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Hi. I know it is a bit late for a congrats but after all you had to go through... You deserve it. I really respect the way you somehow persisted through all this trolling and on top of that you were going through so much stress because of the RFA and I am not here to give pity. I am here to say I hope you enjoy your time as an admin. P. S One again Congrats!! P. P. S Hopefully one day Wikipedia will be a safe spot for LGBTQ+, tge neuro divergent and all who get constantly trolled by haters. From someone who admires you Wikiwow*_* (talk) 14:16, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
Hi Isabelle, I know you're relatively new with all these buttons and the power to semi-protect articles, and you probably want to be careful, and I know we are often told to be careful and conservative--but in this case, where it's obvious that a bunch of sexist right-wing trolls are butchering this woman's reputation online, you have my full support in applying longer protection. And if someone complains, I'll be happy to address it. In the meantime, thanks for looking out for her and her article; I take the BLP seriously and I appreciate your efforts. And thanks for joining us as an admin! Drmies (talk) 00:45, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
I've recently lost access to my email account, as such, I'd suggest anyone who might have emailed me in the last couple days to do so again, through the "Email this user" feature. My apologies. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 12:45, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
Question from Mismak Abel on Help:Your first article (15:44, 6 November 2022)
Why is Herbert Charles Hoover called Junior if he was not a Junior since his middle name Charles is different from the middle name Clark of his father? --Mismak Abel (talk) 15:44, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
Congrats!
Just saws the newsletter, congrats on got your adminship by near unanimous community votes. Big achievement! Thank you for your service! Hope your effort inspire more people to contribute. Stay awesome! xinbenlv Talk, Remember to "ping" me 19:27, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
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Hi! Okay, rad pirate illustration. Just wanted to check in. --Bongcloud420 (talk) 08:30, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
Question from Mismak Abel on User:John of Reading (15:07, 13 November 2022)
Hi, Isabelle. I have a question. How do I cite a reliable source? --Mismak Abel (talk) 15:07, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
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Hi, Isabelle Belato! Hope you're well. I was looking through some old edits, came across The Enola Holmes Mysteries article, and thought of you. Thought I'd drop by with some warm holiday greetings. Season's best! Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 03:35, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
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Hello Isabelle Belato: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Sarrail (talk) 00:35, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
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Nice seeing you around again. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she|they|xe) 08:44, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks, it's good to be back :) Isabelle Belato 🏴☠️ 10:24, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
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Here is a welcome back present! I hope you are well and I hope to see you around here some more. SunilNevlaFan✨ 17:29, 27 December 2022 (UTC) |
- Thanks, that's very kind of you! Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 23:10, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
I'm surprised you found a rough consensus to retain the status quo of showing "₹4 lakh (US$5,000) (₹4 lakh (US$5,000))"
; can you explain how you found the arguments in favour of the status quo stronger than those against the status quo? BilledMammal (talk) 03:58, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
- Hi BilledMammal. My reading of the discussion was that editors were divided between on how close a topic needed to be to a certain region to justify using its preferred numeric system instead of what some consider to be the default. Both sides presented good arguments, with some saying the topic is very closely related to India and most of its interested users are from there, and as such, it would benefit our readers. While I imagine you see the use of lakh as a breach of our MoS, the guidelines are always open to exceptions, which can be decided on a case by case basis.
- Having said all that, I'd be okay with closing as a simple "no consensus", but I also saw a possible compromise being adopted among editors, which also happened to be the current state of the article. Isabelle Belato 🏴☠️ 18:36, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
- I think you misunderstood the discussion; the editors supporting option B argued that it didn't matter how close the topic was to India, MOS:COMMONALITY (and MOS:LAKH (which explicitly discourages the use of crore and lakh, and tell us that engvar is not an acceptable argument), and MOS:NOFORCELINK) meant that we didn't use lakh or crore.
