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WP:PROF

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Look at proposed rewrite. Awkward42 (talk) [the alternate account of Thryduulf (talk)] 15:03, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Draft of WP:Prof

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As discussed, possible redraft of WP:Prof worth looking at. Battleofalma (talk) 15:11, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I want to nominate some more Eubot redirects for deletion, but it would be too much work

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All pages beginning with "Guee" and about half beginning with "Guei" should be deleted; güe and güi in Spanish indicate that the u is pronounced. You might want to check some similar spellings (such as those beginning with "Aguee", of which there are 2). I don't have any scripts installed, so it would take a while to do it myself. HotdogPi 23:06, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have any scripts either, so you're asking the wrong person if you want help in that regard. Before you nominate the redirects though, check that they don't actually get used in the real world (I know that in at least one language (maybe Turkish or Hungarian?) we discovered that despite being wrong, ü → ue or similar is actually commonly used in certain situations). Also check that you've not accidentally included something that matches the pattern but is actually a completely unrelated creation. Once you've generated a list, verified there aren't any false matches and done the research about them then if you still think they should be deleted, asking for assistance from an AWB user is probably the easiest. Thryduulf (talk) 23:21, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Precious anniversary

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Duplicate anchors not allowed

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You do realise that this edit is redundant? The anchor already exists, it's autogenerated by the section heading. If you look at the emitted HTML, in between the <h2>...</h2> tags, you will find 

<span class="mw-headline" id="Incidents_and_accidents"><span id="Incidents_and_accidents"></span>Incidents and accidents</span>

where the attribute id="Incidents_and_accidents" occurs twice, which is forbidden by the HTML spec. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 15:01, 2 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Anchor#Limitations warns against it, and I've not come across pre-emptive anchors before. MOS:HEADINGS shows uses of anchors within headings. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 21:05, 2 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your help desk question

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You did not get a response to this question but maybe WP:VPT would be the place to ask. I'm going to play around with it but I don't know anything about timelines.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 20:59, 2 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What I tried didn't work. I'm on a different computer.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 13:58, 3 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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AE log

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Hey Thryduulf. On mobile right now so can't fix it myself, but did you log this AE sanction on the AELOG? Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 09:34, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thanks for the ping. I think you forgot your signature on the log page. Sandstein 14:36, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • That I did do. Now fixed. Thryduulf (talk) 14:38, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
      • But, come to think of it: There don't seem to be any remedies in the Christianity and Sexuality case that authorize this restriction on Slugger O'Toole. It would need to be a discretionary sanction, probably under the gender issues case, and therefore logged at AELOG. And I haven't checked whether the awareness requirements for a discretionary sanctions are met in this case. Sandstein 14:39, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
        • @Sandstein: Hmm. I haven't got time now to investigate or do anything about this (and likely wont until tomorrow), but if it is just as simple as moving it from Christianity and Sexuality to another case that does have discretionary sanctions then you have my full permission to just do that. Thryduulf (talk) 14:42, 9 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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LOL

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re this, I'm guessing you know it was my attempt at humor; but given that it's been many moons since we chatted, I just wanted to make sure you didn't think I was finding fault. And yes, I fully agree with the "verbose" part. I doubt ANY arb would enjoy reading those walls of text. But hey - if it holds off til January, maybe you'll be back on the committee. It is a chore that you were pretty good at. — Ched (talk) 15:12, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I wasn't sure about the humour and I was fighting a broken keyboard so not in the best place to pick up on subtelties! I've not made a decision yet about whether I'll stand this year, but if I do I'll be recused from the portals mess as I was moderately involved a few months ago until I allowed myself to get bullied out of it. Thryduulf (talk) 18:16, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Ahh .. well I didn't realize you'd tried to find a way forward a few months ago. Sorry about the keyboard (and I guess my poor attempt at humor) - hopefully you'll be able to pick up a new one soon. I can't imagine anything but supporting you if you do decide to run. Good to see you again Thryduulf. Cheers. — Ched (talk) 20:14, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock of Ritchie

