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I am pretty much away until further notice. Messages may or may not be read. If your issue feels urgent to you, go and contact another [[WP:ADMIN|administrator]], if there are any left at the time you read this. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 09:50, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
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== Great Acronym Experiment 2018 ==

*[[WP:RFA]] - [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship]] - fine
*[[WP:RFB]] - [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship#About_RfB]] - subsection of above
*[[WP:RFC]] - [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment]] - fine
*[[WP:RFD]] - [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion]] - fine
*[[WP:RFE]] - [[Wikipedia:Requests for expansion]] - fine
*[[WP:RFF]] - [[Wikipedia:Article feedback]] - presumably was called requests for feedback Back In The Day
*[[WP:RFG]] - ?? what could this be?
*[[WP:RFH]] - [[Wikipedia:Help desk]] - probably "requests for help"
*[[WP:RFI]] - [[Wikipedia:Requests for investigation]] - RIP
*[[WP:RFJ]] - ?? still a redlink. Still suggests [[Wikipedia:Requests for justice]] to me.
*[[WP:RFK]] - ?? still red too
*[[WP:RFL]] - ?? hmmmm
*[[WP:RFM]] - [[Wikipedia:Requests for mediation]] - wow, this is still being used
*[[WP:RFN]] - ?? (RIP in peace [[Wikipedia:Requests for nothing]])
*[[WP:RFO]] - [[Wikipedia:Requests for oversight]] - fine
*[[WP:RFP]] - [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection]] - fine
*[[WP:RFQ]] - ?? maybe a redirect to helpdesk?
*[[WP:RFR]] - [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]] - used to be requests for rights
*[[WP:RFS]] - [[Wikipedia:Requests for oversight]] - weird. Maybe requests for "suppression"?
*[[WP:RFT]] - [[Wikipedia:Translation]] - ok
*[[WP:RFU]] - [[Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion]] - yep
*[[WP:RFV]] - [[Wikipedia:Requests for verification]] - sure
*[[WP:RFW]] - [[Wikipedia:Recovering from Wikipediholism]] - haha, wikilolz
*[[WP:RFX]] - [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship]] - yeah, why not
*[[WP:RFY]] - ?? [[Wikipedia:Requests for you]] maybe?
*[[WP:RFZ]] - ??
So we need a target for [[WP:RFG]], [[WP:RFJ]], [[WP:RFK]], [[WP:RFL]], [[WP:RFN]], [[WP:RFQ]], [[WP:RFY]], and [[WP:RFZ]]. [[Nominative determinism]] ho! <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 14:28, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
*[[WP:RFL]] - [[User:Zhaofeng Li/reFill]]
*[[WP:RFQ]] - [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk]]
*[[WP:RFY]] - [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship_by_year]]

Just need [[WP:RFG]], [[WP:RFJ]], [[WP:RFK]], [[WP:RFN]], and [[WP:RFZ]] now. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 08:27, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

*[[WP:RFN]] - [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard]]. Makes sense. Four to go. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 10:45, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

*[[WP:RFJ]] - [[Wikipedia:Tendentious editing#Righting great wrongs]], in line with [[WP:JUSTICE]]. Three to go! <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 16:00, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
::Isn't RFG "Request for Guidance" ([[WP:HELP]]) and RFK "Request for Knowledge" ([[WP:REFDESK]])? [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] ([[User talk:The Rambling Man|talk]]) 16:03, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

:::I've just sent [[WP:RFG]] to [[Wikipedia:Geonotice#Requests]] (in line with [[Wikipedia:Requests for geonotice]], but yeah, could be. I like [[WP:RFK]] being requests for knowledge, so that's getting done now. Just leaves [[WP:RFZ]]. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 16:06, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

*[[WP:RFG]] - [[Wikipedia:Geonotice#Requests]]
*[[WP:RFK]] - [[Wikipedia:Reference desk]]

Excuse the intrusion, but are you familiar with [[Wikipedia:Shortcut table/uppercase]]?
* All the 26 single letters are in use.
* Most of the 676 double lettters are taken - but no [[WP:JJ]], [[WP:KK]], [[WP:QQ]], [[WP:VV]] [[WP:YY]] or [[WP:ZZ]] , or indeed [[WP:AY]] or [[WP:XA]] or [[WP:OB]]. You get the idea. All 26 starting WP:T[?] are in use.
*As for the 17,576 triples, there are lots of red links in that rather large table. For example, [[WP:YAW]] or [[WP:OAT]] or [[WP:PAD]] ... and so on.
And once that is done, there are the diacriticals: [[WP:Å]] anyone? [[Special:Contributions/213.205.240.185|213.205.240.185]] ([[User talk:213.205.240.185|talk]]) 19:10, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
*:Cheers Mr/Ms 213 - that's where I got my list in the first place. I am not entering the dark world of diacritics, that way lies madness. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 09:40, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

How about [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy#Self-requested blocks|WP:RFZ]], as in Request for [[WP:ZZZ]]? <span style="color:red">—[</span>[[User:AlanM1|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:green">Alan</span><span style="color:blue">M</span><span style="color:purple">1</span>]]([[User talk:AlanM1#top|talk]])<span style="color:red">]—</span> 19:46, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

*[[WP:RFZ]] - [[Wikipedia:Wikibreak#Generic templates]] '''HUZZAH!''' Thank you {{u|AlanM1}}. You earn 17 points; 10 for the suggestion plus a further 7 as an apology for not spotting this post until 2 months later. You can redeem these points in the usual way. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 11:20, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
*:Can I get that in [[cryptocurrency|crypto]]? Now that we're out of letters, should we continue on with [[WP:DRN|WP:RF&#9774;]] and [[WP:CAT|WP:RF&#128049;]]? {{Smiley}} <span style="color:red">—[</span>[[User:AlanM1|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:green">Alan</span><span style="color:blue">M</span><span style="color:purple">1</span>]]([[User talk:AlanM1#top|talk]])<span style="color:red">]—</span> 17:04, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
*::No. No way. Nuh uh. My quest began and stops at the original 26 letters. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 16:19, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

== The Point ==

When Disney Merged With 21st Century Fox,The Xmen Were Included In Avengers 4.So Therefore,
Add The Cast Of Xmen Apocalypse And Fanstatic Four(2015) [[User:Coolguy3478|Coolguy3478]] ([[User talk:Coolguy3478|talk]]) 20:46, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
:Please discuss this on the talk page of the article. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 14:11, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

