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	==Newbie with problem article ==

			== Administrators' newsletter – January 2024 ==
	] is giving me a headache. Could you take a look at its talk page and post your views, please? <small>(Eh, I'm pesting you because you posted a welcome on my Talk page - it I'm barking up the wrong editor, or in the wrong place, let me know.)</small> ] 21:46, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
	: to your Talk page. -- ] 22:31, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

			] from the past month (December 2023).
	== Magic underwear ==

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	You deleted {{la\|Magic underwear}} as CSD G10 - I searched for this term to find out what was being referred to when this term is used by various media personalities - I did eventually find ], but I have a question - was what you deleted simply a redirect? Just because something is offensive does not mean it should not be used as a redirect - it is a term that is being notably used to refer to it. (] itself is full of pro-LDS POV-pushing users, even up to a policy-violating "guideline" tag on the talk page, but that's beside the point) —] 13:43, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
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	Sorry about replacing that tag on your userpage. At first I thought it was a vandal, then it looked like some sort of dispute that I didn't want to get involved in. For the record, I've never thought you were a sockpuppet. :) Gives you ice cream. Cheers! -]] 17:18, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

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	== Oh, what talent! ==
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	] I'm deeply impressed by your ability to juggle at least ten accounts! What professionalism and pure skill, my dear friend! :-) ] 22:13, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
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			] '''Arbitration'''
	: to your Talk page. -- ] 05:27, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
			* Following the ], the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{Noping\|Aoidh}}, {{Noping\|Cabayi}}, {{Noping\|Firefly}}, {{Noping\|HJ Mitchell}}, {{Noping\|Maxim}}, {{Noping\|Sdrqaz}}, {{Noping\|ToBeFree}}, {{Noping\|Z1720}}.
			* Following a ], the Arbitration Committee rescinded the restrictions on the page name move discussions for the two Ireland pages that were ].
			* The arbitration case '']'' has been closed.

			] '''Miscellaneous'''
	== Maybe you'll like my scathing review of ''your'' name! ==
			* The ] is happening in January 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles in the ]. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,000 unreviewed articles awaiting review. ]
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			== Administrators' newsletter – February 2024 ==
	Sure got your attention, didn't it? Only kidding pal, I wouldn't rip on a fellow Wikipidian. We're all like family around here. But seriously, I would appreciate if one would leave ''my'' pages alone, since I don't mess with yours.] 22:43, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

			] from the past month (January 2024).
	: to your Talk page. -- ] 22:50, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

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	I think you're incorrect. Supposing he didn't mean to vandalize; he just wanted to express his opinion? "Inappropriate appraisal" and "inappropriate insults" are not necessarily vandalisms; unless you ask him, you can't really know what his intentions were. He might not have known that you aren't supposed to say such things. This may be the first time we've spoken, but I must request that you be gentler to other users. ] 06:10, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
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	Does ] look like he's promoting himself? I can't tell. -]] 03:29, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
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	: to your Talk page. -- ] 03:36, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

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	I have a question for you, when you block someone's IP, can they just create a user name, and vandalize again? Like wise, when you block their screen name, can they just make a new one, and vandalize again? ] 05:14, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
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	: to your Talk page. -- ] 06:18, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
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			] '''Guideline and policy news'''
	== iBrator and the iMac ==
			* An ] about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

			] '''Technical news'''
	<blockquote>03:14, 6 October 2007 Gogo Dodo (Talk \| contribs) deleted "IBrator" ‎ (Redirect page resulting from an implausible typo (CSD R3))</blockquote>
			* Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. ({{phab\|T326065}})

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	] is not a redirect page resulting from an implausible typo. On the page you deleted I included three references to iBrator and the ]. Please restore the page. ] 12:59, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
			* Following a ], the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
			* Community feedback is ] for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at ].

