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== З (пізнім) днем незалежності! == |
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== Some friendly advice == |
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Hi Michael. I realize that you're probably busy with your real life and the ongoing arbitration case request, but I figured I'd reach out to you since a big recurring theme here is people not really talking to each other about their concerns. I was once part of a case request at ARC (even if I was the filing party) and it was really time consuming and trying to figure out the process itself was a bit of a head scratcher. Given what I've read of your comments there, I think you can relate to that experience a bit. |
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I suspect you probably won’t read this but if you ever come back, just remember there’s a lot of invisible editing to be done and not enough people to do it. |
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I've only recently become an admin and the process is a bit different now compared to when you became one. If you're curious, you can read mine [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Clovermoss|here]]. Anyways, you've been editing here forever and people only really do that for causes they're passionate about. So I wanted to take a second to thank you for all your contributions here, some mistakes don't override those. If you were interested in learning how to catch up and not accidently wade into a minefield, there are certain guides meant to help admins use their tools appropriately at [[Wikipedia:Administrators' guide]]. I'm also subscribed to the [[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter]] as a plan to keep myself aware of ongoing changes. And there are a bunch of admins out there that you can ask if you're ever not sure what to do about any ongoing situation. I've had several questions since becoming an admin myself and it's never too late to learn something. This goes for just regular Wikipedia editing, too. :) [[User:Clovermoss|<span style="color:darkorchid">Clovermoss</span><span style="color:green">🍀</span>]] [[User talk:Clovermoss|(talk)]] 09:27, 9 January 2024 (UTC) |
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Cheers, [[User:RadioactiveBoulevardier|RadioactiveBoulevardier]] ([[User talk:RadioactiveBoulevardier|talk]]) 23:18, 26 August 2024 (UTC) |
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:Another thing I'd recommend is listening to other's feedback and taking it to heart. I noticed the above conversation with {{u|Mellk}}. I get the impression they didn't leave that conversation feeling like their concerns were addressed. I agree with them that admins should lead by example. Adminship is really just some extra tools (which is why people are so concerned about your use of them) and that doesn't make you better than anyone else. It's still very much possible to be a good faith editor that contributes meaningfully without them, and everyone should be on an equal playing field when it comes to respect and following [[WP:PAG|our policies and guidelines]]. If you wish to avoid the extra drama that can come with being an admin, you can voluntarily surrender these extra interface features at [[WP:BN]]. I noticed that some people already mentioned that at ARC but I wanted to give you some other possible alternatives like I did above. [[User:Clovermoss|<span style="color:darkorchid">Clovermoss</span><span style="color:green">🍀</span>]] [[User talk:Clovermoss|(talk)]] 09:56, 9 January 2024 (UTC) |
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== Notification of ongoing audit == |
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:@Mzajac. You know that I wish you good. Based on my experience here, I would advise you to voluntarily desysop at this point if this helps to avoid the arbitration. This is merely a practical matter. You will be desysopped any way, but avoiding the arbitration will help to save a lot of time for you and other people. I will not comment more about this here or anywhere, even if the arbitration case will be taken. Good luck. [[User:My very best wishes|My very best wishes]] ([[User talk:My very best wishes|talk]]) 06:52, 10 January 2024 (UTC) |
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::@Mzajac. I would strongly recommend it, although this is certainly up to you. My apology for being impolite, but based on your statement [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#Statement_by_Mzajac] and other diffs on the same page, you are possibly going down with a topic ban. [[User:My very best wishes|My very best wishes]] ([[User talk:My very best wishes|talk]]) 00:27, 12 January 2024 (UTC) |
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::::@Mzajac. I think your best strategy right now would be to return to editing, resign your administrative tools and ask the arbitration case be closed. Then, if you disagree with your topic ban, you might ask a clarification from the blocking admin to understand what exactly (the diffs) was the reason for the topic ban, and what you need to do to improve. Then, after editing during several months, you might consult with the same admin again about a possibility to soften the topic ban. Then, if this leads to nothing and you strongly disagree with their assessment, you might try to appeal the ban on WP:AE. [[User:My very best wishes|My very best wishes]] ([[User talk:My very best wishes|talk]]) 17:12, 8 February 2024 (UTC) |
