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== ''The Signpost'': 16 September 2023 == |
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==DYK for Nujeen Mustafa== |
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|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#20 June 2019|20 June 2019]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Nujeen Mustafa]]''''', which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ''... that '''[[Nujeen Mustafa]]''', a teenage [[Refugees of the Syrian Civil War|Syrian refugee]] with [[cerebral palsy]], traveled {{convert|3500|mi}} in a wheelchair to seek asylum in Germany?'' The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/Nujeen Mustafa]]. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [//tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews?start=2019-06-10&end=2019-06-30&project=en.wikipedia.org&pages=Nujeen_Mustafa Nujeen Mustafa])</small>, and it may be added to [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics|the statistics page]] if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know talk page]]. |
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<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><div style="column-count:2;"> {{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-09-16}} </div><!--Volume 19, Issue 18--> <div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * '''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost|Read this Signpost in full]]''' * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single/2023-09-16|Single-page]] * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Subscribe|Unsubscribe]] * [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 04:36, 16 September 2023 (UTC) <!-- Sent via script ([[User:Evad37/SPS]]) --></div></div> |
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== Another collaboration? == |
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== ''The Signpost'': 3 October 2023 == |
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I have a dwindling stack of drafts at [[User:BD2412/sandbox#Disambig resolvers]]. If any of these seem interesting to you, let me know, and I'll be glad to focus on that in collaboration. [[User:BD2412|<span style="background:gold">'''''bd2412'''''</span>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 21:47, 20 June 2019 (UTC) |
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:Hmm...I'm going to have to take some time and poke around to see what the sources look like on these. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 18:58, 21 June 2019 (UTC) |
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::{{re|BD2412}} I think I may try to take a look at [[Toilet training]] if you're interested. It's a desperately anemic article that gets a sustained hundreds of daily views (and whatever happened on 10 December 2018 that prompted 276k views). The poor talk page is just a decade old desert of readers asking for a better article. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 10:51, 12 July 2019 (UTC) |
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::: I'm up for it - I'll have a serious look over the weekend. [[User:BD2412|<span style="background:gold">'''''bd2412'''''</span>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 10:59, 12 July 2019 (UTC) |
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::::I'll be travelling over the weekend myself, but I was poking around some books this morning, and there is ''a lot'' of fluff parenting garbage, but there also seems a lot of really high quality sources available. In particular things like this [https://books.google.com/books?id=FpU4DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=toilet+training+history&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQuempma_jAhXTUs0KHW3ICTsQ6AEIPDAD#v=onepage&q=toilet%20training%20history&f=false] [https://books.google.com/books?id=oFzqDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA147&dq=toilet+training+history&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQuempma_jAhXTUs0KHW3ICTsQ6AEIRjAF#v=onepage&q=toilet%20training%20history&f=false]. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:19, 12 July 2019 (UTC) |
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::::: Sorry I didn't get around to working on this - I did mean to, but I have been on a project that pretty severely cut into my editing time. [[User:BD2412|<span style="background:gold">'''''bd2412'''''</span>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 02:12, 8 August 2019 (UTC) |
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::::::Hey no worries. I still had fun working on it. Couldn't hurt to keep an eye out though. There are a couple of WikiEd students around who may need some guidance from more experienced editors. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:44, 8 August 2019 (UTC) |
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::::::: I'll watch the page. Cheers! [[User:BD2412|<span style="background:gold">'''''bd2412'''''</span>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 22:44, 8 August 2019 (UTC) |
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== Wikipedia i Rumârește? == |
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== [[Draft:Sending]] == |
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Sâ, hioc teș caus sâ (Romǎnǎ) ul hioc có jîşnéc niop sâșteș. Sâ vémcóț ces hioc coș jîṣșnéc ju hua "Jan Diu" ul hioc "sâ" jaușṣ lufi hîmóp. Țaum hioc tías fém cóp jînéc niop, ă Wikipedia i Rumârește? <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/130.156.128.249|130.156.128.249]] ([[User talk:130.156.128.249#top|talk]]) 18:20, 26 June 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:Sorry anon. I don't speak Vietnamese, and unfortunately don't know of anyone who can translate for us. You may have better luck asking at the [https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trang_Ch%C3%ADnh Vietnamese Wikipedia]. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 18:26, 26 June 2019 (UTC) |
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Ne hioc "Vietnamese", hioc Rumârește. Jeal... :( [[Special:Contributions/130.156.128.249|130.156.128.249]] ([[User talk:130.156.128.249|talk]]) 18:29, 26 June 2019 (UTC) |
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I have undertaken another one of my quixotic quests to make an article out of a concept so broad and vague that it just barely pulls together. Would you like to help thread this needle? [[User:BD2412|<span style="background:gold">'''''BD2412'''''</span>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 15:26, 5 October 2023 (UTC) |
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::Got the same message on my talk. Google translate seems to think it's some combination of Romanian and Vietnamese. --[[User:Valereee|valereee]] ([[User talk:Valereee|talk]]) 18:34, 26 June 2019 (UTC) |