			] '''Miscellaneous'''
	: to your Talk page. -- ] 05:02, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
			* Voting in the ] will begin on 06 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 27 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC). The ] of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically to vote.
			* A vote to '''ratify the charter for the ]''' is open till 2 February 2024, 23:59:59 (UTC) via ]. All eligible voters within the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to either support or oppose the adoption of the U4C Charter and share their reasons. The details of the voting process and voter eligibility can be found ].
			* Community Tech has made some preliminary decisions about the future of the ]. In summary, they aim to develop a new, continuous intake system for community technical requests that improves prioritization, resource allocation, and communication regarding wishes. ]
			* The ] is happening in February 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{tl\|Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. ]

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	::Fair enough — could you reproduce the references for me so I do not have to look them up again? ] 22:35, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
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			== Administrators' newsletter – March 2024 ==
	::: to your Talk page. -- ] 18:55, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

			] from the past month (February 2024).
	::::Thank you. ] 00:21, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

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	== Boomerang Throwing Groups ==
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	Hi!
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	I spent ages collecting that information, and I even checked other[REDACTED] pages to make sure I wasn't wasting my time...
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	Please have a look at the list of international soccer clubs, then go to the tennis clubs list... and then let me know what was the difference with the listing of all the boomerang throwing clubs.
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	It listed (in order of country and state) almost every boomerang throwing group in the world. The ones that weren't listed were notified that they should add their own clubs to the list.

			] '''Guideline and policy news'''
	If you still feel that this page was justifiably deleted, then please delete all the other ones that just list groups as they contain EXACTLY the same information as the boomerang page. <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 09:08, 8 October 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
			* ] of the 2024 ] is now open for participation. Editors are invited to review, comment on, and propose improvements to the ].
			* Following ], the inactivity requirement for the removal of the ] right increased from 6 months to 12 months.

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	: to your Talk page. -- ] 19:03, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
			* The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. ({{phab\|T353388}})

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			* The 2024 appointees for the ] are ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] as members, with ] serving as steward-observer.
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	Thanks for your message, and thanks very much for your help. That was a persistent group of vandals. Best, ]<sup>]</sup> 00:12, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
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			== Hi Question ==
	: to your Talk page. -- ] 04:01, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

			Can you help me create a[REDACTED] page for guitarist Fabrizio Bicio Leo or no? ] (]) 10:27, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
	== Klamath Falls Article ==
	I realize that yea copying the text may have been too much but saying it in my own words may be incorrect and giving out incorrect data is not right.. tho it may not change your opinion on that.. i still believe you shouldnt put it in your own words because it may lead to giving out false information about that topic. {{unsigned\|64.121.1.127}}

	: to your ~~Talk~~ page. -- ] 05:21, 9 ~~October~~ ~~2007~~ (UTC)		: on your talk page. -- ] (]) 03:45, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

			== Long time no see. ==
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	I just thought I'd let you know that I decided to give the page another try with an FLC. It failed last time due to a criterion that is largely based on opinion, so I thought it might not hurt to get more. -- ]<sup>]</sup> 23:22, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

			Glad to see you are around. ] (]) 21:34, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
	: to your Talk page. -- ] 05:01, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
			*Hear hear. ] (]) 21:35, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
			::Hello young Mr Dodo! ] ] ] 22:12, 18 March 2024 (UTC).

			Thanks! Good to be back. -- ] (]) 03:56, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
	==Thanks==

			== Administrators' newsletter – April 2024 ==
	For the user page revert! I saw that one coming.--] <small>\| ] \| ]</small> 06:47, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

			] from the past month (March 2024).
	:You're welcome. =) -- ] 06:52, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

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	== And it's thanks for me... ==

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	Hey. Thanks for reverting those changes on my home page. ~~ ]]<sup>]]</sup> 13:21, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
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	:You're welcome. =) -- ] 18:49, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
			* An ] is open to convert all current and future ] to (community designated) ].
			] '''Technical news'''
			* The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. ({{Phab\|T313405}})
			] '''Arbitration'''
			*An ] to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".
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			* Editors are invited to ''']''' for ], an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve ] and other core articles on Misplaced Pages.
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	== I ~~apologize~~ ==		== Thank you ==

			For this . Since they're hopping from one sock to the next, those articles really need to be locked. Cheers, ] (]) 05:21, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
	Between December 14, 2005 and June 7, 2007, I vandalized Misplaced Pages under my previous username (YechielMan) and under various ]es and ].

			:Perhaps, but I suspect he will just move to another LOTR article and we will end up chasing him all over the place. -- ] (]) 05:23, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
	I recently reviewed the contribution logs of all the accounts and IP addresses that I can recall having used. My goal was to identify all of the intentionally harmful edits I caused, and to apologize to the individual users who reverted those edits, or warned me, or blocked me.

