User talk:The Blade of the Northern Lights/Archive 14

petition

you can start the fire Dom capers petition if you like since we're losing. --166.172.56.176 (talk) 03:56, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

and send the link here. --166.172.56.176 (talk) 03:56, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Just a reminder

If the Packers lose today, please make a petition to fire Dom Capers because he is a useless coordinator. Yeah our defense is looking good this year but not ranked in the top 10. I know we're in the playoffs but if we lose knight start a petition to fire Capers. Thanks! --166.172.56.176 (talk) 22:47, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Packers

Do you think they can beat the Vikings tommorow night? I hope it is NOT a pathetic game. Will they go past Seattle in the playoffs? --74.129.169.119 (talk) 01:30, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

I certainly think they can beat Minnesota, and it should be a fun one. We'll see about the playoffs, I think they should be able to handle Seattle if the receivers remember that they're allowed to catch the ball if it hits them in their fucking hand... seems simple, but that seems to have been a problem this year. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 02:39, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Man fuck the Packers receivers other than Cobb. And fuck Dom Capers and Dropvante Adams they are fucking useless. --74.129.169.119 (talk) 02:48, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

I have to say, I knew Jordy was exceptional but I didn't realize just how many holes he covered up. Looking forward to having him back next year. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 02:50, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

if the packers lose, start a petition to fire defensive coordinator Dom Capers. His schemes are horrible and he is so predictable. Next year will be better without Capers he sucks as a coordinator. Jordy will help next year. --74.129.169.119 (talk) 02:52, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Jordy Nelson is awesome! Start a petition tommorow to fire Capers if they lose. --74.129.169.119 (talk) 02:55, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm with you on both, and I might take you up on that petition if you don't first. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 02:57, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

I am not going to make one if they lose so you should do it instead. I do not make petitions so please make the petition to get Capers the fuck out of Green Bay.n--74.129.169.119 (talk) 03:05, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Just do what Eagles fans did with Chip in the petition, like EDP. --74.129.169.119 (talk) 03:06, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Whack-a-mole

Special:Contributions/68.14.14.50 EEng (talk) 16:29, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

And... User:Fwckturnip. EEng (talk) 14:49, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

• Special:Contributions/50.233.7.158 EEng (talk) 15:08, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

For whatever else they may lack, they suffer not for lack of persistence... The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 21:29, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

[1] EEng (talk) 03:10, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

• [2] EEng (talk) 13:23, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
• [3]
• [4] + a semiprotect now too. Aren't you glad you became an admin? EEng (talk) 00:28, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
• [5]
• [6]

@EEng: When reading the edit summary, given the recent bit of PC idiocy that happened about half an hour up I-95 for me I can't help but wonder if they'd start demanding they change their name because "World's Oldest People as an acronym is CAUSING ME GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM BECAUSE IT'S SO OFFENSIVE AND IF YOU DON'T CHANGE IT RIGHT NOW I'M GOING TO DEMAND JIMBO'S RESIGNATION AND HAVE A LITTLE HISSY FIT A 4 YEAR OLD WOULD BE EMBARRASSED AT AND THROW ROCKS AT YOUR HOUSE!!!!!!!!" (But then again Italians are white, so they can't be in any way oppressed; what happened to Sacco and Vanzetti was definitely different, we're not sure how but it just was so stop it RIGHT NOW before you cause me that grievous bodily harm again) But in all seriousness, I've been thinking of trying a rename proposal to "Wikiproject Human Longevity"; if you have a better idea, which I'm sure you do, I'd like to hear it. A name change might send the message that this isn't the GRG's official output, and if even one person gets that it's worth it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 22:46, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

First of all, get your own jokes [7]. As to Yale, I can't be expected to follow the news at every struggling, little-known rustic school, so maybe you can fill me in. Now, then... Yes, I think a name change would be salutory for any number of reasons. EEng (talk) 23:34, 13 November 2015 (UTC) P.S. Sacco and Vanzetti did it.