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:::Ah. Apparently it's [[Istro-Romanian language|Istro-Romanian]]. Are there any other languages you speak? Sorry I'm not super helpful, but all I speak is English. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 18:45, 26 June 2019 (UTC) |
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::::Yeah, same message to Teahouse, where there's some detective work going on. Language is Rumârește, which has only 500 speakers left. I would assume this person speaks something else -- maybe Romanian, possibly some English -- in order to be able to find their way here. --[[User:Valereee|valereee]] ([[User talk:Valereee|talk]]) 18:56, 26 June 2019 (UTC) |
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::::Random ping for [[User: Alex Nico]], who seems fairly active and apparently speaks Romanian and Aromanian as well as English. So they may be able to help? [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 19:03, 26 June 2019 (UTC) |
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:::::Hi, thanks for the ping. Unfortunately, Istro-Romanian is a bit too different from Aromanian and Romanian to be understood by me. |
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:::::{{Pin|User:130.156.128.249}} Nu știu Vlășește/Rumârește, doar română. Putem vorbi în română? Poate așa pot răspunde la întrebare. Mulțumesc!--[[User:Alex Nico|Alex Nico]] ([[User talk:Alex Nico|talk]]) 19:11, 26 June 2019 (UTC) |
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Da, o să-mi dau silința, țaum română ne este mamă mea limpa. Voiam sâ știu dacă există o Wikipedia în rumârește, dar ne există. Asta e tot. [[Special:Contributions/130.156.128.249|130.156.128.249]] ([[User talk:130.156.128.249|talk]]) 20:17, 26 June 2019 (UTC) |
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Yes, I will give my strength, no Romanian is our mother's speak. I wanted to know if there is a Wikipedia in the Istro-Romanian, but there is not. That's all. (Thank Google translater) [[Special:Contributions/130.156.128.249|130.156.128.249]] ([[User talk:130.156.128.249|talk]]) 20:22, 26 June 2019 (UTC) |
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:Odd and interesting. I've got a deadline for offwiki publishing by tomorrow. But I'll look into it. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 22:30, 5 October 2023 (UTC) |
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:: Thanks. No deadlines here, of course! [[User:BD2412|<span style="background:gold">'''''BD2412'''''</span>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 00:26, 6 October 2023 (UTC) |
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* (translated) Da, numai aromanieni și români în prezent. Dar există [[List of Wikipedias|multe versiuni lingvistice]], inclusiv limbile cu vorbitori nativi. Așadar, în viitor, ar putea exista un istro-românesc. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 20:32, 26 June 2019 (UTC) |
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:: This one is actually now finished and live (so much for no deadlines), but now I'm turning my attention to my oldest live draft in the social science field: [[Draft:House guest]]. [[User:BD2412|<span style="background:gold">'''''BD2412'''''</span>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 05:21, 14 October 2023 (UTC) |
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::{{Pin|User:130.156.128.249}} Mulțumesc mult de răspuns (Efharisto multu!). Când se va face Wikipedia în rumârește, vă așteptăm să scrieți! --[[User:Alex Nico|Alex Nico]] ([[User talk:Alex Nico|talk]]) 20:54, 26 June 2019 (UTC) |
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:::{{re|BD2412}} Working though the first one little by little. But oof. Just realized there's no article for "waving" in the communicative sense. Just the physics topic of waves. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:42, 17 October 2023 (UTC) |
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:::: [[Wave (gesture)]]? [[User:BD2412|<span style="background:gold">'''''BD2412'''''</span>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 17:03, 17 October 2023 (UTC) |
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:::::Well that is a poor redirect. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 17:20, 17 October 2023 (UTC) |
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:::::: I put in a move request to make [[Waving]] the title of the article on the gesture. [[User:BD2412|<span style="background:gold">'''''BD2412'''''</span>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 18:00, 17 October 2023 (UTC) |
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*{{ping|BD2412}} How did your SheSaid meeting go? Mine was fairly muted. It was good, but I was hoping for a bit better turnout. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 11:48, 18 October 2023 (UTC) |
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** I think there were eight people in mine. It was overall a fun time. [[User:BD2412|<span style="background:gold">'''''BD2412'''''</span>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 16:50, 18 October 2023 (UTC) |
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=prev&diff=1179172020 for this]. I still have no idea why I'm perceived as "involved" when I'm absolutely not. Glad to have external endorsement that I haven't lost my marbles. <span style="font-family:Calibri; font-weight:bold;">[[User:Star Mississippi|<span style="color:#a117f2;">Star</span>]] [[User talk:Star Mississippi|<span style="color:#df00fe;">Mississippi</span>]]</span> 14:56, 8 October 2023 (UTC) |
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:The thing seems fairly poorly handled. From handing out an indef while community discussion on an IBAN was ongoing, to pitching a fit because they're the one who get's to decide when a block "served it's purpose," to taking the entire thing off-wiki and telling folks not to worry about it. |
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My god, you did a fantastic job in rescuing that article on the [[Intellectual Dark Web]]! Very balanced, very neutral, very Wikipedian. [[User:AllGloryToTheHypnotoad|AllGloryToTheHypnotoad]] ([[User talk:AllGloryToTheHypnotoad|talk]]) 17:35, 28 June 2019 (UTC) |
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:It's definitely an approach I've taken before, because I'm a father with a six-year-old. But being a mop isn't being a parent, and nobody really get's to say "my house, my rules, go to your room." [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 17:05, 8 October 2023 (UTC) |
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::Hah! I'm not a parent, but can totally see how your comparison works as I just spent part of the week with a 5 and 7 year old. |
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::I'm definitely befuddled but guessing I was the sacrificial lamb for some reason. Oh well. Thanks again <span style="font-family:Calibri; font-weight:bold;">[[User:Star Mississippi|<span style="color:#a117f2;">Star</span>]] [[User talk:Star Mississippi|<span style="color:#df00fe;">Mississippi</span>]]</span> 17:43, 8 October 2023 (UTC) |