- Further, I'm not seeing an argument for an IAR exception to be made (one editor argued, while acknowledging that the MOS supported option B, that we should change the MOS, but that's not an argument for an exception to be made) and I'm also not seeing a consensus for a compromise, particularly since the compromise is identical to the form the article would have taken if there was a consensus for option A. BilledMammal (talk) 23:17, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
- You are probably correct when you say that !voting for A would result in the status quo, per current MoS, and it might be necessary to amend that part of my closure to state that. Despite that, I don't see how that would change my view of the consensus, since as the discussion evolved more users were open to the idea of using that format (Lakh followed by USD, ie. "both"), with some users accepting "both" as an acceptable option. With regards to MoS and IAR, several users posited that the topic is closely related to India, which would be an acceptable exception for the use of the regional numbering system, which is being followed by the Western system for clarity. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 23:57, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
several users posited that the topic is closely related to India, acceptable exception for the use of the regional numbering system
That isn't an IAR argument, because it is arguing to ignore MOS:COMMONALITY, MOS:LAKH, and MOS:NOFORCELINK every time; IAR arguments must explain why this is an edge case that cannot be accounted for by the rules.- I think that
I'd be okay with closing as a simple "no consensus"
this would be preferable. BilledMammal (talk) 01:30, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
- You are probably correct when you say that !voting for A would result in the status quo, per current MoS, and it might be necessary to amend that part of my closure to state that. Despite that, I don't see how that would change my view of the consensus, since as the discussion evolved more users were open to the idea of using that format (Lakh followed by USD, ie. "both"), with some users accepting "both" as an acceptable option. With regards to MoS and IAR, several users posited that the topic is closely related to India, which would be an acceptable exception for the use of the regional numbering system, which is being followed by the Western system for clarity. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 23:57, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
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Queenofconfusion (talk) 13:55, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks Queenofconfusion, that's very kind of you. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 13:58, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Welcome back, and happy early New Year! Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 21:23, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks! Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 03:17, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Welcome back, and happy early New Year! Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 21:23, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Do you mind helping me out?
Hello Isabelle Belato! You just undid my edit on María do Céu, which I am totally fine with, but I would like to point my reasons to do that:
- She is Timorese, therefore her name follows the Lusophone naming customs regarding spelling;
- I already fixed the spelling of her name by moving the page;
- Is any deletion template similar to the Lusophone Wikipedia
{{ER|R1}}? Your profile says you are a native Portuguese speaker like me, so I think you understand what I'm trying to do. Bastewasket (talk) 18:29, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Bastewasket. While there are many similarities between enWP's WP:CSD and ptWP's WP:ER, there are enough differences that they can't be directly translated from one project to another. While pt's WP:R1 gives free reign to speedy delete any implausible typo, my understanding of en's WP:R3 is that it should not be used to speedy delete redirects of typos created during a page move if the page that was moved was not recently created. María do Céu was originally created in 2015. My recommendation is to go through WP:RFD. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 18:57, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi, Isabelle Belato. I've sent the redirect to RfD, and I'd like to invite you to share your two cents on the discussion, if you feel like it. And I'd like to wish you a Feliz Ano Novo from a Lusophone to another. Bastewasket (talk) 20:04, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
- Muito obrigada e feliz ano novo! Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 20:28, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
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Closing RfC discussion
Hello, Isabelle. I saw that you closed the RfC at Maddie Ziegler. Can you also close the similar discussion at her sister's article Mackenzie Ziegler? BTW, Happy New Year! -- Ssilvers (talk) 04:56, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
- @Ssilvers: I'll look into it. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 18:58, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
- @Ssilvers: It's now closed. Apologies for the delay. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 00:10, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
German Socialist Party
Why is the German Socialist Party "right wing" in your view? MeliFuteli (talk) 07:27, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
- I'd recommend you read our articles on the Nazi Party and Nazism. Isabelle Belato 🏴☠️ 10:12, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Happy New Year!
Very happy new year to you, one of our most thoughtful admins! DFlhb (talk) 02:54, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
- That's very kind, DFlhb, and I hope you have a happy new year as well. Thanks for all the work you've been doing on Andrew Tate and other articles. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 03:14, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Seeking clarification
Greetings Isabelle Belato. Regarding your recent close of the Maddie Ziegler infobox RfC, [1] please clarify the following: 1.) Regarding your statement: "One point I will comment on, which was raised a couple of times, is that the opinion of editors who have not engaged with the article should have less weight.", which comments from the RfC did you interpret as suggesting that "the opinion of editors who have not engaged with the article should have less weight"? And: 2.) In stating: "no remedy or RFC appears to have passed stating how this should be dealt with, and as such it falls under the closer's discretion", are you saying that it is properly within the closer's discretion to devalue a respondent's opinion based solely on the lack of editing contributions to the article being discussed? Thank you. --John Cline (talk) 03:58, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
- @John Cline: To clarify your question, I did not give less or more weight to participants depending on their levels of editing of the article. That comment was focused on giving a bit of background on the discourse surrounding infoboxes discussions, where ownership has been considering a possible factor in deciding when to add or remove the template from articles (see this essay and this finding), and because it was used as an argument in that discussion. While I do believe some closers who are more acquainted with the topic could use that as an argument when deciding consensus, I did not do so in this case. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 09:48, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for your reply; you have helped me to better understand your meaning and intent. I appreciate that and, for what it's worth, I agree completely with the discussion's closure and outcome. Best regards.--John Cline (talk) 23:15, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Infobox Question
Thank you for taking the time to write the recent close on infobox RfC. I have a question about something you said in the close of the similar discussion[2]. You said, the way to solve this impasse would be to have a wider discussion on how to deal with them, something that has been suggested multiple times but never followed through
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Until two months ago I was blissfully unaware there was a history of contentiousness around this topic. I was exposed to it after several RfC were raised on the question. Given how many RfCs were popping up I attempted to find some kind of solution like you suggested. I put it up for discussion at WP:BLP and asked for feedback from the WikiProject Composers, but it doesn't seem like the community wants to deal with it.
