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I have a friend that thinks that she is dating Taylor Kenny actor with chicago fire I know it is a scam and I have tried to tell her but she won’t listen and thinks she is buying a house with him in Huntsville AL together, she has given him over $40.000 I know that he is married and I know that it is a scam but I need help proving to her that this guy is not who she thinks it is. I have shown her proof of the Taylor Kenny scam where another lady was taken for over 80,000 but she said she is talking to the real Taylor, please help me with this so she doesn’t get taken for any more money she doesn’t have the money to give but is so nice she would give it to him before she would take it herself. I need someone’s help to stop this scammer from taking more from her. Sincerely, Her friend Tina Straughntina (talk) 19:46, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We can’t give professional advice here. You need to see a lawyer ASAP. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What’s up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:50, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Or the police. —142.112.140.137 (talk) 02:19, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There are several warnings about this scam on Facebook:

Here is a recent article, less than a month old, confirming that Kinney is married to Ashley Cruger:

 ​‑‑Lambiam 09:56, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Law enforcement agencies publish warnings about Romance scams, e.g. Romance Scams — FBI. Maybe you could show her some of those warnings. AlmostReadytoFly (talk) 11:03, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

what does the pitchers stat “whip” mean 138.128.232.162 (talk) 22:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Walks and hits per inning pitched. Deor (talk) 22:52, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See WHIP. Xuxl (talk) 16:52, 11 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That article had a gross mistake. ERA does not take unearned runs into consideration. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What’s up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:02, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Many films conclude in a final fight between the hero and the villain. In German, this scenario is usually called the Showdown, and apparently, this is also quite usual in English. But the Showdown disambiguation page only says it’s a duel, which is only a very specific ritualized version of such a fight – the article does not mention anything about broader film scenarios. Let’s stay with the examples: Are the final fights in Silence of the Lambs and the Alien films (mainly the first two) “showdowns”, and if not, how would you call them? —KnightMove (talk) 09:05, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

With reference to Climax (narrative), I might say “climatic [something]”. Climatic battle, if it has the qualities of a battle, or climatic confrontation if battle doesn’t fit. (I wonder whether Starling and Buffalo Bill can even be said to confront, since she shoots him in the dark.) By the way, “final fight” works fine.

I gather that you’d like to link the showdown DAB to somewhere, but I can’t find a good target. Archenemy is short, and Conflict_(narrative)#Man_versus_man is only a subsection, and not well developed (or well-named).  Card Zero  (talk) 09:57, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

“Climactic”, actually. Interesting that the term “showdown” originates in poker,[1] which would most likely involve multiple players. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What’s up, Doc?} carrots→ 11:49, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dammit! I searched Wikipedia for “climatic battle” and got 18 results, but I get 692 if I spell it correctly. I guess I’ll fix those 18 now …  Card Zero  (talk) 13:34, 15 October 2025 (UTC)
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That would be a verifiable climate change. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What’s up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:21, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In poker, how often are more than two players still in at the showdown? —Tamfang (talk) 21:46, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think “showdowns” would be appropriate for all three films mentioned. I don’t agree that “showdown” means “duel”, unless “duel” is meant in the broadest sense of any kind of conflict. Sporting events and many kinds of confrontations are frequently described as showdowns. Boss battle is gaining ground as gaming jargon becomes more mainstream. Matt Deres (talk) 14:35, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, the OP is taking the word “duel” far too literally. I shudxer to think what he might imagine Dueling Banjos to entail.–User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 15:31, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

To be fair, I think duel at least suggests violence, with the banjo example being ironic usage. I probably would have used the term “confrontation” instead. And, since this is the encyclopedia anyone can edit, that’s what it now says. Matt Deres (talk) 18:12, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I dunno. Banjos can get pretty mean and pick on you. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:34, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]