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I was wondering if you would have a look at this diff from Courcelles where I was having a discussion with him on his talk page in this thread. He is traveling right now with limited Internet access, and suggested that I bring this to you and Salvio. Thank you, — Ched : ? 19:33, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
You write: "In many ways I like this solution as well, although for the sake of rough consistency I somewhat doubt I'll support it." May I ask a "solution" of which problem? I look at discussions on project composers and see progress in mutual understanding. I was late to the "infoboxes wars" and so far didn't see a single battle. Where is the problem? Look at Talk:Siegfried (opera)#Infobox, - I see people enjoying a good argument, not a battle. Look at the talk of The Rite of Spring: I see patient explanation of how strange some arguments are, - not a battle. The article has an infobox now. Look at Rigoletto: where is disruption by Andy? Needless to say, the article has an infobox now. - I would also know a drastic solution: bury the 2005 conflicts in 2015, lift all restrictions on probation (all but my own of course: it's not easy to win admonition from the arbitration committee with a clean blocklog and never even a warning ;) ). We are grown-ups who can respect each other. I asked a lawyer to word my recommendations, but he didn't respond so far. Can you? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:48, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
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Based on your comment regarding reviewing discretionary sanctions, I wish people would refer to the process that occurred two years ago (see Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions/2013 review). You might find a lot of the same ground has been covered. Thanks. Liz Read! Talk! 19:39, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
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Hey Native - hope all is well. In December you closed this ANI discusison with a range block. I've brought up the same issue again here, if you wanted to take a look (as you're already familiar). Thank you! ~ Super Hamster Talk Contribs 11:18, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
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The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was Cas Liber ( submissions) in Group B with a total of 777 points for a variety of contributions including Good Articles on Corona Borealis and Microscopium - both of which received the maximum bonus.
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The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! Figureskatingfan ( talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa ( talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 ( talk · contribs · email) 16:39, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
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I just saw your name on Jimbo's Talk page and wanted to bring up something that was top of mind.
I've noticed that when someone is blocked, in order to come back they have to agree they won't repeat the same behavior. Logically speaking this makes sense, but in practice few are willing to admit wrongdoing and most have enough ego to feel like this is graveling. My suspicion is that there is probably only a minor statistical correlation between an editor's willingness to do the graveling and whether they will actually avoid the behavior.
I'm especially thinking of North8000, who told me if he ever came back, he would focus on more mundane, less controversial articles to avoid drama. If this is true, he would in fact avoid repeating the same incident, but he also feels he did nothing wrong, so is unlikely to ever admit wrongdoing as required to get unblocked.
It seems like it would make more sense to require promises to avoid the behavior, like promising to "treat other editor's respectfully and assume good faith", rather than requiring a confession of sorts. CorporateM ( Talk) 10:17, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
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Hi - getting a 502 bad gateway error when I try to access your rangeblock tool. It worked before I went to Canada last week, then I come home and the link is just sitting there, teasing me. Did I break it by taking that photo of that moose in BC? ;-) Krakatoa Katie 22:12, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
Could you please unprotect Steve jobs? It's been untouched for two years. Pickuptha'Musket ( talk) 22:03, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
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Your range calc tool is down. Is there any way I could get the source to mirror it? -- Guerillero | Parlez Moi 01:04, 29 September 2015 (UTC)
I assumed you wanted to be counted as a supporter, so I changed the indentation of your comment. If you intended something else, please revert my edit and clarify your stance otherwise. Thank you, — Kusma ( t· c) 11:36, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
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at ArbComL. Cla68 ( talk) 01:27, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for that mate. Never did a rangeblock before so I figured I'd post something on WP:ANI for someone else to deal with it. bibliomaniac 1 5 08:13, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
I'm extremely busy both in real life and with the GMO case, as well as the latest Corbett fiasco. I'll try to be as responsive as possible but do expect some lag time. Quite stressed all things considered. NativeForeigner Talk 12:21, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
Precious again, your not supporting to loose the valuable admin service of Yngvadottir!