Most of these recent RfCs have ended with infoboxes being included, but this seems like it's going to be cluttering up RfC for a long time. What would you recommend to foster a wider discussion? Thanks! Nemov (talk) 21:21, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Nemov: These issues have been cropping up far before I began editing here, so I'm not that familiar myself. Throughout the years, two cases (that I know of) were opened at WP:ARBCOM related to infoboxes, and both of them proposed the community should hold an RfC to decided how to deal with these conflicts, but, as I mentioned, that never came to pass. It's unlikely that'll ever happen, so these localized discussions will keep happening, and they will have to be dealt on a case by case basis, for better or for worse. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 22:06, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
EXC Protection
Could you make my userpage Extended confirmed+ protected? Justyouraveragelechuga talk 21:56, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Justyouraveragelechuga, there is no need for ECP as there is no vandalism on your userpage. See WP:UP#PROTECT. Sarrail (talk) 21:58, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
Article deletion
Hey, Isabelle,
I hope you are doing okay and the new year is starting off well for you. I'm not sure if I have posted here before but I had a suggestion regarding page deletion. It looks like you delete pages via Twinkle, which is great because it also deletes redirects, but you might also consider using the Unlinking feature to remove any red links that are caused by the article being deleted. This is especially true if you don't anticipate the article being legitimately recreated. Any way, there should be an unlinking option when you delete the page that appears in the pop-op or you can go into the TW menu at the top of the page and there is an unlink option that you can use there.
I'll also mention that I only knew about this when I became an admin a few years ago and a senior administrator came to my talk page asking me why I wasn't removing red links from deleted articles. You can also do this manually but with Twinkle, it's much faster. Any way, I hope you have a good weekend! It's nice to come here and make your acquaintance. Liz Read! Talk! 03:14, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Liz! Thanks for the message. While I am aware of that feature, I've been uncertain when to use it, since sometimes red links can be useful when the subject is notable (despite being speedy deleted). I'll try to be more diligent when it comes to that aspect of deleting pages in the future. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 03:32, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
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you vandalized the page...
lgbt
You put protection on a page but vandalized it yourself. YOu should re-add what you deleted. SuperCoolEditor2023 (talk) 00:48, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
- You can use the talk page to discuss changes. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 01:19, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
- already had SuperCoolEditor2023 (talk) 02:04, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
- before you mentioned it SuperCoolEditor2023 (talk) 02:04, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
- Then await for input from other users. Also, please stop to call other user's good faith edits vandalism. Please see WP:VANDALISM for some more info. Isabelle Belato 🏴☠️ 11:54, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
- before you mentioned it SuperCoolEditor2023 (talk) 02:04, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
- already had SuperCoolEditor2023 (talk) 02:04, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
About your talk page archives
Most Wikipedians who have talk pages long enough to be archived put links to said archives at the top of their talk pages. I would appreciate it if you did that because it would make your take page easier to navigate. Partofthemachine (talk) 07:08, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
- Partofthemachine: Sure, no problem. I've added the navigation template back. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 13:43, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
Question
I don't know whether to think if he is doing it as a joke or if he is reversing me out of pure ambition the AlexanderShakifan29 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1133719151 Here. GeogieTax (talk) 05:35, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
- @GeogieTax: This is a content issue, and needs to be discussed about on the talk page (which I see you two are doing). I personally have no opinion on the matter, but seems to be a case of whether this content is due or undue. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 13:16, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
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Some protection may be required again, as we now seem to have another sock on the loose? Thank you. 86.187.165.115 (talk) 17:58, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
- I've protected the article again since the same kind of edit returned soon after it ended. I can't open an SPI investigation right now on the new account, but seems like a duck. Thanks for the heads up. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 19:19, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
Palestine national team's history redirect
