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     I will be off-line much of the time and slow to respond to messages until the end of 2011.


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[edit] A quiz:

Spammers, friends and critics can't agree -- is User:A. B.:

A. "She (because clearly she's a bitch) is just doing her thing up in New Jersey. No one likes you, mother of three. No one." [1][2]
B. "Worst of all this user is very offensive to females." [3]
C. A stalker "from birmgingham england." [5]
D. A "lesbian feminazi."[6][7] … wearing her "undies in a bunch?" [8]
E. A "robot." [9][10]
F. Hiding a pornographic fire-parrot in Wikipedia's sandbox.[11]
G. Living in Minnesota, USA.[12]
H. Canadian, eh? [13] Tamil, no?[14]
I. A Yankee?[15] A Tennesseean?[16] A Yankee and a "Kerry freak"?[17]
J. In the American Air Force or maybe the Navy[18]
K. Just stupid.[19]
L. A kid sitting on a bean bag chair in Mom's basement eating Cheetos
M. A mom with a kid in the basement living on Cheetos
N. All of the above.
O. None of the above.
P. Somedays one, somedays another.

You decide.

•Answer

[edit] Another question:


Who edits Wikipedia?
Answer


[edit] Note to self:



[edit] Invitation to join WikiProject United States

Flag of the United States.svg

Hello, A. B.! WikiProject United States, an outreach effort supporting development of United States related articles in Wikipedia, has recently been restarted after a long period of inactivity. As a user who has shown an interest in United States related topics we wanted to invite you to join us in developing content relating to the United States. If you are interested please add your Username and area of interest to the members page here. Thank you!!!

--Kumioko (talk) 20:46, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the invitation. I will have to decline for now, due to other commitments. --A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:43, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

[edit] "wikimedia" hides abuse by administrators

meta.wikimedia has blocked me for no valid reason. Culprits all are administrators. I list them below at the end of this message.

You are an administrator there too. But I am blocked, and cannot write to yuo there.

I am forced to appeal to you here.

There was a discussion of bad actions of administrators of meta.wikimedia.

It briefly took place on my personal talk page:
Sukčių vaikytojas

In short: they saw the abuse. But they removed the article about it. Rather than prosecute the abusers.

The few administrators did not start any discussion. They simply called me names, and proclaimed my writing an aggression.

Now they keep posting nonsense to my personal talk page. Because they know I can't reply to that.
They entirely blocked me even from my personal page.
Compare the time of their edit to the time of blocking me.

They do not want me to reply, because I easily prove them to be bad.

They removed, hid some of my last replies there. Examine the history of that page.

What they write there is nonsense. They conceded that they broke the rule of consensus. Then they subverted the rule: substituted the term of "consensus by all editors" with a "consensus by administrators".

Another nonsense is an opposition to the word "corrupt".
God gave us a language in order to express things as they are. Should we ban the entire dictionary? Should I call a bad deed as good? Why should I complain about a good deed?

They banned discussion on corruption. Now we can't talk about it on wikipedia.

The reasons for blocking me are a complete lie:

  • vandalism
  • blanking pages, Removing content from pages
  • being unkind/rude

It anything, it is them, who were unkind. Consider this my report to an administrator "Nemo_bis": http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Nemo_bis#.22Nemo_bis.22_hides_abuse_by_administrators

I duly warned him of the discussion of his abuse.

Another administrator simply threatened me. But gave no reason.
On the other hand they complain that I threaten them.
I did not. But even if I did... Threats are allowed, because they commit them themselves.

Let that "discussion" not deceive you.
The discussion on my personal page is not a substitute for the absence of discussion on the original article: http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Proposals_for_closing_projects/Lithuanian_Wikipedia_and_Wikibooks_are_corrupt&oldid=2267554
I give you a permanent link ("oldid"), because the older versions are stolen (blanked, moved to "RFC", redirected), and vandalised (reverted, discarded my last changes).

That discussion has never happened.

What happened on my personal page was an attempt to discuss the actions of administrators of meta.wikimedia. It is a pseudo discussion. They shut my mouth... Then argued.

