User talk:The Blade of the Northern Lights/Archive 16

Arbitration

The arbitration process is designed to deal with some of Wikipedia's toughest conduct disputes. This is in poor taste. Please refrain from making April Fools jokes on pages having to do with the Arbitration Committee or the arbitration process. On behalf of the clerks, Bradv🍁 05:59, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

There's always someone. I know perfectly well what arbitration is for and is like, hence my comment there; I've been on the other end of it, a little levity during said case didn't kill me then. Wasn't planning on restoring it, though, no need to fight over it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 06:01, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

FWIW, I thought it was funny –FlyingAce^✈hello 14:45, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

It wasn't an accident that I linked to it, I sure wasn't letting such carefully calculated humor fade into obscurity. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 14:53, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

A good joke should always contain a grain of truth, and this was a good one! --regentspark (comment) 16:10, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Always happy to provide a laugh. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:22, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

April 17: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC + April 4 and 5: LaGuardia Community College Translatathon 2019

April 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday April 17 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan (note this month we will be meeting in Midtown Manhattan, not at Babycastles) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Wikimedia New York City Team 21:07, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
Thursday April 4 and Friday April 5: Translat-a-thon NYC 2019 @ LaGuardia Community College
Translat-a-thon NYC 2019 @ LaGuardia Community College is hosting the second annual Wikipedia Translatathon! At this event on Thursday evening and during the day Friday this week, anyone from the public is invited to LaGuardia to join students, professors, and CUNY faculty in translating Wikipedia articles among any languages which attendees understand. Themes for this event include public health and the history of New York City. New York City has a large immigrant population and great diversity of speakers of various languages. Among all schools in New York City, LaGuardia has the highest percentage of immigrant students, the highest percentage of students who speak a language other than English as their first language, and the greatest representation of language diversity. It is a strength of LaGuardia that it can present "Wikipedia translatathons", which are Wikipedia translation events.

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Blocked a user with no edits

For the user User:Grahmart, why did you block him if he has zero edits? I even checked the logs to see if he had any deleted articles, but he doesn't. Please explain to me, and keep mind that I'm kind of new-ish here. Woshiyiweizhongguoren (🇨🇳) 13:06, 9 April 2019 (UTC)

And while I have your attention, are you willing to unblock the user we discussed on RFCN? DS (talk) 17:45, 10 April 2019 (UTC)

You blocked my account for no reason.

You, @The Blade of the Northern Lights:, blocked my other account indefinitely @BountyBooks: for no reason when I simply asked for help in the appropriate sections. I don't know how to report you for misuse of blocking powers, but I would greatly appreciate if you unblocked me or I will be forced to dig through with how to have you dealt with. Thank you in advance. --ABCDBooks (talk) 01:33, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Involved while closing

Dear User:The Blade of the Northern Lights, your closing statement at WP:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#A_conspiracy_theory_cannot_be_false is perhaps right, perhaps wrong. But you were involved in this discussion. Therefore, you should either withdraw this closing statement, or find a non involved administrator to endorse it. Best regards. Pldx1 (talk) 07:12, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

Where was I involved anywhere? I've vaguely watched it unfold, but never made any comments or took any action at all even remotely related to that discussion. My rationale for closing that section stands. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 10:37, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

Please receive my apologies. I misread your name with one of the users who commented. This was a flat lack of competence, no conspiracy involved. Best regards. Pldx1 (talk) 18:27, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

Heh, no worries. Easy enough in a chaotic thread like that to lose track of who's who. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 18:37, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

Incidentally, I enjoyed the Peanuts reference there. I think it was Charlie Brown who commented that they never win any ball games, but they have some really interesting discussions.--WaltCip (talk) 18:15, 19 April 2019 (UTC)

Glad someone else got that. Yes, in one of their many in-game discussions (that specific one was about morality) he said something to that effect. I'm much younger (28) than most people who know such things, but I got a lot of exposure to Schultz as a kid and the reference seemed like too good a fit to pass up for that situation. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 18:21, 19 April 2019 (UTC)

Need your tech skills!

Hey, buddy I have an issue over here, I think it has something to do with that account that was screwing around with my talk, has possibly come back impersonating me. I must know this, can you see the IP's users use to sign in because this is only piece of evidence I can think of to rule me out. OrbitalEnd48401 (talk) 18:06, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

@The Blade of the Northern Lights: Block this user: User:Andrew the astonaut. OrbitalEnd48401 (talk) 18:18, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

Arbitration enforcement request - Philip Cross

Hi, you recently closed an enforcement request. I have opened a clarification request related to it. Could you please un-close it until there is an answer to the clarification request? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guantolaka (talk • contribs) 09:11, 27 April 2019 (UTC)

So, a new editor starts an AE request with their first edit? Interesting to say the least. Doug Weller talk 09:27, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

If you read my comments in the enforcement request you will see that I sought advice from the arbitration committee by email. They suggested I make a request at AE. Not being a Wikipedia editor, I had to create a new account to do it. I hope that clears up the mystery. Guantolaka (talk) 10:41, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

Hello

@EEng @JFG @DerbyCountyinNZ Well, I'm back. And if you check my talk page, you'll see all my old pals have been welcoming me with open arms.