Wow, and here I was thinking I was being original; maybe great minds do think alike. As to Sacco and Vanzetti, I'm not of Italian stock or anything but we went over that case in one of my history classes; it's not too much to ask that anyone get a reasonable trial, period. I'll try to put a proposal together then. It could require a bit of coordination with the other sane people there, so there will be some advance warning. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 23:46, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

They were railroaded, no doubt, but they were also probably guilty. EEng (talk) 00:09, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, the part about Sacco's gun conveniently didn't come up in class at all, I had to find that on my own. I'm hardly losing sleep over them. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 00:12, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Another thought might be to merge it into another project, so it's not an isolate anymore. But the most obvious candidate, Wikipedia:WikiProject Ageing and culture, is so small I'm afraid it would simply be overrun. Another thought would be simply dismantling it, as someone suggested at ANI a while back, but the window for that may have passed for now. EEng (talk) 20:15, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Maybe an RfC about what to do might help, if there's a way to keep the lackeys from overrunning it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 21:59, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Whatever action you think appropriate

DS notice here [8], restoring material based on non-RS here [9] (calling the removal "vandalism"), continuing here [10], earlier edit warring here [11]. EEng (talk) 14:19, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

• Also, a DS warning might be in order for this editor [12]. EEng (talk) 15:32, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

I'll have a closer look at it when I get home, but my impression now is that the thickness of these guys' skulls never cease to amaze me. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 18:51, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Semi?

I wonder if, given the history of IP disruption, a semiprotect might not be appropriate: [13]. EEng (talk) 02:25, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

I think so, but if I did it myself there would almost certainly be some caterwauling about "involved admin". Next time there's ongoing IP idiocy there I'll put in an RfPP request. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 02:29, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

I think someone else did. EEng (talk) 20:27, 9 December 2015 (UTC)

More whackamole (like guacamole, but not as tastey)

• Special:Contributions/166.170.49.136 EEng (talk) 20:27, 9 December 2015 (UTC)

Merry Xmas

Special:Contributions/115.193.10.247 EEng (talk) 02:06, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

If the IP tries anything else I'll block it, it's been duly warned. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 19:05, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

Happy New Year

• Special:Contributions/153.139.68.36 Vandalism-only, and he's returned. EEng 04:18, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Tobias redux

Domlesch (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is a heavy contribution sock that needs some attention. I've cleaned up after the other named accounts and IPs, but this one is a bit of heavy lifting. Can you take a look at some of it please? With the two new page move trackers, he has now taken to requesting moves at uncontroversial moves so that it doesn't show up on his logs. Also 80.134.93.78 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) among others in that range. Another range has been blocked by Bbb23. cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 15:03, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Mass deletion

Hello The Blade of the Northern Lights! Can you tell me, why have been so many articles about East Timorese subdistricts deleted? Greetings, --J. Patrick Fischer (talk) 20:26, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

See the above section, this is to delete creations of Tobias Conradi, a WP:G5 deletion. —SpacemanSpiff 20:34, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Strange. The articles were a first start for these subject, missing in English Wikipedia for years. --J. Patrick Fischer (talk) 21:04, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

I ordinarily wouldn't do this, but Tobias is now globally banned and nothing short of that will get the message across. If you'd like, I can send you copies of the sources he used; the articles themselves were very bare, so there's not much to be gained from restoring them. And to SpacemanSpiff; something's not working right with my mass rollback or I'd have done that already, and I'll see if I can hunt down any other pages he requested for restoring. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 00:44, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Update; just got the mass rollback issue fixed. Now to find those pages. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 00:58, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

In addition to the standard banned thing, there's also the fact that he loves to "provide" a structure to these places based on how he thinks they should be, not how they actually are and it's futile to waste editor hours to sift through individual articles to clean up that mess. And of course, this disruption is on at multiple wiki's, representatives of which are currently voicing their opinions at Meta. I see you've fixed this one now Blade. cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 02:20, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I have seen some strange edits by this user. I was just wondering, because I didn't see in German Wikipedia articles deleted, because the author was banned before. Well, the articles were just stubs, maybe someone will find time to re-activate them one day. If this is the case, he/she can translate simply the German articles or use the sources there. I have enough to do in deWP. ;-) Greetings, --J. Patrick Fischer (talk) 05:39, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Zala County

Hi. What is the reason for this and similar edits? I'm having trouble understanding how this is helpful to readers. --R'n'B (call me Russ) 10:22, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

See the section directly above; I was doing a mass rollback of a globally banned and extremely disruptive user. I have no objection to someone reinstating the edits if they want, but the messes Tobias Conradi creates are so massive that it's not really worth the amount of effort required to do anything besides a mass revert. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 15:12, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Need help from a user that is harassing me?