I recall you were involved with my unblock that happened more than a year ago. After unblocked, I was put under some sanctions. Would you mind taking a look at User talk:DeltaQuad#Request_of_Removal_of_Sanctions and leaving your thoughts there? Regards, eurodyne ( talk) 03:45, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for blocking x-wiki habitual violator User:Labstore's sockpuppets! -- Lanwi1 ( talk) 12:35, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
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Greetings. May I ask that you review my request at the ArbCom Talk page in question? It seems clear-cut to me what the circumstances here are, and I believe the behavior calls for immediate resolution. Thanks. Jus da fax 15:49, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
As is shown on the record here at least three ArbCom members voted to take on the GMO articles subject saying JzG/Guy was uninvolved in this case and doing "the Wiki's work" which exempted him from an ArbCom case. Given the above recounted events, I ask for an explanation.
A strong argument can be made that by specifically singling out administrator JzG as uninvolved despite his clearly being involved in several of the articles, his being a blocker of a Party to the case SageRad, JzG/Guy's being an involved closer of an RfC on the Monsanto legal cases Talk page, and an enabler of other editors engaged in dubious editing practices in GMO articles, that JzG/Guy felt invulnerable, leading to JzG/Guy's harassing behaviors of SageRad.
If doing the Wiki's work includes repeated comments to SageRad like "I know who you are," something is terribly wrong, in my view. In fairness, the ArbCom member doing the warning and the handing down of the recent Interaction Ban was one of the three ArbCom members giving JzG/Guy a free pass. But that iBan will expire at the end of the ArbCom case. These facts require a statement by JzG/Guy that he acknowledges his wrongdoing and pledges to change his ways, and without this expressed contrition, in my view, stronger corrective measures will be needed. Thanks for your consideration. Jus da fax 10:04, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
NOTE: have posted the following on my Talk page, and this is an appropriate spot to place it as well, given the above and regarding your remarkable addition to the PD a few hours ago.
Re [6] -- could you clarify what " it's very unlikely that we'll see anything" means in that context? NE Ent 11:35, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
I have added material regarding Kingofaces in my section as requested. While we appear to disagree fundamentally on a number of points, I do thank you for the opportunity to respond, and for your calm demeanor.
I once again ask that Administrator JzG be added as a party to this case after his being given a warning and Interaction Ban with Party to the case SageRad. Jus da fax 18:13, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
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And you, NF, have some explaining to do. -- Tryptofish ( talk) 21:11, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
I see that you have been online and editing. I request that you please look at the email I sent you, as it is something that needs attention right away. Thank you. Minor 4th 00:20, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
Further to my earlier email. Please read. Minor 4th 02:59, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
...if what happened in your comment here is accurate, why this was not brought to the attention of either the community or the WMF? The community is pretty hardline on threats of violance from editors. Likewise the WMF recently has been taking a more pro-active stance towards banning people. Do you not want to cause a fuss? Is it fear of reprisal (possibly at future events)? The thought that nothing would be done? This sort of behaviour needs to have a zero-tolerance response, and the problem is without it being brought to light by the victim, nothing will be done. I am not above shameless guilt-tripping so think about what other potential victims of violent threats there may be who are too scared to say anything. If an Arb wont do anything about it, what example is that setting for the rest of the community? Only in death does duty end ( talk) 11:32, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
Why did you delete this, with the comment about 'drama'? It was a serious question. Was the Davies incident you referred to the Wikimania 2014 in London, or something else? It was a polite question, sincerely meant. Regards Peter Damian ( talk) 18:33, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
I won't be running this cycle. Perhaps next, I think I still have valuable input and perhaps then I will have time, but at present I have a lot to attend to in real life (tm), and for my own sanity I won't be running. I'll be writing a guide at User:NativeForeigner/ACE2015 Guide but its far from complete. NativeForeigner Talk 18:47, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
