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Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/The Rambling Man[edit]

An arbitration case regarding The Rambling man has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:

1. The Rambling Man (talk · contribs)'s resignation as an administrator is to be considered under controversial circumstances, and so his administrator status may only be regained via a successful request for adminship.
2. The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) is prohibited from insulting and/or belittling other editors. If The Rambling Man finds himself tempted to engage in prohibited conduct, he is to disengage and either let the matter drop or refer it to another editor to resolve. If however, in the opinion of an uninvolved administrator, The Rambling Man does engage in prohibited conduct, he may be blocked for a duration consistent with the blocking policy. The first four blocks under this provision shall be arbitration enforcement actions and may only be reviewed or appealed at the arbitration enforcement noticeboard. Should a fifth block prove necessary, the blocking administrator must notify the Arbitration Committee of the block via a Request for Clarification and Amendment so that the remedy may be reviewed. The enforcing administrator may also at their discretion fully protect The Rambling Man's talk page for the duration of the block.

   Nothing in this remedy prevents enforcement of policy by uninvolved administrators in the usual way.

3. The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) and George Ho (talk · contribs) are indefinitely prohibited from interacting with, or commenting on, each other anywhere on Wikipedia (subject to the ordinary exceptions).
4. George Ho (talk · contribs) is indefinitely restricted from participating in selecting main page content. For clarity, this means he may not participate in:

   1. Any process in which the content of the main page is selected, including Did you know?, In the news, On this day, Today's featured article, Today's featured list, and Today's featured picture.
   2. Any process in which possible problems with the content of the main page are reported, including WP:ERRORS and Talk:Main Page.
   3. Any discussion about the above processes, regardless of venue.

   He may edit articles linked from or eligible to be linked from the main page (e.g., the current featured article) and may participate in content review processes not directly connected to main page content selection (e.g., reviewing Featured article candidates). He may request reconsideration of this restriction twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every six months thereafter.

5. The community is encouraged to review the selection process for the Did you know and In the news sections of the main page. The community is also reminded that they may issue topic bans without the involvement of the Arbitration Committee if consensus shows a user has repeatedly submitted poor content, performed poor reviews, or otherwise disrupted these processes.

For the Arbitration Committee, Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 05:01, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

Discuss this at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/The Rambling Man

Interaction Ban Reminder[edit]

Hello,

I’m writing to remind you that as a result of the arbitration case that both you and The Rambling Man are prohibited from interacting with each other, barring the usual exceptions. Recently, you posted questions to the election pages of multiple candidates where you indirectly made reference to The Rambling Man. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15) Please note that such comments are not permitted under the interaction ban and further instances will result in a block. Best regards, Mike V • Talk 22:59, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

I won't do that anymore for now, Mike. Shall I report this the next time it happens? Or can someone else do it? George Ho (talk) 23:51, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

If you are referring to a violation of the interaction ban, you can mention it another admin once. Otherwise, it would be best to avoid all discussion related to The Rambling Man. Mike V • Talk 23:55, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Shall I report his attempts to excuse himself to you, Mike? I felt unease when he made indirect references by saying "canvassing". I was prompted to ask questions when mentioned "canvassed". Is this his actions at the questions subpages excusable? George Ho (talk) 00:11, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

At this point, a warning has been made and I've encouraged him to leave things alone. I think that is sufficient for now. Mike V • Talk 00:26, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

Just wanted to drop a note that, as a result of extensive community discussion and numerous issues, the warning issued above has been overturned. [1] Regards, The Wordsmith^{Talk to me} 22:36, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

Arbitration enforcement block[edit]

To enforce an arbitration decision and for violating IBAN with The Rambling Man at Talk:2017 (such as the Talk:2017#2017 Manchester Arena bombing section and discussion regarding the "Cholera outbreak"), you have been blocked from editing for a period of 48 hours. You are welcome to edit once the block expires; however, please note that the repetition of similar behavior may result in a longer block or other sanctions.

If you believe this block is unjustified, please read the guide to appealing blocks (specifically this section) before appealing. Place the following on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Please copy my appeal to the [[WP:AE|arbitration enforcement noticeboard]] or [[WP:AN|administrators' noticeboard]]. Your reason here OR place the reason below this template. ~~~~}}. If you intend to appeal on the arbitration enforcement noticeboard I suggest you use the arbitration enforcement appeals template on your talk page so it can be copied over easily. You may also appeal directly to me (by email), before or instead of appealing on your talk page. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 05:35, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: The Gift of the Woodi has been accepted[edit]

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Just to tell you that there is nothing personal about the post[edit]