Do any of you know much about IP addresses? I've gotten threats/abuse in the past few weeks from three different addresses that are identical except for the last three digits. I'm not worried, I'm just wondering if it's the same person or if I have more then one admirer (maybe friends?). I also do wish those edits could be blocked from view, so as to not turn my talk page into a crap-posting magnate.

Good to be editing with you all again, even if it is on a much more limited basis - I was only so active today due to a free day. And thank you to all who have sent thanks for some of my recent edits. I'm doing well after a lot of changes in my home life. Newshunter12 (talk) 08:08, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

Glad to see you again! The IPs are pretty obviously the same person, exactly how rangeblocks work is outside my personal area of expertise (anyone who does know feel free to chime in). I'll take a look at the revisions in a moment here. Happy editing! The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 15:57, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

Thank you so much for taking care of that and explaining the IP situation! Nice to see you again too! Newshunter12 (talk) 19:35, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

No problem. Glad to help anytime. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:27, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

User talk:Prima Sports

You may wish to revoke talk page access.--Cahk (talk) 07:34, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

Done. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 11:17, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

Snatch Game restoration

Please see my request here for article restoration. I think speedy deletion is entirely inappropriate, but I'll take restoration into draft space if needed, please. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:34, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

It was, in my view, substantially identical to what had been deleted, but since you have an idea of what to do with it I'll restore it and you can do what you need to do. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 15:40, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

All set to go. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 15:41, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

The Blade of the Northern Lights, Thank you. Can you please restore the talk page as well? ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:46, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Thank you. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:49, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

What's going on here? Page was a clear candidate for WP:CSD, yet it's back in mainspace. Why has this been restored in mainspace and not in draft space? --woodensuperman 15:47, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Woodensuperman, Please stop rushing this deletion. I've already received a talk page comment saying they also disagreed with the nomination. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:50, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Can you rush a "speedy" deletion? --woodensuperman 15:52, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

It's not a big deal; seems there was some talk of improving this beyond what was already there in draft space, so I restored it for the people willing to work on it. Nothing really unusual. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 15:54, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Why has it been restored in mainspace if, as you agree, it's not substantially different from the article that was deleted by discussion? --woodensuperman 15:55, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

It has to be restored, then moved. Had some RL issues get in the way of that, if no one has I'll take care of it myself in a moment here. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:01, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

The draft is back in the main space. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 17:28, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Rama Arbitration Case

You were recently listed as a party to 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/Rama. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Rama/Evidence. Please add your evidence by May 10, 2019, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Rama/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, -- Amanda (aka DQ) 19:41, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

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Previous listing as a party

My apologies for the above section stating that you are a party. You are not, I made a mistake with the template. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 19:51, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

No worries. Didn't plan to participate much/at all in either event. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:03, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

ArbCom 2019 special circular

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Why have I received this message? All administrators are receiving it. What prompted you to send this message? Recently, several Wikipedia admin accounts were compromised. The admin accounts were desysopped on an emergency basis. In the past, the Committee often resysopped admin accounts as a matter of course once the admin was back in control of their account. The committee has updated its guidelines. Admins may now be required to undergo a fresh Request for Adminship (RfA) after losing control of their account. What do I need to do? Only to follow the instructions in this message. Check that your password is unique (not reused across sites). Check that your password is strong (not simple or guessable). Enable Two-factor authentication (2FA), if you can, to create a second hurdle for attackers. How can I find out more about two-factor authentication (2FA)? You can find out more about 2FA at m:2FA.

This message was sent to all administrators following a recent motion. Thank you for your attention. For the Arbitration Committee, Cameron11598 02:55, 4 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 required to "have strong passwords and follow appropriate personal security practices." We have updated our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, 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.

For the Arbitration Committee, -Cameron11598 21:04, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

May 22: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

May 22, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. Featuring this month a presentation by Interference Archive guests, and a group discussion on the role of activist archives and building wiki content based on ephemeral publications and oral histories. To close off the night, we'll also have Wikidojo - a group collaborative writing activity / vaudeville! We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday May 22 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan (note this month we will be meeting in Midtown Manhattan, not at Babycastles) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Wikimedia New York City Team 17:11, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

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Revert in AfD

Hi! Your greeting didn't have a close tag and it caused the rest of the AfDs down the line to have tiny text. I thought it might have been misplaced, so I left an edit summary (but it was in the next article down). I just went in and edited your greeting to add the small close tag in order to fix the rest of the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Orville1974 (talk • contribs)

Hi! Your post didn't have a signature so there was nothing to indicate who left it. I thought it might have been an oversight, so I just went in and edited your post to add you signature. EEng 01:24, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

Goddamn, I am duly humbled. For once I tried using the button to insert a signature, and I totally didn't notice it didn't go in. @Orville1974:, thanks for the revert; it led to some awkwardness, but ultimately the resolution as well. Will be manually inserting all my tildes from here on out. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 01:34, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

Threat removal request

Heh, I was wondering if you could please remove a murder threat from my talk page like you did previous vandalism... Another lovely IP editor admirer of my edits in the longevity topic, it would seem. Thanks! Newshunter12 (talk) 02:03, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Taken care of, no problem. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 02:25, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Always much appreciated. Newshunter12 (talk) 02:27, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Happy to help, anytime. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 03:48, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

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June 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (stay tuned for Pride on weekend!)