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I'm not going to hammer at you, but your vote seems to indicate that an oppose is more in line, per Roger, DGG and Doug, simply as a statement that desysop was certainly an action worth considering, but doing it as if it were an emergency, even with the best of intentions, is using that power outside of the original intent. Using emergency powers when thoughtful discussion is the better choice sets a bad precedent, whether you are a government or a committee. I don't expect a reply, and won't labor it further, I just ask you reconsider the position of your vote. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 14:35, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
Just wanted to say thanks for your efforts here, and that not everyone is in a rush to see a PD that you are unhappy with; we put weeks and months into presenting this case to the Arbs, so waiting a couple extra days for the PD is not a big deal. Normally we only hear from the disgruntled and most vocal (usually synonymous), so I wanted to present the other side. I'm also sorry to hear that there isn't more support for this work. It looks tedious, tiresome and quite thankless. It doesn't make sense that so much of the workload should fall on one or two people. Luckily, beer exists. petrarchan47 คุ ก 19:19, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
Thank you, now, from me. I actually think that the PD is very well written and conceived, so you had nothing to worry about. And now, I wish you a restful night's sleep! -- Tryptofish ( talk) 01:18, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
I've been told by NeilN that your tool Rangecalc! can be applied to check contributions from IPv6 ranges, but i can't figure out how. I want to check contibutions made from the range which 2A02:908:E620:A260:1CAC:6226:86AD:A824 belongs to. Krakkos ( talk) 15:11, 30 November 2015 (UTC)
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I saw your note on the GMO PD talk page, and I hope that you feel better soon. I pointed out a typo in my section of the talk a while back, and I suspect that it has just gotten lost in all the noise, so I'd like to remind you of it here.
In Proposed Principle 5, about "Casting aspersions": ""Editors are however remind → reminded". That really ought to get fixed before it gets finalized.
Thanks, -- Tryptofish ( talk) 19:59, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
Your IPv6 calculator is returning a 502 bad gateway error. :( -- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 16:28, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
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Hi there! Would love to have you guys join us for 1 or more of these upcoming edit-a-thons in San Diego!
As part of a 2016 project I'm doing for wikimedia, we've just scheduled 3 edit-a-thons we are inviting wikipedians, students and community members to come out for. Current location - we've got a room reserved at Mission Valley Library, next to the Fenton trolley stop. We are currently scheduled for 2/27 (10am-1pm), 3/19 (12-3pm) and 4/16 (10am-1pm). We intend to focus our energies on articles related to psychology, neuroscience, crisis preparedness and resiliency.
More details about our Wikimedia project proposal from last year at:
https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/User:DrMel/Wiki_Edit-a-thon_Work_Parties DrMel ( talk) 23:12, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi, you declined the checkuser request on this investigation. (to be honest, I'm not sure which situations deserve checkuser, so I assume that was the right thing to do)
What happens next? Will the accounts be checked by someone for behavior? Do I have to re-file the report? Spacecowboy420 ( talk) 06:14, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
Does it usually take this long for a SPI? Isn't it going to be considered stale by the time someone gets round to looking at it? Spacecowboy420 ( talk) 10:44, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
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Along with getting the year wrong in the newsletter that went out earlier this week, we did not mention (as the bot did not report) that Cas Liber ( submissions) claimed the first Featured Article Persoonia terminalis of the 2016 Wikicup. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan ( talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 ( talk · contribs · email).-- MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 16:05, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi. I noticed you blocked United191 for CU reasons but I didn't see any notice or discussion about the related SPI case. Shall I assume this was an oversight or deliberate per WP:DENY? I interacted with United191 before so I'm curious as to what happened. Chris Troutman ( talk) 12:03, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
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Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.