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Hello Thryduulf, I wanted to emphasize my concern about there not being a full community discussion to regarding Ritchie333's AE block before you unblocked. While I believe the block should stand, I can accept community consensus to unblock, but that has definitely not taken place yet. There had only been ~3.5 hours of discussion before you unblocked which is an absurdly short period of time to establish any sort of consensus. In addition to several opposes in the discussion, there was certainly substantial opposition to an unblock on Ritchie's talk page. I would not call the discussion that has occurred so far "consensus to unblock". Forgive me for being confrontational, but I really do find this action very disturbing. I would ask that you please self-revert and allow the discussion to play out at AN per WP:AEBLOCK. Thank you for your time and best wishes to you. Waggie (talk) 03:31, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Waggie: The opposition that I saw was primarily to overturning the block, not opposition to unblocking - a point I made clear in my summary. While it was a short discussion at AN (which was the appeal location) there was a clear consensus and that consensus has only grown stronger since the unblock. Thryduulf (talk) 10:00, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Waggie, I happen to agree with Thryduulf on this and I think it's worth mentioning: Not only was there ~3.5% hours of discussion on WP:AN, but there was also broad consensus across multiple other pages which had been going on for 2-3 days. examples: Ritchie's talk, PMC's talk, etc. Just my 2-cents. Apologies for butting in Thryduulf, but I thought it was a point worth mentioning. (and TY for your efforts in this matter) — Ched (talk) 10:16, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
A good close Thryduulf, well done. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 10:17, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Ched at which (as I mentioned in my initial post here), there was considerable opposition to unblocking - from the blocking administrator and from other parties. So, if we're taking into account the other discussions, then there was certainly not consensus for such a rapid unblock once the appeal was heard at AN. Best wishes. Waggie (talk) 15:50, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
October
... with thanks from QAI
Relief, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:34, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Waggie: we argued already for days, - 3.5 hours was only that particular venue. A block that takes away the article editing time of not only the blocked, but also of the commenters, is not a good block, Yunshui said that well. - @Thryduulf: thanks from project quality article improvement, aka the cabal of the outcast ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:42, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) It's also worth noting that you can't get a feel for the AN discussion just from reading the bold words as there is no correlation between the word chosen to be bolded and the opinion expressed in the comment. For example those in favour Richie333 being unblocked have used all of "endorse", "support" and "oppose" while those same words have been used by those with different opinions. It's especially confusing as at least one person bolded a single word in a comment supporting both the block and the appeal. Thryduulf (talk) 10:49, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I did read the whole discussion, please do not assume that I did not or that I am "confused" - frankly it's a bit condescending for you to suggest so. I do not feel that enough discussion or consensus was built to meet the burden of "... the clear and substantial consensus of [...] uninvolved editors at AN..." per WP:AEBLOCK when you unblocked. I agree that it is currently leaning more towards support for unblock now that earlier, but I still must very strongly disagree with your decision to unblock so early in the discussion. Despite there being prior discussion elsewhere, AN is a different forum and has a different audience. I'm sorry that you aren't willing to hear or understand my concerns in this regard. Note that it took you 6.5 hours (far more than the 3.5 hours you allowed for discussion) to respond to my concerns here even when you were pinged and had only just made the unblock less than an hour prior, how is a concerned editor supposed to have time to voice their concerns at a venue which they may not be pinged to in such a short period of time? I was even active on Wikipedia during this discussion period and didn't even realize a discussion was taking place until after you unblocked. As an administrator, you are most certainly aware that building a clear community consensus takes time, even if a discussion seems to swing far to one end of the pendulum at the start. If you will not reconsider your decision, then that is most unfortunate especially. Best wishes, and thank you for your time. Waggie (talk) 15:50, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I think anyone can read the consensus there is that the block should have been undone. Moreover the consensus is growing that the block was a bad one in the first instance and that the Arb was too involved. I think if you're keen to keep the spotlight on the poor behaviour of the blocker then that's just fine, we do need to examine that. We probably also need to examine the real meaning of IBANs now, as it's pretty clear the community aren't in agreement with the interpretation made by some of the Arbs. Otherwise, I think it's best to just move on in the understanding that Thryduulf interpreted the consensus correctly. More than 12 hours later and nothing has changed, except perhaps the strength of feeling against the block has increased. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 15:55, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@The Rambling Man: This is not the place to discuss ibans in general, but in most cases they unambiguously work and we need to be careful not to throw them out when working out how to deal with the ones that don't and to bear in mind that the ultimate goal of everybody here should be to take the course of action that most benefits the encyclopaedia. Thryduulf (talk) 16:04, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
At no point did I say we should throw them out. This specific case has highlighted what looks like a bureaucratic loophole which, if left, may completely disrupt the purpose of IBAN. If we are now classing subsequent edits to the same article as "harassment" and infringement of an IBAN, we should make that plain as it will affect many individuals. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 16:12, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) @Waggie: Please do not mistake my disagreeing with your arguments for not listening or not understanding. I read the entire discussion at AN, took into consideration the extensive discussion elsewhere as background and concluded that there was a clear and substantial consensus to unblock. I am always willing to reconsider my decisions - and when I woke up this morning and read all the messages that had been left after I went to bed I did exactly that. That I came to the same conclusion as I did the night before does not indicate a lack of willingness to reconsider, to listen or a lack of understanding of the points made by those disagreeing. It just means that you were not and are not on the side of consensus - it happens to all of us. Thryduulf (talk) 16:00, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Forgive me if I don't feel that you addressed my concern about the timespan of the discussion before you unblocked, but I do apologize for assuming that you were not listening or understanding, that was rude of me and comes from frustration regarding your (to my view) hasty actions. However, there's nothing constructive to be gained for anyone by arguing further. Best wishes and I hope that we can interact more agreeably in future. Waggie (talk) 16:34, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Discussions on individual talk pages have a limited audience, and particularly on a blocked editor's talk page, there's a reticence to add more supporting voices in favour of a block, as people know it's not the designated venue for an appeal to the community and do not wish to pile-on negative criticism. It's a moot point now for this situation, but for future, as per standard practice at the administrator's noticeboard, it would be helpful to allow at least 24 hours for editors around the world to take notice and have the chance to weigh in. isaacl (talk) 16:44, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Obviously it didn't get to you that it was a block not justified by the action, rather objectively. Bad enough that a user had to suffer that for so long. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:31, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Allowing for editors around the world to object (or not object) to the block would make it clear that the follow up action had support from the global Wikipedia community. For better or worse, the whole community likes to know their opinions will be considered. isaacl (talk) 17:38, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
In normal circumstances, yes I'd have left it for longer at AN, but editors from all over the world had been expressing their opinion in multiple locations for multiple days prior to the AN thread. Thryduulf (talk) 19:42, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates#(Posted)_RD:_Yvette_Lundy