June 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday June 19 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan (note this month we will be meeting in Midtown Manhattan, not at Babycastles) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Wikimedia New York City Team 05:38, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
Stay tuned for details om next event! Sunday Jun 23: Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sunday June 23: Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art

June 23, 12:30pm: Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Upper East Side. Togethe, we'll create new and expand existing Wikipedia articles on LGBT artists and artworks with LGBT themes in the Met collection! With refreshments, and a special museum tour in the afternoon! And there will be a wiki-cake! Open to everyone at all levels of experience, wiki instructional workshop and one-on-one support will be provided. See also the global Wiki Loves Pride photo contest, as well as the Met's online LGBT Art Writing Contest, and also the LGBT Health Writing Contest. Sunday June 23 Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 12:30pm - 4:30 pm at Uris Center for Education, Metropolitan Museum of Art (81st Street entrance) at 1000 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan (note this is just south of the main entrance) This is the fifth annual Wiki Loves Pride edit-a-thon supported by Wikimedia NYC! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Wikimedia New York City Team 16:33, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
Stay tuned for details on next event! Sunday July 14: Great American Wiknic @ Roosevelt Island

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Year categories

Hello, dear Blade,

Earlier this year, we had an IP-hopping vandal who chose to change dates on ancient figures' biographies by one or two years. So, if Person X was born in 201 CE, they would change it to 203 CE, if it was said Person Z died in 168 BCE, they'd change it 169 BCE. Diabolical, really. After a few months of this, it resulted in many birth and death year categories becoming empty and appearing on the Empty Categories list all of a sudden. This kind of vandalism was hard to detect since few editors watchlisted these bio and year pages and it wasn't obvious vandalism like blanking a page or using foul language. If it wasn't so consistently random and persistent, we might never have stumbled upon it.

Which all leads me to say that after spending hours undoing this editor's vandalism from a number of IP accounts, I keep an eye out for Year categories that show up as empty. This week in the Empty categories to be deleted category, we had Category:251 births and Category:399 births and upon investigation I found you removed these categories from Anthony the Great and Narsai (and probably others I don't know about). I don't know whether this was a correct or incorrect editing decision, since I know little of ancient history and historiography. But if you remove birth and death categories from bios of these types of individuals (where history is a little fuzzy), you might consider also removing their names from the year pages, like 251 and 399 because another editor might likely replace the categories thinking it was an oversight. Just a suggestion. Thank you! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:41, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

Good catch, thanks for the note. I should have been on that more. I've been doing that to clear out some figures who were/are in Category:Longevity claims as part of an ongoing effort to clean up that topic area, and the source material for those specifically is not very definitive. I'll remember to check year lists going forward. Good catch, and best of luck dealing with that mess! The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:30, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

Wikimania 2020 Bangkok

Hi. I won't be going to Stockholm most unfortunately, because I really can't afford $3,000 just for 5 days in the far north of Europe. I'll leave that trip to the Europeans and the 70-strong WMF junket. But next year Wikimania is right on my doorstep. I hope you will be able to come. I will be making absolutely sure that my friends who are able to come will have a great time. Regards, Chris. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 04:31, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

It sure would be fun. Not sure what I'll be up to by then, but I'll sure try if I can. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 15:49, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Someone is trying to get me blocked

Hello, someone made a fake account with a very similar username in what I think is a clear attempt to get me blocked. I had been engaged in a dispute with TFBCT1 and someone created an account named Newshunter14 and threatened TFBCT1 right beneath the thread where TFBCT1 and I had been discussing. Could this imposter please be indefed? I think someone did this because of my recent edits about the validity of Jeanne Calment's age dispute here: Talk:List of the verified oldest people (for the record, I'm only posting this here as part of my case, not trying to canvass and no prejudice should be taken against Blade if he also wants to participate in that discussion). I touched their third rail and don't want to get blocked, so please help me sir.

On another note, how have you been, mate? Newshunter12 (talk) 15:56, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Account blocked, nothing wrong with informing an administrator about an obvious attempt at impersonation. I may take a look at the discussion, I'll make sure to approach it as a neutral to start.
As for me, I'm basically just keeping on keeping on. This topic especially is quite interesting, as a history guy there's a lot here to offer, and even IRL it's occasionally good for a bit of conversation. Hope you're well yourself, your work is awesome. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:02, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Thank you very much for dealing with this problem for me and for the complement. I'm getting on well myself IRL and do sometimes talk about this topic to. I'm a history guy as well. Can you guess what historically important thing happened on this date in America? In 1826, that is. Newshunter12 (talk) 16:24, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Ah, yes; "Jefferson lives" were the last, mistaken words of John Adams. To lose 2 presidents and founding fathers, on this of all days. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:31, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

You got it! Do you know the one American president who was born on the 4th of July? Newshunter12 (talk) 16:43, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