They simply stole the article, and stowed it away in something they call an RFC.
This way they try to prevent the public (all editors of wikipedia) from voting on this article.
This way the administrators assume the right to control editors.
While it should be vice versa: they must implement consensus. When there's no consensus, a vote by all must take place. - Not just by administrators. They did not even vote. A tiny group made a decision in secret.
They usurped the consensus.

The article is a pending request for closing a Lithuanian project of wikipedia (lt.wikipedia, lt.wikibooks).
I did not yet submit it for voting, because I want a thorough discussion to take place first.
Editors and administrators of Wikipedia never saw this kind before. It would set a novel thinking, and a new policy.

They refuse to understand it. They panic.
Why?..
I made my alligations there. I think it is not a mere stupidity. I think it is deliberate. They are protecting the culprits. They expect reciprocity from those "beneficiaries", when their own day of judgement comes.

I request of you as of administrator of meta.wikimedia:

  • Please unblock me there.
  • Unlock all the pages. They are locked.
  • Block the mentioned culprits - 3 administrators, lest they reek more havoc. Namely: "Wutsje", "Dferg", and "Barras".
  • Block administrator Nemo bis, and any others, who might have locked the pages, or me (by name or IP).
I decline to get involved since I cannot read Lithuanian. Any intervention on my part would just complicate matters. I suggest you find an administrator who reads Lithuanian. --A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:32, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Expert review

Hello there,

given the interest you expressed in strategy:Proposal:Expert review, I wanted to bring m:Expert review to your attention. At this point, it captures the current efforts in this area. There are some obvious ways in which you could help:

1) There's an existing proof-of-concept JavaScript displaying expert reviews for articles for which they are available. That script could be significantly improved, and potentially be promoted to gadget status.

2) We need to develop the product specifications for what expert review in Wikipedia should look like (starting with the simplest implementation that makes sense). The Meta page has some initial draft notes, but mock-ups, thoughts and additional documentation would be much appreciated.

3) We should think about what the most effective and scalable ways are to mobilize large groups of experts to participate in review processes, and to validate their credentials. There is an opportunity right now with the APS, which has just launched a Wikipedia initiative, and is willing to ask its 20,000 members to help with expert assessments. But we should think about the longer term as well.

Your participation in these and other areas would be much appreciated. Hope to see you on Meta,--Eloquence* 01:40, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Eloquence, thanks for informing me. I'll look into this. --A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:34, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

[edit] International Delphic Council et al.

Hi, A.B.! As I see, you've cranked a great job putting together a lot of stuff concerning International Delphic Council and related articles.

  1. I'm the applicant of Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive664#Proxy fraud in Articles for Deletion, so feel yourself free to ask me for further details concerning more precise identification of a user who set recently again AfD procedures from under a cover of an open proxy. Evidences proven, this fact might be re-charged as a classical case of Long-term abuse of 'User X'.
  2. Meanwhile I've prepared formal motivated objections against AfD of this article. There I argue that applicants' claims appealing to GNG and Verifability find no grounds (list of examples follows). In these objections I also insist that, on contrary, all the facts are verifiable (another list of examples) and notable (another list of examples).

However I've just found that the entire AfD thread has changed dramatically since my last visit. Should I treat this so that the problem of AfD has been resolved? Or my motivated objections basing upon formal regulations of Wikipedia still preserve value and importance → their publishing (then, where?) may be helpful to put the final dot in a protracted dispute about the importance of IDC? Cherurbino (talk) 00:04, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

I don't think you have to do anything for now. --A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:44, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Vandal

Is it possible to warn this anonymous user?

IP: 85.159.49.253 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Starprizm (talk • contribs) 10:36, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Yes, you can warn this anonymous user, but since they haven't edited since May 2010, it may not be worth your time. IP addresses can often be reassigned by Internet service providers so the next time that IP address is used, it may be by a different person. --A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:28, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Hi

