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Hate sexHate sex was merged into this article. The discussion was closed on 7 October 2009 with a consensus to merge. The original page is now a redirect to this article. Its history now serves to provide attribution for the content in this article, and it must not be deleted as long as this article exists.

Pity sexPity sex was merged into this article. The discussion was closed on 01 May 2009 with a consensus to merge. The original page is now a redirect to this article. Its history now serves to provide attribution for the content in this article, and it must not be deleted as long as this article exists.

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Add my snap spam

Hey I am trying to edit this page as in the first line there is “add my snap” slipped in by some spammer. I tried making an account to edit the page but I’m locked from it. Could someone please fix this? Thanks Stalwars101 (talk) 02:37, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Stalwars101:

Done. Thank you for pointing it out. Cheers, gnu 57 02:41, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Sexual activity" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Sexual activity and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 January 6 § Sexual activity until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 04:59, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Offensive content

have any of you ever considered that some of the content in this article might be offensive to some people? CalfRaiser150 (talk) 11:07, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please read the notice at the top of this page entitld "Wikipedia is not censored." Meters (talk) 19:33, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay thanks for showing me this. I personally find it very offensive. CalfRaiser150 (talk) 19:42, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Mercy fuck" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Requested move 23 October 2025

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Not Moved. Speedy Close. Disprutive request. Mfield (Oi!) 04:16, 23 October 2025 (UTC) Mfield (Oi!) 04:16, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Human sexual activity → Sexual activitySexual activity – Sexual activity seems better since it’s shorter and "human" feels unnecessary. 2A04:CEC0:C022:D8D6:443E:5629:4FE6:DDCB (talk) 02:12, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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