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== Beyond Divbox ==

Replied to your comment on [[Template talk:Divbox#Content/Fact box]]. &mdash; [[User:Xiong|Xiong]][[Special:Emailuser/Xiong|<span style="color:#997749;">熊</span>]][[User talk:Xiong|talk]][[User:Xiong/Metatalk|<span style="color:#009900;">*</span>]] 2005 June 30 09:51 (UTC)

==[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Constellations]]==
I see that you are listed as a contributor for this project. Because the project is incomplete, I would like to find out what the current plans are for the project. Much work is still needed, particularly for constellations in the southern sky. I believe we need to do the following:
# Complete the infobox for each constellation.
# Standardise the format for each constellation.
On my user page, I have posted a few ideas for standardisation and I would like some feedback.
-- [[User:B.d.mills|<SPAN STYLE="font-family:monospace; color:#006666; background-color:#ffffcc; border:1px solid #ff0000;">&nbsp;B.d.mills&nbsp;</SPAN>]] ([[User talk:B.d.mills|T]], [[Special:contributions/B.d.mills|C]])

== Rondane ==

Hallo Sverdrup, da ich hier Deutsch schreiben darf, werde ich das mal machen. Deutsch fällt mir doch wesentlich leichter als Englisch. Ich habe den Artikel [[:de:Rondane]] gerade nach Deutsch übersetzt. Vielleicht magst Du ihn Dir ja mal anschauen. Weshalb ich Dir schreibe: Noch fehlen die Bilder. Magst Du vielleicht Deine Bilder auf die Wikimedia-Commons hochladen? Ich könnte es zwar auch, aber ich finde es besser, wenn ich mich da nicht mit fremden Federn schmücke. Daher wollte ich es Dir überlassen, auch auf Commons der Hochlader zu sein. Danke, --[[User:Elwe|Elwe]] 13:31, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

==Thankees!==
Thank you so very much for your Wikipreview.html...  That seems to be exactly what I'm looking for.  :)  You might want to tell Pilaf about it, I'm sure he'd find it useful...  [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 10:44, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

:You are welcome; it's really Pilaf's work all of it, the parser being the most important component. I've already told him about it. Please tell me about any problems/bugs there might be, though. It have not exactly tested it thoroughly. [[User:Sverdrup|&mdash; Sverdrup]] 10:48, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

== Changing the Announcement and Goings-on page ==

Thank you for responding to my request to change the [[Wikipedia:Announcements]] and [[Wikipedia:Goings-on]] pages (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Village%20pump%20%28policy%29&oldid=22593959#Announcements_and_Goings-on Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Announcements and Goings-on]. But I would like your opinion about the steps needed to change the Goings-on page, its new design, and how to advertise it to the community. Thank you. [[User:Cedar-Guardian|CG]] 18:02, August 27, 2005 (UTC)

==Bilder==
Denna bild [[:sv:Bild:User-Sverdrup-2004-04.jpg]] saknar källa och licens. Märk den gärna, då bilder utan märkning kan den komma att raderas. Mvh [[User:Elinnea|Elinnea]] 11:48, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

hej hej jag heter cooper gillan. jag är amerikansk, men jag har studerat svenska. jag skriver bara för att fråga dig om bilden på ikeas sida. var ligger butiken på bilden? det är en fint bild! jag var i jönköping i januari till maj. jag har en kompis som bor i kristianstad och jag har en skåne flag!! hoppas att allt är bra. hejdå. [[User:NPPyzixBlan|NPPyzixBlan]] 21:14, September 10, 2005 (UTC)

hej, tack för meddelandet. a, du tänkte rätt, bilden som du hade var bilden jag menade. jag frågade om den bara därför att jag tyckte att det var lite konstigt att se en ikea utan blå och gul, eller hur? jag har mycket ikea på min lägenhet, och det finns mycket ikea på mitt universitet. hej, tycker du om dungen? de är svensk och min kompis frågade mig en gång om jag kunde förstå texter, men....hehe, inte så mycket. jag försöker. jag har en amerikansk kompis som studerade på lunds universitet för tre år sedan, och hon älskade lund. men alla älskar sverige, eller hur?? tack och hejdå. [[User:NPPyzixBlan|NPPyzixBlan]] 23:27, September 11, 2005 (UTC)