Hi This is regarding my response at v:Talk:WikiJournal User Group#Double blind peer review (once again). Let me reassert that there is nothing personal about my response to your post on the topic. I myself have ADHD and share traits with you. However, I also am a professional in the field and tend to understand what ASD and ADHD is about. So just thought of saying hi! If you can do the work-up that I have requested it would be of good utility to the board members at WikiJournal. Thanks for your cooperation. Diptanshu 💬 07:49, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

Cheers (season 8)[edit]

Hello:

The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Cheers (season 8) has been completed.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:04, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Shall I make some corrections right away, Twofingered Typist? I noticed some typos and grammatical errors, though thanks for changing the wording. George Ho (talk) 20:18, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

I had a final run through the article, but if you have found issues, I apologize. By all means fix them. Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:48, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

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Flux (software)[edit]

https://mediamachines.wordpress.com tells:

mediamachines.wordpress.com is no longer available.

The authors have deleted this site.

WordPress.com

Use instead:

http://web.archive.org/web/20190216110846/http://mediamachines.wordpress.com

http://web.archive.org/web/20170710221113/http://mediamachines.wordpress.com/license-agreement

http://web.archive.org/web/20170904063334/http://mediamachines.wordpress.com/flux-player-and-flux-studio

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.65.206.138 (talk) 08:50, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Flux (software) is permalocked and no one can edit it, so PLEASE fix these links. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.65.206.138 (talk) 09:03, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

@George Ho: Do you hear what I say? If you do not fix it article will remain UNreferenced!

NEWBIE did it. FLUX repaired.

Precious anniversary[edit]

Precious

Six years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:15, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

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File:Thanksgiving Orphans food fight.gif listed for discussion[edit]

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The Gift of the Woodi[edit]

Hello:

The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article "The Gift of the Woodi" has been completed.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

I have hidden one sentence in the Plot section because it makes no sense as written and I was unable to clarify it myself.

Best of luck with the GAN.

Regards,

13:33, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

@Twofingered Typist: I expanded from one sentence to a few or several more sentences for better clarity. Would you please take a review. Thanks. George Ho (talk) 19:19, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

Looks good! Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:55, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

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Opinion request about a disagreement in the Bulgarian Wikinews[edit]

Moved to m:User talk:George Ho#Opinion request about a disagreement in the Bulgarian Wikinews

I see that you are aware of the disagreement. There is also a verbose discussion at the voting page in the Bulgarian Wikinews.

We in the Bulgarian Wikinews cannot achieve agreement on two topics about this voting. I see that you have suggested filing a request at m:SRM. Is that your suggestion, or you would prefer some other? Also, I will value highly your opinion on that, should you decide to give it.

Thank you in advance, and please accept my apologies for wasting your time with this request. -- Григор Гачев (talk) 18:27, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Hanging on the Telephone[edit]

If you're asking to decide as to which cover art to use, then files for deletion is not the place since neither picture needs deletion. Instead it'd be better to raise the issue on the article's talk page. However, I don't think there even is an issue, since the infobox displays both versions and there is good reason to display both. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 18:13, 10 August 2019 (UTC)

@TenPoundHammer: FFD was renamed from "deletion" to "discussion" since WP:NFR was merged into FFD. Also, I disagree with the close since it would look like a supervote or something. Moreover, non-free images don't receive enough attention in article talk pages. If they do, sometimes pre-FFD decisions are harder to enforce. Can you undo the closure and vote "keep both" instead? -- George Ho (talk) 18:59, 10 August 2019 (UTC)

That seems overly pedantic. FFD is for files "which are unneeded or have either free content or non-free content usage concerns." This doesn't seem to be a "usage concern" at all, at least not in the sense that FFD is asking for. I still think an RFC is the better option if you insist, but again, I don't think there's any issue whatsoever since plenty of other articles show more than one single cover depending on market release. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 04:41, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

@TenPoundHammer: The FFD is relisted by an admin (not me), citing WP:NFCC#3. Please I invite you to comment at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2019 August 12 rather than "speedy close" or "close". Thanks. -- George Ho (talk) 19:05, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

RfC at Stanley Kubrick[edit]

This is a courtesy notice that there is an ongoing RfC about adding an infobox to Stanley Kubrick at Talk:Stanley Kubrick. Since you are a previous participant in such discussions, you may be interested in participating. --Laser brain (talk) 16:21, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

Second Cold War[edit]

Moved to Talk:Second Cold War § Sino-Australian tension

Oh I just realised why you deleted my section, Sino-Australian tension is because you are Chinese... What a surprise there!--Caltraser55 (talk) 01:58, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: A Queer Carol has been accepted[edit]

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Google Code-In 2019 is coming - please mentor some documentation tasks![edit]

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Your GA nomination of The Gift of the Woodi[edit]

The article The Gift of the Woodi you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Gift of the Woodi for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Abryn -- Abryn (talk) 02:21, 26 November 2019 (UTC)

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