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== ''Sweetener'' ==

I noticed that you've protected ''[[Sweetener (album)|Sweetener]]'', but shouldn't it be reverted back to the status quo, rather than being left at [[User:Effausername]]'s revision? [[User:Fan4Life|Fan4Life]] ([[User talk:Fan4Life|talk]]) 17:11, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
:The full protection is unnecessary and can be removed now as I've CU blocked User:Effausername as a sock account.-- [[User:Ponyo|<span style="color: Navy;">Jezebel's '''Ponyo'''</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Ponyo|<span style="color: Navy;">''bons mots''</span>]]</sup> 21:56, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
:Follow-up: I've restored the semi-protection as the LTA sock who was genre warring is now blocked.-- [[User:Ponyo|<span style="color: Navy;">Jezebel's '''Ponyo'''</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Ponyo|<span style="color: Navy;">''bons mots''</span>]]</sup> 22:01, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
::Cheers. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 01:16, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

==Queue 1==
Hi, take a look at the [[Dodge Little Red Wagon]] page and then undo [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Did_you_know/Queue/1&diff=870093222&oldid=870093064 your link], please. [[User:Yoninah|Yoninah]] ([[User talk:Yoninah|talk]]) 15:45, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
:Done. I am happy for you to just make such reverts yourself if I mess something up on DYK when trying to fix errors, I don't mind. Cheers, <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 15:49, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

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== Advice request ==

Hi Fish, thanks for supporting my appeal at [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Appeal my 1RR restriction]]. The section has been unchanged for nearly four days now, and at the top of the page it says sections older than six days will be archived. Do you know anything else I can do to get it closed before it's too late? -- [[User:DeFacto|DeFacto]] ([[User Talk:DeFacto|talk]]). 07:20, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
:{{re|DeFacto}} I've asked for someone to close it, as I shouldn't (as I participated). Don't worry, I'll make sure it gets closed by someone. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 09:33, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
::Thanks for that, your help is really appreciated. -- [[User:DeFacto|DeFacto]] ([[User Talk:DeFacto|talk]]). 14:34, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
:::It's all sorted now - thanks again, and thanks for supporting my appeal. -- [[User:DeFacto|DeFacto]] ([[User Talk:DeFacto|talk]]). 18:26, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
::::{{re|DeFacto}} No problem. Happy editing. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 11:58, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

== Hi ==

Just here to inform, the IP user is back at it.
[[Ace Of Space 1]]

:Hi {{u|MiaSays}}, thank you for letting me know. I have [[WP:SEMI|semi-protected]] the article for a week. Please sign your posts on talk pages using four tildes, like this: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>, it helps readers know who posted messages. Thanks, <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 13:46, 4 December 2018 (UTC)

== [[Kirsten Vangsness]] and [[Jane March]] ==

Hello. I noticed that you protected a couple of articles for repeated addition of unsourced and/or badly sourced material, but they have been making unsourced edits on far more articles than that, so would you mind also blocking the person doing it, editing as [[Special:Contributions/213.30.22.157]] and [[Special:Contributions/83.240.186.98]]. It's a very prolific editor in Lisbon, Portugal, who has been doing this for several years, and has recently been blocked twice for it as IP83.240.186.98, editing as that IP until today, when they, after getting another final warning for it switched to IP213.30.22.157 and just continued making the exact same edits (see page history of [[Kirsten Vangsness]] and [[Jane March]] and the contributions of both IPs). And 213.30.22.157 isn't a totally new IP for them, because if you check their contributions you'll find that it was used by the same person, making the same kind of edits as 83.240.186.98 has been doing, already in 2014. Cheers, -&nbsp;'''Tom'''&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;[[User:Thomas.W|Thomas.W]] [[User talk:Thomas.W|'''''<sup><small> talk</small></sup>''''']] 15:34, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
:Hi {{u|Thomas.W}}. Quick message I’m afraid as I’m a bit busy this evening, but I will look at this in the morning if it’s stil not resolved. If it’s urgent please report the user at [[WP:AIV]]. Cheers. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 17:34, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
::{{re|Thomas.W}} - as the two pages are protected at present, then I can't tell if those are the IP addresses that are causing problems. I will watchlist them both and keep an eye on them. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 16:02, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

==Cambodian New Year==
* Why you protect article fake [[Cambodian New Year]] ? {{unsigned|42.115.18.144}}
:Because article bad vandalised. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 09:24, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
* When you unblock edition on [Cambodian New Year] article ? {{unsigned|117.20.115.77}}
::Article unprotect 4 March 2019. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 10:14, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
* Why the fake X article can't change to wright Y article ? {{unsigned|117.20.115.77}}
::Discuss on [[Talk:Cambodian New Year]]. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 10:14, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

== DRVs which need closing ==

There appears to be some open DRVs that are not closed [[Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2018 November 11|Ryan Worsley]], [[Template:Rdd]] and [[Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2018 November 28|Inspire Brands]]. There is an open [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Requests_for_closure#Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2018_November_11#Ryan_Worsley|ANRFC]] for Ryan Worsley. [[User:Valoem|<b style="color: DarkSlateGray;">Valoem</b>]] <sup>[[User talk:Valoem|<b style="color: blue;">talk</b>]]</sup> <sup>[[Special:Contributions/Valoem|<b style="color: Green;">contrib</b>]]</sup> 08:21, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
:Post them all at [[WP:Requests for closure]] and have patience, they will get closed eventually. Regards, <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 10:12, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

== Your [[WP:ANI|ANI]] comment ==

Hi [[User:Fish and karate|Fish and karate]]! I'm just getting caught up with all of my Wikipedia messages, emails, requests, etc., and I saw your comment [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=prev&diff=872999667 here]. Is this something I still need to look into? Let me know (ping me in your response so I see it). Thanks! :-) [[User:Oshwah|<b><span style="color:#C00000">~Oshwah~</span></b>]]<sup><small><b>[[User_talk:Oshwah|<span style="color:blue">(talk)</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Oshwah|<span style="color:green">(contribs)</span>]]</b></small></sup> 06:00, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
:Hi {{re|Oshwah}}. No response needed, it was more just a note for the various editors involved who reverted those IP edits without actually considering the nature of the (BLP-violating) content they were restoring, asking them to take more care in future. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 09:54, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
::Ah okay. I was just curious about the mention and the actual content involved. The content in question that was being removed ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tyreek_Burwell&diff=prev&oldid=871426706 diff]) seemed well-sourced; no edit summary was left describing the reason for the removal that I reverted, and the previous edit summaries removing the same content were also not helpful. I was just wondering exactly what content was ultimately considered a BLP violation? What am I missing or not seeing? Thanks :-) [[User:Oshwah|<b><span style="color:#C00000">~Oshwah~</span></b>]]<sup><small><b>[[User_talk:Oshwah|<span style="color:blue">(talk)</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Oshwah|<span style="color:green">(contribs)</span>]]</b></small></sup> 10:11, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
:::{{re|Oshwah}} There are three paragraphs there which don't mention the article subject once, instead going into lurid detail about crimes committed by a family member. That's called [[WP:COATRACK|coatracking]]. Sourcing is not the issue. It's all discussed in the ANI thread you linked above, and explained better. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 11:27, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
::::Oh boy... that's not good at all. Crap... :-/... That obviously doesn't make me happy to see that I missed that and restored the content... I'm familiar with [[WP:COATRACK]] but I obviously didn't catch it in this instance. :-( Anyways, I'll look further into the ANI report and the article text; I obviously didn't read far or deep enough into the report if I'm asking you questions over such a large amount of content like this... I'm glad that you mentioned me and got my attention about this. Thank you for doing that. :-) Cheers - [[User:Oshwah|<b><span style="color:#C00000">~Oshwah~</span></b>]]<sup><small><b>[[User_talk:Oshwah|<span style="color:blue">(talk)</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Oshwah|<span style="color:green">(contribs)</span>]]</b></small></sup> 11:45, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
:::::No problem. I think we all need to make sure we don't assume the IP in an edit war is always wrong. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 12:05, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