Is this the right place Alexis Ivanov (talk) 20:56, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

Not gonna lie, I made some enemies, but all my previous conflicts were resolved as soon as possible and something weird happen, I was talking about the difference between Persian and Iranian in Al-Biruni's talk page and suddenly an IP addressing is harassing me, I have no problem with someone being against me, but feels like someone is after me who knows me from Wikipedia or has been lurking here, they used two different IP as far as I know, I 70% sure they are breaking some rules here, maybe you can look into that the weirdest part is he or she came to Wikipedia SOLELY to harass me.

Exhibit A: [the talk page with of Al-Biruni someone appeared with no name]

His or her IP address to see what they do

Exhibit B: In the Al-Khwarizmi talk page

His or her IP address to see what they do

Exhibit C: and this what brought me to think it is a harassment on another level, he or she followed me to an un-related talk page to his or her issues to create a hostile environment

The IP address

I urge you to deal with matter, this person is not here to edit or contribute anything of value, seems like an Iranian butthurt who got offended that there was a discussion. And accusation of being Turkish or Arab is being used which hold no water. Alexis Ivanov (talk) 21:13, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

This is not surprising. Alexis Ivanov is an aggressively confrontational editor who peppers his posts with personal insults against other editors. His "mission statement" reveals his attitude towards dealing with editing disputes: [14] Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk) 23:37, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

So it was you? First of all I never confronted the IP address. So you must be on some drugs or something be careful, you are moving in the wrong direction Alexis Ivanov (talk) 03:13, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks much

Thank you for your most helpful copy-edits to the article I created, From The Doctor to my son Thomas.

The article is currently a Featured Article candidate, at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/From The Doctor to my son Thomas/archive1.

Were you thinking of commenting there?

Thanks again for the copy-edits, especially while it's at FAC, most appreciated,

— Cirt (talk) 02:10, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Yes, actually, I think I will. Not sure how much help I'll be, but I'll try. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 02:32, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Okay, whatever you wish, unfortunately it hasn't gotten much participation, so far. Thanks again for the copy-edits. — Cirt (talk) 02:37, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Wise words

Thank you, for your comment, here.

Wise words, and injects a little sanity into the ongoing discussion.

Good luck,

— Cirt (talk) 07:30, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

"Brilliant" is maybe the word I would use, rather than "wise". John Carter (talk) 18:43, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

New sock?

Who's that LTA who always moves a stack of articles without discussing anything? I think Caracara15 might be them. I seem to recall you'd dealt with this a fair bit in the past, hopefully I haven't mixed you up with someone else. Jenks24 (talk) 19:50, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

• @Jenks24: That'd be Tobias Conradi. Given meta:Requests for comment/Global ban for Tobias Conradi‎, I'd have thought he'd be a bit inactive now. I'll file the SPI and see if any more IP blocks can be done. —SpacemanSpiff 04:12, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

Not a big deal but...

This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at WP:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Users_EEng_and_Ricky81682 regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. EEng (talk) 17:32, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

Sunday Nov 22: Soviet Jewry Edit-a-thon & Women In Science Edit-a-thon

Two options for this Sunday: Soviet Jewry Edit-a-thon & Women In Science Edit-a-thon

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for one of two edit-a-thons this Sunday, just bring your laptop and an interest in participating! No special knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia knowledge is required, and there will be Wikipedia training workshops for new folks. Soviet Jewry Edit-a-thon @ Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, Sun Nov 22 Join at the Center for Jewish History (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the American Soviet Jewry movement. Women In Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences 7 World Trade Center - 40th Floor 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Sun Nov 22 Join at the NY Academy of Sciences, during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of women scientists. Note that seating is limited for the Women in Science event, as well as signing up on-wiki, please RSVP by email. Bonus event: December 9 - WikiWednesday Salon @ Babycastles

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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Dec 9: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC; Dec 12: Art & Law editathon + Dec 13: Black Film editathon

Wednesday December 9, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month, we will also host a Newcomer's Wiki Workshop for those getting started on the encyclopedia project! We will also include a look at our annual plan and budget ideas, and welcome input from community members on the sorts of projects the chapter should support through both volunteer and budgetary efforts. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday December 9 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! (One talk this month will be on use of Wikipedia press passes for photographers.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:38, 4 December 2015 (UTC) Bonus events, RSVP now for our upcoming editathons: Saturday December 12 - Art & Law @ School of Visual Arts editathon Sunday December 13 - Black Film: AfroCROWD editathon

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Weird article creations

Hi Blade, Divyraj has been creating articles this month that look weird to me. They're well-formed, although very unreliably sourced, and contain tags that are dated well before this month. I'm not sure if they're undiscussed forks, have been taken from a mirror ... or something else. They certainly do not contain any attribution to indicate copying from another of our articles.