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Hi Thryduulf, thank you for posting this RD. I feel a little awkward asking this, but if you have a moment, would you be so kind as to click on 'give credit' for it? This is only the third RD I have contributed to, and the first I have nominated myself, so I am a bit excited about it! I expect that I'd feel differently about the 10th or 20th, but I would appreciate having this on my talk page :-) Cheers, RebeccaGreen (talk) 07:30, 7 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Misgendering

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Hi! I'd like you to update your comment to reflect my pronouns here, which are she/her. That change is not very civil. Thanks! Jokestress (talk) 22:02, 7 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

How on earth is referring to someone using gender neutral pronouns misgendering!? Thryduulf (talk) 09:58, 8 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Hi! Just saw this. To answer your question above, here's how your conduct looks to me:
  • 1. you quoted text that correctly gendered me
  • 2. then used a mix of pronouns in your own writing, some of which matched the quoted text
  • 3. then switched all of yours so they did not match the quoted text "for consistency."
Then when I asked you to change it to reflect the pronouns on my own page, in every article that covers me, and in the quote you used:
  • 4. you used strikethrough and commented on it rather than simply making the change without strikethrough as you had done at step 3.
To me, that seems to fall somewhere between malicious compliance and microagression. It's the kind of thing that has a cumulative effect when trying to collaborate as a minority on Wikipedia.
I hope you take my answer as an opportunity to reflect on why you made those choices. Here's a nice set of guidelines: [4]
And thanks for pointing me to the banning policy. I had never read it! That is quite a document.
Finally, I want to apologize if I have caused you to have negative emotions. I know some people don't like my conduct or contributions, but I still believe in the promise of this project. I have tried a number of ways to make the community more open and accepting of diversity through changes large and small, and that sometimes leads to tension. It is not personal, though! Jokestress (talk) 21:39, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Portal guideline workshop

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I like your box on barnstars, above on this page. could you please tell me how one would set that up? I really appreciate any help. thanks! Sm8900 (talk) 15:36, 14 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Sm8900: it's just badly hacked together tables. Take a look at User:Thryduulf/boxen (which is where it is transcluded from) and take a look at the code, copying what you need. If it isn't working as it should then someone at the WP:Help desk is more likely to be able to provide useful assistance than I can (and likely get it working better than mine is!). Thryduulf (talk) 16:21, 14 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Thryduulf,

Before I venture too far off-topic at DRV, can you clarify why a trout would not be appropriate now post-close when you'd previously suggested re-opening and trouting the deleting admin? Is it because the severity of the deletion has gone beyond mere humourous admonishment by trouting?

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A trout is an informal and humorous, minor admonishment for someone who has done something wrong when they should and it should be obvious to all parties why. It is not something that should ever be served cold, nor when there are multiple good faith opinions that the action taken wasn't wrong. Generally it is best applied when the person on the receiving end feels they deserved it now they have the benefit of hindsight, or if they still it was wrong but are clearly acknowledging the consensus that it was wrong and indicating they accept that consensus and wont do it again. Where someone digs their heels in and maintains they were right, not accepting the consensus, then it's not a trouting matter - it's not a situation where humour is the right approach. Thryduulf (talk) 17:03, 26 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey there. I recently noticed and commented here (you may remember working on the images for that memorial). I noticed that HJ still isn't around. I know you may be in touch with him. Do you have any news, or should I email him if that would be appropriate? I know what it can be like to be away for a long time, and it can be for various reasons, so I thought I'd check with you first. Carcharoth (talk) 13:33, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Carcharoth: HJ is alive and well, just busy with his offline life. Emailing him will not be a problem if you want to get back in touch. 13:36, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, that is good to know. (PS. You didn't sign properly so no ping got sent.) Carcharoth (talk) 13:41, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Gah, too many tildes! I've pinged HJ on Facebook as well so with any luck he'll pop in again when he can. Thryduulf (talk) 13:54, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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@Bishonen: See the #AE log section above. This is logged on the case page per Sandstein's precedent. I'm also curious why you felt this needed to be addressed by email rather than on my talk page message. Thryduulf (talk) 20:22, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oh. I thought all arb enforcement sanctions went in the central Wikipedia:Arbitration enforcement log/2019 now, where it says in bold at the top "This is the central log for all sanctions issued to enforce an arbitration decision or as a discretionary sanction." I see that's not the case. Pity — it would certainly be easier to find. And the template you posted on the user's page does say the sanction has been logged in the central log: "This sanction has been recorded in the log of sanctions", with the link piped to Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions/Log/2019, which redirects to Wikipedia:Arbitration enforcement log/2019. As to why I e-mailed you, that was my unfortunate Bishzilla-type tact: I thought you might have forgotten to log it, and didn't want to say so in public. I was remembering how little I liked getting this reminder, for my own part, though I hope I wouldn't in any case have been quite so rude. Bishonen | talk 21:13, 8 December 2019 (UTC).[reply]
(talk page stalker) Forgive me for sticking my nose in here, but one of the things the clerks are supposed to be doing is moving the enforcement actions from individual case pages to the central enforcement log. I just saw this thread and thought maybe I could do that. However, discretionary sanctions doesn't appear to have been authorized in this case, and there were no remedies that applied to this editor (nor were they a party), so I'm questioning the validity of this sanction. Is there a different DS topic area that this should be logged under instead? Or is this a regular administrative action? – bradv🍁 21:36, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Bumping this in case you missed it. Thanks! – bradv🍁 04:09, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, yeah, I'm still thinking about what the best way forward is. Thryduulf (talk) 10:42, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Bradv, Bishonen, Sandstein, and L325: and anyone else. I'm not in the right headspace at the moment to think about this, but it needs sorting. You have my full permission to revoke and/or modify this as required. Thryduulf (talk) 10:44, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@L235: fix ping. Thryduulf (talk) 10:45, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Hi all. I remember coming across this earlier in the year but was very busy with a few other projects. Looking at this again, it seems to me that: (a) the Christanity and Sexuality case doesn't provide authority to sanction Slugger O'Toole, and (b) the GamerGate DS may cover this, but Slugger O'Toole wasn't formally aware of GamerGate DS. I think the course of action here would be to vacate the original sanction and leave a GamerGate alert for Slugger O'Toole (and perhaps strongly urge Slugger O'Toole not to file administrative reports against Roscelese). Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 20:09, 15 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Merry Christmas
Tough luck on missing out on getting to elected to ArbCom, even though you had more votes than three of the winners. Best wishes for the holiday season and the New Year. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:10, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. Thryduulf (talk) 23:48, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I have used several of your contributions to ARCA this year, and was pleased during the nominations call to see you going forward. Thanks for volunteering and I hope you were pleased by the support you received. Things could be worse – you could have been given a seat! AGK ■ 14:06, 15 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I do plan to stick around and pitch in where I can! Thryduulf (talk) 14:13, 15 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers

