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William de Berg[edit]

Hi Briam, There is a user William de Berg who is commiting vandalism in the wickpedia. He is making false accusations against Adriana Ferreyrand citing references that do not prove the accuracy of his stamentes. Is there any way to prevent his behaviour which falls under the category of slander and are of a defamatory nature. Thank you, Jane. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jane77765 (talk • contribs) 15:14, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Adriana Ferreyr[edit]

Dear sir,

With regard to my contribution to the article of Ms Ferreyr. I have only quoted what she has submitted to the New York Supreme Court in her own testimony. You will understand that this is neither slander or defamatory. It is how Ms Ferreyr describes herself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by William de Berg (talk • contribs) 15:34, 17 September 2011 (UTC) (sorry forgot to sign) William de Berg (talk) 15:39, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Republic UK.PNG[edit]

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Orphaned non-free image File:NZCC Cdt uo.gif[edit]

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File:Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand.jpg listed for deletion[edit]

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Hello, Is this [the image] that should NOT have been deleted? -- Karl Stephens (Auckland, NZ) 09:20, 7 January 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sinesurfer (talk • contribs)

nzwikimedia[edit]

This discussion may be of interest to you. Ruslik_Zero 08:30, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday![edit]

Hey, Brian. Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Birthday from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!
Have a great day! Ramesh Ramaiah^talk 03:41, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Monarchy NZ[edit]

No worries. Is Simon still chair as an MP? --LJ Holden 01:57, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

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MSU Interview[edit]

Dear Brian,

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, were 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) 16:14, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ichthus: January 2012[edit]

ICHTHUS

January 2012

In this issue...

Ichthus is published by WikiProject Christianity
For submissions and subscriptions contact the Newsroom

Phil Lamason[edit]

Hey there, do you know how we alert Wikipedia that Phil Lamason has died, for placement onto the "In the News" section on the front page? Spy007au (talk) 06:38, 21 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Anglican navbox colour discussion[edit]

Hullo, fellow WikiProject-er. We're having a discussion about the colours of Anglicanism navboxes. Please do come along and weigh in. D B D 17:47, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Infobox New Zealand legislation[edit]

Template:Infobox New Zealand legislation has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. mabdul 21:35, 18 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday![edit]

Hey, Brian. Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Birthday from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!
Have a great day! Pratyya ^(Hello!) 10:00, 25 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Suggested name change to Orders, decorations, and medals of New Zealand[edit]

I have suggested changing the name of page Orders, decorations, and medals of New Zealand to New Zealand Royal Honours System and see that you've edited this page in the past. Do you have an opinion on this change? Talk Page

Karl Stephens (talk) 14:07, 17 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Notification of pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity[edit]

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I'm still around :) Brian | (Talk)

File source problem with File:Queen Mother fishing.jpg[edit]

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Orphaned non-free image File:Queen Mother fishing.jpg[edit]

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I'm still around Brian | (Talk) 00:32, 25 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings Brian - I joined WP a couple of days ago, and am self teaching as quickly as possible. I live in Marahau,and would like to extend the Stub. I'm researching all the verifiable online information I can find. I guess I am just saying 'hi' and my question today is - can i just go ahead and extend the stub on my own, do I have to ask or check with anyone. Also, I would like to suggest another topic, can I just do it or do I need to run it past a committee. I am sure I can figure this out, but it would shortcut the processif you have the time to answer. Thanks in advance, BriarVagabond Rose (talk) 19:27, 28 August 2014 (UTC) (ps I am not sure how I will see your answer?) — Preceding unsigned comment added by VagabondRose (talk • contribs)

Spelling error in File:New Zealand Coat of Arms.PNG[edit]

Cook Straight is supposed to be Cook Strait. I don't know how to edit PNG files. WikiParker (talk) 22:17, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing that out. That image was created so long ago I had forgotten about it. I don't have the original file anymore so it will need to be recreated Brian | (Talk) 22:20, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed that error and several other spelling errors in the same file. I also thought that the resolution of both the image and text were quite low, making it rather hard to read and follow the text. I created a new, higher-resolution image file with hopefully all of the spelling errors fixed. I uploaded it as a revision to the original file. I hope that I haven't introduced any other errors, so please check it out and let me know. AlanSiegrist (talk) 02:09, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday![edit]

Just a happy Birthday message to you, Brian, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!
Have a great day! Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 02:24, 25 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiNews admin needed[edit]

This is a forward from "user talk:Blood Red Sandman#WikiNews admin needed." Please see "user talk:Bawolff#resummation" for details. Essentially, I have been erroneously blocked on WikiNews by user @Pi zero: and have been unable to find a second admin to unblock me. @Pi zero: has refused to undo their block, which based on the history of what happened (see resummation on Bawolff's talkpage), I would define as meeting the Wikimedia Foundation's definition of content vandalism harassment from preventing me from constructively maintaining and updating my own userpage. Every WikiNews admin I have contacted so far has been inactive, hopefully you are not. If you or another WikiNews admin cannot help on this issue, I have been told to forward the issue to MetaWiki and the Wikimedia Foundation (more also on Bawolff's talkpage). If you can please help to get my WikiNews account unblocked as soon as possible, it will be much appreciated, thanks! Nicole Sharp (talk) 08:54, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

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ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

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Extended confirmed protection[edit]

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Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins[edit]

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A new user right for New Page Patrollers[edit]

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A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.

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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open![edit]

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Administrators' newsletter - February 2017[edit]

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A discussion to workshop proposals to amend the administrator inactivity policy at Wikipedia talk:Administrators has been in process since late December 2016.
Wikipedia:Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016 closed with no consensus for implementing Pending changes level 2 with new criteria for use.
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Technical news

When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. (T34950)
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The Arbitration Committee released a response to the Wikimedia Foundation's statement on paid editing and outing.

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I'm still around :) Brian | (Talk) 01:28, 1 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

File:Nz gov gen flag crop.jpg listed for discussion[edit]

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MfD nomination of Portal:Commonwealth Games[edit]

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Invitation to an in-person meetup in Mohua / Golden Bay[edit]

Thinking about your summer break? Think about joining other Wikipedians and Wikimedians in Golden Bay / Mohua! Details are on the meetup page. There's heaps of interesting stuff to work on e.g. the oldest extant waka or New Zealand's oldest ongoing legal case. Or you may spend your time taking photos and then upload them.

Golden Bay is hard to get to and the airline flying into Tākaka uses small planes, so we are holding some seats from and to Wellington and we are offering attendees a $200 travel subsidy to help with costs.

Be in touch with Schwede66 if this event interests you and you'd like to discuss logistics. Schwede 66 09:14, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]