I've left an extremely brief note on their talk page and also nominated one of them for deletion under PROD because it really is pathetically sourced. Any chance of you trying to get your head round what is going on. Mine is fuzzy with meds. - Sitush (talk) 19:57, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Im just trying to promote Indian History here, I gave the reference ":Maharana Sanga: The Hindupat, the Last Great Leader of the Rajput Race. By Sarda Bilal" the date problem is because i took the format of the frame from a wiki article but did not copy anything, all thats written is from books. I probably failed to give proper references on paragraphs and would like help for that.Divyraj (talk) 20:36, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

OK, thanks. And ignore my message, Blade. I'll have a word with Divyraj tomorrow when my head is cleared up. I'll explain how the tag templates work etc and they're welcome to ask any further questions. However, the big problem will remain that the sources are not reliable - the book you mention is far too old and we'll have to find something more suited to a modern encyclopaedia. You might find WP:HISTRS to be a useful read, and you perhaps also need to realise that even modern Indian history books are often unreliable due to the significant "rewriting" of history to suit various extreme viewpoints, such as Hindutva. - Sitush (talk) 21:14, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

You may want to take a look

Will wonders never cease? WP:Administrators'_noticeboard/Edit_warring#User:EEng_reported_by_User:Alansohn_.28Result:_.29 EEng (talk) 22:29, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Moves on 5 October 2015

Hi there - not sure what the backstory is with User:Tobias Conradi, but I happened upon the Kaiserbach valley article and was going to move it to Kaiserbach Valley as the typical English capitalization of proper nouns. Is there something I should know that encourages me to not do that? I didn't want to simply revert your revert of User:EdJohnston. Cheers - "Pepper" @ 21:09, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

No problem at all; that was just a mass-revert of one of his socks. The amount of moves his socks do, and the low percentage of actually helpful ones, are such that when reverting them it's much more efficient to just do all of them. So basically no there's no problem, go ahead. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 23:10, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

Sounds good - thanks. "Pepper" @ 05:17, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Merry Christmas, Blade

And may your holidays be merry and bright . . . . Cheers. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 06:16, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Saturday January 16: Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference

Saturday January 16: Wikipedia Day NYC 2016

You are invited to join us at New York University for Wikipedia Day NYC 2016, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of Wikipedia 15, the project's global 15th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. Saturday January 16 Wikipedia Day NYC 2016 (RSVP on-wiki or at bit.ly/wikiday15). 10:00am - 7:00 pm at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway (between Waverly and Washington Place) 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! --Pharos (talk) 17:57, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

Heavy metal AfDs

Hey, I was wondering if you could offer some insight with some heavy metal bands I nominated for AfD, Bloodlet, Amboog-a-Lard, If He Dies He Dies, Totenmond (this particular one has been twice relisted), Winter's Bane and Rain Fell Within. Any help is appreciated, cheers! SwisterTwister talk 05:36, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

It might be a day or two, but I'll definitely have a look at those. Hope I can be of some assistance. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 13:17, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Happy New Year, The Blade of the Northern Lights!

Happy New Year!

The Blade of the Northern Lights,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:46, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

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A cup of coffee for you!