== Notice ==

You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GiantSnowman]]. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GiantSnowman/Evidence]]. '''Please add your evidence by December 31, 2018, which is when the evidence phase closes.''' You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GiantSnowman/Workshop]]. For a guide to the arbitration process, see [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration]]. For the Arbitration Committee, [[User_talk:Bradv|<span style="color:#C60">Brad</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Bradv|<span style="color:#C60">v</span>]]🍁 21:45, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

== Precious anniversary ==
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--[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 08:14, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

==Your account-name==
Hello, ِYour account-name is not permitted according to name-policy at ArWikipedia. It has been nominated for "Block", but Don't worry, I add your account to a category of "Active accounts on other wikis", so It will not be blocked. Thanks. --[[User:Dr-Taher|Dr-Taher]] ([[User talk:Dr-Taher|talk]]) 07:55, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

:{{re|Dr-Taher}} Thank you. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 09:37, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

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'''Hello Fish and karate, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this [[Christmas and holiday season|seasonal occasion]]. Spread the [[Wikipedia:WikiLove|WikiLove]] by wishing another user a [[Christmas|Merry Christmas]] and a [[New Year|Happy New Year]], whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2019. <br />Happy editing,'''<br />
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I would give you a more fitting template, but I have yet to find one with fish and karate involved....... Anyways, wishing you and your family all the best in 2019! --[[User:TheSandDoctor|<span style="color:#FF9933; font-weight:bold; font-family:monotype;">The</span><span style="color:#009933; font-weight:bold;">SandDoctor</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:TheSandDoctor|<span style="color:#009933;">Talk</span>]]</sup> 07:48, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

== Please ==

I Got A Ton Of New Sources For Samuel L. Jackson,Hugh Jackman,Vin Diesel
Can U End The Page Protection Sooner Please [[User:Coolguy3478|Coolguy3478]] ([[User talk:Coolguy3478|talk]]) 03:22, 31 December 2018 (UTC)
:You can post them on the talk page of the article. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 12:29, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

== Administrators' newsletter – January 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (December 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Galobtter|Galobtter]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Return of user rights|Orangemike]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018| BorgQueen]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018| Davidruben]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Ocee]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872230620#another inactivity issue|Revolving Bugbear]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Theda]] • [[Special:PermaLink/873395906#Desysop request (There'sNoTime)|There'sNoTime]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Timc]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872633174#Desysop Request - Tijuana Brass|Tijuana Brass]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Tristessa de St Ange]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee| Euryalus]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|Newyorkbrad]] • [[:meta:Special:PermaLink/18710613#There'sNoTime@enwiki|There'sNoTime]]

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:* There are a number of new or changed [[WP:CSD|speedy deletion criteria]], each previously part of [[WP:CSD#G6]]:
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::#'''[[WP:CSD#R4|R4]]''' (new): Redirects in the file namespace (and no [[Wikipedia:File link|file links]]) that have the same name as a file or redirect at [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Commons|Commons]] are now covered under the new R4 criterion ([[Special:Permalink/874654073#Redirects in the File: namespace G6 → R4|discussion]]). This is {{tl|db-redircom}}; the text is unchanged.
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:* The Wikimedia Foundation [[:meta:Special:Diff/18694065|now requires]] all [[WP:Interface administrators|interface administrators]] to enable [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]].
:* Members of the [[WP:BAG|Bot Approvals Group]] (BAG) are [[Special:PermanentLink/874067212#Should BAG members have an activity requirement?|now subject to an activity requirement]]. After two years without any bot-related activity (e.g. operating a bot, posting on a bot-related talk page), BAG members will be retired from BAG following a one-week notice.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*Starting on December 13, the Wikimedia Foundation security team implemented new [[m:Password policy|password policy and requirements]]. Privileged accounts (administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, interface administrators, bots, edit filter managers/helpers, template editors, [[mw:Wikimedia Security Team/Password strengthening 2019#Who this impacts|et al.]]) must have a password <u>at least 10 characters in length</u>. ''All'' accounts must have a password:
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:*Blocked administrators [[phab:T150826|may now]] block the administrator that blocked them. This was done to mitigate the possibility that a compromised administrator account would block all other active administrators, complementing the removal of the ability to unblock oneself outside of self-imposed blocks. A [[Wikipedia talk:Blocking policy#RfC: blocking the admin who blocked you|request for comment]] is currently in progress to determine whether the blocking policy should be updated regarding this change.
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:* Following the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018#Results|2018 Arbitration Committee elections]], the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{noping|AGK}}, {{noping|Courcelles}}, {{noping|GorillaWarfare}}, {{noping|Joe Roe}}, {{noping|Mkdw}}, {{noping|SilkTork}}.