This is becoming too much. I will not create my article by pasting over the standing redirect. By this attitude you are discouraging editors like me to contribute to this project. Sakiv (talk) 09:26, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- If you want the redirect speedy deleted, as explained by Tartar Torte, you can simply create Draft:History of the Palestine national football team and add the content there (or use your sandbox). Afterwards, you can mark the redirect with G6 and note clearly which page is to be moved there. You can always just replace the redirect with the content you want to add, as well. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 09:29, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- Nope, impractical for me. The creator of the redirect on his talk page told me that he only created it because there was no article for it. Is this a logical reason? Instead of undoing my edits, maybe you should talk to him to stop this approach. If I create the article, I will create it from scratch. Sakiv (talk) 09:33, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- Redirects are generally created when a user believes readers/editors might search for/wikilink that term, an article for it doesn't exist but one containing pertinent information does. I don't understand why creating a draft isn't an option. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 09:40, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- Nope, impractical for me. The creator of the redirect on his talk page told me that he only created it because there was no article for it. Is this a logical reason? Instead of undoing my edits, maybe you should talk to him to stop this approach. If I create the article, I will create it from scratch. Sakiv (talk) 09:33, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
Page vandalism
Hello, I was wondering why you've locked the Talbert Swan page into a vandalized condition. The user who did this has engaged in multiple edit wars and continues to revert other users' contributions without saying why. CobaltWriter (talk) 22:12, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- @CobaltWriter: I've left the page how it was before the previous protection had ended, i.e. a stable version. You can discuss how to proceed in the article's talk page. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 22:26, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
Suggestion
Hello, Isabelle! You might be interested in endorsing an essay in which creation I participated – WP:NOCONFED. Of course, this is just a suggestion, nothing more. Cheers! — Sundostund mppria (talk / contribs) 01:48, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America
Hi Isabelle - Recently you protected Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, an article that has attracted regular vandalism lately from anonymous editors - or at least, I thought you did. An anonymous IP just vandalized the article (it was reverted) but I can't see how that was even possible. Can you look at it? Thank you. Fred Zepelin (talk) 18:41, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Fred Zepelin. I added the pending changes protection on the article, which means any user can still edit it, but only edits by autoconfirmed accounts will show up. Edits done by new and anonymous users must be accepted before they go live, but they still show up in the article's history. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 21:18, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
- Got it. I didn't realize it was pending changes protection that was added, thanks. Fred Zepelin (talk) 22:54, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
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Hi.
Don't think we've actually ever interacted before, so thank you for all the effort you put in on the project. Quick question about the comment you made at ANI regarding Ntokozo Dlamini, 13 months between edits is a short time? Or am I misreading something? Onel5969 TT me 15:09, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
- Oh, I'm sorry, I misread the years and assumed they were one month of difference! I will correct my message there. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 15:16, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
- no worries. I thought I had missed something. Take care. Onel5969 TT me 15:26, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads-up and keep up the good work! Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 15:29, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
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Deleted page
Hi there, you have deleted the entire page for Emma Kate Matthews, so there is no option for editing, just re creating, which took a very long time. Is there a way to restore it please so that I can cite the copywritten text? I believe it was only a few sentences which were paraphrased from her website. Thanks Elasticsnacks (talk) 09:27, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Elasticsnacks. I see that you've already recreated the draft, so I assume you don't need the original content anymore (which I would likely not restore, since it was mostly a copy of a few websites). Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 20:35, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
User talk page deletion
Please undelete Wikipedia talk:Prince Dikefere Stephen-Eromosele and move it back to User talk:Dikefere per WP:DELTALK as it contains history of the user's talk page. * Pppery * it has begun... 15:33, 5 March 2023 (UTC)
- Done. Thanks for the heads up. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 15:34, 5 March 2023 (UTC)
Question from Mismak Abel on Help:Getting started (18:49, 5 March 2023)
Hi. I need help. I need you to fix the disorders that came on the article about the 1808 election while I was editing, please. Please help me. Thank you. --Mismak Abel (talk) 18:49, 5 March 2023 (UTC)
Question from Nicodemian (07:47, 6 March 2023)
Hello Isabelle,
Hope all is well. Trying to figure out what is eligible to be posted to the Nicodemian page? If the answer is nothing that is fine. Not trying to use this as an advertising or promotional site. The band Nicodemian has plenty or those sites already. Just trying to mention a tremendous up and coming band with platinum selling and grammy award winning artists involved.