Hej Sverdup
Den fina rondanebilden på flakksfjellet, nu har jag försökt göra så att man kan se att det är jag som har tatt den, inte du, men jag fattar inte hur man gör. Inte för att det spelar någon roll eller så, rent licensmässigt är den din. Jag har abra fruktansvärt tråkigt och lång håltimme. // Sverdrup d.y
:Jeje, jag har fixat det. On a related note, har jag 100Mbit anslutning nu XD. <span style=" font-family: Optima, sans-serif; border-bottom: 1px solid blue;">[[User:Sverdrup|❝'''S'''verdrup❞]]</span> 14:44, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

== Martian longitude ==
In your edit summary to [[Olympus Mons]], you said, ''"226 E?? there are only 180 of those, so the link doesn't work. Fixed to 134 W, verified that the link works and displays olympus mons in the applet."'' On Mars, longitude ranges from 0° to 360°--eastward or westward, depending on your mood. For instance, see [[:Image:MarsTopoMap-PIA02031 modest.jpg]]
:"You can now view the coordinates for Mars in two different systems: planetographic latitude with longitude increasing to the west, or planetocentric latitude with longitude increasing to the east. Both systems are approved for use on Mars by the International Astronomical Union (Seidelmann and others 2002).

:"Planetographic latitude with west longitude is the system that has traditionally been used for Mars, and was previously the only system used on this web site. Planetocentric latitude with east longitude has been adopted for use by the USGS and other organizations for use in making future Mars maps and imagery (Duxbury and others 2002)."
:http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/TOCmarsmain.html

[[User:Wwoods|&mdash;wwoods]] 17:56, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

:Thank you for the clarification! Unfortunately the link didn't work (the link to the kvaleberg map sources) with 226° E, so we had to change it. I hope it's no big deal as both sets of coordinates describe the same spot, with different but accepted standards. [[User:Sverdrup|&mdash; Sverdrup]] 11:02, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

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==re:[[:Category:Wikipedians by D&D Alignment]]==
I noticed you are categorized as a Wikipedian by alignment.  If you are in to userboxes, there are now infoboxes available using a standard template.  See the alignment category page for details. 
This is a copied announcement, please reply on [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Xaosflux&action=edit&section=23 My Talk Page] or in the category talk if you have any questions. [[User:Xaosflux|<span style="color:#FF9933; font-weight:bold; font-family:monotype; font-size:larger;">xaosflux</span>]] [[User_talk:Xaosflux|<sup style="color:#00FF00;">Talk</sup>]]<span style="color:#888888;">/</span>[[Wikipedia:Counter Vandalism Unit|<sub style="color:#666666;">CVU</sub>]] 18:53, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

== [[:Image:User-Sverdrup-2004-02.jpg]] ==

Hello -- your image (noted in the header) which is for community use only (see tag {{tl|CommunityUseOnly}} are now being tagged as speedy delete, you might consider removing the image, or relicensing it. --[[User:Admrboltz|Admrboltz]] <small>([[User talk:Admrboltz|T]] | [[Special:Contributions/Admrboltz|C]])</small> 17:28, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

==Thanks!==

Thanks for your kind words! Absolutely; EVERYONE should share this moment. A millionth article is nothing without 999,999 behind it. [[User:Nach0king|Nach0king]] 09:34, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

==Greetings from Montreal==
Hallo fetter! Jeg har vært på Wikipedia en liten stund nå, men det tok meg en liten stund å finne ut hvor brukersiden din var.
Tøft å se deg som admin. Vi sees i sommer! --[[User:M3taphysical|Ludvig]] 21:39, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

== [[:Category:Dams of Africa]] ==

Sorry about that ... [[User:LeRoi|LeRoi]] was right, some red categories ought to stay that way. -- <i>[[User:ProveIt|ProveIt]] <sup>[[User talk:ProveIt|(talk)]]</sup></i> 15:40, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
:Allright, I hear that. I don't have much to add then I guess :) I just wanted to make sure everybody could make new category schemes, regardless of what we already have (well not totally regardless perhaps). <span style=" font-family: Optima, sans-serif; border-bottom: 1px solid blue;">[[User:Sverdrup|❝'''S'''verdrup❞]]</span> 15:43, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