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:* Accounts continue to be compromised on a regular basis. Evidence shows this is entirely due to the accounts having the same password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. '''If you have ever used your current password on ''any'' other website, you should change it immediately.'''
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==[[Ilhan Omar]]==

Hi Fish - I got your name from the [[Sadiq Khan]] page; you semi-protected it. I thought you might be the right admin to also protect the Ilhan Omar page. Omar is the first Muslim woman in US Congress, (took her seat just this week), and already she is being attacked by alt-right trolls. I made a simple edit for the sake of her safety and it was immediately reversed. I had to make [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Joel_B._Lewis#Ilhan_Omar this] appeal to the other editor to have my edit accepted. In light of my argument made there, and given the vandalism is already ramping up, would now not be the right time to apply some measure of protection? Or failing that, could you at least put it on your watchlist? Thanks. <small>[[User:markdask|<span style="font-family: verdana; color: #00AA11;">'''Mark'''</span>]]</small>[[User talk:markdask|<sup style="color: #F0A804;">'''Dask'''</sup>]] 18:20, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
:{{re|markdask}} Hi Mark. The route is usually to post this sort of thing at [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection]], where it has more chance of being seen quickly, as many admins review that page. I have looked at the history of the [[Ilhan Omar]] article, and do not see much in the way of vandalism at present. I also don't think saying someone lives in a large area of a large city is a safety issue, this is publicly-available information. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 14:39, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
::Update; I addressed three Admins, including yourself, with my concerns and left it at that. I should have gone to RPP as you suggested. Since then the page turned into a vicious partizan dogfight with some extreme vandalism, but at least it has now been PCPPed so the trolling has abated. Thanks again. <small>[[User:markdask|<span style="font-family: verdana; color: #00AA11;">'''Mark'''</span>]]</small>[[User talk:markdask|<sup style="color: #F0A804;">'''Dask'''</sup>]] 16:38, 3 March 2019 (UTC)

== I haven't made any ==

unhelpful edits. I suggest you examine the tomfoolery introduced by previous editors making a joke out of a simple mistake with silly comments and :) faces, rather than picking on me. Just get off my back. [[User:Leaky_caldron|<span style="color:Black;font:bold 8pt kristen itc">Leaky </span>]][[User talk:Leaky_caldron|<span style="color:Green;font:bold 8pt kristen itc">Caldron</span>]] 14:23, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
:{{re|Leaky caldron}} Yes, you have. [[Special:Diff/877250527|This]] was at the very least unhelpful. If you don't like being called out on unhelpful, sarcastic, gloating posts, try not making them. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 14:33, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
::Whereas the other comments taking the rise out of a simple mistake which I rectified before one of them was made (check the timestamps) and doing a double rollback were what, exactly? Like to select weakest targets where you will gain most kudos? [[User:Leaky_caldron|<span style="color:Black;font:bold 8pt kristen itc">Leaky </span>]][[User talk:Leaky_caldron|<span style="color:Green;font:bold 8pt kristen itc">Caldron</span>]] 14:39, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
:::What on earth are you talking about? <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 14:40, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
::::Read the thread and see where the mockery started before picking out one edit I made. There are others guilty of disruption. I personally resent being singled out in public when others have been just as responsible. [[User:Leaky_caldron|<span style="color:Black;font:bold 8pt kristen itc">Leaky </span>]][[User talk:Leaky_caldron|<span style="color:Green;font:bold 8pt kristen itc">Caldron</span>]] 14:45, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
:::::I am sorry for making you feel picked on; not my intention and yes, other editors were also not helpful, such as the other editor I also named when singling you out. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 14:53, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
::::::Thanks. He cannot help it - it is clear to me at least that he lacks clue which is why I attempted to close it down at GS's request. So why name me to the clerks and not the others - who were clearly and repeatedly poking fun not only at Hhkohh but also at me and creating disruption. I'm curious. Suppose I get blocked for trying to help GS because you have highlighted my name? You consider that fair? [[User:Leaky_caldron|<span style="color:Black;font:bold 8pt kristen itc">Leaky </span>]][[User talk:Leaky_caldron|<span style="color:Green;font:bold 8pt kristen itc">Caldron</span>]] 15:00, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
:::::::I don't think you are going to be blocked. the difference is Hhkohh and you were picking on the person under scrutiny, who is already under pressure, and does not need his pages being nominated for MFD for no apparent reason (a truly indelicate and shitty thing to do) or sarcastic comments like yours (less bad, but still not good). Other editors were also making snarky comments to one another. I note you came on here expecting me to "get off your back" because I was being "unfair" to you, but at no point have you either retracted the comment you made or apologised to GiantSnowman for making such a comment. I bet you haven't even considered doing so. This is a far worse thing than what you think I did to you in "singling you out" and "highlighting your name". Think about why I mentioned your name in the first place. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 15:59, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
:::::::::You named me first because I'm an easy target and you will not target your friends elsewhere in that thread. I am not a friend. If you look at the small number of edits I have made on the substantive Arbcon matter you will see that I have been more supportive to GS than many who want him stood down. So I suggest you look at the bigger picture before casting aspirations. My suggestion of using Rollback if he didn't like my comment is far less damaging than the pointy double rollback immediately following my post (with or without an apology 20 hours later). Just as the same person had half-wittedly attempted humour at my expense in the same thread a couple of days earlier. As for you adding your 2p 24 hours later - why? What did it achieve? Fuel on the flames of a fire that was all but out. What exactly did you expect a clerk to do with this: "address Leakycauldron and Hhkohh's unhelpful contributions" when you as an Admin. could have addressed it yourself? The thread is closed. If there are further repercussions against me you can be sure that I will hold you accountable for showing lack of balance in your personal criticism. [[User:Leaky_caldron|<span style="color:Black;font:bold 8pt kristen itc">Leaky </span>]][[User talk:Leaky_caldron|<span style="color:Green;font:bold 8pt kristen itc">Caldron</span>]] 16:30, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
:::::::::::I don’t know anyone in the thread. I don’t know who you are either. I call them as I see them. What I’ve learned is you clearly don’t think you did anything wrong, and respond when criticised by lashing out and making vague threats, rather than owning your actions. This makes me glad I don’t know who you are. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 17:58, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

== "frequent flyer" ==

It's kinda off-topic for the ANI thread, but why do you think that? Since the beginning of December (before the current thread opened by CT) I made one drive-by comment on a thread that was neither about me nor involved me, blanked a sock comment, and opened a thread on an issue in which I was not involved, on which you agreed with me that the editor needed a block. In November, some other editors opened threads on issued that I was interested in but in which I was not directly involved, and I contributed to those. October was similar to January until yesterday: I opened a thread on an issue in which I was not directly involved, on which any good-faith editor would have probably done the same. September was similar to December, except I was pinged into a thread as a known policy-familiar editor who speaks both English and Japanese. August was similar to November. I can see how being a "frequent flyer at ANI" might be an issue if one is repeatedly causing disruption and having to be dragged there, wasting the community's time, but the last time I was the "subject" of an ANI thread was July (where virtually everyone agreed I was not at fault) and I don't even remember the time before that (it was certainly well over a year ago, since I went back to June 2017).

I have always thought of myself as just a semi-regular non-admin contributor to ANI, like Softlavender or Beyond My Ken. I have about 2,300 edits to the page, Softlavender has about 5,000, and BMK has about 9,600, and those are just two random names that come to mind: I'm not even sure if they're the worst "offenders".