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Can you be kind enough to help me with a little something? How does one create/insert an "infobox" in an article. I am trying to add an infobox to the Huacachina article. I have read the documentation and help extensively but the "insert" dropdown menu on my editor console does not give the option of an infobox. I tried adding a template and searching for "infoboxgeo" but came up empty. TouristerMan ( talk) 04:55, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
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Could you tell me why pending changes were applied to that page? It doesn't appear to have anything remotely related to BLP. OhanaUnited Talk page 05:01, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
Tool may be down in the next few days. I may have to transfer servers if I have to chargeback ChicagoVPS in their infinite scumminess. You can run it via python/command line via the github page but it'll take a while for me to configure and set up the django if that's the case. NativeForeigner Talk 02:01, 24 August 2016 (UTC)
Hello. It's been a long time since I was involved in a discussion with you about a page I had previously created. The page was Jerome Ersland ( Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jerome Ersland) and back in 2012 you were the lead administrator who had the page taken down - something I agree with by the way. It's been over 4 years and looking back on it now I feel the main reason for the deletion of the page was because it was poorly titled and referenced. I do however feel the page can be expanded on with a different title, such as: 2009 Oklahoma shooting or 2009 shooting of Antwun Parker etc. I would like to recreate this page with more news articles as references and give it another try. I feel the subject deserves a place on Wikipedia because it is a pretty well known tragedy and crime, but back in 2012 I was pretty new to creating Wikipedia pages so I referenced, worded and titled the article poorly.
What I am asking for basically is not for the page to be put back up again (restored), but rather allow me to view the last version of the Jerome Ersland page just before it was deleted so I can take what was already in the article and use that text in a new version of the article under a different title, with more references added along with better wording. I read up on Wikipedia:Viewing and restoring deleted pages and it informed me that this was the best way to go about it. It's been over 4 years and I feel I can do better this time round. Please give me a chance and if it's still not good enough then so be it I'll accept it for being deleted again. Also just so there's no confusion I have renamed this account but I was the original creator of the Jerome Ersland page, thanks. Inexpiable ( talk) 16:33, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
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I'm having the same problem. Usually, if I reload the page, it works. Once I had to reload multiple times before it would show up.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 21:51, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
I'm having the same problem. Usually, if I reload the page, it works. Once I had to reload multiple times before it would show up.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 21:51, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
A web search leads me to understand that Tryptofish, who just brought a time-consuming complaint against me which is grossly overstated, though I did make a mistake in renaming a ref-name to make a point. I've been working patiently on Jill Stein amidst what has seemed to be a remarkably uncooperative environment. I documented this all through August. It was only on August 20th that Tryptofish came to the page, after it had been visibly tendentious for a while but was beginning to cool into a more favorable consensus for constructive collaboration. Would you be willing to take a look at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement#SashiRolls or confirm that he's been banned from Wikipedia before as suggested by a google search? I'm puzzled at to what is happening here... what this trypto fish's goals actually are, since he's having long discussions about COI on his talk page. SashiRolls ( talk) 00:33, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
Yes, I do have a further question, and I thank you for your patience in dealing with a political topic given that you've said you avoid these debates. I have formulated an appeal which I have kept off of Wikipedia. I would like to transmit this succinct appeal to a neutral member of ArbCom by email (rather than posting the link to my server here). I believe that the 6-month ban issued before I had time to formulate a defense was disproportionate and that any serious inquiry into the significant WP:Bludgeoning that has been taking place on the talk page for the article since July 2016 (long before I began work cleaning up the bias in the article) will show that numerous editors (about a dozen of them) have been shut out of the discussion. Is there a member of ArbCom who would be more willing to look into this than you may be, given that you don't like dealing with political pages? I would like to have my good name restored and would like serious consideration to be given to the fact that one editor has made over 30 reverts in the last two months on that page. I will send my appeal to the independent adminstrator or (preferably) bureaucrat and let the investigation take its course. p.s. I have had no response to my request for clarification from NuclearWarfare here. SashiRolls ( talk) 02:19, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
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