Hi, I'm new to editing here. I was wondering how I could possibly upload a new image to an article, since it seems the only option I have regarding images is to embed a previously uploaded file. I'm an active user at Wikia, so I understand the importance of licensing the images, and I'd see it through to do so correctly, once I familiarize myself with the licensing templates. SSDGFCTCT9 (talk) 02:16, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Start at this page:
You can either upload your file to "Commons", which makes it available to all versions of Wikipedia (English, French, etc.) or just to this Wikipedia (English). For your first time, I'd just stick with the English Wikipedia -- it looks a little simpler. On the other hand, if you want use the same image on a Wikia project, you may find it easier to use Commons; I think Wikia projects can reference Commons files but I'm not sure.
As you can see, I'm not an expert on file uploads but I hope this gets you started. If you have more questions, check with the help desk here: Wikipedia:Help desk or the one on Commons: commons:Commons:Help desk.
--A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:28, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
Alright, that's wonderful! Thanks for the help. And for the record, I referred to you since you were the first one on the list of admins. SSDGFCTCT9 (talk) 20:53, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Sorry to bother you again, but could you please delete File:BF1942 RIA SCOUT.PNG for me? The copyrighting is confusing for me, and I'd like to delete any wrongly uploaded files before I get familiar with the copyrighting. Thanks in advance. SSDGFCTCT9 (talk) 21:06, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

[edit] cross wiki vandalism

Hi A.B., just came across and deleted pam:Fick, if you need help deleting vandalism please let me know. Regards axpdeHello! 12:15, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Demand From Japan

I push for harsh punishment for <Vigorous action> who is an Administrator of Japanese Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JPWikiUser (talk • contribs) 03:53, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Whatever reasons, good or bad, that you might have for demanding this action, you are complaining on the wrong Wikipedia to get anything done. You will need to address your concerns on the Japanese Wikipedia, not the English Wikipedia. The various Wikipedias are autonomous in their administration. --A. B. (talk • contribs) 04:44, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Informal dispute mediation request

Hi, I am not too familiar with wikipedia yet and I was wondering if you could assist in a dispute on this article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming I have tried to open an informal mediation but I can not edit the page to input the necessary dispute information. In essence, the dispute is between user: Jeannmb and Snowded around the term "controversial" appearing in the opening paragraph of the above article.

Many thanks in advance. User:Jeannmb 02:33 6 March 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeannmb (talk • contribs)


[edit] Discussion at Talk:Ingles#company's website is blacklisted

You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Ingles#company's website is blacklisted. This is in regard to a change you made to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist back in November 2008 67.101.5.25 (talk) 03:27, 30 March 2011 (UTC) (Using {{pls}})

Hi. See my response at Talk:Ingles#Suggested fix. Thanks for your work on this article and I'm sorry to make things complicated for you. --A. B. (talk • contribs) 16:58, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
I saw and appreciated your response. I did as you suggested, and posted about the problem at MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist#Troubleshooting and problems. There has been some follow-on discussion there, but that's as far as it's gotten so far. 67.101.7.12 (talk) 09:19, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
Just to close this topic, this problem has been fixed, see Talk:Ingles (this version) for the details. 67.101.6.37 (talk) 21:00, 22 May 2011 (UTC)


[edit] spam category

Are you still using Category talk:User talk pages with Uw-spam4im notices? Gerardw (talk) 12:27, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

It has now been nominated for deletion. - Fayenatic (talk) 13:40, 3 August 2011 (UTC)


[edit] WP Spam in the Signpost

"WikiProject Report" would like to focus on WikiProject Spam for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Other editors will also have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. -Mabeenot (talk) 19:25, 9 July 2011 (UTC)


[edit] Talk:Strelow

Please unprotect Talk:Strelow! The reason: Strelow already exists. --84.62.201.164 (talk) 18:40, 15 July 2011 (UTC)


[edit] SBL removal

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[edit] Sandbox 20

Hi A.B, Since you've been inactive recently, I took the liberty to move your comprehensive evidence about "German reference desk troll" (aka "redirect vandal"), User:A. B./Sandbox20 to Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/German reference desk troll, (WP:RDTROLL), so to raise the overall awareness about the guy. I hope you don't mind, and that I didn't break any incoming links (is permalink really permanent after a page is moved?). Thanks. No such user (talk) 09:42, 2 August 2011 (UTC)


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[edit] Military Historian of the Year

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[edit] MSU Interview

Dear A. B.,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.


So a few things about the interviews:

  • Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
  • Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
  • All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
  • All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
  • The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.


Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 04:05, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

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