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Damon Runyon's short story "Dancing Dan's Christmas" is a fun read if you have the time. Right from the start it extols the virtues of the hot Tom and Jerry

This hot Tom and Jerry is an old-time drink that is once used by one and all in this country to celebrate Christmas with, and in fact it is once so popular that many people think Christmas is invented only to furnish an excuse for hot Tom and Jerry, although of course this is by no means true.

No matter what concoction is your favorite to imbibe during this festive season I would like to toast you with it and to thank you for all your work here at the 'pedia this past year. Best wishes for your 2020 as well T. MarnetteD|Talk 21:38, 16 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Thryduulf, There is currently a discussion here involving Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Aircraft accidents and incidents/Factors to which you were a major contributor. I'd like to take the draft to RfC and propose it becomes a project wide guideline or policy per Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines#Proposals. I'm asking for your permission to do this and for any ideas you may have to help the process along. Thank you, - Samf4u (talk) 20:16, 18 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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I've just seen the results. Shame. I always valued your input: intelligent, knowledgeable, balanced, fair, and insightful. It was, though, a very crowded field this year. Try again next. SilkTork (talk) 02:46, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I suspect the "balanced and fair" lost me a few votes from the WO crowd. Thryduulf (talk) 11:33, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Possibly; though I think it was a very crowded field: almost all those who got in are ex-arbs, and/or functionaries, and/or high profile. I think people feel reassured by names they know which are associated with responsible roles. And I suspect tactical voting would have come into play, for you were a contender. Anyway, I think you should try again next year. SilkTork (talk) 22:38, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
We'll see. I didn't finally decide to stand this year until about three days before I put my name forward (I waited the few days so I would be available to answer questions), so ask me again a week or so before nominations open if I've not put my foot in it between now and then! Thryduulf (talk) 23:18, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Yah, in what was supposed to be a transformative election, we've ended up with pretty much the usual suspects. Not saying that's a bad thing, because they're all competent, but I would have preferred a few more varied voices at the table, and I think Thryduulf is someone who would have provided that. But hey ho.  — Amakuru (talk) 23:56, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Be well at Christmas

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You're one of my favourite Wikipedians. Be good to meet up again. Be well. Keep well. Have a lovely Christmas. SilkTork (talk) 16:05, 23 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, and yes meeting up again would indeed be good. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. Thryduulf (talk) 20:08, 23 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/RHaworth. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/RHaworth/Evidence. Please add your evidence by January 14, 2020, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/RHaworth/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, CodeLyokotalk 03:16, 31 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Re your question there: Not of course an arbitrator, but I'd be interested in your analysis. I fear it would be a lot of work. Last night I spent a couple of hours going through 50 consecutive A7s in RHaworth's deletion log from a couple of months back to assess my concordance with his decisions, but I'm having trouble organising the data tonight and my computer keeps crashing on me. Espresso Addict (talk) 00:36, 3 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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FYI. You might not have intended to respond in the "parties" section here. Cheers.—Bagumba (talk) 15:39, 12 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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I've reverted your edit on Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/RHaworth/Workshop, as the workshop phase is now currently closed and no further edits should be made to the page. The talk page remains open of you need to discuss further. CodeLyokotalk 15:58, 27 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@CodeLyoko: Sorry I missed your closure notice as I was viewing SmokeyJoe's contributions diff-by-diff. Thryduulf (talk) 16:15, 27 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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An editor has asked for a discussion to address the requested move of A Line (Blue) (Los Angeles Metro) and other Metro pages. Since you had some involvement with pages related to A Line (Blue) (Los Angeles Metro) and others, you might want to participate in the discussion if you wish to do so. Lexlex (talk) 11:34, 31 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Following a request for comment, partial blocks are now enabled on the English Wikipedia. This functionality allows administrators to block users from editing specific pages or namespaces rather than the entire site. A draft policy is being workshopped at Wikipedia:Partial blocks.
  • The request for comment seeking the community's sentiment for a binding desysop procedure closed with wide-spread support for an alternative desysoping procedure based on community input. No proposed process received consensus.