== are you  ==

are you the one who made the in flames artical on this web site if so why do you think in flames is a nu romantic pop group
 if so messgeage me back with you ansewer

== Speedy deleted porn stars ==

Please restore [[Barbie Griffin]] and [[Adara Michaels]], they are seems to be notable. --[[User:Haham hanuka|Haham hanuka]] 08:32, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
:I agree with Joe Beaudoin Jr and the discussion [[User_talk:Joe_Beaudoin_Jr.#Restore|here]]. <span style=" font-family: Optima, sans-serif; border-bottom: 1px solid blue;">[[User:Sverdrup|❝'''S'''verdrup❞]]</span> 13:50, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
::Ok, I disagree with both of you... --[[User:Haham hanuka|Haham hanuka]] 14:46, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

== long articles ==

Thank you for your comments. I am, of course, not trying to own articles, and am well aware of the "editing mercilessly" policy. I was thinking merely of maintaining internal stability in an article while I am in the white-hot throes of creation. It was only a hypothetical question anyway!--[[User:Anthony.bradbury|Anthony.bradbury]] 20:40, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Soil|WikiProject Soil]] ==
Know you will be interested in this. The current content is very USA centric, but can be managed. The project would certainly benefit from your international perspective. -- [[User:Paleorthid|Paleorthid]] 06:23, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

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==Brukerbilde på no==

Hei, du har et brukerbilde på no, [[:no:Bilde:User-Sverdrup-2004-04.jpg]] som er lisensiert med en utfaset lisens, og hvor det står "Do not copy". Kan du være så snill relisensiere det med fri lisens snarest mulig, eller si fra om du vil at det da heller skal slettes. [[User:Cnyborg|Cnyborg]] 19:56, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
:Å ja, det hadde jeg glemt. Fiksa det nå, gjorde denne endringen her på engelske wikipedia for en stund siden. Takk for meldningen uansett. <span style=" font-family: Optima, sans-serif; border-bottom: 1px solid blue;">[[User:Sverdrup|❝'''S'''verdrup❞]]</span> 21:03, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

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== Economy of Africa ==

Hi, you were a contributor to [[Economy of Africa|this article]], which is on the verge of being delisted as a FA. Can you return to help? Urgently requires inline citations and enhanced information in a few places. It's been copy-edited nicely by Peirigill. [[User:Tony1|Tony]] 04:10, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks .. ==

.. for your [[m:User:Eloquence/Platform 2006|endorsement]]. It's going to be a tough election (16 candidates and one seat), but I think it's worth a shot. :-)--[[User:Eloquence|Eloquence]][[User:Eloquence/CP|*]] 11:15, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

== Double redirect ==
Hello, your page [[m:Special:DoubleRedirects|m:User:Sverdrup2/monobook.css]] at Meta is listed as a [[Wikipedia:Redirect|double redirect]]. Can you please change it from #REDIRECT User:Sverdrup/monobook.css to #REDIRECT User:Sverdrup/oldcss .    

1. User:Sverdrup2/monobook.css (Edit) →‎ User:Sverdrup/monobook.css →‎ User:Sverdrup/oldcss

--[[User:1568|1568]] 04:53, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
:I fixed that now. I can't even remember that I had that extra user on meta and what it was for.. <span style=" font-family: Optima, sans-serif; border-bottom: 1px solid blue;">[[User:Sverdrup|❝'''S'''verdrup❞]]</span> 16:15, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

==[[baseball color line]]==

In [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baseball_color_line&oldid=4309515 this edit], you wrote

::"any club including one or more colored persons."

