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[edit] YGM
Just wanted to let you know I sent you an email a while back. Not sure if you had a chance to take a look. Cheers, –xenotalk 02:11, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
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[edit] New Page Patrol survey
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[edit] Occupy Nashville
Hey EVula, you should grab a photo of Occupy Nashville for the article. Or someone should at least :P Kaldari (talk) 03:48, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
- I'll try to swing by there, but I'm in rehearsals for two different shows, so my spare time is rather sparse. EVula // talk // ☯ // 06:10, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
- Here's what happens when you show up a day too late to photograph an Occupy protest :) Kaldari (talk) 17:07, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
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[edit] Spock
[edit] The Signpost: 28 November 2011
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[edit] hauntedmemphis
not sure if this is how we contact you. my account was blocked. they consider me to be a spammer.i obviously don't know enough technology to be a spammer. i am writing a brief appeal. i have been sharing content from Wikipedia for quite some time. in fact it's the only dictionary I personally use. i read that you could submit info on yourself. that is what i was trying to do. my "business" has been operating since 2001. we don't receive any money for what we do. never have! i have almost 8000 followers on our facebook page. we do so much in our community. from paranormal investigation to spiritual grief counseling. if you visit our facebook page you will see we are also community activists. now my question is, why is what my volunteers and i do, less important than kim kardashian. i thank you for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.177.8.169 (talk • contribs)
- Without knowing what your account was, or what article was deleted, there's not much I can do to help you. However, Wikipedia doesn't place emphasis on "importance", as that's far too subjective (though there a certainly a LOT of things more important than Kim Kardashian, in my opinion), but instead focuses on notability, which would be measured by independent reporting about your company from reliable sources. Being open since 2001 and having 8,000 followers on Facebook do not necessarily denote notability. EVula // talk // ☯ // 20:35, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
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[edit] Pending CU task on Wikiquote
Greetings! We have a pending CheckUser request on Wikiquote. Could you have a look, and also possibly weigh in on the question of whether we need an additional CheckUser there? Cheers! bd2412 T 14:13, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
- I'll try to get to it by the end of the year; been hella busy with shows and various other personal life matters. EVula // talk // ☯ // 17:25, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
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[edit] MSU Interview
Dear EVula,
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.)
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- 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) 18:25, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
[edit] FYI
Please see q:Wikiquote:Administrators'_noticeboard#Request_for_Checkuser_on_Heecf. — Cirt (talk) 21:32, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
[edit] serial vandal needs banning
check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:192.87.100.50 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/192.87.100.50
He's had 10+ warnings and 2 temp bans already.
The user history shows about 50 edits, 100% of which are vandalism, spread out over 5 years. Time to drop the permaban hammer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jwray (talk • contribs) 00:04, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
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[edit] Talkback
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