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  • Twinkle now supports partial blocking. There is a small checkbox that toggles the "partial" status for both blocks and templating. There is currently one template: {{uw-pblock}}.
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Arbitration

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Hi. The Wikipedia:The Great Britain/Ireland Destubathon is planned for March 2020, a contest/editathon to eliminate as many stubs as possible from all 134 counties. Amazon vouchers/book prizes are planned for most articles destubbed from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland and Northern Ireland and whoever destubs articles from the most counties out of the 134. Sign up on page if interested in participating, hope this will prove to be good fun and productive, we have over 44,000 stubs!♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:15, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Motorsports. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Motorsports/Evidence. Please add your evidence by March 13, 2020, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Motorsports/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz 🎷 talk to me | my contributions 00:42, 28 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – March 2020

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  • A request for comment confirmed that sandboxes of established but inactive editors may not be blanked due solely to inactivity.

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  • Following a discussion, Twinkle's default CSD behavior will soon change, most likely this week. After the change, Twinkle will default to "tagging mode" if there is no CSD tag present, and default to "deletion mode" if there is a CSD tag present. You will be able to always default to "deletion mode" (the current behavior) using your Twinkle preferences.

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Hi, I was curious if you could do the favor of deleting this image? I wasn't feeling entirely motivated to read how the image deletion page works, but I do know that this picture is in fact a copyrighted picture and the uploader lied about it being his own work. The image was shot by Paul Moseley. Second Skin (talk) 02:00, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher) @Second Skin: The image is not hosted on Wikipedia but on Commons, so c:COM:D applies, more specifically, see c:COM:CV. When using the {{Copyvio}} tag, you will need to fill in its |source= parameter with an Instagram URL that is more specific, since the Paul Moseley link above leads to an album of many photos, amongst which I couldn't find the one in question. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 08:32, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Second Skin: I am not an administrator on Commons so I cannot help you further than Redrose64 already has. If you do need more assistance then the place to ask is at the Wikimedia Commons help desk. Thryduulf (talk) 11:51, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Second Skin, (talk page stalker)  Done ~~ Alex Noble - talk 14:34, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Jytdog. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Jytdog/Evidence. Please add your evidence by March 23, 2020, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Jytdog/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration.