			::Yep. Thanks again. ] (]) 05:25, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
	Hence, I apologize to you and to all of the following users:
			:::In the meantime, our genius is at it again. ] (]) 05:25, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

			::::Of course. I locked them. -- ] (]) 05:33, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
	:Adam Bishop, Amarkov, Antandrus, AntiVandalBot, Bdj (Badlydrawnjeff), Conk 9, CanbekEsen, DLand, Downwards, Eagle 101, Ericbronder, Gogo Dodo, High on a tree, Hut 8.5, Interiot, Jayjg, Jrwallac, Kingboyk, Kuru, Noclip, Patrick Berry, PFHLai, PhantomS, Pollinator, Rachack, Ranma9617, Rx StrangeLove, SlimVirgin, Tfrogner, TommyBoy, Vary, Woohookitty, Zzuuzz, and some anonymous IPs. (I also reverted one edit myself after it went unnoticed for three weeks.)

			== Administrators' newsletter – May 2024 ==
	Thank you for maintaining the integrity of Misplaced Pages against everyone who has attacked it, including my old self.

			] from the past month (April 2024).
	If you wish to respond, please do so at ].

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	Best regards, ] (] • ]) 19:26, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
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	Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user page. =) -- ] 04:58, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
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	:No problem. ] 05:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
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	Just wanted to say thanks for fixing my user page. --]] 10:19, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
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	:You're welcome. =) -- ] 15:58, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
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			* Phase I of the ] has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including ] (3b) and ] (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as ] (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the ].

			] '''Technical news'''
	== The vandal ==
			* Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Misplaced Pages. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. ]

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	Hmm...another spoofer/parody of my username? No, I don't think that would have been created by anyone I know. :) ] 17:59, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
			* The arbitration case '']'' has been closed.

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	== Science ==
			* This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
			* A ] is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the ]. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. ]
			* Voting for the ] election is open until 9 May 2024. Read the ] and ''']'''

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	Sorry for . I was already looking for a good revision without seeing your edits. --]<sup>]</sup> 20:19, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
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			== Administrators' newsletter – June 2024 ==
	: to your Talk page. -- ] 20:24, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

			] from the past month (May 2024).
	== Regarding the (BS) Band ==

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	I was unaware of the reasons for which the page was deleted, so I'm sorry for re-creating it. I thought I had made an error. Nonetheless, I want to know why you have deleted the page. It is a legitimate article about the band. --] 06:58, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
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	== Saint Louis Priory School Alumni ==
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	All alumni listed were put in by the original creator of the page, a monk and former teacher at the school who now resides in Washington, D.C., at the request of either the headmaster or a member of the administration. Sorry for all the red links. If it is a problem then it can easily be fixed. Thanks.
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	==Reply==
			* ] of the ] has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in ].
	Thanks, but don't forget that you played a large role in it too. Now, if anyone ever decides to get the ball rolling on a Survivor WikiProject, they would have a featured page. -- ]<sup>]</sup> 19:38, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

			] '''Technical news'''
	: to your Talk page. -- ] 19:58, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
			* The ] feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. ]

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	== Thanks for your help ==
			* The arbitration case '']'' has been closed.
			* The Committee is ], including access to the ].

			] '''Miscellaneous'''
	] Thanks for reverting vandalism on ] on October 19. I appreciate your help keeping the article presentable while it was ] very much, ] ''']''' 20:00, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
			* WikiProject Reliability's ] is happening in June 2024 to replace {{tl\|citation needed}} tags with references! ''']'''

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	: to your Talk page. -- ] 20:09, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
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	::Thanks also for your kind words - I was a bit surprised as the article had never been vandalized (despite its stunning popularity ;-) ) before it was ]. Several useful edits were made though (two by IP addresses), and the vandalsim didn't last long, thanks to the efforts of many, yourself included. Yours, ] ''']''' 20:34, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
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			== Administrators' newsletter – July 2024 ==
	== Well all right then! ==