Whom were you quoting?  Please see [[talk:baseball color line]].  Apparently your information contradicts information added later, and the article has been that way for a long time. [[User:Michael Hardy|Michael Hardy]] 02:12, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

:That's a hard question! I can't remember, but I have searched around now; I can find something like that quoted at [http://www.blackbaseball.com/introd.htm], where it says ''"any club which may be composed of one or more colored persons."'' I can't say for sure if this was my original source and/or if I modified the quote. I don't think the truth of the statement is at risk, but finding sources is always good (as we think now two years later. Sourcing statements wasn't practice at all  in 2004). <span style=" font-family: Optima, sans-serif; border-bottom: 1px solid blue;">[[User:Sverdrup|❝'''S'''verdrup❞]]</span> 15:36, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

==[[:commons:Image:Cyclohexane-structure3.png]]==
Hello, i just move this image on Commons. Some french user want to create http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Cyclohexane.PNG but there are a stupid license incompatibility. What do you think about releasing your image in both GFDL and CC-BY-SA-2.5. Have you a Commons account ? And can you update the image description with it ? Thanks a lot. Please say me what you want to do. ~ [[:fr:user:bayo]] [[User:193.248.39.8|193.248.39.8]] 00:53, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
:Hey, I fixed that. I marked it as PD on commons, since that sounds like the simplest solution for now. <span style=" font-family: Optima, sans-serif; border-bottom: 1px solid blue;">[[User:Sverdrup|❝'''S'''verdrup❞]]</span> 19:50, 9 January 2007 (UTC)q

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== New glider image ==

Hello, Sverdrup! What do you think of replacing [[:Image:GameOfLife.GIF]] with [[:Image:Animated glider emblem.gif]] on the pages where it's used, and then being able to "retire" (i.e., delete) GameOfLife.GIF? (As you can tell, I like to [[meta:Deletionism|keep things simple]]. :)  --[[User:Quuxplusone|Quuxplusone]] 07:20, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
:Well I shouldn't be the deciding factor here, but I think your image is much better, particularly for use in articles. While perhaps not as clear, my "clipped" version is a bit confusing. You can delete the old one if you want to, but I see there is one use of it here too: [[User:Green meklar/Userboxes]].  Regards, <span style=" font-family: Optima, sans-serif; border-bottom: 1px solid blue;">[[User:Sverdrup|❝'''S'''verdrup❞]]</span> 15:23, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

== Rondane ==

Hi Sverdrup! I just wanted to tell you that I'm translating the article [[Rondane National Park]], and I'm going to postulate it at [[:es:Wikipedia:Candidatos a artículos destacados|featured articles]]. You can see it [[:es:Parque Nacional Rondane|here]]. I know that my english is very strange and full of mistakes, so please tell me if you don't understand what I say <code style="background:yellow">:)</code> --[[User:Alfonso"|Alfonso"]] 00:56, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

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hey, like ur pic : P [[User:ElisaEXPLOSiON|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Elisa</span><span style="color:#FFD700;">EX</span><span style="color:#FFA500;">PL</span><span style="color:#DC143C;">OS</span><span style="color:#000000;">i</span><span style="color:#FF0000;">ON</span>]][[user talk:ElisaEXPLOSiON|<s>talk.</s>]] 18:04, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
:haha no, you look really good ^^. but yeah, thanks, i didnt even make it haha. one of my friends made it for me. : P im reallt boooredd. [[User:ElisaEXPLOSiON|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Elisa</span><span style="color:#FFD700;">EX</span><span style="color:#FFA500;">PL</span><span style="color:#DC143C;">OS</span><span style="color:#000000;">i</span><span style="color:#FF0000;">ON</span>]][[user talk:ElisaEXPLOSiON|<s>talk.</s>]] 22:58, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

== ikiwiki ==
Fine. I cannot see that much notability per WP guidelines in the article but I am happy to take your word for it since it now seems fairly pervasive. Thanks for letting me know. --[[User:BozMo|BozMo]] [[user talk:BozMo|talk]] 20:26, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
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== [[Robert Abbott (game designer)|Robert Abbott]] ==

I looked through the revision history of [[Robert Abbott (game designer)]], and noticed that you added some stuff when it first started out. I just wanted to let you know that I've written a large amount of stuff for the article, and I am still wanting to go further with it, so if there is any help that you could give me, I would appreciate it. ~~ [[User:Hi878|<span style="color:#006400">Hi</span><span style="color:#DC143C">8</span><span style="color:#800000">7</span><span style="color:#FF4500">8</span>]]  <sup>[[User talk:Hi878|<span style="color:#0000CD">(''Come shout at me!'')</span>]]</sup> 03:00, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