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Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 14:46, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Thryduulf, I apologize in advance but I am coming up short in how to put this gently. As sysops we all have areas of core competency. And then we have a much bigger toolset. As sysops we are entrusted to be careful when we leave core competency and wade into the remainder of the toolset. This is why a variant on the question of How would you use your admin tools in a scenario you were unfamiliar with? is not unusual to find at RfA (or wasn't at one point). It seems to me that reading the relevant policy page in an area you don't normally use the sysop toolset and then deciding they met the criteria is one thing. Deciding to wade into an area which, and here's where I am particularly sorry for not being able to be more gentle, it's clear you don't understand the mechanisms at play and deciding to make an exception is a whole different matter. You're right that Autopatrol could use some tweaking. But so could your approach in situations like these. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 00:18, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry I seem to have upset you over this, but I genuinely do not understand how anyone could read the information page at Wikipedia:Autopatrolled and come to the conclusion that making a small exception to what are explicitly suggestions and guidelines for typical situations in order to resolve a problem identified by someone who does work in the relevant area would be anything other than uncontroversial. Doubly so when that page identifies the purpose of the right is for it to be given to users who can be trusted to understand and not violate basic core policies when creating article and "Non-article pages", when the people I gave it to are users I trust to understand and not violate basic core policies when creating Non-article pages.
If this is as incorrect as you seem to be indicating, then the information page needs a fundamental rewrite to make it clear that:
  • exceptions are never permissible (use words like "always"/"never" and "requirement" not "typical" and "suggested"_
  • the right is irrelevant to the project namespace (don't say "articles and other pages", instead say "articles, templates and files" or whatever is actually relevant - it isn't stated anywhere)
  • granting the right is very much a big deal (don't say it can be given to a user when an admin trusts their work, say it can be given only when an admin who regularly patrols new articles, templates and files trusts a user to create new articles, templates and files")
  • nobody who doesn't understand the right intimately should be doing anything with it. (Explicitly say this, rather than as current wording that strongly implies the opposite)
You cannot expect someone unfamiliar with a particular aspect of the admin toolset to infer the exact opposite of what the information page about the relevant tool says, given that reading the information page and following what it says is exactly what we expect admins to do (and exactly what I did) in these situations. Thryduulf (talk) 00:51, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I would expect someone unfamiliar with a particular aspect of the admin toolset to not use that particular aspect of the admin toolset, and certainly not to make a small exception, and absolutely not to double-down when multiple editors, fellow admin, and arbs, have expressed disagreement with the exception made. The first sentence of WP:Autopatrolled reads: Autopatrolled is a user right given to prolific creators of clean articles ... Are the editors you gave autopatrolled to "prolific creators of clean articles"? No? Then they shouldn't be autopatrolled. Frankly, I don't understand how you don't understand that once you give an editor autopatrolled, that editor's mainspace creations are taken out of the patrol queue, and won't be patrolled. This defeats the purpose of new page patrolling, when you give it an editor whose creations should still be patrolled (like me for example). There is no community consensus to exempt arb clerks from having their mainspace creations patrolled like the rest of us, and it's inappropriate for you–who admits to not being familiar with this–to unilaterally make this exception. (It would still be inappropriate even if you were familiar.) And by "inappropriate", I mean "abuse of tools". Responding by saying that either you're right or the info page needs to be rewritten is also inappropriate, by which I mean, "not compliant with ADMINCOND". (Sorry, but the gentle approach clearly isn't working.) Correct me if I'm wrong, but this was literally the first time you've ever given anyone the autopatrolled right. Why you think you know better on this issue is beyond me. Please self-revert. Levivich [dubious – discuss] 01:09, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Levivich: When an admin comes across a situation relating to part of the admin toolset they are not familiar with they have two choices, they can leave it to someone else to deal with or they can investigate to see if it is something they can learn about - either are perfectly acceptable. In this case I chose the second option and chose to read the information page about it. That information page explicitly states that it applies to both articles and non-article pages. It explicitly describes its purpose as being to ensure that the contributions of users who can be trusted not to violate core policies are separated from those who cannot be so trusted (or who we don't know whether they can be trusted or not trusted). It explicitly states that administrators are able to grant the right to users they trust, and gives suggestions about when it is appropriate for someone doing article work - with the only caveat being for "very new users". There is no mention anywhere on that page that patrolling project space pages is irrelevant (if it did I presume that Pigsonthewing, who evidently has the right to mark pages as patrolled, which is explicitly stated as a big deal, would not spend his time doing so or spend time making a request about it). I think I implied it earlier, but I'll now make it explicit, that any admin can remove the right from the two people I gave it to, I'm not going to do it myself right now as I'm tired and worked up about this so I'm not in anywhere near the correct frame of mind to be making any admin actions. However I do not agree that pointing out a fundamental contradiction between the explicit wording of the information page and the apparently intended meaning of the information page is something that can be dismissed as a minor misunderstanding. Thryduulf (talk) 01:30, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(after edit conflict) yes it is the first time I've given someone the autopatrolled right. I did it right after reading the information page about it, so while I evidently do not know better than you or barkeep about the intended meaning of the information page, and I'm not saying my actions were right. What I am saying is that my actions were consistent with the explicit wording of the information page when read by someone who is not familiar with what it is apparently intended to say. Thryduulf (talk) 01:33, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Of course exceptions are permissible and I would oppose the rewriting you're suggesting must happen if I'm right. Understanding the nuances enough to know when to make an exception is fine. Good even. My contention, is, in this area, you didn't understand that nuance and so weren't the right sysop to be making an exception. There are no doubt many areas of the toolset where you are quite versed and could make all the right exceptions and I would be out of my depth. This was my point here - not to question your general fitness as a sysop but to suggest that in areas where you're not in your core administrative competency, that making exceptions was not the correct move. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 01:45, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
As I've written on another page, I don't see this as a big deal. The risk that an editor trusted well enough to be an arbitration clerk would publish an unsuitable page into mainspace is slight. The criticism of Thryduulf here strikes me as unwarranted or at best excessive, and I would oppose reversing his grant of the rights. Newyorkbrad (talk) 07:39, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
With all due respect Newyorkbrad, you don't appear to have ever marked a page as patrolled or granted autopatrolled to a user. Since this really has nothing to do with the committee, we ought to defer to admins, like Barkeep49, who are active at NPP/PERM and familiar with the guidelines. We have had problems with otherwise experienced users misusing autopatrolled in the past and there is really no reason for arb clerks to have it. If it's okay with you Thryduulf, I suggest we reverse the grants and look at revising the guidelines to better match the current practice at WP:PERM/A. – Joe (talk) 09:05, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
NB: There was a parallel discussion at Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard#Granting autopatrolled rights to arb clerks. – Joe (talk) 09:09, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Barkeep49 and Serial Number 54129: (in the parallel discussion) SN54129 wrote "I did it because nothing explicitly said I couldn't" while pretending that a tool that in spirit is clearly intended to reduce new page patrollers' workloads is somehow essential to backroom pages such as these. The entire point is that there is nothing in the information page that expresses that that is the spirit of the tool, or that (as others such as NYB have noted) there is any reason why it would be a big deal for I user trust not to violate core policies to be given a right that is, according to the information page, explicitly to be given to users who are trusted not to violate core policies. It's not about not being explicitly told not to do something, it's that the page explicitly indicated that it would be fine to do it. This is why the page needs to be significantly rewritten - what it says is and is not permissible is very different to what those who work in the area say is and is not permissible. It also sounds from these discussion that the right shouldn't be granted automatically to administrators - I've been here 15 years and have created way less than 25 articles and there are plenty of other administrators who were granted the tools because of their non-content work, so there should be no reason for our contributions to skip the patrol queue. I've already indicated that I have no problem with someone else removing the rights, but Newyorkbrad has indicated that they do oppose. Thryduulf (talk) 09:27, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Sigh. Once again, nonsense and bureaucracy abound. And once again the issue revolves around trust. If Thryduulf trusts Cthomas3 to have auto-patrolled rights, then that should be enough. (or any Admin A granting User B the right) ... UNLESS we're suggesting that we the community no longer trust Thryduulf (or any other Admin) with the ability to check the auto-patrolled box. Nonsense in a box IMO. Support Thryduulf continuing to being an admin. — Ched (talk) 09:16, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I can only echo Ched's, "Sigh. Once again, nonsense and bureaucracy abound." 8-(
Autopatrolled is so trivial a right that even I have it (if anyone thinks I don't warrant it, then they're entitled to remove it, per usual process). I am only surprised here that someone can achieve the lofty heights of arb-clerk and not already have it. If PotW spotted this and felt it needing sorting (for some obscure technical minutiae), then the obvious, right and useful thing to do was to grant it and get on with our day. Anything else past this is nonsense and a waste of everyone's time. Andy Dingley (talk) 11:23, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Tempest in a teakettle - This is a trivial right, and if it makes the clerk's and patrollers' jobs easier, then I see no reason to deny it, other than for bureaucracy's sake, of course. Sigh per Ched. —DoRD (talk)​ 11:43, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    It might be a tempest in a teakettle. However, autopatrol does nothing to make the clerk's jobs easier. Whether it does anything to make a patrollers job easier is itself debatable. But that's what should be driving grants of autopatrol (or not) and that piece, at least, is clear on the current information page. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 15:14, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Then take that up with PotW, who said that a clerk without autopatrolled was going to be either at a disadvantage, or would cause pointless effort for those following in their wake. Not Thryduulf, who quite reasonably issued it. Now whether or not this is useful here, you've given no reason to question it being handed out, even if it's just a long-service, not-arrested-yet badge. Andy Dingley (talk) 15:43, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
As a regular patroller, I think what Thryduulf has done is reasonable . I'd have no difficulty with giving any reasonably trusted user the right for a special purpose. The right is really just a convenience so we can concentrate the patrolling where it's needed most. DGG ( talk ) 16:55, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