I'll admit I had to look it up, but it's John Adams. Nice! And I feel like k should give you one now; do you know the only president who isn't a direct descendant of King John? The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:51, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Actually, it was Calvin Coolidge who was born on the Fourth of July! But good guess. Hmm, my guess was Trump but when I looked it up, its Martin van Buren. He did cross my mind, though, since he is one of the only presidents from his particular denomination, Dutch Reformed. What presidents were felled by the Curse of Tippecanoe? Newshunter12 (talk) 17:01, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Ah, good one. And let's see... Harrison, Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Harding, Franklin Roosevelt, and Kennedy (Reagan got shot, but survived). Think that's all of them. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:08, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

All correct! How about another one my way? Newshunter12 (talk) 17:10, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Hmm... given my signature, this seems apropos; who was the only president that spoke fluent Chinese? The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:14, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Dear God... Jimmy Carter? Newshunter12 (talk) 17:16, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Actually, it was Herbert Hoover; he lived in Tianjin for a year as an engineer. His wife spoke some too. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:21, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Good one! Who was the president who's VP killed Alexander Hamilton? And if that one is perhaps too easy, who was the president whose VP said the vice-presidency isn't worth a bucket of warm spit? Newshunter12 (talk) 17:24, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

The first I definitely know, Aaron Burr was Jefferson's VP. The second... I know roughly it was one of the late 1800s ones, but I'm not quite sure. I would guess Grover Cleveland's? The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:45, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Correct on the first, misfired firework on the second, mate. It was one of Franklin Roosevelts VP's who gave that quote, and many scholars believe the media of the day changed his quote from p!ss to spit out of modesty. What president openly had a love child that they acknowledged was there's? Newshunter12 (talk) 18:02, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

That, I believe, would be Harding. And I'm about to take off for a while, but I'll leave you one more; who was the only president between Buchanan and Wilson who didn't have any facial hair for at least part of his presidency? The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 18:06, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Nope! It was a bit of a trick question, since the answer is Grover Cleveland. Hmm, I guess Andrew Johnson? I actually have to go soon anyway as well. Glad we were able to turn a lemon into lemonade. Newshunter12 (talk) 18:11, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Ah, touche. The answer to mine is McKinley. Enjoy whatever you're out to do, and I'm glad for this as well. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 18:57, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Someone is trying to get me blocked: Part Deux

A London-based IP as their only Wikipedia edit reported me today for edit warring on Oldest people, but it was declined. I really am Mr. Popular on longevity pages aren't I? Some other admins are apparently investgating these matters, or at least that's what I got from here.

I think this would be the perfect time to start an RfC on limiting country lists to 25 people like we talked about before. Like JFG before us, I think the List of Italian supercentenarians would be a good place to launch the initial test RfC. Almost all the entries there have unsourced and unverifiable region of birth/death data. I recently had to remove a "young" woman because while there was proof she died, there was no specific death date available. Such a large list of overwhelmingly unnotable individuals is tedious to maintain, is acting as a free web host for GRG data (which might just be a violation of the related ARBCOM case), and is turning Wikipedia into a directory and memorial of old people. Could you please launch this RfC when you have time? I've never done it before myself. Thank you for any help you can provide! Newshunter12 (talk) 23:24, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

I've put in a word at Zzuuzz's talkpage that can hopefully clarify things, and I'll hat the AN3 report. As to the RfC, I agree that seems like a logical starting point. It's been a while since I've started an RfC, but sometime this weekend I should be able to get it set up. And while it's sometimes hard to deal with trolls (I had to block my southern counterpart years ago), just remember WP:OWB#26. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 00:13, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Sounds like a plan. Don't worry, I won't let trolls discourage me and I really appreciate what you said about me on Zzuuzz's talk page and helping with these matters. Your right, the more pushback I get from vandals is just more proof that what I'm doing is both right and worth it. Newshunter12 (talk) 01:21, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Good. And both admins over there are good with these sorts of things, doubtless they'll find a way to tamp this down at least somewhat. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 02:25, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Sunday July 14: Annual NYC Wiki-Picnic @ Roosevelt Island

July 14, 2-7pm: Annual NYC Wiki-Picnic @ Roosevelt Island

You are invited to join us at the "picnic anyone can edit" in the lovely Southpoint Park on Roosevelt Island, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck. This year the Wiknic will double as a "Strategy Salon" (more information at Wiknic page), using open space technology to address major questions facing our social movement. Sunday July 14 Annual NYC Wik-Picnic (RSVP) (also on meetup.com) 2–7pm - come by any time! Our picnicking area is at Southpoint Park, south of the tram and subway, and also just south of the Cornell Tech campus. Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner! Celebrate our 13th year of wiki-picnics! We hope to see you there! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Wikimedia New York City Team 21:37, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

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Lyndon B. Johnson

Hey Blade~ nice to meet you ~~ you know I was out at lady birds house a few years ago ~ and I saw a jack rabbit ~ she was very fast ~ I just thought I would let you know ~ if you are ever around Stonewall, Texas ~ and you see the jack rabbit ~ please don't hit her with your car ~ she' is like a friend of mine ~ once again nice meeting you and thanks for your edit today ~ ~mitch~ (talk) 17:19, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

The escalating misconduct of the IP editor

Heh, I see that you saw the comment in the AfD and the discussion on BrownHairedGirl's talk page. It definitely appears that IP editor was admitting to the socking and vandalism on my talkpage and to others such as you. This definitely seems to be escalating, my friend. I'm now (if you haven't seen them already, checkout my comments on BHG's talk page) certain that this is the person who tried to hack into BHG's account both times. Just like they stalked me and created Newshunter14 to target TFBCT1 under the guise of being me while TFBCT1 and I were clashing, I'm certain they read the discussion between me and BHG, and targeted her in the hope that it blew back on me or that I would leave again. There also was that IP editor (a near identical number to ones used to vandalize my talk page and apparently trace back to London) after the first hacking attempt that followed me to EENG'S talk page to accuse me of hacking her account, and used very similar language to what they just said on BHG's page (ex. talk of me and my cronies and claims that he is the good guy). Given all we have come to know about this person, I now believe this is evidence that both hacking attempts are linked to this person.