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== MSU Interview ==

Dear Sverdrup,

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[[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_82#Learn_to_be_a_Wikipedia_Administrator_-_New_class_at_MSU|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[[User:Jaobar/Admins_to_Interview_List_1|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 --[[User:Jaobar|Jaobar]]  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/35.9.115.210|35.9.115.210]] ([[User talk:35.9.115.210|talk]]) 20:12, 2 March 2012 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
== Invitation to events in June and July: bot, script, template, and Gadget makers wanted ==

I invite you to the [[mw:Berlin_Hackathon_2012|yearly Berlin hackathon]], 1-3 June. [https://wmberlin.eventbrite.com/ Registration is now open].  If you need financial assistance or help with visa or hotel, then please register by May 1st and mention it in [https://wmberlin.eventbrite.com/ the registration form]. 

This is the premier event for the MediaWiki and Wikimedia technical community.  We'll be hacking, designing, teaching, and socialising, primarily talking about [[mw:ResourceLoader|ResourceLoader]] and Gadgets ([[mw:Gadget kitchen|extending functionality with JavaScript]]), the switch to [[mw:Lua scripting|Lua for templates]], [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata Wikidata], and [[mw:Wikimedia Labs|Wikimedia Labs]].

We want to bring 100-150 people together, including lots of people who have not attended such events before.  User scripts, gadgets, API use, Toolserver, Wikimedia Labs, mobile, structured data, templates -- if you are into any of these things, we want you to come!

I also thought you might want to know about [[mw:MediaWiki developer meetings|other upcoming events]] where you can learn more about MediaWiki customization and development, how to best use the [[mw:API|web API]] for bots, and various upcoming features and changes.  We'd love to have power users, bot maintainers and writers, and template makers at these events so we can all learn from each other and chat about what needs doing.

Check out the the [[wm2012:Hackathon|developers' days preceding Wikimania in July in Washington, DC]] and [[mw:MediaWiki developer meetings|our other events]].

Best wishes!
- [[mw:User:Sumanah|Sumana Harihareswara]], Wikimedia Foundation's Volunteer Development Coordinator.  Please reply on my talk page, here or [[mw:User talk:Sumanah|at mediawiki.org]]. 
[[mw:User:Sumanah|Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation Volunteer Development Coordinator]] 02:37, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

== Happy Adminship Anniversary ==

<div style="align: upperright; padding: 1em; border: solid 3px #2B547E; background-color: #E6E6FA;">[[File:Wikipe-tan mopping.png|left|60px| ]] Wishing <b>[[User:Sverdrup|Sverdrup]]</b> a very '''happy adminship anniversary''' on behalf of the '''[[WP:BDC|Wikipedia Birthday Committee]]'''! [[User:Armbrust|Armbrust, B.Ed.]] [[User talk:Armbrust|<sup style="color:#E3A857;">Let's talk</sup>]][[Special:Contributions/Armbrust|<sub style="color:#008000;">about my edits?</sub>]] 10:04, 6 April 2012 (UTC)</div>
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== Request for comment ==

Hello there, a proposal regarding pre-adminship review has been raised at Village pump by {{noping|Anna Frodesiak}}. Your comments [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(idea_lab)#Pre-RfA_opinion_page|here]] is very much appreciated. Many thanks.  [[User:Jim Cartar|Jim Carter]] through [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 06:47, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
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== A barnstar for you! ==

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:Wow thanks, and thank you for creating the illustration in the first place! [[User:Sverdrup|sverdrup]] ([[User talk:Sverdrup#top|talk]]) 00:09, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
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== [[WP:ACE2015|ArbCom elections are now open!]] ==