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== Creating a new section just to hold a link to Commons == |
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== Your comment on User:Buffs: an apology == |
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[[:WP:MOSSIS]] says "Do not make a section whose sole content is box-type templates."<span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:10pt;color:#000000">--[[User:Toddy1| Toddy1]] [[User talk:Toddy1|(talk)]]</span> 13:55, 19 October 2023 (UTC) |
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:{{re|Toddy1}} Uh...yeah. It's not a box. That's why we have bulleted inline templates for sister projects. Take a deep breath, drink some water, and go back and read the entirety of the guidance you're citing. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:20, 19 October 2023 (UTC) |
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Concerning [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ABuffs&type=revision&diff=903956950&oldid=903954034 your comment on User:Buffs' talk page]: If you believe I have mischaracterized your motivations or actions, I sincerely apologise for my description. I do not want to impugn your reputation as an editor or your judgment in interpreting the policy as to whether [[WP:BLOGS|blogs can be used as reliable sources]]. The overwhelming majority of blogs or self-published material cannot be used as RS. We agree on this point. Again, I am very sorry if I said anything, by statement or implication, disparaging you. Cheers, [[User:Mark Ironie|Mark Ironie]] ([[User talk:Mark Ironie|talk]]) 16:53, 29 June 2019 (UTC) |
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: {{tpw|c}} I agree, the section edit was a good edit. No issue here. [[User:BD2412|<span style="background:gold">'''''BD2412'''''</span>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 21:28, 19 October 2023 (UTC) |
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:No worries [[User:Mark Ironie|Mark Ironie]]. If I have anything, it's a thick skin, and I'm not sure I really have any reputation of any count worthy to be besmirched. [[User:El C|El C]] just seemed intent on sorting things out and I didn't want them to misunderstand the situation. If I am anything, I am virulently contrarian. But that can be easily misunderstood by others as picking a side. If I can ever be of any help for anything at all please feel free to let me know and I'll do my best to assist in any way I can. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 00:16, 30 June 2019 (UTC) |
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::Glad it's copacetic. I only mentioned your name because you started the RfC. It seemed pertinent at the time because it was the one of the three actions Buffs didn't start but I shouldn't have dragged your name into it. Thanks for the offer of help and that goes likewise for you. Cheers, [[User:Mark Ironie|Mark Ironie]] ([[User talk:Mark Ironie|talk]]) 00:33, 30 June 2019 (UTC) |
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:::I mean, I come from a...''sympathetic'' personal background, but the parties involved don't seem to have any interest in working together, and I have very many more things that i could be doing with my volunteer time on Wikimedia projects. If they ever do decide to have a nuanced discussion without name calling and walls of text, feel free to ping me and I'll be happy to offer a third opinion. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 01:26, 30 June 2019 (UTC) |
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Hi [[User:GreenMeansGo|GreenMeansGo]]. El C asked me to please stay off of Buffs' talk page so I am going to respond here. I hope that's okay. |
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Regarding the extended relationship off-wiki, three of the events we were at I was the main speaker so there wasn't really time for friendly interaction. There is no concerted effort on our parts, I can absolutely see where that would be the impression though. I know it looks messed up that we agree on topics that we edit and I am not sure how to change that for the better. I hear you on the two person consensus. If there are only three people trying to gain consensus what do you recommend? I freak out over the idea of posting on Project Indigenous about things like that (I know that's what it's there for) because it feels like canvassing to me. Which is my problem, I get that and I should probably get over it for everyone's benefit. I would sincerely welcome any advice you might have. Thanks a bunch for your time. I really appreciate it. [[User:Indigenous girl|Indigenous girl]] ([[User talk:Indigenous girl|talk]]) 16:32, 3 July 2019 (UTC) |
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:Personally? I keep an eye out for editors who tend to agree with me as often as they disagree, and who make solid arguments regardless of whether we are on the same "side". I keep them in my pocket to ping when I reach an impasse. Unfortunately, that generally needs to happen before things devolve into overwhelming walls of text and bad faith name-calling. To that point, I also try to be the first person in line to call out people on my own "side" when they make poor arguments that are primarily driven by emotion and intuition rather than reason and evidence, and when they start approaching things primarily in terms of sides instead of arguments. If someone else makes a better argument than I do, then I should leave on the same side as they are, and thank them for their trouble. If someone is a Churchillian fanatic, who won't change their mind and won't change the subject, then Wikipedia is probably not the best place for them to contribute quite yet. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 21:45, 3 July 2019 (UTC) |
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::Excellent advice and duly noted. I especially like and will particularly take into account, "If someone else makes a better argument than I do, then I should leave on the same side as they are, and thank them for their trouble." I think that's something that is a very important tool for rapport building. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. [[User:Indigenous girl|Indigenous girl]] ([[User talk:Indigenous girl|talk]]) 01:03, 4 July 2019 (UTC) |
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let me improve the article and make it encyclopedic. I see you point. The article looks too descriptive. --[[User:Graphenon|Graphenon]] ([[User talk:Graphenon|talk]]) 15:03, 5 July 2019 (UTC) |
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:Hey [[User:Graphenon|Graphenon]]. The problem is not that the article is "too descriptive". The problem is that the article reads like an advertisement, and [[WP:PROMO|Wikipedia is not a means of advertising or promotion]]. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:07, 5 July 2019 (UTC) |