Is it possible to bring this to another level of consequences then these infective blocks? If the above theory is correct, this person has now twice engaged in what I strongly assume are real world criminal acts and meant to be assumed to be me. Is there a way for this to be investigated on a much deeper level by experts on Wikipedia to see just who is responsible for this stuff? Now that it is affecting the real world and in all likelihood incurring real legal consequences, and not just talk page annoyance, I think it's needed before we find out just how far this person is willing to go and worst of all, in the guise of primarily my "name". Newshunter12 (talk) 04:08, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

This isn't my area of expertise, but the best I can suggest would be to keep an open line with checkusers (Zzuuzz is one). They'll be able to better figure out how to put a lid on things. I once had someone try to hack my account, I haven't had a recurrence, but definitely make sure people and especially checkusers know if someone's trying to joe job you. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 04:30, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, mate. I've contacted Zzuuzz about my concerns and will see what they have to say about this matter. Newshunter12 (talk) 05:59, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

Good news - Zzuuzz agrees with me that it was without a doubt the IP editor who has been harassing all of us who was responsible for the two hacking attempts on BHG. He handed down a 2 year block and also lesser blocks onto other IP addresses this person keeps bringing out. I already struck their comment in the AfD. He recommended to be vigilant about potential trolling problems and have strong passwords. It's such a relief just knowing what happened, as I've been wondering about what really happened the first time for over seven months and about the latest stuff. Could you please keep monitoring the AfD though? The same troll has continued his harassment there and I had to revert an action of his. Newshunter12 (talk) 08:46, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

Good. And yeah, I'll keep watch over things there. This guy's MO is sufficiently obvious that I doubt it'll be hard to spot if he shows up again. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 12:14, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

Incorrect Deletion of page about Noor Rahman Liwal

Hi Blade,

I believe you have deleted the http://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Noor_Rahman_Liwal&action=edit&redlink=1 for Mr. Noor Rahman Liwal with the reason as No credible indication of importance (individuals, animals, organizations, web content, events).

Mr. Noor Rahman Liwal was a presidential Candidate for 2014 [1] and once again in the upcoming 2019 Afghan Presdential Elections [2] (it is number 6 on the list, if you cannot read pashto). He is a well known personality in Afghanistan and founder of an afghan based TV Channel called Pashto TV. He was a recipient of the manthan award for the same education TV channel [3][4].

He was also a pioneer for contributing towards Pashto Language in computers. [5]

For more information, please visit https://noorrahmanliwal.com/

One should not delete a page so irresponsibly and without any significant research. Its very surprising as to how you reached a conclusion that there is no credible indication of importance for the said individual.

Please undo the deletion and take some corrective measure. Khushal khan (talk) 15:32, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Carter (real estate)

Will you please explain why you deleted this page?

I tried to fix the errors and don't fully understand why third party news sources don't count as credible sources. Thanks.

I have unreviewed a page you curated

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I unreviewed as the requestor doesn't have autopatrol and so the page should have a new page review. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 03:52, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

No problem. In hindsight, per AN I should've just told the editor who requested it to start a draft (even just a couple sentences), then moved it. That's my fault. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 03:54, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

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Wikipedia users do not respond to empty legal threats

Well, from my standpoint, not so empty. I for one would prefer that you not antagonize them.-- Dlohcierekim 00:54, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Ah. I'm fine with anyone changing the wording, my main goal was to hat the comment itself; talkpages aren't for trying to intimidate editors. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 00:57, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

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Minor self-disclosure

Hi Blade. I'm curious as to why you performed this deletion, given that I had suppressed the private info some fifteen minutes before that. Best, Vanamonde (Talk) 00:18, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

The edit summary to create the page was still visible and contained some of the oversighted material, and since you'd oversighted it already it wouldn't let me revdel it. To clear it out I had to selectively delete and undelete. (I watch pages I've sent to oversight until I see someone's actioned them) The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 01:33, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

Ah gotcha. Yes, I did miss that, and got it when I checked back after belatedly replying to your ticket. If you would, would you undelete it now? At the moment, the publicly visible history suggests I created the page. Vanamonde (Talk) 01:47, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

No problem. Should be all set. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 01:50, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

Cheers. Vanamonde (Talk) 01:52, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