			] from the past month (June 2024).
	Thanks for the advice on CSD tagging. I've had an incident before where I tagged a practical joke as nonesense only to have an administrator allow the article on the grounds that it wasn't nonesense. When I , he helpfully responded that it was closer to vandalism, and so I've been tagging all hoaxes and other hard-to-categorize pages that way since. But now that I know where they belong, I'll be sure to mark vanity bios as {{tl\|db-bio}} from now on. Thanks again for the help! --](])(]) 06:06, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

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	I was just wondering about {{User\|Llajwa}}. No quibble with the block, of course, but as I was about to go to AIV, I checked his earlier contributions and they seemed reasonable and in good faith until the spree just now. I have a feeling the account was compromised in some way. <font face="monospace" color="#004080">]·(])</font> 00:20, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
			* Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. ] on MediaWiki. ({{phab\|T6086}})
	(PS Compromised in the "He/she didn't log out" way maybe :O) ) <font face="monospace" color="#004080">]·(])</font> 00:23, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

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	:Yes, upon looking back at their edit history, I think you're right about the forgot to log out thing. I reset the block per a compromised account. -- ] 00:26, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
			* The ] is re-opening on 15 July 2024. ]

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	::I hope that's what happened (Now that I think about it, I hover (and probably glare) when I let someone within 10 yards of this computer. People '''have''' pointed that out to me :O) ) <font face="monospace" color="#004080">]·(])</font> 00:36, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
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			== Administrators' newsletter – August 2024 ==
	:::I'm not anywhere near your computer. I swear! =D -- ] 02:01, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

			] from the past month (July 2024).
	::::I'm thinking of installing a security system - a Indiana Jones style big rolling boulder would be great. :O) <font face="monospace" color="#004080">]·(])</font> 22:57, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
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	My pleasure. <font color="DarkGray">...</font> ] <sub>]</sub> 02:03, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
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	Thanks for taking the time to consider my request to semi-protect the page. I should note that I virtually "adopted" that entry, when I saw the amount of back-and-forth changes, obviously made by "fans" and "enemies" of the artist, i.e. anonymous posters whose only contributions were to this entry. I'm not fan nor an expert on rap, either! In any case, I'm giving up on that entry, for at least a month, and allow things to develop on their own. ] 04:21, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

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	GOGO DODO, as an administrator, i dint understand why you dont semi protect your page! Please reply on my talk page. aaronpon <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 04:32, 28 October 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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	Of course I remember you! Anyone whose screen name ties in with ''Porky in Wackyland'' is pretty hard to forget. :) Sadly, I'm becoming extremely frustrated with the way things are going. It's gotten to the point where this site is pretty much filled with anything of major importance. All the new articles seem to be about English footballers, obscure 18th Century politicians and occasional bios about other obsucre sports figures. In short, stuff I couldn't care less about. Gone are the days when I stumbled on red links like ] and was able to start with a good stub and turn it into a feature. Heck, ''none'' of my features are features anymore. So, I've been very careful about adding new content. One article I did called ] about a historic Palm Springs toy store was run up for AfD within fifteen seconds. Last night, I wrote ] about a major new indoor micro-helicopter. Boom. Gone. I had written it on another wiki and was in the process of bringing it up to snuff when it was speedied for being advertising and of no importance. I've seen band vanity articles get better treatment. I put it on deletion review where (a) they're demanding slews of third-party sources and (b) a user is claiming that I'm having "fantasies of notability" about the thing. Hell, just because it's a commercial product doesn't make it an ad. Worse, I don't recognize any of these new users and admins. The admins are so overwhelmed with the real garbage that comes in on NPP that they bite at anything that doesn't have the significance of ]. Thanks for the welcome-home, but it isn't a very pleasant homecoming. Regards, --] 16:04, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
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	::I have a question for you, if you don't mind. In my talkpage, just above our conversation is a conversation I had with ]. He claims to be ], which I know is 100% not true. The user claiming to be him does not know how to make a subject in my talkpage and doesn't sign what he wrote; ] does. ] also had contributions one day after he wrote his claim on my talkpage. That's just a small bit of evidence I have. Is there a policy against false claims and impersonation? ] 10:15, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
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	I didn't know if there was a policy or even an investigation on claims like that, so I thought I'd brush it by you. Whatever, if he wants to be rude and mis-understanding, then that's fine with me. And sorry for deleting your note. I didn't think you'd care. ] 08:23, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
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	::Oh I wasn't worried or upset about it at all. If he wanted to make claims or be a nonsense user, he can. I wouldn't become upset or make nasty replies to someone who chooses to be an idiot. I just post my warnings, and report the users or IP's that are warned too many times. The only reason I asked you and made any replies is because I didn't know whether making claims like that are things admins look for to block or warn someone with. I am hoping to run for adminship a few months down the line. I am really hoping to see not only your support, but support from others down the line. Thanks and I appreciate it. ] 06:30, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