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:: If you're wondering why people keep saying this, it's because that this is the trend for when admins who have lost the community's trust end up scrutinized over at ArbCom. I will note for your sake that at least one arb has explicitly stated that this does not necessarily have to be the outcome and that other remedies may be enacted, as a generalized opinion. People have fairly high standards for adminship and a lot of project norms have changed drastically since 2004. And as I said earlier, sometimes people accidently wade into a minefield when they don't understand and can seem a bit out of touch with what a lot of people perceive as really basic tenants around here. Since you recently expressed not knowing what extra interface features are exclusive to admins, this is what you'd be losing if you voluntarily desysopped: |
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::* The ability to block and unblock editors |
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::* The ability to view deleted content and undelete it |
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::* The ability to delete pages and some other technical situations like history merging |
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:: Many userrights that were previously admin only have been "unbundled" from the tool kit. I had a bunch of these unbundled permissions before I became an admin: rollback, pending changes reviewer, new page reviewer, and page mover. I also have autopatrolled like you do, but that's a bit of an outlier because it used to come automatically with the admin toolkit but now it doesn't. Anyways, the community tends to have such high standards for adminship because the few abilities that are able to be performed exclusively by them can result in situations that are a fairly big deal if used incorrectly. Hence people's concerns. People tend to feel the same way about autopatrolled. This is the culminative impact of the previous experiences people have had running into similar situations in the past where suddenly stuff that isn't normally scrutinized (e.g. new articles that aren't seen by new page reviewers) suddenly becomes a big deal because there wasn't that oversight from other editors. My overall point here though is that basically everything except for RfA tends to be a fairly straightforward process for granting if you meet the criteria for said permission, you just hop on over to [[WP:PERM]] and ask. [[User:Clovermoss|<span style="color:darkorchid">Clovermoss</span><span style="color:green">🍀</span>]] [[User talk:Clovermoss|(talk)]] 12:38, 10 January 2024 (UTC) |
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Dearest [[User:Mzajac|Michael Z]],<br> |
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== Arb case participation == |
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An audit and analysis into your activities on Wikipedia is currently underway, specifically into your editing of pages related to Eastern Europe and the Balkans, Eastern-European place names, and pages relating to the History of events or nations. <br> |
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This analysis seeks to identify if through your edits you have displayed egregious instances of [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|WP:COI]] and violations of [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|WP:NPOV]] while acting on behalf of a government entity.<br><br> |
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A result will be posted on this talk page by 13/11/2024, after which arbitration will or will not be filed.<br> |
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Best, [[Special:Contributions/87.249.54.148|87.249.54.148]] ([[User talk:87.249.54.148|talk]]) 03:58, 27 October 2024 (UTC) |
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==[[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|Speedy deletion]] nomination of [[:Talk:Pervomaiske, Odessa Oblast]]== |
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A tag has been placed on [[:Talk:Pervomaiske, Odessa Oblast]] requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason: |
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Hello Mzajac, I hope all is well. I see you haven't edited since the 9th. I'm writing this on the 26th; [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Mzajac/Evidence|the evidence phase for the case]] will be closing soon, on the 30th. Speaking personally, I encourage you to participate. Of course, it's your choice to participate or not-- real life does come first. [[User:Moneytrees|Moneytrees🏝️]][[User talk:Moneytrees|(Talk)]] 22:15, 26 January 2024 (UTC) |
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<blockquote>redirect between talks</blockquote> |
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== Motion proposed to suspend the ''Mzajac'' case == |
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Under the [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|criteria for speedy deletion]], pages that meet certain criteria may be deleted at any time. |
