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Hi Ixtal, Thank you for your evidence at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Armenia-Azerbaijan 3/Evidence. While you have provided a detailed explanation for the frustration, it might be reasonable to have a look again and focus more strongly on objective statements of facts, perhaps toning down the subjective parts a bit. Best regards, ~ ToBeFree (talk) 00:25, 3 February 2023 (UTC)__DTREPLYBUTTONSCONTENT__-->__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20230203002500","author":"ToBeFree","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-ToBeFree-20230203002500-Wikipedia:Arbitration\/Requests\/Case\/Armenia-Azerbaijan_3\/Evidence","replies":["c-Ixtal-20230203091100-ToBeFree-20230203002500"],"displayName":"~ ToBeFree"}}-->

ToBeFree, thanks for coming to my talk page. I'm currently in exam season so I'll look over my statement next week to see if I should change anything. Hope you have a great weekend and there's nice bird migration activity near you. I've personally been seeing tons of gorgeous flocks :) — Ixtal ^{( T / C )} ⁂ Non nobis solum. 09:11, 3 February 2023 (UTC)__DTREPLYBUTTONSCONTENT__-->__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20230203091100","author":"Ixtal","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Ixtal-20230203091100-ToBeFree-20230203002500","replies":["c-ToBeFree-20230203183900-Ixtal-20230203091100"]}}-->

Evidence closes 10 February 2023. Same to you! That's cool! ~ ToBeFree (talk) 18:39, 3 February 2023 (UTC)__DTREPLYBUTTONSCONTENT__-->__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20230203183900","author":"ToBeFree","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-ToBeFree-20230203183900-Ixtal-20230203091100","replies":[],"displayName":"~ ToBeFree"}}-->

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Hey Ixtal! I went ahead and approved your article Summary of the Art of War; I feel like it's a pretty solid start! I also cleaned it up a touch (mostly specifying page numbers, moving full refs to a "bibliography" section and specifying that the work was first published in full in 1838). Take a look and feel free to expand/change as necessary!--Gen. Quon_[Talk] 17:41, 22 February 2023 (UTC)__DTREPLYBUTTONSCONTENT__-->__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20230222174100","author":"Gen. Quon","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Gen._Quon-20230222174100-Summary_of_the_Art_of_War","replies":["c-Ixtal-20230222211200-Gen._Quon-20230222174100"]}}-->

Thanks, Gen. Quon! Appreciate the help and the kind words. Your changes seem good, thank you. I hope you have a good week and this February weather isn't hitting you too hard. — Ixtal ^{( T / C )} ⁂ Non nobis solum. 21:12, 22 February 2023 (UTC)__DTREPLYBUTTONSCONTENT__-->__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20230222211200","author":"Ixtal","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Ixtal-20230222211200-Gen._Quon-20230222174100","replies":[]}}-->

Hi, Ixtal - just wanted to drop by and say "hi." I think our first time to cross paths was at the Mene AfD. Anyway, I enjoyed reading your user page and was actually quite impressed with the first section, especially your #2 quote. I'm not saying the other quotes are any less impactful because they are also excellent choices. Atsme 💬 📧 14:44, 27 February 2023 (UTC)__DTREPLYBUTTONSCONTENT__-->__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20230227144400","author":"Atsme","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Atsme-20230227144400-Drop_by_intro","replies":["c-Ixtal-20230227144700-Atsme-20230227144400"]}}-->

Hi, Atsme! We've crossed paths before but I don't think we've directly interacted with each other as I recognize your signature. I'm glad you enjoyed my user page and the quotes I display at the top. Hope you have a good week :) — Ixtal ^{( T / C )} ⁂ Non nobis solum. 14:47, 27 February 2023 (UTC)__DTREPLYBUTTONSCONTENT__-->__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20230227144700","author":"Ixtal","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Ixtal-20230227144700-Atsme-20230227144400","replies":[]}}-->

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