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::I've declined the G11 for the minute to give the creator to clean it up a bit more. If he hasn't done so, stick the tag back on. [[User:Ritchie333|<b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b>]] [[User talk:Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)</sup>]] 16:28, 5 July 2019 (UTC) |
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Hope all is well with you. I need a photo and am not remotely sure how to do this. I found [https://web.archive.org/web/20170215215745/https://www.sulinet.hu/oroksegtar/data/megyek_oroksege/Csongrad_megye/index_3.htm this image] of "A Keméndy-ház 1883-ban" (Keméndy House circa 1883) in Toth's book, which says the sign at the top of the building says it's the "Institute of Irma Keméndy". It appears to have been cropped from [http://www.fortepan.hu/_photo/display/24022.jpg this larger image] which is on "Fortepan". The description about the project says "Fortepan is a copyright-free and community-based photo archive with over 100,000 photographs available for anyone to browse and download in high-resolution, free of charge. The images are free to share with the appropriate credit given as FORTEPAN / NAME OF DONOR. Please do provide the full credit at all times as it is a tribute to the selfless contribution of the donor." and the information on the photo says "1900. Hungary, Szeged Dugonics tér a Főreáltanoda (ma a Szegedi Egyetem központi épülete) felől nézve (a felvétel 1885 körül készült). DONOR: Fődi Gábor PHOTO ID: 24022 Results: 29 / 815". So, I want to use the fortepan image on the article for [[Adele Zay]] and the cropped one from Toth for the article on Keméndy, but I do not know how to mark one as a derivative of the other. Can you help? [[User:SusunW|SusunW]] ([[User talk:SusunW|talk]]) 15:06, 12 July 2019 (UTC) |
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:Hey [[User:SusunW|SusunW]]. I don't trust any image credit that just says 1900, because a lot of people don't care and just put that as a round-about guess. Probably the more accurate date then is the 1885 one. Because 1885 was more than 120 years ago, and the author is unknown, you can upload it using [[:c:Template:PD-old-assumed]]. You can either upload the larger version and crop it on Commons using [[:c:Commons:CropTool]]. Or you can upload them separately and use [[:c:Template:Derivative versions]] and [[:c:Template:Derived from]] to indicate that one is a crop (CropTool will do this for you automatically). I would recommend doing whichever one gives you a higher resolution file in the end. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:25, 12 July 2019 (UTC) |
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::Thanks, GreenMeansGo. I totally appreciate your help! I am not sure I understand, but I'll give it a go. I took the 1900 to mean when it was published. What I know for sure is the house was destroyed in the 1879 flood, permits to rebuild were issued in 1881 and Toth says this is what it looked like in 1883, so probably taken 1883-1885. There's other images from this same website loaded on commons, so I'll probably just copy that format. I'll let you know how it goes. :) [[User:SusunW|SusunW]] ([[User talk:SusunW|talk]]) 15:44, 12 July 2019 (UTC) |
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:::No problem. Good luck with everything. There's also no harm in putting as much information in the file description as you can. Doesn't have to be a clean date only. It's not beyond me to argue to keep files at COM:DR based on newspaper clippings about buildings burning down, floods, and other assorted acts of God. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 15:49, 12 July 2019 (UTC) |
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:::I think I've done it, but not sure. Can you look at [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dugonics_Square,_Szeged,_Hungary,_circa_1883-1885.png this] and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kem%C3%A9ndy_House_and_School,_circa_1883-1885.png this]. You have no idea how much I appreciate your help. [[User:SusunW|SusunW]] ([[User talk:SusunW|talk]]) 17:02, 12 July 2019 (UTC) |
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::::I did a bit of arranging, but I'd say if you're copying the style used by [[User:Fæ]] then you're probably good. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 17:43, 12 July 2019 (UTC) |
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:::::That's exactly what I did! Find someone you trust, do what they do :) It also helped that I had found the Toth book, because it told me who the original author was and thus, clearly it is well out of copyright. I really appreciate the help. I figured if I stuck the template on there, you would fix my mistakes. [[User:SusunW|SusunW]] ([[User talk:SusunW|talk]]) 17:46, 12 July 2019 (UTC) |
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Tis I (again) your most frequent pest. I have been searching for images to use on this new article, but alas almost all of them seem to be owned by the Historical and Geographical Society of Brazil. I found [https://archive.org/details/cincoentaannosde00kenn/page/320 this] on ''Colégio Piracicabano'', ca. 1928 and am thinking it meets [[:Commons:Template:PD-Brazil-URAA]] but am not sure. Reading the page for Brazil is confusing, as I don't really understand the right of panorama. Does that apply to buildings (architecture?) or just artworks in public spaces. But maybe it doesn't matter since this was published in 1928 without specifying any author and is not an artistic photograph? [[User:SusunW|SusunW]] ([[User talk:SusunW|talk]]) 15:54, 16 July 2019 (UTC) |
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:As far as I know, most or all countries allow freedom of panorama for buildings (usually defined as something meant to be functionally inhabited by people). The differences are usually whether they allow FoP for artistic works, which Brasil seems to do. So you'd be fine either way. Since that book was first published in 1928, then obviously the picture was first published on that date or earlier, so you should be fine to use PD-Brazil-URAA as far as I can tell. I don't see a credit for an image author anywhere and I'm not really finding any additional information online (through I might be more effective if I spoke Spanish). [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:04, 16 July 2019 (UTC) |
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::or Portuguese ;). I have searched and searched. Lots of images on Flickr for the Historical Society, but all are restricted use. As always, thanks for your help. [[User:SusunW|SusunW]] ([[User talk:SusunW|talk]]) 16:30, 16 July 2019 (UTC) |
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:::Derp. Brasil. Of course. I just looked at the source and thought "that looks Spanishy." [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:52, 16 July 2019 (UTC) |