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RfA

Hi Blade. So I said the weekend but I needed more time to consider this. A few brief points: I'm immigrating to the UK from South Africa in Feb or March next year with my wife and 7 dogs so as you can imagine, quite a lot to prepare (in real-life). This may make it difficult for me to focus the requirements of carrying the mop which rightfully must be a serious commitment. I also think I need to get more experience in non main space areas that an admin probably should be familiar with, just not sure what area yet. So, I'm not saying no, I'm taking care of real life first. Once I'm settled there and once I'm feeling more comfortable with the prospect of a RfA I'll make contact with you and see whether you still think I'm an editor worthy of being entrusted with the tools of an administrator. Again, thank you for considering me and for your kind words on my talk page last week. Robvanvee 16:18, 25 September 2019 (UTC)

Hey. First of all, good luck to all of you with the move; that's sure quite a commitment! And that's absolutely fine, I'll be around whenever you feel you're ready. Until then, don't hesitate to give me a shout about any questions or actions you need done. And always happy to make someone's day a little better. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:56, 25 September 2019 (UTC)

Much appreciated Blade and I'm sure I will do. Robvanvee 17:04, 25 September 2019 (UTC)

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User:DumbassGuy

Okay, enlighten me. Sure, a stupid user name (which sadly is allowed) and a stupid edit summary. But how is putting the name of a middle school on a user page make someone a vandalism only account? There's clearly something I'm missing here. ----Fabrictramp | talk to me 03:41, 28 October 2019 (UTC)

The edit summary to create said userpage was, in its entirety, "Shit". That... is generally not indicative of someone speaking well of something, nor is it typically a sign of someone here to be constructive. I'm certainly open to a review of this block, for sure, I've certainly been wrong before. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 04:01, 28 October 2019 (UTC)

Please change back my page

Please change back my page یاسین بهجتیان اصفهانی (talk) 16:10, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Here we go again

Hello. Can you please block this imposter? I have nothing to do with Newshunter16. Thank you. Newshunter12 (talk) 16:27, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Done. And you can revert the edit as you see fit, of course. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:39, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Thanks. I will leave the edit in place since it itself is correct. Find-a-grave is not a reliable source and a claimed YouTube video of her does nothing either. At least we got something good out of this latest trolling! On a side note, I once saw a news video about the oldest worker in America, where he had gotten his tombstone in advance and had it placed in the cemetery. It had xxxx-19 filled out because that's when he thought he would go, but he lived into the 21st century and joked to the reporter he would let someone else worry about it. Pictures of tombstones on self-published sites don't mean anything. Newshunter12 (talk) 16:52, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Heh, true. And while certainly random pictures are useless, that sure is quite a story. Wow. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:55, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Could you please add page protection to List of the oldest living people? The troll returned and undid their edit. Best to just nip the problem in the bud until after the situation at ANI is resolved. Here is the short video about the old man. Newshunter12 (talk) 17:04, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Gave it 3 days, hopefully that'll be sufficient, and I'll watch the talkpage too. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:34, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Could you please give extended protection (for a period of weeks or months) to List of the oldest living people? The troll keeps vandalizing the article and it's fairly rare that an IP makes a constructive edit either. Is it also possible you could kindly re-protect my talk page and make that permanent? That person keeps posting stuff there and it's incredibly rare I have a constructive IP post at my talk. I wouldn't be missing anything. Thank you for any help you can provide. Newshunter12 (talk) 18:31, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

Done and done, also revdeled a couple of the attacks. Will keep an eye out for any more disruption along these lines. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 19:31, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

Thank you so much! It will be nice not finding anymore of those rotten Easter eggs on those pages for a while. Newshunter12 (talk) 05:45, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

TFBCT1

I’m concerned with your response on the board regarding a current situation between myself and Newshunter12. I’m wondering why you’re so easily swayed not to be my advocate? I’ve been updating the longevity pages for 15 years with tireless dedication, not random carelessness. Take a closer look at who is actually attacking whom in this situation. Thank you. Take care.TFBCT1 (talk) 18:39, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Please change back my page

You aren't impolite. Please change back my page and teach me how to make a lock on my page for others editions.

If you don't change back my page, I will come back with my friends. یاسین بهجتیان اصفهانی (talk) 15:07, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

That is exciting.

You wrote you like Asian history. I'm Iranian and I know a lot about history of Iran. یاسین بهجتیان اصفهانی (talk) 14:17, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Seven years!

I looked up the 1 April contrib, - you made me smile ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:37, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

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Excuse me

Please go back and re-read that whole section. I didn't call anyone anything. I was quoting! Hence the green "TQ" (talk quote) text. I was telling one user that it wasn't good to accuse another person of Behaving like a stroppy child. I don't like to argue with people, but neither do I like being accused of doing something I didn't do. Thank you for your time. — Ched (talk) 16:38, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

Now that I'm rereading this, it was late and I was tired and I misread it. I don't care if it's archived, I'll remove it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:40, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

Thank you. Normally I'd have just ignored it, but you're one of the highly-respected sysops, and I just didn't want you to think I'd do something like that. Thanks again. — Ched (talk) 16:45, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

And done. Now that I think more, I'm pretty sure I was addressing the first response to the OP ("as an admin" meant "comment from an admin") but it was so ambiguously written (and I honestly don't remember what I was thinking for sure) that it's better off not being part of the archive. Don't want anyone getting the wrong idea, you did nothing wrong in that conversation. Thanks for bringing it to me, and hope all goes well editing from here. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:47, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