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You appear to be eligible to vote in the current [[WP:ACE2015|Arbitration Committee election]]. The [[WP:ARBCOM|Arbitration Committee]] is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia [[WP:RFAR|arbitration process]]. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose [[WP:BAN|site bans]], [[WP:TBAN|topic bans]], editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The [[WP:ARBPOL|arbitration policy]] describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to [[WP:ACE2015/C|review the candidates' statements]] and submit your choices on [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/398|the voting page]]. For the Election committee, [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 22:12, 30 November 2015 (UTC)
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==Aktiv?==
Hej Sverdrup, såg just att du verkade ha lämnat SvWiki 2005, och nu verkar det som att du inte varit aktiv här på ett tag. Allt OK? Mvh [[User:Dan Koehl|Dan Koehl]] ([[User talk:Dan Koehl|talk]]) 17:15, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

:Hejsan. Nej, jag är inte speciellt aktiv. Vad tiden har gått fort dock, jag tänkte att mina senaste edits inte var så länge sedan ([[Heap's algorithm]]). [[User:Sverdrup|sverdrup]] ([[User talk:Sverdrup#top|talk]]) 11:46, 1 July 2016 (UTC)

==Notification of pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity==
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Following a [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/suspend sysop rights of inactive admins|community discussion]] in June 2011, consensus was reached to [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural removal for inactive administrators|provisionally suspend the administrative permissions of users who have been inactive for one year]] (i.e. administrators who have not made any edits or logged actions in more than one year). As a result of this discussion, your administrative permissions will be removed pending your return&nbsp;if you do not return to activity within the next month. If you wish to have these permissions reinstated&nbsp;should this occur, please post to the [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard]] and the userright will be restored per the [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats#Resysopping|re-sysopping process]] (i.e. as long as the attending bureaucrats are reasonably satisfied that your account has not been compromised, that your inactivity did not have the effect of evading scrutiny of any actions which might have led to sanctions, and that you have not been inactive for a three-year period of time). If you remain inactive for a three-year period of time, including the present year you have been inactive, you will need to request reinstatement at [[WP:RFA]]. This removal of access is procedural only, and not intended to reflect negatively upon you in any way. We wish you the best in future endeavors, and thank you for your past administrative efforts. <!-- Template:Inactive admin -->[[User:MadmanBot|MadmanBot]] ([[User talk:MadmanBot|talk]]) 00:30, 1 July 2016 (UTC)

You haven't [[Special:Log/Sverdrup|used the admin tools]] since 2010, and that was only once. The last time before that was ''2008'', and even then you only used them 14 times over a 2-week period. Before that, 3 times in 2007. The last time that you used them regularly was in 2006. To sum up, you've used admin tools 18 times in the last decade. You've also [http://tools.wmflabs.org/supercount/index.php?user=Sverdrup&project=en.wikipedia barely edited] over the same period.

Please do the right thing and resign your admin status rather than making token edits to hang onto it. &nbsp;— [[User:Scott|'''<span style="color:#000">Scott</span>''']] <span style="color:#900">•</span> [[User talk:Scott|''<span style="color:#000">talk</span>'']] 22:49, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
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Hi, 
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However, as part of ongoing efforts to ensure all media on English Wikipedia is correctly licensed and attributed it would be appreciated if you were able to confirm, that it was your own work, by marking it as {{tl|own}}, amending the {{tl|information}} added by a third party, and by changing the license to an appropriate "self" variant.  You can also add <code><nowiki>|claimed=yes</nowiki></code> to the {{tl|Media by uploader}} or {{tl|Presumed self}} tag(s) if  present to indicate that you've acknowledged the image, and license shown (and updated the {{tl|information}} where appropriate).

This will assist those reviewing the many many "free" images on commons that have not yet been transferred to Commons.
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==Please claim your upload(s): [[:File:Rooftiles.JPG]] ==

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This image was seemingly uploaded prior to current image polices, Thank you. 

However, as part of ongoing efforts to ensure all media on English Wikipedia is correctly licensed and attributed it would be appreciated if you were able to confirm, that it was your own work, by marking it as {{tl|own}}, amending the {{tl|information}} added by a third party, and by changing the license to an appropriate "self" variant.  You can also add <code><nowiki>|claimed=yes</nowiki></code> to the {{tl|Media by uploader}} or {{tl|Presumed self}} tag(s) if  present to indicate that you've acknowledged the image, and license shown (and updated the {{tl|information}} where appropriate).