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I'm following some of your work with great appreciation. Mostly editor retention. Yours, [[User:BeenAroundAWhile|BeenAroundAWhile]] ([[User talk:BeenAroundAWhile|talk]]) 20:50, 21 July 2019 (UTC) |
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For deleting the commons main page. :) <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">[[User:Seawolf35|Seawolf35]]</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">[[User talk:Seawolf35|'''''T''''']]--[[Special:Contributions/Seawolf35|'''''C''''']]</sup> 16:50, 15 December 2023 (UTC) |
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* It was like four seconds okay. It was unintentional. I'm trying to figure it out. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 16:52, 15 December 2023 (UTC) |
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Hope you are well. I saw your comment on the thread Snoog started at the HelpDesk and agree. Earlier I'd been reading your comments somewhere and had thought about mentioning the spelling distinction between want (need, desire) & [https://www.etymonline.com/word/wont be wont to] (have a tendency to). I hope you'll understand this is just meant as a friendly English geek comment, not as an attempt to be unkind. It's odd how SS is multiplying venues rather than discussing on the TP, but I've yet to understand them... 🌿 [[User:SashiRolls | SashiRolls]] <sup>[[User_talk:SashiRolls | t]] · [[Special:Contributions/SashiRolls|c]]</sup> 17:55, 23 July 2019 (UTC) |
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:Ah. Thanks for the clarification. I am not from a part of United States renowned for our English prowess. I only recently learned that most of my adult life I've said "talking across purposes" rather than "talking at cross purposes". I blame audio books personally. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 17:57, 23 July 2019 (UTC) |
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::Spelling is annoying. Wont has got good roots, though. Rejoice! Be content. 🌿 [[User:SashiRolls | SashiRolls]] <sup>[[User_talk:SashiRolls | t]] · [[Special:Contributions/SashiRolls|c]]</sup> 19:36, 23 July 2019 (UTC) |
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Hello. I see that you are active on the DYK talk page. Would you be willing to nominate this article for DYK, please? [[The Debut (Jackie Evancho album)]]. The hook could be: |
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Please let me know either way. Thanks for any help! -- [[User:Ssilvers|Ssilvers]] ([[User talk:Ssilvers|talk]]) 21:07, 24 July 2019 (UTC) |
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:Hey [[User:Ssilvers|Ssilvers]]. I'm not sure I understand. You seem to be much more active in DYK than I am, with nearly 75 hooks to your name. What seems to be the problem? [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 21:21, 24 July 2019 (UTC) |
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::I just write 'em. I have not nominated any for years. Usually there's someone who is happy to nom them for me, but he isn't feeling well. -- [[User:Ssilvers|Ssilvers]] ([[User talk:Ssilvers|talk]]) 21:26, 24 July 2019 (UTC) |
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:::Ah. I see. Unfortunately I'm about as far as you can get from somebody who is competent in pop-culture topic. Maybe [[User:Ritchie333]] is up to give it a go? [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 21:31, 24 July 2019 (UTC) |
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::::I'll try him. Thanks! -- [[User:Ssilvers|Ssilvers]] ([[User talk:Ssilvers|talk]]) 23:28, 24 July 2019 (UTC) |
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Your comment at RFA made me look at the candidate's uploads. They suggest to me that {{redacted}}. Discretion being the better part of valor, and having already incurred plenty of wrath, I'll not raise the issue at RFA itself. [[User:Banks Irk|Banks Irk]] ([[User talk:Banks Irk|talk]]) 01:37, 27 December 2023 (UTC) |
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GreenMeansGo, just checking to see whether your most recent comment here was meant to be an approval not only of the ALT2 hook but also a final (re)approval of the nomination as a whole. If so, it's important that you add a new approval icon, since your original icon has long been superseded by other icons that indicate that the nomination has issues and/or needs a subsequent review; without the final icon, the bot won't take the next steps in the process. Many thanks. [[User:BlueMoonset|BlueMoonset]] ([[User talk:BlueMoonset|talk]]) 14:43, 29 July 2019 (UTC) |
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* {{re|Banks Irk}} I don't like to oppose an RfA. We have few people generally who are willing to stand, and fewer still who are willing to contribute in that seat. I sat on it for a few days, but it just doesn't strike me right. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 02:01, 27 December 2023 (UTC) |
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*:I was in the same boat, though for a few hours rather than days. There are more than a few red flags. FYI, according to {{redacted}}. [[User:Banks Irk|Banks Irk]] ([[User talk:Banks Irk|talk]]) 02:10, 27 December 2023 (UTC) |
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*::Meh. I'm knocking on old, and I'm still not sure that I'm really an adult. But that's something you only wonder if you're getting old, I guess. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 02:32, 27 December 2023 (UTC) |
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*::::Absolutely inappropriate conjecture and reposting of private information, {{u|Banks Irk}}. Kindly knock it off, and keep your observations to yourself. [[User:Primefac|Primefac]] ([[User talk:Primefac|talk]]) 23:51, 27 December 2023 (UTC) |
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*:::::Sorry. Next time, I'll try to be more subtle about the elephant in the room, like Silk Tork, who hit the nail on the head without crossing any lines. [[User:Banks Irk|Banks Irk]] ([[User talk:Banks Irk|talk]]) 14:25, 29 December 2023 (UTC) |
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As someone who has English as their second language, I want to thank you for your grammar fixes and copyedits to [[Skibidi Toilet]]! I hope the subject matter didn't cause physical pain for you. :) [[User:Ca|Ca]] <i><sup style="display:inline-flex;rotate:7deg;">[[User talk:Ca|talk to me!]]</sup></i> 13:19, 31 December 2023 (UTC) |
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Don't forget that [[Template:unsigned]] says "This template should always be substituted". If you don't, the edit history gets cluttered by extra entries when the bot turns up to correct the mistaken transclusion. --[[User:David Biddulph|David Biddulph]] ([[User talk:David Biddulph|talk]]) 17:05, 30 July 2019 (UTC) |