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93.71.110.87

Could we please get an immediate block on user:93.71.110.87 for vandalism. CLCStudent (talk) 17:34, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Yep. And revdel applied. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:35, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Arcanery

When you indeffed him for socking, did you intend to undo your removing TPA? --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇} 00:10, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

I didn't. Looking at the state of that talkpage now, I'm annoyed at myself for having missed it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 01:32, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

I fixed it. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇} 01:55, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

Many thanks. Would've done it myself, but didn't want to create any appearances of impropriety. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 02:07, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

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Thanks

Thanks for restoring the formating that I inadvertently removed from Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents . I was in the process of restoring the formatting myself, but you beat me to it. Corker1 (talk) 15:54, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

No worries. Just glad it's fixed. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:32, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

Why did you go on my sandbox and delete an article?

On August 2019 you went into my sandbox and deleted an article. http://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=User:Damian001/sandbox/Grand_Theft_Auto_San_Andreas_soundtrack&action=edit&redlink=1 Damian001 (talk) 07:41, 3 January 2020 (UTC)

Arbitration case opened

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/Kudpung. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kudpung/Evidence. Please add your evidence by January 28, 2020, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kudpung/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, CodeLyoko^talk 05:08, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

Jan 22: WikiWednesday Salon NYC

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Help needed

I hope you have been well. I'm presently running an RfC on a longevity article and the IP stalker/troll (the IP is near identical to the ones used before) is trying to send it off the rails. Could you please strike the comment and add a months protection to the talk page of Talk:List of the oldest living people so they can't continue? Thank you for any help you can provide. Newshunter12 (talk) 03:04, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

Done and done. I'll keep an eye out for any more of this, and I also left a note at zzuuzz's talkpage. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 04:41, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

FYI, possible impersonation

Spotted this new user on RecentChanges: Blazed Northern Lights. Might be either a good-faith newbie who likes your username, or it might be a sock. I'll let you decide how to handle this case. Altamel (talk) 07:37, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

Doesn't look like whoever this is has tried anything too suspicious yet, so I'll wait and see. Thanks for letting me know, though. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 15:37, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

Feb 19: WikiWednesday Salon NYC

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Discussion on the Draft namrespace

As a user who has expressed an interest in the Wikipedia:The future of NPP and AfC, you are invited to join a discussion at Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Rethinking_draft_space. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:06, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Username abuse

Hi. Similar to how you indef blocked User talk:JohnnAlite1 for username policies due to John Alite, can you please indef block User:John Alite who slipped through the cracks? Thanks. Vaselineeeeeeee^★★★ 15:30, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

User isn't getting the hint

There is a new user editing this page. Per WP:DUCK, I strongly suspect it's the same as the previous editor you blocked recently for username issues. Please consider applying temporary semi-protection to the page until the end of May (per this), soft-blocking the new user, and sternly warning the user about COI, Paid Editing, usernames which imply shared use, and usernames which are about companies.

Now, I could be wrong about the shared use - it is remotely possible that this person chose the username because the first two letters are his or her initials and the 4-digit number is the date the person expects to graduate from high school, but that is extremely unlikely. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 15:18, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Yeah, blocked and page semiprotected. Talk about not getting the point the first time. Thanks for letting me know about this. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 15:20, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Would you be willing to restore this user's sandbox?

Hi there,

I am a teaching assistant for a university in Canada. Currently, I am working with a class of students who, for an assignment, are learning how to edit Wikipedia articles. Part of the project includes editing a Wikipedia page in their sandbox, submitting the of the sandbox to the professor and I, receiving critiques, and making changes. We are only encouraging the students to officially add their changes to the corresponding Wikipedia pages if their articles are of "good" standard or higher. All of the content from the sandboxes is expected to be deleted after the assignment is due.

Yesterday, you deleted the sandbox of one of my students, User:Skippingpandas. I recognize that there were significant issues with this page revealing around neutrality. However, they were to receive critique today and were expected to make changes. Based on that reasoning, would you be willing to restore their sandbox?

Thanks so much in advance. AlienvsEditor (talk) 16:04, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

March 18: First ever ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

March 18, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

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Arseling

Is Arseling speedyable per WP:G4? I'm asking because you closed Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2018 September 11#Arseling in 2018. It's a marginal case, as the target is different, Uhtred of Bebbanburg (the former target) having since been deleted and turned into a redirect itself, but the new target also fails to mention the term. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 20:48, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

April 22: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

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Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19 (May 9)

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19, which aims to answer questions the public may have about Wikipedia's coverage of the pandemic. The event includes four speakers, all of whom are active contributors to the topic area on Wikipedia, but bring different perspectives, backgrounds, and interests. The event is free and open to the public, broadcast live on YouTube and Facebook, and questions taken from viewers on these platforms. Abstracts and speaker bios are available on the event page. Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19 Saturday May 9, 6:00PM - 8:00PM EST (22:00 - 24:00 UTC) online via YouTube and Facebook

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Dark Guardians

Hi, are you opposed to unprotecting Dark Guardians? You protected it a decade ago and there hasn't been any disruption since. Anarchyte (talk • work) 06:56, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Yeah, I'll unprotect it in a moment here. At the time someone was trying all manner of ways to sneak in an article about some totally non-notable piece of fiction, I'm sure that's now long gone. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 07:44, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

