User talk:The Wikipedant

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Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, The Wikipedant!

-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 20:56, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What's in a username?

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Hello The Wikipedant -- Thank you for your message advising me of your situation and plan to repurpose the redirect page. I doubt that your change will cause any significant confusion and am fine with it, although I'm a little surprised that the system allowed you to create a username so close to mine. Over the years, I frankly have sometimes half-regretted choosing this username, since it is on the frivolous side and I am a serious editor. Originally, I thought editing here would be a bit of a lark and liked the wordplay on "Wikipedia". Almost 20 years later, I wish I'd played it a little straighter, but too many other editors now know me by this name to contemplate changing it. (Back in 2022, a disruptive editor did create the username User:Wikipedent and started undoing my edits, but was quickly permanently blocked.) Anyhow, best regards and happy editing. -- WikiPedant (talk) 06:54, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

since it is on the frivolous side and I am a serious editor
My good sir, for what cause do we edit this online encyclopaedia and great repository of knowledge, if not to indulge in meaningful and useful frivolity (in good taste) for the benefit of our collective knowledge? The Wikipedant (talk) 12:25, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]