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:Ah. Thanks for pointing that out. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 17:18, 30 July 2019 (UTC) |
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:Not at all. No worries. After spending all night at a Christmas party (which for some reason is still a thing on the 30th), and one that had way too many crying children, it was nice to sit on the deck in silence for a spell and just do come copyediting. Feel free to reach out any time I can be of any help. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 13:32, 31 December 2023 (UTC) |
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I just want to say, thank you friend, for giving me the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive_80#Nazi_barnstar_with_swastika support] I needed when none was available. I'll never forget :) [[User:Jerium|Jerium]] ([[User talk:Jerium|talk]]) 22:51, 31 December 2023 (UTC) |
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* Shoot. I totally forgot about that. Happy New Year to you also. Hope all is well. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 03:16, 1 January 2024 (UTC) |
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Hi [[User:GreenMeansGo|GreenMeansGo]]! It's been quite some time since we've said hello, and quite some time since I've seen you on IRC and other places... I wanted to leave you a message and wish you a good day and happy editing, and just let you know that I was thinking about you... I hope you're doing well, and I hope you remain active in this project and that we keep in touch. You do great work here, and it's valuable and highly appreciated. :-) Keep in touch... [[User:Oshwah|<b><span style="color:#C00000">~Oshwah~</span></b>]]<sup><small><b>[[User_talk:Oshwah|<span style="color:blue">(talk)</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Oshwah|<span style="color:green">(contribs)</span>]]</b></small></sup> 06:21, 3 August 2019 (UTC) |
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:Hey [[User:Oshwah|Osh]]. Hope you're doing well also. I'm still around. Well, at the moment I'm sitting in the middle of a field and sleeping on a cot in an abandoned building. But that's just for training purposes. I'll be back on desktop in a few days. |
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:My IRC participation has gone down quite a bit. I've reached that point where more is required than mere parental supervision, and making sure there's no sharp objects within reach of a small child. Nowadays we gotta make up elaborate scenarios where the doggie super hero defeats the evil penguin. Doesn't lend itself very well to real time chat unfortunately. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 14:11, 6 August 2019 (UTC) |
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::HA! Nonetheless, I'm glad you're doing well. Keep in touch. :-) [[User:Oshwah|<b><span style="color:#C00000">~Oshwah~</span></b>]]<sup><small><b>[[User_talk:Oshwah|<span style="color:blue">(talk)</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Oshwah|<span style="color:green">(contribs)</span>]]</b></small></sup> 02:11, 8 August 2019 (UTC) |
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Hi! I hate doing the usual impersonal template-based notices for image-deletion process stuff, but since you're the uploader and a major contributor to the page in question (plus it's on the Main Page for at least a few more hours), I wanted to give a heads-up: I've marked [[:File:My Year of Rest and Relaxation book cover 2019.jpg|My Year of Rest and Relaxation book cover 2019.jpg]] for deletion. However, it was for a totally chill reason! The cover is not actually eligible for copyright under US law—it's just a public domain painting plus some basic text, which doesn't rise to the threshold of originality for copyright—so I replaced it with a high-res version at Commons. Let me know if you have any questions, concerns, etc., but hopefully this comes as either good news or neutral news at worst. —[[User:Brandt Luke Zorn|BLZ]] · [[User talk:Brandt Luke Zorn|talk]] 19:57, 9 August 2019 (UTC) |
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:Hey, if you've hung out at Commons at all you know theres no hard feelings over a deleted file as long as there's good reason. Thanks for replacing it with a higher quality verion. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 23:27, 9 August 2019 (UTC) |
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Best wishes[[User:Joshua.paul1300|Joshua.paul1300]] ([[User talk:Joshua.paul1300|talk]]) 04:48, 11 August 2019 (UTC) |
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I don't disagree with your removal of the content on [[Hazbin Hotel]]. I think [https://www.themarysue.com/verbalase-50k-animation-explained/ the Mary Sue article] is somewhat passable when it comes to this, but... when looking up "verbalase hazbin hotel" this morning, I couldn't come up with ANY other reliable sources. So, it should remain removed from that page (or anywhere else). [[User:Historyday01|Historyday01]] ([[User talk:Historyday01|talk]]) 14:25, 28 February 2024 (UTC) |
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:We don't normally compile online videos about a subject in prose. [[User:GreenMeansGo|<span style="font-family:Impact"><span style="color:#07CB4B">G</span><span style="color:#449351">M</span><span style="color:#35683d">G</span></span>]][[User talk:GreenMeansGo#top|<sup style="color:#000;font-family:Impact">talk</sup>]] 17:09, 28 February 2024 (UTC) |
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== RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I == |
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Hey there! This is to let you know that phase I of the [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review|2024 requests for adminship (RfA) review]] is now '''no longer accepting new proposals'''. Lots of proposals remain open for discussion, and the current round of review looks to be on a good track towards making significant progress towards improving [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship|RfA]]'s structure and environment. I'd like to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has given us their idea for change to make RfA better, and the same to everyone who has given the necessary feedback to improve those ideas. The following proposals remain open for discussion: |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 2: Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA|Proposal 2]]''', initiated by {{noping|HouseBlaster}}, provides for the addition of a text box at [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship]] reminding all editors of our policies and enforcement mechanisms around decorum. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 3: Add three days of discussion before voting (trial)|Proposals 3]]''' and '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 3b: Make the first two days discussion-only (trial)|3b]]''', initiated by {{noping|Barkeep49}} and {{noping|Usedtobecool}}, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 4: Prohibit threaded discussion (trial)|Proposal 5]]''', initiated by {{noping|SilkTork}}, provides for a trial of RfAs without threaded discussion in the voting sections. