The Gold STiki Barnstar of Merit
		Congratulations, M.Bitton! You're receiving this barnstar of merit because you recently crossed the 25,000 classification threshold using STiki. We thank you both for your contributions to Wikipedia at-large and your use of the tool. We hope you continue your ascent up the leaderboard and stay in touch at the talk page. Thank you and keep up the good work! West.andrew.g (talk) 14:40, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	Hi, because of lack of time, i was not able to complete the article yesterday, thank you very much for taking the time to explain me how to use the Harv style and for completing (and correcting my mistakes) my edits at Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire. Cheers. ---Wikaviani (talk) (contribs) 21:36, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Wikaviani: Thanks! Glad I could help. M.Bitton (talk) 23:47, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	It’s always great to see more people fighting vandalism. Have a star! Jeb3Talk at me hereWhat I've Done 23:41, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jebcubed: Thank you so much for your encouragement. M.Bitton (talk) 23:57, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I see that you check recent edits for appropriateness. I clicked through to see a set of the reversions that you had made for rejected submissions, and I agreed with all of what I saw you had done. It seemed apparent to me through the decisions you made and the comments that you left that you were giving human attention to the decisions you made rather than over-relying on tools and automation. Thanks for that, and thanks especially for the notes you leave. You are doing good review. Blue Rasberry (talk) 01:39, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Bluerasberry: Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. Best, M.Bitton (talk) 22:07, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

	The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
	For your excellent job with creating the administrative maps of Albania! Ahmet Q. (talk) 07:40, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Ahmet Q.: Thank you so much for your feedback. Best, M.Bitton (talk) 22:27, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

		The Original Barnstar
		For answering a lot of edit requests and helping to keep the backlog at bay. For a while, I was taking care of that on my own, and it feels nice to see someone else get to it first every now and then! Actualcpscm (talk) 17:22, 17 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Actualcpscm: thank you very much for the encouragement and for tackling those time consuming edit requests that tend to be pushed to the back of the queue. Keep up the great work! Best, M.Bitton (talk) 22:39, 17 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

		The Original Barnstar
		Here's a barnstar for your incredible work on the Horn of Africa relief map! Really appreciate the effort you put into it :) KluskaSlaska (talk) 16:21, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Also, on a related note, I would love to do some more map work once I have more time in late summer. Do you have any good guides on how to get started on maps for Wikipedia? :) KluskaSlaska (talk) 16:21, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@KluskaSlaska: Thank you so much for your feedback. Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any good guides that would help you. Best, M.Bitton (talk) 14:02, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Can you help stop the vandalism on the page. User rift keeps taking down notable links from the Boston herald. This is someone on Tom Scholz or team. Keep in mind they lost that law suit from a federal judge. It’s as notable as it comes. Please advise.https://www.bostonherald.com/2013/08/21/judge-rejects-rockers-bid-to-ban-ex-bandmates-from-using-boston-name/amp/

 Also can you add this news source as well link as well-

https://ventsmagazine.com/2022/04/28/meet-singer-songwriter-and-producer-adom-former-member-of-the-legendary-band-boston/ Dreykaa (talk) 09:42, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No, I won't edit war for you. Please take your concerns to the article's talk page and seek consensus for your proposed changes there. M.Bitton (talk) 09:46, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

		The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
		Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed in myself for not giving this to you sooner! You have been a great help creating maps for many articles, don't stop doing what you do! – Treetoes023 (talk) 22:09, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Treetoes023: Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. Best, M.Bitton (talk) 12:01, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have a minor adjustment for the Anglo America map. I'm not too sure about this, but I think that St. Lawrence Island is considered part of Asia and not the Americas so it should be gray. I can't really find anything that says what continent it is a part of though. – Treetoes023 (talk) 21:48, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Treetoes023: it's part of Alaska. M.Bitton (talk) 21:53, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@M.Bitton: Well yeah, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's part of the Americas. The orthographic projection of North Asia includes it as part of Asia. That's actually why I brought it up, I saw it included in Asia in the North Asia map and wondered if it should be included in Asia in the Anglo America map as well or if the North Asia map has an error. – Treetoes023 (talk) 22:30, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Treetoes023: It doesn't mean that it isn't either, nor is there a way to prove otherwise. When dealing with concepts with loose definitions, I tend to choose one and stick to it. You'll also notice that St. Lawrence Island is included as part of the Americas in the North America and Americas articles. M.Bitton (talk) 10:11, 14 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@M.Bitton: Oh okay, thanks for the clarification. – Treetoes023 (talk) 13:39, 14 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @M.Bitton, I hope you're doing well. I checked all the book but couldn't find page 59. If you did find it, could you please provide me with the link to verify?

Regards. Riad Salih (talk) 22:07, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Riad Salih: Hi. I guess that's the wrong volume. Here's the one that is used in the article (it's found when you look for "Civitates orbis terrarum vol II"). If you are interested, I can look for the high resolution version that I downloaded some time ago. M.Bitton (talk) 22:44, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@M.Bitton Yes we need the high resolution to add it with a source to avoid speculations. Riad Salih (talk) 22:53, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I will look for it and overwrite the current one. While the higher resolution could be useful, there no speculation about the current as it's properly sourced. M.Bitton (talk) 22:57, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@M.Bitton Actually, if you take a look at Wikimedia, there is no source or details provided for the image. The picture looks blurry and suspicious. As I am working on improving the quality of articles, especially on the French Wikipedia, I prefer to source all kinds of information in order to have solid articles. Riad Salih (talk) 23:53, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Riad Salih: Actually, while not complete (it's missing "vol II") the cited source is amply sufficient to find the original. Its blurriness is not an issue (sometimes, that's all we have). That said, the one that I linked to above is much better, so feel free to update it and its source while I'm looking for the other (which could take some time as I have to sift through thousands of them). M.Bitton (talk) 12:32, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@M.Bitton After spending several hours linking every piece of the book and zooming in, I have come up with this, what do you think? Riad Salih (talk) 23:42, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Riad Salih: That looks really good and saves me from looking for the other image. Thanks. M.Bitton (talk) 23:45, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@M.Bitton Could you please upload it to Wikimedia Commons? My internet connection is not good enough to upload it there, it will take a lot of time. Riad Salih (talk) 23:48, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Riad Salih: Right now, I'm in the middle of something. I will do it tomorrow (after I optimized it). M.Bitton (talk) 23:53, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@M.Bitton Please keep the file in its current PNG format if you upload it. If you change the extension to JPEG, the image quality will be significantly reduced. I'm trying to translate it to English, but it's hard since it's Latin mixed to Old English. Riad Salih (talk) 23:56, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for edit warring and not following the CT restriction of one revert per 24 hours.

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If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text at the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Lourdes 09:02, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Lourdes: I was the one who started the discussion on the talk page and second, I only became aware of the CT restriction after they were blocked (I never noticed it, otherwise I would have mentioned it when the IP edited the article). M.Bitton (talk) 09:11, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Please clarify. Your response is unclear. If possible, use diffs and timelines. Thank you, Lourdes 09:14, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Lourdes: Here's the discussion that I started (at 11:21) right after the first revert (at 11:20). M.Bitton (talk) 09:18, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Agreed. Please be aware of the restriction. Thanks, Lourdes 09:27, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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