Forgive me if we have met - but have we met? I cannot place your face. We have talked on wiki but I do not recall talking with you at a Wikimedia NYC event. You posted on the meetup page for this Saturday. If you come, then I hope we can talk again. Thanks so much for proposing a talk about moderation, even if you say you want to learn more than teach. I think you have lots to teach because I have seen you make administrative decisions in the past. Blue Rasberry (talk) 15:20, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm sure we've seen each other and met in person (I'm terrible with facial recognition, much better with remembering names). Should be a fun day. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 21:23, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Calvin Johnson

Read this article: [15]. I want Calvin Johnson in Green Bay next year can us Packer fans make the Packers sign him before the Patriots do. Calvin Johnson is the answer for the Packers and I want him there when free agency starts. Can we make Ted Thompson sign him this offseason in free agency? You should email the Packers organization to sign him because Calvin Johnson is the answer and we will make the super bowl if we get him. Regards, --166.172.57.180 (talk) 20:44, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

WP:A+F edit-a-thons in Connecticut

Hey Blade, it was good to see you at Wikipedia Day! There are a couple of WP:A+F edit-a-thons in Connecticut coming up for March, and they could use some experienced Wikipedians on-hand to help, so email me if you'd like to be a part of this effort.--Pharos (talk) 14:25, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Would you be available/interested in helping out at a Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Coonnecticut?--Pharos (talk) 16:06, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Let me know if this is interesting at all to you, or if you're unsure and would like to talk it over sometime. In-person outreach to new editors can sometimes be a welcome and refreshing break from workaday editing.--Pharos (talk) 17:10, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Saturday February 6 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon

Saturday February 6 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon

You are invited to join us and the AfroCROWD initiative at New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for our upcoming editathon, a part of the Black WikiHistory Month campaign. Saturday February 6 Black Life Matters Editathon (RSVP). 12:00pm - 5:00 pm at NYPL Schomburg Center, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue), by W 135th St The Wikipedia training and editathon will take place in the Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, with a reception following in the Langston Hughes lobby on the first floor of the building at 5:00pm. We hope to see you there!--Pharos (talk) 19:17, 1 February 2016 (UTC) (Bonus upcoming event: WikiWednesday Salon @ Babycastles - Wednesday, February 17)

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Feb 16: Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim
Feb 17: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Tuesday February 16, 5:30pm: Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim
You are invited to join us for an evening of social Wikipedia training and editing at the Guggenheim, with a workshop given by the Art+Feminism project to prepare for next month's major campaign, and a tour and edit-a-thon of Photo-Poetics: An Anthology. Tuesday, February 16 Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim (RSVP at Eventbrite - Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). 5:30pm - 8:30pm at Sackler Center Media Lab, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue; enter through 89th Street staff entrance
Wednesday February 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month, we will also host a Newcomer's Wiki Workshop for those getting started on the encyclopedia project! We will also include a look at our annual plan and budget ideas, and welcome input from community members on the sorts of projects the chapter should support through both volunteer and budgetary efforts. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday December 17 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! (One talk this month will be on use of Wikipedia press passes for photographers.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 00:28, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	kol Rohitshankarwar (talk) 07:08, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Saturday, March 5: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Saturday March 5, 10am-5pm: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

You are invited to join us for the MoMA Art+Feminism edit-a-thon on Saturday, to support the expansion of Wikipedia's coverage of women in the arts. We encourage both people new to Wikipedia, and people who have experience editing online, or have joined us for past edit-a-thon events. This is by far our biggest event of the year (over 200 participants in the last edition), and every extra hand counts, so please join and volunteer to help us engage new communities! Saturday, March 5 Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (RSVP at Eventbrite - Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). 10:00am - 5:00pm (drop-in anytime!) at The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at the Museum of Modern Art, 4 West 54 Street - between 5th/6th, New York, NY 10019 Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue. And bring your interested friends and colleagues! For those outside of the city, or unable to join on Saturday, check out Art+Feminism regional and global events as well. --Pharos (talk) 21:48, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

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March 16: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday March 16, 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 Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent (Art+Feminism!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also vote on nominations for the global Wikimedia Foundation board. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday March 16 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! (One likely talk this month will be on the Wikidata project.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:02, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

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Talkback

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April 2016

Hello. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent finger fumblings to Requests for Ritual Humiliation has been undone because it was too accurate. If you would like to complain, please climb the Reichstag and wave a flag at that special place. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. If you persist, I shall say "Ni!" Thanks, --Hammersoft (talk) 14:13, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

I'll bring you the two shrubberies of different heights for the terrace effect and chop down the tallest tree in the wood with a herring!! Even though they say it is impossible! The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 14:17, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

April 13: WikiWednesday Salon NYC and Mini-Video Opportunity

Wednesday April 13, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC and Mini-Video Opportunity