May 20: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

May 20, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

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Assistance with Japanese sources

Hi Blade, I'm wondering if you could help me find a couple of sources that, if they exist, are in Japanese. I'm writing a biography on Fumio Tajima, the Japanese population geneticist. English sources provide scant biographical detail; I'm hoping there's something with basic biographical info (DOB, alma mater, positions held, etc) on a University website or some such, but I'm struggling to find it. Any other sources would be a nice bonus, but this is really what I need (I don't even have his DOB). I'd appreciate help; no worries if you're busy, though. Vanamonde (Talk) 21:01, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Hey, sorry to take so long to reply; my life has been absolutely crazy. I can take a look, and I certainly hope I can help, but my Japanese is beyond rusty these days. For someone better than me, I know Hijiri88 is good with Japanese and may be able to help too. Will let you know if I find anything. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 03:42, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Please take your time, no rush. A request at Wikiproject Japan helped me find one summary of positions held that was quite useful, so it's not utterly lacking in biography at the moment; anything more would be greatly appreciated, but no pressure at all. Vanamonde (Talk) 04:23, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

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new message for you

a page which you request for speedy deletion (ankit kumar verma) can i publish it again with some changes and improvements And can you guide or help me regrading that — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ankit verma 123 (talk • contribs) 17:37, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

Deletion review for Hadith of Ghazwa-e-Hind

User:Kabristan1 has asked for a deletion review of Hadith of Ghazwa-e-Hind. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. —Cryptic 08:29, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

June 17: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

June 17, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. This month, as part of Wikimedia NYC's commitment to the well-being of members, we will hold WikiWednesday online via Zoom videoconferencing! To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! This month, we'll check in on the global WikiCup race and have as featured speaker our local champion and frontrunner, who is trying to win it by writing as many new New York City articles as possible, as well as other local and global topics. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. Wednesday June 17 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30) We especially encourage folks to add your 3-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues!

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Timothy McGuire

Do you think this could be the account of the Longevity Troll who has been vandalizing Wikipedia ? User:Timothy McGuire. 122.155.168.74 (talk) 18:20, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

I certainly am not the longevity troll. Please look at my contributions. Timothy McGuire (talk) 22:07, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

It may be interesting to note that Special:Contributions/103.236.151.4 (and no doubt the IP above) is the same type of vpn the longevity troll uses. @Newshunter12: -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 07:32, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

That is... intriguing, to say the least. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 07:37, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Hmm... The troll has taken on a helpful demeanor at times in the past, @zzuuzz. Newshunter12 (talk) 02:15, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

AN close

Hi TBNL, sorry to pick nits, but would you consider removing "and that this has now dragged on for far too long" from your close, on the basis that nobody in that discussion expressed that viewpoint, and half the editors in the "re-open" discussion expressed the opposite view (that this had no dragged on for long enough and should have been re-opened). Money's endorsed close found that there was no consensus about whether this had dragged on for too long or not long enough. Thanks, Levivich ^{[dubious – discuss]} 06:28, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

It's peripheral to the substance, but yes I can do that. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 06:59, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

"Zqfmgb" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Zqfmgb. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 July 20#Zqfmgb until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Hog Farm _Bacon 03:47, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Smokey Joe is attempting to re-litigate the SashiRolls case

Here. As the closer of one of the many community discussion on this issue, I'm letting you know. Beyond My Ken (talk) 02:32, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

Stray space on Main Page

Hello, could you revert your edit to the Main Page where you removed the space in the templatestyle tag. It is conventional to have a space before the end of a self closing tag, as shown on mw:Manual:Tag extensions, as that's how it is done in the XHTML spec. Removing the space also breaks syntax hgihtlighting.– BrandonXLF (talk) 09:50, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

Sure, no problem. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 12:42, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

RfC concerning Gwar

I have an RfC going on at Talk:Gwar#RfC_about_GwarBar_vs_GWARbar regarding using all caps in an article and would appreciate the input of some long-standing Wikipedia editors who may be familiar with the policy. Thanks for your time! NJZombie (talk) 04:06, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Sun Aug 16: Great American Wiknic NYC & Beyond

August 16, 3pm: Great American Wiknic

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our annual summer Great American Wiknic, this year being held virtually. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! Featuring artist-Wikimedian Sara Clugage's "Picnics: An Outside History" for a cultural exploration of picnicking, knowledge and society during the national panel in the first part. We encourage you to call in for the second part from a local park or natural site and share it on the video stream, as well as sharing your favorite picnic grub or other special foods with us. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. The Wiknic is taking the place of "WikiWednesday" this month, so we will also include salon and knowledge-sharing workshop aspects. Sunday August 16 Great American Wiknic NYC. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm online via YouTube (watch our national panel's livestream, and participate by text chat) 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm online via Zoom (participate by videoconference with NYC community) We especially encourage folks to share your parks and foods on screen, and add your 3-minute lightning talks to our roster for the Zoom portion, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues!

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A kitten for you!

Hi

Dima110 (talk) 22:27, 25 August 2020 (UTC)