[[User:Hijiri88|Hijiri 88]] (<small>[[User talk:Hijiri88|聖]][[Special:Contributions/Hijiri88|やや]]</small>) 01:21, 10 January 2019 (UTC)

:{{re|Hijiri88}}. Hi. It just means you post a lot at ANI. 2,300 is a lot. Regards, <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 05:56, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
::Well, not recently. I was mostly active there in 2013-2015 (when a series of incidents involving several sock-abusing stalkers of mine brought me back there multiple times) and 2016-2017 (when I did make quite a lot of comments on other people's threads). Recently I realized that the "frequent flyer" thing can make some people peg me for a disruptive editor based solely on that 2,300 figure (and I'm sure that wasn't your intent, but it does look that way), and so I've been basically limiting myself to threads on issues that concern me ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive997&oldid=873062271#Incivility,_disruptive_%22dumping%22_in_threads,_and_activism_against_notability_guidelines_by_James500 this one] for example), and even then I'm usually pinged into them, and the occasional issue I feel really needs the community's (or one uninvolved admin's) attention. You may not believe this but I've actually never had ANI on my watchlist, and only check in there every couple of weeks to see if anything's going on. In this most recent case, I just want the whole thing to go away, and so made one brief comment and left it at that. [[User:Hijiri88|Hijiri 88]] (<small>[[User talk:Hijiri88|聖]][[Special:Contributions/Hijiri88|やや]]</small>) 06:14, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
:::Noted, I shall use the term less. Thanks. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 10:02, 10 January 2019 (UTC)

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== [[Assamese people]] edit warring ==

Yes, I should know better.

This issue was extensively discussed in [[Talk:Indo-Aryan_migration_to_Assam#Content_removal]], where the independent counsel was "I suggest that we don't here need to report brief, un-evidenced comments based on muddled thinking. I propose simply to take the Dravidian comment out." from User:Richard Keatinge, which is what I tried to follow I am at a loss how to deal with this situation where simple issues get mired in lengthy Wikipedia processes.

I did give in to my frustration this time, sorry.

[[User:Chaipau|Chaipau]] ([[User talk:Chaipau|talk]]) 12:32, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
:{{re|Chaipau}} Thank you. I suggest if simple discussions fail to reach an amicable conclusion then a short, neutrally-worded and focused [[WP:RFC|request for comment]] might be the best way to gain a consensus on the matter. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 12:40, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
:: {{re|Fish and karate}} Thank you. I have done as you suggested: [[Talk:Assamese_people#RfC_-_Are_Dravidians_a_component_of_the_Assamese_people?]] [[User:Chaipau|Chaipau]] ([[User talk:Chaipau|talk]]) 13:12, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

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== Wikipedia talk:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GiantSnowman/Proposed decision ==

Just an FYI (and I didn't realise at first) - you're supposed to comment in your own section, rather than 'thread' the comments of others in reply. [[User:GiantSnowman|Giant]][[User talk:GiantSnowman|Snowman]] 11:40, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
:{{re|GiantSnowman}} I guess that makes sense, what with the need to keep Arbcom procedures as obtuse and counterintuitive as possible. Cheers, I'll fix it now. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 11:45, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

== I thought you wanted ==

to remove both comments and I was happy with that. All you have done, in effect, is move yours and delete my response? [[User:Leaky caldron|Leaky caldron]] ([[User talk:Leaky caldron|talk]]) 12:53, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
:{{re|Leaky caldron}} Oh, ok. I'll remove mine also. I'm happy to do whatever you prefer here. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 14:02, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

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== BLP ==

''Oh come off it.''

Nope. I'll do so when you quit claiming BLP policy -- which deals with '''statements''' that are '''defamatory''' -- applies to '''opinions''' that are '''rude'''.

''If I said "I think X is a great big meddling know-it-all cunt", that wouldn't be a personal attack because I prefaced it with "I think"?''

Also, maybe you should make up hypotheticals that are actually relevant to the policy being discussed (BLP) instead of a different one (NPA), and which said hypotheticals actually reflect the thing actually said. --[[User:Calton|Calton]] &#124; [[User talk:Calton|Talk]] 07:37, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
:Woosh. So saying "I think Donald Trump is an asshole" is fine because it's just an *opinion*. Got it. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 08:51, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
::Facts are just opinions, and opinions can be wrong. --Better of Ted [[User:Dlohcierekim|<span style="font-family:Century Gothic"><b style="color:black">Dloh<span style="color:red">cier</span><span style="color:#fcce00">ekim</span></b></span>]] [[User talk:Dlohcierekim|(talk)]] 00:25, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

== ani ==

[[|thumb|upright=.3|best dramatic performance [[User:Dlohcierekim|<span style="font-family:Century Gothic"><b style="color:black">Dloh<span style="color:red">cier</span><span style="color:#fcce00">ekim</span></b></span>]] [[User talk:Dlohcierekim|(talk)]]]]I've been really controlling myself today. Did not post a single one of these. [[User:Dlohcierekim|<span style="font-family:Century Gothic"><b style="color:black">Dloh<span style="color:red">cier</span><span style="color:#fcce00">ekim</span></b></span>]] [[User talk:Dlohcierekim|(talk)]] 00:24, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
:Well done you. If you'd started dishing those out you'd run out in minutes. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 10:24, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

== Request your intervention ==

Would you take a look at [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement&diff=884500422&oldid=884498103&diffmode=source this] which is posted in the comment section of my appeal. It dates back to July 2018, it is irrelevant to my appeal and obviously an attempt to smear me. I responded to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement&diff=884520508&oldid=884512712&diffmode=source this] comment but the image is such a distraction it needs to be removed. <sup>[[User:Atsme|<span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.3em 0.6em,#BFFF00 0.8em 0.8em 0.6em;color:#A2006D">Atsme</span>]][[User talk:Atsme |✍🏻]][[Special:EmailUser/Atsme|📧]]</sup> 05:55, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
:{{re|Atsme}} It's not appropriate for me to edit someone else's statement. I agree it's not particularly relevant to the appeal and is not recent, and have said so. I do note it wasn't funny, either. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 10:33, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

== Holiday ==

I will be on holiday (vacation for my American friends) until 4 March. Replies will be slow/non existent until then. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 07:05, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
:Back! <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 09:18, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

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:*The Arbitration Committee announced [[Special:Permalink/883309481#New OTRS queues|two new OTRS queues]]. Both are meant solely for cases involving private information; other cases will continue to be handled at the appropriate venues (e.g., [[WP:COIN]] or [[WP:SPI]]).
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== Question ==