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Special this month, a Mini-Video opportunity for individuals to share their Wikipedia experiences (during pre-meeting, 6-7pm, and in side-office during regular meetup). A videographer will be present to record 1-3 minute Mini-Videos of folks informally speaking, sharing anything about their Wikipedia-related projects, whether an edit-a-thon they joined, an article they edited, or a class project they were a part of, etc. We will also follow up on plans for recent (Art+Feminism!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also place our chapter's votes for the global Wikimedia Foundation board. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday April 13 at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street - WikiWednesday Salon NYC and Mini-Video Opportunity (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 6:00pm - 7:00pm Mini-Video and social hour 7:00pm - 9:00pm Regular meeting: Introduction for new participants, Noshing, Chapter projects 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! --Pharos (talk) 14:20, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

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RfC History of South America

Hi Blade, you may wish to comment. Kind regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 05:03, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Sorry to bother you

Warning or block needed. [16] EEng 20:32, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

No problem. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:49, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

• Thanks for the help. Lesser Cartographies (talk) 20:56, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

Saturday April 30: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim

Saturday April 30, 1-6pm: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim

File:Monir Portrait-exh ph021.jpg On Saturday April 30, 2016, in conjunction with a global campaign, the Guggenheim will host its fourth Wikipedia edit-a-thon — or, #guggathon — to enhance Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia. The Guggenheim aims to further the goals of the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, and build on the model of campaigns like the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Women in Architecture, Wikipedia Asian Month, and Art+Feminism. New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support. Can’t join us in New York? Visit our global MENA Artists Month partnership page to coordinate international and online events as well. Saturday. April 30 Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim (Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). Time: Presentation: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Edit-a-thon: 2:30pm - 6:00pm Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue (88th Street), New York City, New York 10128 Guests should enter using the 88th Street entrance via the ramp at 88th Street and Fifth Avenue Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) ~~~~~

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Query

Could you please explain the violations here [17], just not sure I understand. Thanx, Mlpearc Phone (open channel) 04:13, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

Nvrmnd, I found the discussion. Thanx, Mlpearc Phone (open channel) 04:17, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

In hindsight I should have linked to it in my edit summary; in case anyone else has questions the discussion is here. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 04:18, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

May 25: WikiWednesday Salon NYC / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference

Wednesday May 25, 6pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon. This month's WikiWednesday Salon, we'll meet and share with the MediaWiki software development community, through a community learning night at NYU on May 25. Wednesday May 25 at NYU Tisch School of Arts, 721 Broadway, 4th floor (same location as Wikipedia Day in January) - WikiWednesday Salon NYC / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 6:00 pm: Introduction, pizza 7:00 pm: MediaWiki tutorial, community involvement and extension ideas, novel uses of wiki technology 8:00 pm: State of the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia / Wikimedia community 9:00 pm: Monthly WikiSalon in San Francisco video-link, casual bicoastal chat Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:50, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

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Bad reverts: un-unifying dates and other stuff

• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Sincerity&diff=next&oldid=720501978
  • from: 1:"|date=27 May 2015", 2:"|date=20 November 2012"
  • to: 1:"|date=2015-05-27", 2:"|date=November 20, 2012"
• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Logicians&oldid=prev&diff=720648741
  • Didn't look at revert
• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Progressivism&diff=prev&oldid=720648700
  • Didn't look at revert
• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nitrous_oxide&oldid=prev&diff=720648661
  • from: 1:"|accessdate = 21 November 2015"
  • to: 1:"|accessdate = 2015-11-21"
  • no change: "|accessdate=29 December 2013"
• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Silent_disco&oldid=prev&diff=720648236
  • from: 1:"|date=September 6, 2009", 2:"| date = April 5, 2007"
  • to: 1:"|date=6 September 2009", 2:"| date = 2007-04-05"

...

There were a bunch of others, please look before messing things up. —User 000 name 02:42, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

The lack of self-awareness is hard to fathom... The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:13, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Please keep the user's talkpage on your watchlist, as I suspect a CIR block may be in the cards. EEng 17:29, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Sunday June 5: Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon

Sunday June 5, 12-5pm: Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon

Join us for a full Sunday of social Wikipedia editing at the Center for Jewish History (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to Women in Jewish History. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Expanding coverage of Jewish women on Wikipedia makes these women and their creations discoverable, addresses the gender bias on Wikipedia in a positive way, and works to correct imbalances archival collecting practice and institutional projects that have historically silenced women's narratives. A training session on editing Wikipedia will be held at 12:30 pm. Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand. Light refreshments will be provided. Make edits! Ask questions! Be bold! Sunday June 5 Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon (Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). Time: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Location: Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York City, New York 10011 Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 15:01, 1 June 2016 (UTC) P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our June 15 WikiWednesday and other upcoming events.

