User talk:The Wordsmith

This user has been on Wikipedia for 19 years, 8 months and 7 days.

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RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins

Hi there! Phase I of the Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:

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See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:09, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

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JDiala AE

Hi there! I wanted to ask what you think of giving me an additional few hundred words on my AE statement. Given the large number of allegations made, including new allegations introduced by BilledMammal which I disagree with, I do not think I can manage with the 500 word limit. JDiala (talk) 04:16, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

In fact, after some thought, I will voluntarily withdraw this request. I don't expect the additional words to make a decisive difference, and I think the way the 500-limit is set up is very logical to avoid excessive verbosity by all parties. Thank you for your feedback on the AE. JDiala (talk) 08:30, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Got it. Please note for the future, word extensions should be requested on the AE thread itself. That keeps everything together in one place and improves transparency. The Wordsmith^{Talk to me} 00:05, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

AE Diffs

Thank you for contributing to the AE. Would you mind telling me which are malformed for you? Mobile diffs can be a bit difficult, I’m happy to try and fix them. FortunateSons (talk) 05:57, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Diffs 2 and 7 seem to link to threads that were deleted or archived, rather than the archived discussion or the actual diff. The mobile site and Minerva skin can be really finicky for editing, especially for getting diffs. I'm usually on desktop, but for those times when I'm using a phone or tablet for editing I override the mobile skin from my Preferences. Monobook is actually good and readable even on a cell phone. Not as good as it is on desktop, but still surprising for a skin that's older than smartphones. The Wordsmith^{Talk to me} 00:03, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

2.: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:JDiala#Zionist_narrative doesn’t seem to work, no matter how much I try; could it have something to do with the fact that the title is surrounded by ""?

7.:Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive362#RfC closure review request at Talk:Israel#RfC: Apartheid in Lead now links to the right place for me, so I’ll replace that if it does for you as well.

Monobook is a good recommendation, I’ll look into it, thank you. FortunateSons (talk) 09:40, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Yes, the quotes need to be part of it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:JDiala#%22Zionist_narrative%22 is what I got from grabbing the link on the desktop version, that seems to get me to the right place. Another reason that it's often easier to grab the specific diffs, with the added benefit of being a permanent link that won't change when the original thread gets archived. The Wordsmith^{Talk to me} 15:56, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, I will include them!

That’s a good idea for next time; however, this editor does not archive their talk page afaik, so the harm is limited here, right? FortunateSons (talk) 16:00, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

True, but he could always set one up later as his talkpage grows. I wouldn't call it "harm", I just try to get in the habit of sticking to best practices. The Wordsmith^{Talk to me} 16:40, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

That’s true, I’ll try to do that in the future, thanks. FortunateSons (talk) 16:46, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

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A bowl of strawberries for you!

Thank you for your significant effort in reviewing part of the long, long, ADL RFC and its close review. starship.paint (RUN) 06:10, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Seconded! Chetsford (talk) 08:05, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Special:Diff/1230037497

Hey! Tamzin and I were in the process of working on a close of part 2, but it seems like you've overwritten our tag here. If you'd like, you're welcome to join us and we can all close both parts 2 and 3 within a day or two. Let me know, thanks :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 06:48, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Hey, I think that was an edit conflict because I started reading and marking it as Closing then got distracted. Sure, I'm happy to work on a joint close with the both of you. The Wordsmith^{Talk to me} 06:52, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

ANI discussion

Hi, I've posted an ANI discussion about the closure of parts two and three of RFC: The Anti-Defamation League at Wikipedia:Administrators_noticeboard/Incidents#Contested RfC Close. I am an unpaid consultant to the ADL and was only made aware of these discussions last night. Best, Ed BC1278 (talk) 21:00, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Note regarding ADL RSN discussion

Just as an FYI: This comment by an ADL rep. Abecedare (talk) 21:16, 20 June 2024 (UTC)