If?
2026-03-19T22:18:58Z
<p>comment on 10th anniversary version of What If?</p>
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Majordesmosnerd
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172.71.178.54 at 11:22, 8 February 2024
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108.162.245.166: /* Geologic column */ I'm actually celibate, so your previous edit summary is inaccurate
2024-02-08T06:26:19Z
<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Geologic column: </span> I'm actually celibate, so your previous edit summary is inaccurate</span></p>
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Nitpicking: /* Geologic column */ Effing creationist
2024-02-08T05:25:20Z
<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Geologic column: </span> Effing creationist</span></p>
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Nitpicking: /* Geologic column */ Indeed
2024-02-02T11:28:44Z
<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Geologic column: </span> Indeed</span></p>
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172.71.150.140 at 03:36, 2 February 2024
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