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2016 Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Search Community Survey

The Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation has appointed a committee to lead the search for the foundation’s next Executive Director. One of our first tasks is to write the job description of the executive director position, and we are asking for input from the Wikimedia community. Please take a few minutes and complete this survey to help us better understand community and staff expectations for the Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director.

• Survey, (hosted by Qualtrics)

Thank you, The Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Search Steering Committee via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:49, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

Can you help at June 17 edit-a-thon in New Haven, CT?

Hi Blade, I was wondering if you might be able to join and lend a hand at this editathon in New Haven on Friday June 17.--Pharos (talk) 04:14, 4 June 2016 (UTC)

Unfortunately I have a work commitment that day, but it's the sort of thing I'd love to help with in the future. I'll keep an eye out for similar events, and if I ever get a bit more free time I might even try to help orchestrate one myself. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 21:07, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

Award

	An Award!
	For your comment at the April Fool's RFC discussion. ThePlatypusofDoom (Talk) 15:28, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

June 15: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday June 15, 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 Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Featuring special guest presentations on Wikipedia Asian Month and Wikipedia Club at Ohio State University. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent (Art+Feminism! AfroCrowd!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday June 15 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street 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! --Pharos (talk) 01:38, 12 June 2016 (UTC) P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our AfroCrowd June calendar, June 29 Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA, and July 15 Wiknic @ Central Park, among other upcoming events.

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NPP / AfC

Hi. Just a reminder that in just over a week at Wikimania there's going to be a cross-Wiki discussion about the systems of control of new pages. This is a round-table rather than a presentation or a lecture. On the agenda are reforms to the new article reviewing systems and ways to help new users better understand our content policies. If you are going to Italy and would like to take part, please check out the conference schedule, and I look forward to seeing you there. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 18:16, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

Banned user and their articles

Hello The Blade of the Northern Lights, my fingers cramped from typing your username :P I perfectly understand the necessity to ban problematic users but I don't see the point in deleting perfectly valid articles of their creation ie: Roman hippodrome of Berytus , even though this is specified in the criteria for speedy deletion policy. I was wondering if there is a way to retrieve the texts of the deleted pages and whether re-creation of the pages would be problematic. HAve a super day or night or afternoon. Cheers -~ Elias Z. (talkallam) 07:18, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

I would love to work on the article if that's not too much trouble for you to transfer it. By what username(s) did that editor go by? I don't have any recollection of such user or his work. -~ Elias Z. (talkallam) 05:26, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you ~ Elias Z. (talkallam) 05:27, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Wednesday June 29: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Wednesday June 29, 6-8:30pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art Library's second annual Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon, during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to LGBT art, culture and history. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Also featuring a lightning talk by CUNY students at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives on a project to document local 1980s HIV/AIDS activism on Wikipedia. Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand. Wednesday June 29 Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Location: Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA, 4 West 54 Street - between 5th/6th Ave, New York, NY 10019 Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:03, 20 June 2016 (UTC) P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our Sunday July 10 Wiknic in Central Park and other upcoming events.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_administrators_willing_to_make_difficult_blocks

I just removed a couple archive pages of yours from this category. If you're still willing to_make_difficult_blocks, please add one of your current pages to the the category.--Elvey^(t•c) 00:54, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks; not sure how that happened, but glad you noticed and fixed it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 02:37, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Sunday July 10: WikNYC Picnic @ Central Park

Sunday July 10, 3-8pm: WikNYC Picnic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" in Manhattan's Central Park, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck. Sunday July 10 WikNYC Picnic (RSVP) (also on meetup.com) 3–8pm - come by any time! The picnicking area is the southwest section of the Great Lawn, north of the Delacorte Theater, just inside the park at Central Park West between 81st & 82nd. Enter the park at West 81st St. Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner! Subway: 81st Street – Museum of Natural History, C Line We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 14:55, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

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Hello

I sent you an email when you get a chance to look at it. Cheers.--John Cline (talk) 08:39, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

Clarity: POV

Hello Blade. I would like get clarity about your comment regarding POV and Sepsis II:

"I don't think this is someone who needs to be editing this topic area. It's bad enough as it is, and yet another person with a strong POV here is only adding more venom and toxicity to the editing environment."