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2024_review/Phase_I#Proposal 6c: Provisional adminship via sortition (admin nomination)|Proposals 6c]]''' and '''[[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2024_review/Phase_I#Proposal 6d: Provisional adminship via sortition (criteria to be determined)|6d]]''', initiated by {{noping|BilledMammal}}, provide for allowing users to be selected as provisional admins for a limited time through various concrete selection criteria and smaller-scale vetting. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 7: Threaded General Comments|Proposal 7]]''', initiated by {{noping|Lee Vilenski}}, provides for the "General discussion" section being broken up with section headings. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 9b: Require links for claims of specific policy violations|Proposal 9b]]''', initiated by {{noping|Reaper Eternal}}, provides for the requirement that allegations of policy violation be substantiated with appropriate links to where the alleged misconduct occured. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 12c: Lower the high end of the bureaucrats' discretionary zone from 75% to 70%|Proposals 12c]]''', '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 21: Reduce threshold of consensus at RfA|21]]''', and '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 21b: Slightly reduce threshold of consensus at RfA|21b]]''', initiated by {{noping|City of Silver}}, {{u|Ritchie333}}, and {{u|HouseBlaster}}, respectively, provide for reducing the discretionary zone, which currently extends from 65% to 75%. The first would reduce it 65%–70%, the second would reduce it to 50%–66%, and the third would reduce it to 60%–70%. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 13: Admin elections|Proposal 13]]''', initiated by {{noping|Novem Lingaue}}, provides for periodic, privately balloted admin elections. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 14: Suffrage requirements|Proposal 14]]''', initiated by {{noping|Kusma}}, provides for the creation of some minimum suffrage requirements to cast a vote. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 16: Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs|Proposals 16]]''' and '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 16c: Community recall process based on dewiki|16c]]''', initiated by {{noping|Thebiguglyalien}} and {{noping|Soni}}, respectively, provide for community-based admin desysop procedures. 16 would desysop where consensus is established in favor at the [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard|administrators' noticeboard]]; 16c would allow a petition to force reconfirmation. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 16e: Allow the community to initiate recall RfBs|Proposal 16e]]''', initiated by {{noping|BilledMammal}}, would extend the recall procedures of 16 to bureaucrats. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 17: Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions|Proposal 17]]''', initiated by {{noping|SchroCat}}, provides for "on-call" admins and 'crats to monitor RfAs for decorum. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 18: Normalize the RfB consensus requirements|Proposal 18]]''', initiated by {{noping|theleekycauldron}}, provides for lowering the RfB target from 85% to 75%. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 24: Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process|Proposal 24]]''', initiated by {{noping|SportingFlyer}}, provides for a more robust alternate version of the [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Optional RfA candidate poll|optional candidate poll]]. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 25: Require nominees to be extended confirmed|Proposal 25]]''', initiated by {{noping|Femke}}, provides for the requirement that nominees be extended-confirmed in addition to their nominators. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 27: Introduce training/periodic retraining for admins|Proposal 27]]''', initiated by {{noping|WereSpielChequers}}, provides for the creation of a training course for admin hopefuls, as well as periodic retraining to keep admins from drifting out of sync with community norms. |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 28: limiting multi-part questions|Proposal 28]]''', initiated by {{noping|HouseBlaster}}, tightens restrictions on multi-part questions. |
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To read proposals that were closed as unsuccessful, please see [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I/Closed proposals]]. You are cordially invited once again to participate in the open discussions; when phase I ends, phase II will review the outcomes of trial proposals and refine the implementation details of other proposals. Another notification will be sent out when this phase begins, likely with the first successful close of a major proposal. Happy editing! [[user:theleekycauldron|theleekycauldron]] ([[User talk:Theleekycauldron|talk]] • she/her), via: |
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I have undertaken another one of my quixotic quests to make an article out of a concept so broad and vague that it just barely pulls together. Would you like to help thread this needle? BD2412 T 15:26, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
- Odd and interesting. I've got a deadline for offwiki publishing by tomorrow. But I'll look into it. GMGtalk 22:30, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks. No deadlines here, of course! BD2412 T 00:26, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
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- Well that is a poor redirect. GMGtalk 17:20, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
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for this. I still have no idea why I'm perceived as "involved" when I'm absolutely not. Glad to have external endorsement that I haven't lost my marbles. Star Mississippi 14:56, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
- The thing seems fairly poorly handled. From handing out an indef while community discussion on an IBAN was ongoing, to pitching a fit because they're the one who get's to decide when a block "served it's purpose," to taking the entire thing off-wiki and telling folks not to worry about it.
- It's definitely an approach I've taken before, because I'm a father with a six-year-old. But being a mop isn't being a parent, and nobody really get's to say "my house, my rules, go to your room." GMGtalk 17:05, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hah! I'm not a parent, but can totally see how your comparison works as I just spent part of the week with a 5 and 7 year old.