Thanks,
Douglas Sanders --Nicodemian (talk) 07:47, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
Alpha bay
The source of the info is the site itself. I will source it 2603:6000:8C05:E327:6C4E:E1C5:D1E3:6FC5 (talk) 20:31, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
Teutopolis, Illinois
Hi! I added a fun fact to the demographics section of the Teutopolis page and it was removed. Here is the source: https://twitter.com/michaelsobrien/status/1633118231077560324?s=61&t=wguBSTIo2IukcWy4_8Fl1g
Thanks! Farmz3 (talk) 02:30, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
- @Farmz3: That's not a reliable source. Please read WP:Reliable sources. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 02:37, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
Your AN close
Thanks for closing that AN thread, but "that is a mistake we made as a community ... What we should take away from this is to be more proactive in closing threads opened by bad-faith actors ... the topic of gender and sexuality is one we have great trouble following our policies and guidelines. Something has to change if we want less of these huge, stressful discussions from popping up." ... is all your own opinion, it is not a summary of consensus, and I don't think it should be in your close. Would you mind editing to separate consensus from your opinions? Levivich (talk) 17:22, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Levivich. While I think it was quite clear which points were pertinent to the consensus and which were me highlighting other tangential (but important) points raised by participants, I've updated the close to leave those things separated in the final paragraph. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 20:02, 7 March 2023 (UTC)::Thank you very much! Levivich (talk) 20:20, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
Just wanted to say - while you can probably guess I wasn't exactly ecstatic about this close either lol - thank you for closing it and ending it! Much as I wish things could have gone differently, I'm just glad it's finally over with at this point as the month and a half of suspense was killing me. While it's been sad to see a recent wave of vandalism and FRINGE on articles I wrote (at least 4 already, often directly citing my ban) following it, often preceded by people gloating about it on social media, it's at least reassuring to see that other editors have stepped up to make sure they're kept encyclopedic. If anything I'm now considering my ban a few months of vacation while I work on the other articles I'd had to put on hold lol, but nevertheless still hope to return one day and see you around there in future! Best regards, TheTranarchist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 06:12, 8 March 2023 (UTC)TheTranarchist
- Hi TheTranarchist. I'm sorry things went the way they did. Were it not for the perceived bias because of who I am, I would have closed the original discussion much earlier. My advice for you now is to remove those pages from your watchlist while the tban lasts and focus on other areas. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 15:26, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you! I was thinking that was a factor in a few people's decisions lol. The fact people called for a close when it started but nobody wanted to be the one to do it really stuck out to me, and all I'm hoping is that in future ANI cases from socks get dealt with sooner so people can have a fair trial. I'll keep them on my watchlist since even if they weren't I'd not be able to stop myself checking up on them anyways, though I'm certainly just taking a hands off approach and only observing while I focus on other topics! TheTranarchist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 19:41, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
- TheTranarchist, I would draw your attention to WP:BANEX. You are still permitted to revert obvious vandalism and BLP violations (note that the emphasis on the word obvious is in the original). I would advise you to do that cautiously, and carefully - you shouldn't be removing POV-pushing and the like, leave that for other editors to worry about, but if someone is obviously vandalising pages you can revert (or, indeed, report to AIV). Girth Summit (blether) 15:55, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
- @Girth Summit, thank you! I'd seen that and been keeping it in reserve for only the most obvious vandalism (mass unexplained text removal and deadnames/other BLP violations), and even then giving other editors a chance to deal with it first. But, since some have tried to say I violated the ban by even mentioning it on my userpage, I've been abundantly cautious even utilizing that. It was disheartening to see someone literally cite my ban to push FRINGE OR on the SEGM article, but heartening to see it responded to promptly. TheTranarchist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 20:13, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
- You are right to restrict it to obvious vandalism only. It has to be really clear-cut, like adding profanities, or writing unsourced and negative commentary to a BLP. Anything that looks like it's being done to push a particular agenda, but isn't WP:VANDALISM in the Wikipedia sense of the word, you should leave to other people. You also need to be slightly more careful about how you handle meta-discussions - that mention of someone pushing FRINGE OR at the SEGM article was itself a breach of your TBAN. I'm not going to take any action about it, other than advise you not to repeat it, but you need to get into the habit of not doing things like that. Best Girth Summit (blether) 22:24, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
- @Girth Summit, thank you! I'd seen that and been keeping it in reserve for only the most obvious vandalism (mass unexplained text removal and deadnames/other BLP violations), and even then giving other editors a chance to deal with it first. But, since some have tried to say I violated the ban by even mentioning it on my userpage, I've been abundantly cautious even utilizing that. It was disheartening to see someone literally cite my ban to push FRINGE OR on the SEGM article, but heartening to see it responded to promptly. TheTranarchist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 20:13, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
Re: Right to Education I'm kind of new to this. Did you take issue with what I posted or where I posted it? Clearly the so-called 'right to education' means the right to be FORCE schooled, and NOT the right to choose and self-direct your own education. So you really are compelled to throw out kids' other human rights, like life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And what about personal CHOICE! And it goes without saying that the 'right' to education is ageist. Why wouldn't you want that included? It's true!