PainMan/Troubles

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Hi:

First - please refer to me as "he". Using the third person plural pronoun for an individual is not only ungrammatical, it's rude!

I only just now have seen this stuff.

I mostly use the mobile app these days. I expected to receive any notifications about this via that. I would have responded in a timely manner if I'd gotten them.

So I demand that this situation be reopened. It's not an editor's fault if the tech fails to notify him.

My key response is this:

Angela Merkel's official title is Bundeskanzler (Federal Chancellor). No one is English refers to her thusly. We use the word we already have: chancellor. The French prime minister's real title is President of the Council of Ministers.Again, this position is almost never described in English thusly. Similarly, unless it's going to be policy that we must refer to every foreign leader by his or her foreign language title, there's no reason to insist that Gaelic terms be used for the English language terms that accurately describe the position. To insist otherwise is the most absurd sort of pettifoggery and pedantry.

Finally, I don't know where that guy got off threatening me with a "block." I've almost certainly been an editor longer than he has and I'll put my record up against anyone's.

Thanking you in advance for your cooperation.

PainMan (talk) 16:05, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • If you wish to appeal your AE sanction you need discuss things with the administrator who imposed the sanction, in this case that is user:QEDK not me - I could not reopen the request without discussion with them first anyway - not that I have any interest in doing so given the aggressive tone of your message that attacks other editors rather than addressing the issues at hand. Thryduulf (talk) 16:36, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @PainMan: I am not sure what you want me to do, if you want me to amend your sanction, no. You can file an appeal so that we can re-hash your contributions to the topic area, this time with your participation (hopefully), until then no change to the sanction. And, please don't edit old archives, it looks like you had already replied and the admins are crazy people for not noticing your participation. Best, qedk (t 心 c) 16:58, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: February 2020

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Headlines
  • Armenia report: Wiki project on Museums with My Armenia
  • Brazil report: Moreira Salles Institute GLAM initiative in Brazil
  • Finland report: The Helsinki then and now exhibition
  • France report: GLAM related blogposts
  • Indonesia report: Proposing collaboration with museums in Bali; First Wikisource training in the region
  • Netherlands report: Students write articles about Media artists, Public Domain Day 2020, Wiki Goes Caribbean, WikiFridays at Ihlia - Wikimedia Nederland in January & February 2020
  • Norway report: Wikipedia editing workshop with the Norwegian Network for Museums
  • Serbia report: Great dedication of librarians
  • Sweden report: Historic photos; Support for international Wikimedia community; Library training tour; Many GLAMs improved on Wikidata
  • UK report: Kimonos and Khalili
  • Ukraine report: Winning photos Wiki Loves Monuments shown in different cities; Libraries Lead an All-Ukrainian Challenge
  • USA report: Black History Month and Open Access Anniversaries
  • Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report: Summary of pilot projects, and what's next
  • Wikidata report: Leap into Wikidata!
  • WMF GLAM report: New Team Leadership, GLAM-Focused Grants Review, OpenGLAM Declaration Research
  • Calendar: March's GLAM events
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I added an argument for Floof that I forgot to add when I nominated it

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I forgot to add another reason as to why I nominated Floof in the first place, so I am asking that you read the argument and edit your side of the debate to mention the additional argument. 209.237.105.108 (talk) 17:54, 11 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of IARUNCOMMON

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A tag has been placed on IARUNCOMMON requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:

Not supposed to be in article space

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, pages that meet certain criteria may be deleted at any time.

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. PorkchopGMX (talk with me - what i've done) 17:27, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have created WP:IARUNCOMMON for you. PorkchopGMX (talk with me - what i've done) 17:31, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sotuman's arbitration enforcement appeal

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Hello, Thryduulf.

"I've seen nothing..." "I am not convinced..." "I'm not even sure..."