IF you have other uploads, please consider "claiming" them in a similar manner,  You can find a list of files you have created [{{fullurl:Special:ListFiles/Sverdrup}} here].

This will assist those reviewing the many many "free" images on commons that have not yet been transferred to Commons.
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== Extended confirmed protection ==

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[[WP:BLUELOCK|Extended confirmed protection]] (also known as "30/500 protection") is a new level of page protection that only allows edits from accounts at least 30 days old and with 500 edits. The automatically assigned [[WP:EXTENDEDCONFIRMED|"extended confirmed" user right]] was created for this purpose. The protection level was created following [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 129#New usergroup with autopromotion to implement arbitration "30-500" bans as a page protection|this community discussion]] with the primary intention of enforcing various arbitration remedies that prohibited editors under the "30 days/500 edits" threshold to edit certain topic areas.

In July and August 2016, [[WP:ECP2016|a request for comment]] established consensus for community use of the new protection level. Administrators are authorized to apply extended confirmed protection to combat any form of disruption (e.g. vandalism, sock puppetry, edit warring, etc.) on any topic, subject to the following conditions:
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== Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins ==

Hello,

Please note that [[Time-based One-time Password Algorithm|TOTP]] based two-factor authentication is now available for all administrators. In light of the recent compromised accounts, you are encouraged to add this additional layer of security to your account. It may be enabled on your [[Special:Preferences|preferences page]] in the "User profile" tab under the "Basic information" section. For basic instructions on how to enable two-factor authentication, please see the [[Help:Two-factor authentication|developing help page]] for additional information. '''Important''': Be sure to record the two-factor authentication key and the single use keys. If you lose your two factor authentication and do not have the keys, it's possible that your account will not be recoverable. Furthermore, you are encouraged to utilize a unique password and two-factor authentication for the email account associated with your Wikimedia account. This measure will assist in safeguarding your account from malicious password resets. Comments, questions, and concerns may be directed to the [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Two-Factor_Authentication_now_available_for_admins|thread on the administrators' noticeboard]]. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 20:32, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
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== A new user right for New Page Patrollers ==

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A new user group, [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers|'''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 [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/New page reviewer|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.

It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Templates|here]] but very often a friendly custom message works best. 

If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at [[WT:NPR]]. <small>''(Sent to all admins)''</small>.[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 13:47, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
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== [[WP:ACE2016|ArbCom Elections 2016]]: Voting now open! ==

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[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please [[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/Subscribe|subscribe]]. Your [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators' newsletter|feedback]] is welcomed.

[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/NinjaRobotPirate|NinjaRobotPirate]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Schwede66|Schwede66]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/K6ka|K6ka]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ealdgyth|Ealdgyth]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ferret|Ferret]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cyberpower678 2|Cyberpower678]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Mz7|Mz7]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Primefac 2|Primefac]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Dodger67 2|Dodger67]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px]] [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#January 2017|Briangotts]] •  [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#January 2017|JeremyA]] • [[Special:Permalink/762731058#Desysop request|BU Rob13]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*A [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators#Workshopping an RfC on the inactivity policy|discussion]] to workshop proposals to amend the [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Lengthy inactivity|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 [[Wikipedia:Pending changes#Effect of various protection levels|Pending changes level 2]] with new criteria for use.
:*Following [[Wikipedia talk:Bot policy#Activity requirements|an RfC]], an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px]] '''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. ([[Phab:T34950|T34950]])
:*Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Make PC2 no longer available to admins|RfC]] closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. ([[Phab:T156448|T156448]])
:* The Foundation has [[:mailarchive:wikimedia-l/2017-January/086013.html|announced]] a new [[meta:Community health initiative|community health initiative]] to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px]] '''Arbitration'''
:*The Arbitration Committee released [[Special:Permalink/762120256#Response to the Wikimedia Foundation statement on paid editing and outing|a response]] to the Wikimedia Foundation's [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Foundation statement on paid editing and outing|statement on paid editing and outing]].

[[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|20px]] '''Obituaries'''
:* [[User:JohnCD|JohnCD]] (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009. 

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