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	Why did you delete the page on Jesse Basso, the singer from let eden burn, did you even read the talk page? i never got a reply for my last comment, they are a genuine band who has released a self titled album under epic records {{unsigned\|Smeg Head91}}
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	Fair enough, no offence intended. Would links be enough to fit the criteria for notibility if I rewrite an article in the future? Sorry if I sounded a bit harsh, I was just annoyed after spending the time researching and writing the article. <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 08:08, 2 November 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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	:::Thanks for protecting the page, but I've just reverted what I thought had been deleted by the unlogged-in IP user only to realise that you had in fact deleted the section - That information really does need to be included, it's valid encyclopedic information that naturists would be looking for, although it could live without the citations - but then Misplaced Pages will pick the article up as being uncited, the information just isn't going to be anywhere else other than in a commercial place, surely there is a difference between citing a commercial source to back up textual content and just adding a commercial web link? ] 23:42, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

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	Hi, yes i am a newbie, sorry if i caused grief.
	I didnt get around to qualifying the hit count, yes it is the number of times the word appears in my database of Far Side comics. Why would that not be acceptable?

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	Can I add the references to the two Lewis and Clark cartoons back into the Tension Mounts section as they are very much along the same theme.
	Can i also put the excate book and page numbers back as well for those, that is not infringing any copyrights is it?
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	Hey, Jeff Stinson is a student at SMU and is considering running for Governor of MA. I'm trying to create a new wiki article for him. It seems people tried before but it was deleted because they didn't have sources. I have sources and have done some research. Can I proceed? <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 04:53, 10 November 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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	No evidence of sockpuppetry for me. My user page deleted. Good. I get some respect from you. But I was welcomed with claims of being a sockpuppet by some user. And I'm not happy. --] 07:43, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

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	::I do appreciate your stepping in to handle this, though. You and the other editors have done a great job moving quickly against this banned user to prevent more damage to Misplaced Pages, and I hope my explanation helps. ] 07:58, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

	::: to your Talk page. -- ] 08:09, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

	::I appreciate the quick answer. Unfortunately, SW1955 has used several socks before that made a few test edits (or small incorrect edits to several other articles to give the illusion of productivity, and then used his socks to claim he's a long-time editor that is just now adopting an identity. I'd say more, but ]. After months of this, we're all a bit jumpy, and when this happens we all just assume it's happening again. I appreciate your time, though. ] 08:14, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

	::: to your Talk page. -- ] 08:20, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

	::::I have to agree with Snowfire here, makes me worry, as his second edit is on the page of a confirmed sock and somehow he understands this situation which took me a couple of solid days of work to figure out. I guess Snowfire is right that we all are a little jumpy but edits and edit summaries like make us all a little justifiably tense when it comes to this editor. Thanks for your work though and hopefully this guy isnt who we think he is. <br/>] <sup>''] ♦ ]''</sup> 08:19, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
	:::::One farther point that I forgot to mention was that on that second edit he states "I had the biggest feeling it was Starwars1955! The user page made it obvious." How could this guy even know about this situation, let alone "know" that it was him. This is a common tactic by our friend, to try and play the role of being an editor who seems like he is helping, just thought I would let you know.<br/>] <sup>''] ♦ ]''</sup> 08:23, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
	:::::: to your Talk page. -- ] 08:27, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
	:::::I have been looking around Misplaced Pages for almost a month now, and only made an account to see if there was anything I was missing out on. I had been quite interested in the sock puppet cases of Starwars1955, and decided to comment on the talk page of Lisa Kirkpatrick. I had done much research on the sock puppet cases of SW1955. --] (]) 00:55, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

	:::::: to your Talk page. -- ] (]) 02:37, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