So are you like the kind of person whose incredulity is set just high enough so that you can go through life without becoming convinced or sure of anything? I don't think you are. But I don't see anything in your response that constitutes a solid reason for declining my appeal. I don't expect you to have blind faith in me, because faith that is blind isn't good. But did you read my talk page? It's not a big deal at this point, but I do understand the reason why the topic ban was imposed, and I have come to terms with that. Anyway, thanks for your input, see you around. Sotuman (talk) 05:54, 13 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • Yes I did read your talk page. It is up to the person appealing a restriction to convince the uninvolved administrators hearing the appeal that the restriction is no longer needed because they understand (a) what they did wrong, (b) why it was wrong, (c) that they wont do the same thing again, and (d) they are listening and responding to advice from others so that they wont cause other problems going forward. Your appeal did not do that. Thryduulf (talk) 11:58, 13 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Redirection

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Hi, it appears that you tried to create a redirect at Tuffnell Park tube station, but didn't do it correctly. I've fixed it now. For future reference, the correct redirect syntax is: 

#REDIRECT [[target page name]]

You can check redirects with the Preview button before saving them. If you have created a working redirect, the preview will show the name of the target page alongside a bent arrow (or "Redirect to:" label in text mode). — Smjg (talk) 12:36, 20 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – April 2020

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2020).

Guideline and policy news

  • There is an ongoing request for comment to streamline the source deprecation and blacklisting process.

Technical news

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • The WMF has begun a pilot report of the pages most visited through various social media platforms to help with anti-vandalism and anti-disinformation efforts. The report is updated daily and will be available through the end of May.
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:00, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Just an FYI

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The outing I was referring to in my evidence went beyond my newbie mistake of leaving my email addy. It went further than that - he violated my privacy by digging into my domain registrations, not for Earthwave Society but for my name personally. I think they call that doxxing. He traced my identity using a photograph and even advised me how easily it can be done. Also, I had retired in 2014 when I returned to WP - I refer to it as "semi-retired" because the ranching business is like Hotel California. Anyway, I documented my early experiences in a collapsed section on my user page under the section title "The first few years", and the subsection "2015 learning highlights". It may or may not help clarify things ... and then again, it may not be worth the time or effort to even worry about it. Atsme Talk 📧 03:25, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Assuming you're talking about Jytdog, if you haven't already, you should be posting this for the arbitrators to see rather than me - the workshop is over now so I've done all I can do. Thryduulf (talk) 09:51, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It was in response to a comment you had made with reference to Jytdog's COIN cases in the aggregate. If my memory serves, my impression was that you felt Beall's was the only substantial case out of 7, but perhaps I misinterpreted your point? I can't seem to find that comment to provide a diff - it may have been on a TP - so if I'm mistaken, you have my apology in advance. I just wanted you to know to what extent he was digging over a few fish articles and in his absurd attempt to prove I had a COI when I created the Racz article. Enjoy what's left of the weekend, and thank you for the many years you've served the community while exercising good judgment, helping to maintain a standard of excellence, harmony and proper behavior in the community. Atsme Talk 📧 12:04, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your kind words, but I don't recall making a comment about whether any of the COIN cases were substantial? Either I'm getting forgetful in my old age or you're misremembering someone else's comment as mine? Both seem about equally plausible to me! Thryduulf (talk) 12:12, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Found it - it was your closing statement. Did I misunderstand you? I often go back and review the comments made in various cases to confirm that I have read everything in proper context, and that the allegations are supported, verified and corroborated. I also want to make sure that the person under scrutiny is not being treated unjustly because of something I may have said or done. Some have interpreted that part of my personality as being unable to DROPTHESTICK when that isn't the case at all. My mind simply needs assurances. 😊 Atsme Talk 📧 12:28, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ah ok, I think you have misinterpreted me there. In my evidence statement on the 2020 case I wasn't analysing any of the incidents in any way other than counting how many unique ones involving Jytdog there were and determining which private email(s) related to which incidents. Jytdog's outing of you was done in the context of a COIN report I also don't mention the incident involving Beall at all as I was not privy to any private correspondence about that. The final paragraph is only about the number of unique incidents the private information I have relates to - one of them (I can't remember off hand which) was the subject of what appeared at first look to be three independent discussions. Thryduulf (talk) 14:46, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

When assurancesare all you needjust ask the questionand you’ll be freedBurma-shave TY. Atsme Talk 📧 16:11, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Medicine opened

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You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Medicine. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Medicine/Evidence. Please add your evidence by April 21, 2020, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Medicine/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz 🎷 talk to me | my contributions 20:48, 7 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: March 2020

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Headlines
  • Australia report: Know My Name; Public libraries of Queensland join Wikidata
  • Colombia report: Gender gap, Wikipedia and Libraries from the GLAM team
  • France report: WikiGoths; WikiTopia Archives
  • Indonesia report: Volunteers' meet-up; Wiki Cinta Budaya 2020 structured data edit-a-thon
  • Ireland report: Video tutorials; Celtic Knot Conference 2020
  • Kosovo report: WoALUG and NGO Germin call Albanian Diaspora to contribute to Wikipedia
  • Netherlands report: Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen contributes to Wikimedia Commons again; Student research on GLAM-Wiki at Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Serbia report: March Highlights - Everything is postponed
  • Sweden report: FindingGLAMs; Wikipedia in libraries; Art from the Thiel Gallery Collections; Kulturhistoria som gymnasiearbete
  • UK report: Colourful Kimonos from Khalili
  • USA report: Women & Editing in the time of virus
  • Special story: COVID-19
  • Wikidata report: Lockdown Levellings
  • WMF GLAM report: Mapping GLAM-Wiki collaborations
  • Calendar: April's GLAM events
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