I'm a bit confused over what to do about [[Template:Warning_Fascism_left-wing|this banner]] which came about as a result of [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Fascism&diff=885063520&oldid=885063364 this] discussion. The banner has a chilling effect, is noncompliant with [[WP:CCC]], attempts to enforce a particular POV that is contentious, and discourages discussion about a controversial topic that has a much different [[Definition of fascism|definition]] per multiple tertiary and secondary sources. I've not seen anything like it in the past whereas I have seen results of RfC's and local discussions listed at the top of article TPs, but never a warning like this one. <sup>[[User:Atsme|<span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.3em 0.6em,#BFFF00 0.8em 0.8em 0.6em;color:#A2006D">Atsme</span>]]</sup> <big>[[User talk:Atsme |📣]] [[Special:EmailUser/Atsme|📧]]</big> 11:55, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
:{{re|Atsme}} You can a) do nothing, b) take it to [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion]], or c) try and discuss it with whoever created the banner. There are other things you can do, but those seem the most sensible. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 16:58, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
::Thx, FaK - I'll go with (a). Too busy with other things I enjoy doing. 😊 <sup>[[User:Atsme|<span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.3em 0.6em,#BFFF00 0.8em 0.8em 0.6em;color:#A2006D">Atsme</span>]]</sup> <big>[[User talk:Atsme |📣]] [[Special:EmailUser/Atsme|📧]]</big> 17:23, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

== Question ==

Hi {{u|Fish and karate}} I have a question, hope you could answer me: the source https://notevenpast.org/lend-lease/ Is it invalid source or not? [[User:Đông Minh|Đông Minh]] ([[User talk:Đông Minh|talk]]) 11:08, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
:Hey {{u|Đông Minh}}. I would say it is a pretty reliable source; although it is a blog, the front page of https://notevenpast.org/ notes it is a blog produced by the Department of History at the [[University of Texas at Austin]], so it's not a private individual's blog (as described at [[WP:BLOGS]]). If you are still not happy you can ask for another opinion at [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard]]. All the best, <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 11:14, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

::So thank you {{u|Fish and karate}}, have a good day! [[User:Đông Minh|Đông Minh]] ([[User talk:Đông Minh|talk]]) 11:16, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

Hello there, the recent blocked user Baccaihp pointed in his edit on the Lend-Lease article [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lend-Lease&diff=888767179&oldid=888694199 diff] that the blog entry is considered reliable. This might well be true for a more simplified view and teaching, but not for a serious analysis on the impact it had on the Soviet Union's economic base. Prof. Dr. Albert L. Weeks has written an excellent book on that matter: Russia's Life-Saver: Lend-Lease Aid to the U.S.S.R. in World War II.

It should also be noted that user Baccaihp is a long-term abuser as previous investigations show [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/MiG29VN/Archive|diff]]. I seems that Baccaihp is still allowed to make contributions on the vi.wiki. Do you mind to fill a report? Thank you [[User:Wildkatzen|Wildkatzen]] ([[User talk:Wildkatzen|talk]]) 16:09, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
:Hi {{u|Wildkatzen}}, noting that Baccaihp has been indefinitely blocked, and I agree that blogs are not usually reliable sources, atlhough the one provided above by Đông Minh (the same person?) seems to me to be quite reliable in that it has been produced by the Department of History at the [[University of Texas at Austin]], rather than an individual. As far as his editing of the Vietnamese Wikipedia, that's really for the Vietnamese Wikipedia to manage. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 16:16, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
:: Hi {{u|Fish and karate}}, thanks for the quick reply. It appears that action was already taken, sorry to bother you with that. I don't know if the user you mentioned is related to Baccaihp. As for the blog, the article was written by Charters Wynn Ph.D. However, his argumentation differs fundamentally to those made by Prof. Dr. Albert Weeks, which book is cited as 'further readings'. Regards [[User:Wildkatzen|Wildkatzen]] ([[User talk:Wildkatzen|talk]]) 16:34, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

alright ! {{u|Wildkatzen}} and {{u|Fish and karate}}, now me here. Any question ? [[User:Đông Minh|Đông Minh]] ([[User talk:Đông Minh|talk]]) 10:50, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

== Vendalism ==

Hi,
I have a question about the wikipedia page that you blocked for vandalism.
In their interview they talked about their nationality and about that they sais that they are palestinians living in palestine
So why is it considerd vendalism?

Greetings from belgium,

David Echoes
[[User:David Echoes|David Echoes]] ([[User talk:David Echoes|talk]]) 11:58, 16 March 2019 (UTC)
:{{Ping|David Echoes}} (from a talk page stalker) You're talking about [[Borgore#Biography]]? "Yosef Asaf Borger was born in [[Holon]] and raised in [[Tel Aviv]], Israel. He moved to Los Angeles in 2012." I verified the cites (and added one). The video interview in cite 4 is conducted while walking around Hollywood in 2018. He grew up Jewish, though is "non-observant". <span style="color:red">—[</span>[[User:AlanM1|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:green">Alan</span><span style="color:blue">M</span><span style="color:purple">1</span>]]([[User talk:AlanM1#top|talk]])<span style="color:red">]—</span> 19:36, 16 March 2019 (UTC)
::Cheers Alan. Hi David, as Alan says, the [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] in the article do not match up with what you say, I'm afraid. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 08:43, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

== Vendalism ==

Hi
No,I was talking about the Rock/Alternative Rock band Khalas.
You can check the resources in Khalas’s Wikipedia page and you will find their interview where they clearly say that they are Palestinian band

Greetings

David [[User:David Echoes|David Echoes]] ([[User talk:David Echoes|talk]]) 20:08, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

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== Wakhan Corridor ==

Fish and karate, please help me out. A user (Solkarn) is repeatedly changing the article [[Wakhan Corridor]] for what I believe are reasons of political bias. The last time, I made a gentle request in the talk page. Now we are basically in an edit war. I believe that it is correct (and supported by all the citations in the article) that the corridor is strictly within Afghanistan (and that was why the British and Russians put it there in the first place), but s/he keeps insisting it is also in Pakistan and Tajikistan. How to proceed? Paulmlieberman ([[User talk:Paulmlieberman#top|talk]]) 21:07, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

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== Proposed Deletion for A High-Profile Rapper's Younger Sibling ==

I had done this to Acalamari's page but no one replied back in a while about this. Even the subject's talk page didn't receive any responses either.

The rapper in question is Cardi B who had starred in Love and Hip Hop for a half year before leaving the show completely. Younger sister Hennessy Carolina (no really that's her given name; it originates from her father showing up like a drunken zombie during delivery) had starred in a few episodes but unlike her she is a social media personality.

Despite having a career as the above-mentioned profession, subject isn't TOO notable to have her own article which equals a proposed deletion and fellow sysop Acroterion said the deletion did not turn into any consensus on his page.