	I understand you were the one who came into this situation, not SW1955. You're an admin who's doing your job, and I appreciate that. I simply passed along a word of warning to other editors who have also had major problems with SW1955, since I may not be on Wiki tomorrow, and the weekends are usually a horrible time for vandalism by SW1955 socks. Thanks again for your help. ] 08:25, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

	: to your Talk page. -- ] 08:40, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

	:Yeah I understand, I really do not take him seriously, its just amazing what some people will do over a website. Thanks for your help and hopefully things work out for the good.<br/>] <sup>''] ♦ ]''</sup> 08:27, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

	:: to your Talk page. -- ] 08:44, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

	:::Yeah one of the things that makes it all worth while is what this guy says and the lengths he goes to do things, it makes me laugh. His big thing is to tell us to get a life or that we need girlfriends and that we have too much time on our hands, if it werent for ] I would love to point out to this guy that we are spending our time actually doing good for this site, while he is spending his time doing stupid things that get reverted right away. Its very paradoxical. Oh and just to warn you, he likes to create user accounts that are close to the people he argues with, such as ], ], ]. Just thought I would give you fair warning if things turn out bad. Keep up the good work!<br/>] <sup>''] ♦ ]''</sup> 08:54, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

	:::: to your Talk page. -- ] 07:17, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

	:Hahahaha ok you win, actually made me laugh out loud. <br/>] <sup>''] ♦ ]''</sup> 07:18, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

	:Ha! I guess it's an honor to be parodied. ] 07:21, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

	::Yeah!!! I was excited. It probably was a lucky weekend, but also we have been doing a lot of things behind the scenes, so hopefully that is getting to him. Id say more but ]. If you want to know more feel free to email me. Oh to go along with our comical vandals examples, . Whats funny here is that he copied the article on ] and pasted it onto my user page. It was so random it actually made me laugh :-) Well hope you have a good day/night. <br/>] <sup>''] ♦ ]''</sup> 00:13, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

	::: to your Talk page. -- ] 04:32, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

	Haha yeah Ive gotten the basic "your stupid" etc, but this one just really made me think. And yeah its times like these that make it all worth while ;-) <br/>] <sup>''] ♦ ]''</sup> 04:27, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

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	At first let me thank your for accompanying my work on English Misplaced Pages. Your copyediting work and advice was always very helpful. - Here's the latest: ]. Has already been checked for good English but of course always open for improvements.--] 08:56, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
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	Yes, I saw the edit just yesterday and wasn't happy with it either. I will take care of it on the weekend. It's just an announcement of sth. that will happen and I think it's not worth mentioning it at the current state at all. I also think the edit is bad style. I will see if I can incorporate it in the network chapter. How important is "Lifetime"?--] 10:59, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
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	:: - The cooperation is more important than I thought at first sight. Lifetime is totally unknown here in Germany. --] (]) 19:23, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
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	May I ask you to reinstate your block , because of ? Thanks in advance. --] ] 18:31, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

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	Thanks for the feedback. I was counting on your intimate knowledge of this one particular problem, but next time I will certainly ask another admin for intervention following sufficient warning on talk page. Thanks again. --] ] 16:40, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

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	Sorry if i vandalized but im not sure what i did. can u please tell me and id be grateful ty. ----] 21:32, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

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	whoops sorry i didnt mean to do that i thought i didnt save. i also forgot that was main page and sorry bout vandalism but thx for the feedback man. <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 21:48, 14 November 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2024

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Phase I of the 2024 RfA review is now open for participation. Editors are invited to review, comment on, and propose improvements to the requests for adminship process.
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An RfC is open to convert all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure.

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For this . Since they're hopping from one sock to the next, those articles really need to be locked. Cheers, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 05:21, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Perhaps, but I suspect he will just move to another LOTR article and we will end up chasing him all over the place. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 05:23, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Yep. Thanks again. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 05:25, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

In the meantime, our genius is at it again. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 05:25, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Of course. I locked them. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 05:33, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

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Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.

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Phase II of the 2024 RfA review has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in Phase I.

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The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
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Administrators' newsletter – August 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2024).

Administrator changes

Isabelle Belato

Interface administrator changes

Izno

CheckUser changes

Barkeep49

Technical news

Global blocks may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may locally unblock when appropriate.
Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.