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Arbitrators have proposed a motion to suspend the ''Mzajac'' case for three months at the proposed decision page. During this period, you will be temporarily desysopped, you can see the motion at [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Mzajac/Proposed decision#Motion to suspend]] for further information. Comments are welcome at [[Wikipedia talk:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Mzajac/Proposed decision|the proposed decision talk page]]. [[User:Moneytrees|Moneytrees🏝️]][[User talk:Moneytrees|(Talk)]] 18:49, 2 February 2024 (UTC) |
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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may '''contest the nomination''' by [[:Talk:Pervomaiske, Odessa Oblast|visiting the page]] and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with [[Wikipedia:List of policies|Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]]. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the {{Querylink|Special:Log|qs=type=delete&page=Talk%3APervomaiske%2C+Odessa+Oblast|deleting administrator}}, or if you have already done so, you can place a request [[WP:RFUD|here]]. <!-- Template:Db-reason-notice --> [[User:Ykvach|Yuriy Kvach]] ([[User talk:Ykvach|talk]]) 19:20, 29 October 2024 (UTC) |
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==Notice that you are now subject to an arbitration enforcement topic ban== |
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|1=The following [[WP:TBAN|topic ban]] now applies to you: |
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{{Talkquote|1=You are indefinitely topic banned from the conflict between Ukraine and Russia and the names of locations in Russia and Ukraine, broadly construed.}} |
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You have been sanctioned because of evidence of long-term disruption in the topic area presented at [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Mzajac/Evidence]]. |
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This topic ban is imposed in my capacity as an [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Involved admins|uninvolved administrator]] under the authority of the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee|Arbitration Committee]]'s decision at [[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Eastern Europe#Final decision]] and, if applicable, the [[Wikipedia:Contentious topics|contentious topics procedure]]. This sanction has been recorded in the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration enforcement log/2024|log of sanctions]]. Please read [[WP:TBAN]] to understand what a topic ban is. If you do not comply with the topic ban, you may be [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked]] for an extended period to enforce the ban. |
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If you wish to appeal the ban, please read [[Wikipedia:Contentious topics#Appeals and amendments|the appeals process]]. You are free to contact me on my talk page if anything of the above is unclear to you.<!-- Template:AE sanction/topicban.--> [[User:ScottishFinnishRadish|ScottishFinnishRadish]] ([[User talk:ScottishFinnishRadish|talk]]) 03:34, 4 February 2024 (UTC) |
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== Arbitration motion regarding Mzajac == |
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The Arbitration Committee has resolved by [[Special:Permalink/1204279524#Motion_to_suspend|motion]] that: |
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{{Ivmbox|1=Given {{user|Mzajac}}'s absence from editing, the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Mzajac|''Mzajac'' case]] will be suspended for a period of three months and Mzajac will be temporarily desysopped. |
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Should Mzajac return to active editing on the English Wikipedia during this time and request that this case be resumed, the Arbitration Committee shall unsuspend the case by motion and it will proceed through the normal arbitration process. Such a request may be made by email to {{arbcom-en}} or at the [[WT:AC/C|clerks' noticeboard]]. Mzajac will remain temporarily desysopped for the duration of the case. |
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If such a request is not made within three months of this motion or if Mzajac resigns his administrative tools, this case shall be automatically closed, and Mzajac shall remain desysopped. If tools are resigned or removed, in the circumstances described above, Mzajac may regain the administrative tools at any time only via a successful [[WP:RFA|request for adminship]].}} |
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For the Arbitration Committee, '''[[User:L235|KevinL]]''' (<small>aka</small> [[User:L235|L235]] '''·''' [[User talk:L235#top|t]] '''·''' [[Special:Contribs/L235|c]]) 20:31, 6 February 2024 (UTC) |
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: Discuss this at: '''{{slink|Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard|Arbitration motion regarding Mzajac}}'''<!-- [[User:ArbClerkBot|ArbClerkBot]] ([[User talk:ArbClerkBot|talk]]) 20:32, 6 February 2024 (UTC) --><!--Template:hes--> |
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== Dispute resolution noticeboard discussion about Russo-Ukrainian War == |