- I'm definitely befuddled but guessing I was the sacrificial lamb for some reason. Oh well. Thanks again Star Mississippi 17:43, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
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- @Toddy1: Uh...yeah. It's not a box. That's why we have bulleted inline templates for sister projects. Take a deep breath, drink some water, and go back and read the entirety of the guidance you're citing. GMGtalk 14:20, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
- (Talk page watcher) I agree, the section edit was a good edit. No issue here. BD2412 T 21:28, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
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Your comment at RFA made me look at the candidate's uploads. They suggest to me that (Redacted). Discretion being the better part of valor, and having already incurred plenty of wrath, I'll not raise the issue at RFA itself. Banks Irk (talk) 01:37, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
- @Banks Irk: I don't like to oppose an RfA. We have few people generally who are willing to stand, and fewer still who are willing to contribute in that seat. I sat on it for a few days, but it just doesn't strike me right. GMGtalk 02:01, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
- I was in the same boat, though for a few hours rather than days. There are more than a few red flags. FYI, according to (Redacted). Banks Irk (talk) 02:10, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
- Meh. I'm knocking on old, and I'm still not sure that I'm really an adult. But that's something you only wonder if you're getting old, I guess. GMGtalk 02:32, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
- Absolutely inappropriate conjecture and reposting of private information, Banks Irk. Kindly knock it off, and keep your observations to yourself. Primefac (talk) 23:51, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
- Sorry. Next time, I'll try to be more subtle about the elephant in the room, like Silk Tork, who hit the nail on the head without crossing any lines. Banks Irk (talk) 14:25, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
- Absolutely inappropriate conjecture and reposting of private information, Banks Irk. Kindly knock it off, and keep your observations to yourself. Primefac (talk) 23:51, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
- Meh. I'm knocking on old, and I'm still not sure that I'm really an adult. But that's something you only wonder if you're getting old, I guess. GMGtalk 02:32, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
- I was in the same boat, though for a few hours rather than days. There are more than a few red flags. FYI, according to (Redacted). Banks Irk (talk) 02:10, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
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As someone who has English as their second language, I want to thank you for your grammar fixes and copyedits to Skibidi Toilet! I hope the subject matter didn't cause physical pain for you. :) Ca talk to me! 13:19, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
- Not at all. No worries. After spending all night at a Christmas party (which for some reason is still a thing on the 30th), and one that had way too many crying children, it was nice to sit on the deck in silence for a spell and just do come copyediting. Feel free to reach out any time I can be of any help. GMGtalk 13:32, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
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I just want to say, thank you friend, for giving me the support I needed when none was available. I'll never forget :) Jerium (talk) 22:51, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
- Shoot. I totally forgot about that. Happy New Year to you also. Hope all is well. GMGtalk 03:16, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
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I don't disagree with your removal of the content on Hazbin Hotel. I think the Mary Sue article is somewhat passable when it comes to this, but... when looking up "verbalase hazbin hotel" this morning, I couldn't come up with ANY other reliable sources. So, it should remain removed from that page (or anywhere else). Historyday01 (talk) 14:25, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
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Hey there! This is to let you know that phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship (RfA) review is now no longer accepting new proposals. Lots of proposals remain open for discussion, and the current round of review looks to be on a good track towards making significant progress towards improving RfA's structure and environment. I'd like to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has given us their idea for change to make RfA better, and the same to everyone who has given the necessary feedback to improve those ideas. The following proposals remain open for discussion:
- Proposal 2, initiated by HouseBlaster, provides for the addition of a text box at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship reminding all editors of our policies and enforcement mechanisms around decorum.
- Proposals 3 and 3b, initiated by Barkeep49 and Usedtobecool, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only.
- Proposal 5, initiated by SilkTork, provides for a trial of RfAs without threaded discussion in the voting sections.
- Proposals 6c and 6d, initiated by BilledMammal, provide for allowing users to be selected as provisional admins for a limited time through various concrete selection criteria and smaller-scale vetting.
- Proposal 7, initiated by Lee Vilenski, provides for the "General discussion" section being broken up with section headings.
- Proposal 9b, initiated by Reaper Eternal, provides for the requirement that allegations of policy violation be substantiated with appropriate links to where the alleged misconduct occured.
- Proposals 12c, 21, and 21b, initiated by City of Silver, Ritchie333, and HouseBlaster, respectively, provide for reducing the discretionary zone, which currently extends from 65% to 75%. The first would reduce it 65%–70%, the second would reduce it to 50%–66%, and the third would reduce it to 60%–70%.
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- Proposal 14, initiated by Kusma, provides for the creation of some minimum suffrage requirements to cast a vote.
- Proposals 16 and 16c, initiated by Thebiguglyalien and Soni, respectively, provide for community-based admin desysop procedures. 16 would desysop where consensus is established in favor at the administrators' noticeboard; 16c would allow a petition to force reconfirmation.
- Proposal 16e, initiated by BilledMammal, would extend the recall procedures of 16 to bureaucrats.
- Proposal 17, initiated by SchroCat, provides for "on-call" admins and 'crats to monitor RfAs for decorum.
- Proposal 18, initiated by theleekycauldron, provides for lowering the RfB target from 85% to 75%.
- Proposal 24, initiated by SportingFlyer, provides for a more robust alternate version of the optional candidate poll.
- Proposal 25, initiated by Femke, provides for the requirement that nominees be extended-confirmed in addition to their nominators.
- Proposal 27, initiated by WereSpielChequers, provides for the creation of a training course for admin hopefuls, as well as periodic retraining to keep admins from drifting out of sync with community norms.
- Proposal 28, initiated by HouseBlaster, tightens restrictions on multi-part questions.
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Far-right politics in Israel, I appreciate it very much Alon Alush (talk)
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Sockmuppet is the account that wants to restrict new accounts.
Treating new accounts like sockmuppets damages wikipedia's credibility. OPENCodeCCCCCC (talk) 15:50, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
Do you want to damage wikipedia's credibility by restricting new accounts with valid points?
Why are you treating me like a sock muppet even though I wrote the right thing? If your account is locked, the only option is to create a new one. OPENCodeCCCCCC (talk) 15:53, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
- Or just go do something that isn't Wikipedia. GMGtalk 16:02, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
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RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins
Hi there! Phase I of the Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:
- Proposals 2 and 9b (phase II discussion): Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA and Require links for claims of specific policy violations
- Proposal 3b (in trial): Make the first two days discussion-only
- Proposal 13 (in trial): Admin elections
- Proposal 14 (implemented): Suffrage requirements
- Proposals 16 and 16c (phase II discussion): Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs and Community recall process based on dewiki
- Proposal 17 (phase II discussion): Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions
- Proposal 24 (phase II discussion): Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process
- Proposal 25 (implemented): Require nominees to be extended confirmed
See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:09, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
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