Arbitration

The Arbitration Committee appointed the following administrators to the conflict of interest volunteer response team: Bilby, Extraordinary Writ

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:59, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2024).

Administrator changes

Pppery

Interface administrator changes

Pppery

[REDACTED] Oversighter changes

Wugapodes

CheckUser changes

Guideline and policy news

Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past.
A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.

Arbitration

Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("Cinderella157 German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
The arbitration case Historical Elections is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.

Miscellaneous

Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in September 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,900 articles and 26,200 redirects awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:44, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2024).

Administrator changes

CheckUser changes

Guideline and policy news

Administrator elections are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to requests for adminship (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with candidate sign-up from October 8 to 14, a discussion phase from October 22 to 24, and SecurePoll voting from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at Misplaced Pages talk:Administrator elections.
Following a discussion, the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion G8 to F2. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.
A request for comment is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an administrator recall process.

Arbitration

The arbitration case Historical elections has been closed.
An arbitration case regarding Backlash to diversity and inclusion has been opened.
Editors are invited to nominate themselves to serve on the 2024 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission until 23:59 October 8, 2024 (UTC).

Miscellaneous

If you are interested in stopping spammers, please put MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist and MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist on your watchlist, and help out when you can.

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:59, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Invitation to participate in a research

Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Misplaced Pages, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this anonymous survey.

You do not have to be an Administrator to participate.

The survey should take around 10-15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on its Meta page and view its privacy statement .

Please find our contact on the project Meta page if you have any questions or concerns.

Kind Regards,

WMF Research Team

BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2024).

Administrator changes

Crisco 1492

CheckUser changes

Maxim

[REDACTED] Oversighter changes

Maxim

Guideline and policy news

Following a discussion, the discussion-only period proposal that went for a trial to refine the requests for adminship (RfA) process has been discontinued.
Following a request for comment, Administrator recall is adopted as a policy.

Technical news

Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. T366068

Arbitration

RoySmith, Barkeep49 and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2024 Arbitration Committee Elections. ThadeusOfNazereth and Dr vulpes are reserve commissioners.
Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate from 3 November 2024 until 12 November 2024 to stand in the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections.
The Arbitration Committee is seeking volunteers for roles such as clerks, access to the COI queue, checkuser, and oversight.

Miscellaneous

An unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in November 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. Sign up to participate!

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:20, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Reminder to participate in Misplaced Pages research

Hello,

I recently invited you to take a survey about administration on Misplaced Pages. If you haven’t yet had a chance, there is still time to participate– we’d truly appreciate your feedback. The survey is anonymous and should take about 10-15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on its Meta page and view its privacy statement.

Take the survey here.

Kind Regards,

WMF Research Team

BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 00:18, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

ArbCom 2024 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 2 December 2024. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Misplaced Pages arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2024).

Administrator changes

Interface administrator changes

Pppery

CheckUser changes

Guideline and policy news

Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Misplaced Pages:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, T5, has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.

Technical news

Technical volunteers can now register for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Application for travel and accommodation scholarships is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.

Arbitration

The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
An arbitration case titled Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:19, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2025!

Hello Gogo Dodo, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2025.
Happy editing,
Abishe (talk) 23:18, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Abishe (talk) 23:18, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2025

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2024).

Administrator changes

Sennecaster

CheckUser changes

Worm That Turned

Ferret

[REDACTED] Oversight changes

Worm That Turned

Guideline and policy news

Following an RFC, Misplaced Pages:Notability (species) was adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.
A request for comment is open to discuss whether admins should be advised to warn users rather than issue no-warning blocks to those who have posted promotional content outside of article space.

Technical news

The Nuke feature also now provides links to the userpage of the user whose pages were deleted, and to the pages which were not selected for deletion, after page deletions are queued. This enables easier follow-up admin-actions.

Arbitration

Following the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been elected to the Arbitration Committee: CaptainEek, Daniel, Elli, KrakatoaKatie, Liz, Primefac, ScottishFinnishRadish, Theleekycauldron, Worm That Turned.

Miscellaneous

A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in January 2025 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed. Sign up here to participate!

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:48, 5 January 2025 (UTC)