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Hello, you have recently participated in a discussion at [[Talk:Russo-Ukrainian War#Belligerents: supported by Belarus]] about the role of [[Belarus]] in the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] and how it should be presented in this article. Consequently, I inform you that a new Dispute resolution noticeboard discussion (see here: [[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard#Russo-Ukrainian War]]) was started about the role of Belarus in the Russo-Ukrainian War and how it should be presented in this article. I think that a [[WP:RFC]] will be necessary to solve this serious dispute, but I believe that it should be organized by a qualified dispute solver via the Dispute resolution noticeboard. Your opinion is welcome in the new discussion. -- [[User:Pofka|<span style="color:#fdb913;"><strong>Po</strong></span><span style="color:#006a44;"><strong>fk</strong></span><span style="color:#c1272d;"><strong>a</strong></span>]] ([[User talk:Pofka|talk]]) 10:30, 25 February 2024 (UTC) |
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== Alexander Pushkin == |
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I need help for copyediting to [[Alexander Pushkin]], see [[Special:Permalink/1213341737|this]], [[Special:Permalink/1213341805|this]], and [[Special:Permalink/1190349349|that]] for improvements to [[WP:MOS|manual of style]], also galleries not included per [[WP:NOTGALLERY]]. [[Special:Contributions/38.156.72.77|38.156.72.77]] ([[User talk:38.156.72.77|talk]]) 22:35, 22 March 2024 (UTC) |
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== Superb Robert Bringhurst typographic "subtle piece of craftmanship" material you entered about Sinaiticus in 2008 == |
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This information, still up today in 2024, describing the "subtle piece of craftmanship" should be in consideration when theorizing the production date of Sinaiticus. |
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A Bulgarian writer has noticed some other complementary elements that are very sophisticated, perhaps after the time of printing. |
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If you, or anyone you recommend would like to discuss this more, we could go into messaging here, or a Facebook group or a Zoom meeting or a whatever! |
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Thanks! |
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And compliments on a job well done. |
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Steven Avery |
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Hyde Park, NY 12538 |
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purebible@gmail.com |
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And I host a few Facebook groups that discuss Sinaiticus. [[User:StevenAvery.ny|StevenAvery.ny]] ([[User talk:StevenAvery.ny|talk]]) 23:52, 30 March 2024 (UTC) |
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Wikipedia 15
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Wikipedia is celebrating its 15th birthday on January 15, 2016. I have thought for a while that it would be neat to meet some local wikipedians. According to the wikipedians in Winnipeg or Wikipedians in Manitoba category you are one of us. I am contacting people in this category to say: Let's celebrate this milestone. If you know other wikipedians, please ask them to join in as well.
I am posting this to your talk page as a transclude so that any updates will show up automatically.
Hope to see you there! Tenbergen (talk) 04:46, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
One other Winnipeg Wikipedian showed up, in addition to a number of regular skullspace members. It was nice to actually talk to someone else who has worked with Mediawiki and actually "gets" transclusion. Cake was eaten! Tenbergen (talk) 06:37, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
- Aw, apparently I haven't logged in to Wikipedia in over 6 years and I totally missed this message and the event! I guessed I missed any 20 year celebration, too. Let me know if you end up doing a 25 year one. :) Clayton Rumley (talk) 22:52, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
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З (пізнім) днем незалежності!
[edit]I suspect you probably won’t read this but if you ever come back, just remember there’s a lot of invisible editing to be done and not enough people to do it.
Cheers, RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 23:18, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
Notification of ongoing audit
[edit]Dearest Michael Z,
An audit and analysis into your activities on Wikipedia is currently underway, specifically into your editing of pages related to Eastern Europe and the Balkans, Eastern-European place names, and pages relating to the History of events or nations.
This analysis seeks to identify if through your edits you have displayed egregious instances of WP:COI and violations of WP:NPOV while acting on behalf of a government entity.
A result will be posted on this talk page by 13/11/2024, after which arbitration will or will not be filed.
Best, 87.249.54.148 (talk) 03:58, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Talk:Pervomaiske, Odessa Oblast
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A tag has been placed on Talk:Pervomaiske, Odessa Oblast requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:
redirect between talks
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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Yuriy Kvach (talk) 19:20, 29 October 2024 (UTC)