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Isabella Belato, I'm on my phone now so trimming my initial edit will be difficult until I can get back to my computer. If I hat my reply to you could I get an exception on my initial posting. Per Google docs it's ~640 words. I'm sure I can trim it down a bit more but not for several hours. Springee (talk) 17:22, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
- @Springee: Replied at the AE board. No rush. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 17:50, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I was wondering if I could ask for a word count extension to address the accusations made against me by Thebiguglyalien. I'm on mobile at the moment as well so I'm not sure if it was my initial response or the reply that was over the limit. Thanks –dlthewave ☎ 18:03, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
- @Dlthewave: I've replied at the AE report. I'd recommend removing the talk page quotes from the initial response. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 19:32, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
Some people...
...need to learn about WP:RS, if you know what I mean. LilianaUwU (talk / contributions) 01:05, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- @LilianaUwU: Indeed, and thanks for keeping an eye on the article. It's understandable that some people's feelings are running high, as tragedies like this are too common in our community, and often go by ignored. Luckily, it seems like discussion in the talk page is advancing and most editors are respecting our policies. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 03:06, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
Doing what?
"A summary of the conclusions reached follows.
Doing..."
Could you please explain what 'doing' means, when being the end result of a discussion? 37.247.31.205 (talk) 19:56, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- There's no explanation there, as far as I can see. 37.247.31.205 (talk) 23:43, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- It means I'm reading 2mb of text and then writing a closing statement based on what I read. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 20:27, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- I see. So you close it, and then read it to find out if it is ready to be closed? I don't know. maybe it does make sense for a discussion with so many opinions to weigh in. 37.247.31.205 (talk) 23:43, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- The discussion has been open now for nearly two months (54 days, to be more precise), when most RfCs last one month. Since this is a very large discussion, with potentially big repercussions, leaving it open for longer is no problem, as it allows more users to weigh in, but several users have asked for its close, stating that the discussion has run its course and no new arguments are going to be put forward. In cases like this, when one decides to close the RfC, it's better to "freeze" it while it's being analyzed so no new arguments slip in between the initial reading and the final statement are posted. It also prevents from wasted efforts, in case multiple users decide to close but none of them mark as doing. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 23:49, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- I see. So you close it, and then read it to find out if it is ready to be closed? I don't know. maybe it does make sense for a discussion with so many opinions to weigh in. 37.247.31.205 (talk) 23:43, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
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Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 19:04, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- Very much appreciated! Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 19:05, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- If you'd like any help closing this, feel free to let me know -- I'm uninvolved and free for the next few days. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 19:24, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- I think it's probably worth mentioning that Alex Hollender, a WMF representative who commented on the RfC, quit the WMF a few day ago. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 19:24, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- Wait, what? I don’t doubt that he’s gone since there’s a global lock but is there an announcement or message anywhere? Aaron Liu (talk) 19:42, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- All I can see is the global lock log which states "no longer work for wmf" as of 11 March. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 19:57, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- Not just a representative, they were the primary designer of and for Vector-2022. And if you know someone... https://twitter.com/wikimediaatwork/status/1635657035139145730 —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 12:24, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
- Wait, what? I don’t doubt that he’s gone since there’s a global lock but is there an announcement or message anywhere? Aaron Liu (talk) 19:42, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- I think it's probably worth mentioning that Alex Hollender, a WMF representative who commented on the RfC, quit the WMF a few day ago. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 19:24, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- If you'd like any help closing this, feel free to let me know -- I'm uninvolved and free for the next few days. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 19:24, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
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— Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 19:45, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
- @Ingenuity: Replied. Isabelle Belato 🏳🌈 20:33, 15 March 2023 (UTC)