So please take this action and of course discuss on article talk first. Link: en.wikipedia.org/w/Hennessy_Carolina.

Lights out,

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== [[:Template:Wikipedia languages]] ==
Hello Fish and karate. I have requested [[Template talk:Wikipedia languages#Macedonian Wikipedia|an update]] of the languages template by adding a link to the Macedonian Wikipedia after it reached 100,000 articles a week ago, but an admin who joined the discussion [[User talk:PrimeHunter#Template:Wikipedia languages|appears to be unable]] of doing a new evaluation. Could you please take care about my request before it goes stale? Thanks. Best regards.--[[User:Kiril Simeonovski|Kiril Simeonovski]] ([[User talk:Kiril Simeonovski|talk]]) 14:27, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

:Hi {{re|Kiril Simeonovski}} I looked at 10 random pages on the Macedonian Wikipedia and 7 were stubs (one of the others was finding out that the Macedonian version of ''[[Footloose (1984 film)|Footloose]]'' was called "Careless", which is quite interesting). The 10 I checked - [https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE_%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD Stub], [https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%97%D0%9F%D0%A3_%E2%80%9E%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%92%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2%E2%80%9C_-_%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0 Stub], [https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%B0 Stub], [https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD_(%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BC) OK (Footloose)],[https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8_(%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE) Stub], [https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD Stub], [https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B0%D1%82-%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0_(%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%98%D0%B5) OK], [https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%B5-%D0%9A%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%83 Stub], [https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%B3 OK], [https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%84_(%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0) stub]

:It is not sufficient for a wiki to have a certain number of articles, they must also be of reasonable quality. Stubs and place-holders do not count. The admin you mention ({{u|PrimeHunter}}) is perfectly able to do evaluations, they are of the same opinion as mine - the Macedonian Wikipedia does not yet have sufficient quality articles to be featured on the template, I'm afraid. I hope one day the Macedonian Wikipedia improves the quality of its articles so that it can become featured. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 09:56, 22 May 2019 (UTC)

::{{reply|Fish and karate}} Thanks for your evaluation. My impression is that it should be linked based on the result you obtained. On a population of 100,000 articles, your finding of 3 regular-sized articles out of 10 sampled translates to about 30,000 regular-sized articles, which is about 60 per cent of the minimum threshold for inclusion. If not, what is then the minimum number of non-stub articles required for inclusion? Thanks.--[[User:Kiril Simeonovski|Kiril Simeonovski]] ([[User talk:Kiril Simeonovski|talk]]) 12:36, 22 May 2019 (UTC)
::P.S. English-language films are often not literally translated into Macedonian. :) --[[User:Kiril Simeonovski|Kiril Simeonovski]] ([[User talk:Kiril Simeonovski|talk]]) 12:40, 22 May 2019 (UTC)

== Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular) ==

ArbCom would like to apologise and correct our previous mass message in light of the response from the community.

Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Security|required]] to "have strong passwords and [[Wikipedia:Personal security practices|follow appropriate personal security practices]]." We have [[Special:Permalink/891851004#Return of permissions for compromised administrator accounts|updated]] our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, [[WP:2FA|two-factor authentication]] remains an ''optional'' means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised.

We are sorry for the wording of our previous message, which did not accurately convey this, and deeply regret the tone in which it was delivered.

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:* [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/adminstats XTools Admin Stats], a tool to list admins by administrative actions, has been revamped to support more types of log entries such as AbuseFilter changes. Two additional tools have been integrated into it as well: [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/stewardstats Steward Stats] and [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/patrollerstats Patroller Stats].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* In response to the continuing compromise of administrator accounts, the Arbitration Committee [[Special:Permalink/891851004#Return of permissions for compromised administrator accounts|passed a motion]] amending the [[WP:RETURN|procedures for return of permissions]] ([[Special:Diff/881241712/891851441|diff]]). In such cases, {{tq|the committee will review all available information to determine whether the administrator followed "appropriate personal security practices" before restoring permissions}}; administrators found failing to have adequately done so {{tq|will not be resysopped automatically}}. All current administrators have been notified of this change.
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy/Proposed amendment (April 2019)|formal ratification process]], the [[WP:ARBPOL|arbitration policy]] has been amended ([[Special:Diff/892690213|diff]]). Specifically, the two-thirds majority required to remove or suspend an arbitrator now excludes (1) the arbitrator facing suspension or removal, and (2) any inactive arbitrator who does not respond within 30 days to attempts to solicit their feedback on the resolution through all known methods of communication.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village_pump (policy)#RfC: community general sanctions and deletions|request for comment]] is currently open to amend the [[Wikipedia:General sanctions#Community sanctions|community sanctions procedure]] to exclude non XfD or CSD deletions.
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Proposal about some indefinite IP blocks|proposal to remove pre-2009 indefinite IP blocks]] is currently open for discussion.

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== Balloon boy hoax ==

Hi, I noticed you locked the balloon boy hoax page due to sock account activity (which is understandable). Could you review the Balloon Boy video on the Internet Historian YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWhUvm8SunY) and consider either editing or reopening the topic to allow for the counterpoint evidence to be provided? Honestly, even you're not convinced of its veracity the video is an interesting watch. I appreciate your consideration.
[[User:SOCJUS 1984|SOCJUS 1984]] ([[User talk:SOCJUS 1984|talk]]) 04:26, 7 May 2019 (UTC)
:Hi {{re|SOCJUS 1984}}. That is one for the article's talk page, where I suggest you bring this counterpoint evidence for evaluation. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 09:58, 22 May 2019 (UTC)

== iBAN advice - How to proceed ==

'''Also tagging:''' {{re|GiantSnowman}}

Hello, Fish and GS. You were two of the key administrators in the discussion that led to the iBAN, so I am coming to you for this. {{noping|Hijiri88}} inadvertently violated our two-way iBAN by adding templates to content I added to [[Hellraiser: Judgment]] (see: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hellraiser:_Judgment&diff=900104291&oldid=898492316], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hellraiser:_Judgment&diff=next&oldid=900104291]). This appears to be a pure accident, and was instantly self-reverted.

However, in the self-revert, he also mentions "''The source is unreliable, but I don't want to be the one to tag it given something else.''"

If someone else comes in and makes the edit for him, and I have to discuss the content (and '''only''' the content) with that someone, I could still be accused of violating the iBAN, ''after'' his accidental violation of the iBAN, possibly reigniting a shit storm that I don't want any part of. That's why I'm asking your advice on how to proceed. '''[[User:Darkknight2149|<span style="color:grey;">Dark</span>]][[User talk:Darkknight2149|<span style="color:black;">Knight</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Darkknight2149|<span style="color:grey;">2149</span>]]''' 02:27, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
:Happy to take guidance from F&K, but I'm not sure this is actionable. [[User:GiantSnowman|Giant]][[User talk:GiantSnowman|Snowman]] 07:45, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
:: {{re|GiantSnowman}} To clarify, I'm not looking for any action to be taken, but rather advice on what to do should someone else reinstate the edit. Would I be able to discuss it without being accused of violating the iBAN (as long as the discussion is exclusively on the content itself)? The edit is, after all, templates on content contributed by me. '''[[User:Darkknight2149|<span style="color:grey;">Dark</span>]][[User talk:Darkknight2149|<span style="color:black;">Knight</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Darkknight2149|<span style="color:grey;">2149</span>]]''' 08:26, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
::: I would say yes, you can discuss somebody else making the same/similar edit and not violate the IBAN. [[User:GiantSnowman|Giant]][[User talk:GiantSnowman|Snowman]] 08:33, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
::::{{re|Darkknight2149}} My view is that you should probably find something else to do other than nibbling at the edges of the IBAN; at this point nobody else has reinstated the edit so this is a hypothetical situation. Should the edit be reinstated then we can cross that bridge as and when we come to it, but perhaps in the interim you could consider obviating the need for this scenario by finding a better source yourself. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 13:59, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
::::: I wouldn't have brought it here if not for the exact wording of the edit summary that implicitly suggested that someone else make the edit (which would necessitate discussing it with that person, obviously without mentioning the other party). And I'm not deliberately nibbling at anything. It's a legitimate question about the iBAN. I actually came here to ''avoid'' some massive conflict from breaking out, and [[WP:IBAN]] encourages administrator consultation in situations like this.

::::: And keep in mind that [[Hellraiser: Judgment]] is an article edited almost exclusively by me. I'm not pointing this out to declare [[WP:OWN|ownership]], but it's certainly important to point out in this situation. Rest assured, should a discussion take place, the other party will not be mentioned (even vaguely) per GS. '''[[User:Darkknight2149|<span style="color:grey;">Dark</span>]][[User talk:Darkknight2149|<span style="color:black;">Knight</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Darkknight2149|<span style="color:grey;">2149</span>]]''' 19:02, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

"''by finding a better source yourself''" - Fish, all of the sources that were tagged were interviews with the writer/director himself. I don't see how that's unreliable. '''[[User:Darkknight2149|<span style="color:grey;">Dark</span>]][[User talk:Darkknight2149|<span style="color:black;">Knight</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Darkknight2149|<span style="color:grey;">2149</span>]]''' 19:08, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

:::::{{re|Darkknight2149}} Asking questions is fine, it's absolutely the right thing to do, please don't stop doing that. By "nibbling at the edges" I was talking about addressing H88's editing elsewhere on the wiki, even by proxy, or exploring hypotheticals thereof. Regarding the source, I wasn't so much saying it ''was'' unreliable as I was asking is there any better / less ephemeral source for those small parts of the content of the overall article (which, by the way, is a great article, well done) than a YouTube channel? If there is, swap it out, problem solved. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:1.1em/1em Arial Black;letter-spacing:-0.09em">[[User:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#38a">Fish</u>]]+[[User_talk:Fish and karate|<u style="text-decoration:none;color:#B44">Karate</u>]]</u> 10:50, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

== Administrators' newsletter – June 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (May 2019).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/895004908#Inactive admins for May 2019|Andonic]] • [[Special:Permalink/895404956#Resignation request for deadminship|Consumed Crustacean]] • [[Special:Permalink/895778996#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Enigmaman closed|Enigmaman]] • [[Special:Permalink/898839520#Please remove sysop flag|Euryalus]] • [[Special:Permalink/895004908#Inactive admins for May 2019|EWS23]] • [[Special:Permalink/899442446#Removal of admin privileges|HereToHelp]] • [[Special:Permalink/898345674#Nv8200pa|Nv8200pa]] • [[Special:Permalink/895004908#Inactive admins for May 2019|Peripitus]] • [[Special:Permalink/899448124#Removal of admin privileges|StringTheory11]] • [[Special:Permalink/897486213#Admin_resignation|Vejvančický]]

[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[:meta:Special:PermanentLink/19078028#Ivanvector@enwiki|Ivanvector]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*An [[Wikipedia talk:Harassment#RfC: Clarification of OUTING|RfC]] seeks to clarify whether [[WP:OUTING]] should include information on just the English Wikipedia or any Wikimedia project.
:*An [[Special:PermaLink/897750777#Is_RfX_a_vote,_or_a_consensus_discussion?_(RfC)|RfC on WT:RfA]] concluded that Requests for adminship and bureaucratship are discussions seeking to build consensus.
:*An [[Special:PermaLink/895802515#RfC:_Proposal_to_make_TfD_more_RM-like,_as_a_clearinghouse_of_template_discussions|RfC proposal]] to make the [[WP:Templates for discussion|templates for discussion]] (TfD) process more like the [[WP:Requested moves|requested moves]] (RM) process, i.e. "as a clearinghouse of template discussions", was closed as successful.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*The CSD feature of [[WP:TW|Twinkle]] now allows admins to notify page creators of deletion if the page had not been tagged. The default behavior matches that of tagging notifications, and replaces the ability to open the user talk page upon deletion. You can customize which criteria receive notifications in your [[Wikipedia:Twinkle/Preferences#twinkle-config-section-8|Twinkle preferences]]: look for ''Notify page creator when deleting under these criteria''.
:*Twinkle's d-batch (batch delete) feature now supports deleting subpages (and related redirects and talk pages) of each page. The pages will be listed first but use with caution! The und-batch (batch undelete) option can now also restore talk pages.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*The [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_158#Proposal_about_some_indefinite_IP_blocks|previously discussed]] unblocking of IP addresses indefinitely-blocked before 2009 was [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/AnomieBOT III 6|approved]] and has taken place.
:*The [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019|2019 talk pages consultation]] produced a [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019/Phase 1 report|report for Phase 1]] and has entered [[Wikipedia:Talk pages consultation 2019/Phase 2|Phase 2]].

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== Block request and goodbye ==

I have made the decision to indefinitely retire from editing Wikipedia. I request that my account be blocked to enforce this and in the unlikley chance the account is compromised. I did enjoy the year I was part of the community of editors, and it is sad that I must move on. [[User:Funplussmart|funplussmart]] ([[User talk:Funplussmart|talk]]) 20:39, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

Revision as of 09:50, 25 June 2019

I am pretty much away until further notice. Messages may or may not be read. If your issue feels urgent to you, go and contact another administrator, if there are any left at the time you read this. Fish+Karate 09:50, 25 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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