Nishidani's first quote on his/her user page is, "the Palestinians are the only people on earth required to guarantee the security of the occupier, while Israel is the only country that demands protection from its victims." Hanan Ashrawi

Obviously, that quote, with a history replete of anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian nationalist editing, Nishidani has made clear his/her POV. As such, can you please clarify what separates Sepsis II (in terms of POV and aggressive editing) by nableezy, Nishidani, Zero0000, et al.? Thank you. KamelTebaast 22:38, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

The first thing is that none of those editors are currently at AE, so we'll go from there. Sepsis II also has an extensive history of sanctions related to editing in the area, and as noted at AE very narrowly avoided an indefinite block for the same. Having a point of view on these matters is inevitable—I have one myself—and declaring your point of view is not inherently problematic; it's an issue when that POV shows up in content and when an editor starts attacking others over it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 23:08, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

Tebaast.The Erdogan effect. let's start a witch-hunt and get the rest of them bastards. I sympathize with the plight of the Tibetans, Australian aborigines, Amerindians as my editing history indicates and this extends to the Palestinian people (as our editor sympathizes with that extraordinary ensemble of people we call Karens). They are represented on Wikipedia by 1 editor and a conflict should not be written from one side, even if history is written by the victors. WP:NPOV places us all under an obligation to ensure that articles on a conflict in which two peoples are involved are balanced, with both accorded fair and proper representation. If you find this scandalous, and think that this must automatically translate into a form of anti-Israelism, then your understanding of a basic pillar of Wikipedia is flawed, and your familiarity with Israeli/diaspora scholarship and journalism seriously lacking. Nishidani (talk) 23:28, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

Page move over redirect request

Hello, The Blade of the Northern Lights! I am trying to move a talk page, currently entitled Talk:Puspha Kamal Dahal, to Talk:Pushpa Kamal Dahal because the correct spelling is "Pushpa," as opposed to "Puspha". But it appears that the talk page Talk:Pushpa Kamal Dahal already exists as a redirect to the page to be moved. So, as an administrator yourself, would you please sort out this issue for me by deleting the page Talk:Pushpa Kamal Dahal to make way for the move? Thanks in advance! Inimesh (talk) 00:41, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Action required

This user has been repeatedly adding unsourced claims, among other vandalization attempts. Please review. Inimesh (talk) 01:00, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

IP blocked for long term vandalism --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:12, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Your close of an AE request

Hi, Blade, may I call you the Blade of the Aurora? Thanks for closing the arbitration request concerning Doc9871. I had already banned Doc for a month and alerted him to the ban on his page, as well as logged it. But maybe he should be told on his page about your summary of the admin discussion, too — that he's "further warned that any disruption in the topic areas covered under Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American politics 2 will lead to an extension and/or broadening of the ban"? I feel he may not look at the AE page again — currently he's not actually editing at all, perhaps being upset or angry about the ban (as anybody would be — nobody takes these things cheerfully). What do you think? If you agree he should be told about the warning on his page, I guess you would be the natural person to put it there? Bishonen | talk 00:14, 3 August 2016 (UTC).

Ack, I thought I had left a message and it must not have gone through; I was having some connection issues. I'll take care of that now. And I rather like your nickname for me, by all means use it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 01:41, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Bishzilla simply call user "the little Aurora" — pretty cute! [Bishzilla enthusiastically shoves the cute little user in her pocket.] bishzilla _ROARR!! 07:06, 3 August 2016 (UTC).

A waste of a warning. A solution for which there never was a problem. I never heard of "American politics 2" before this. I see it's been over a year that anyone has substantially edited it, or been added to it, though. Must be a unique case here. I assure you I won't be "disrupting" it. Thanks for the consideration "Bishzilla". Doc talk 07:39, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

DeCODED Sexes

Heyo. I am wondering if you can assist me with something. Yesterday you deleted DeCODED Sexes for WP:G3. This morning a new user created DECODED Sexes. It seems to me this is an open and shut case of WP:SOCK. Problem is that I can't see the user who created DeCODED Sexes in the first place. Can you help me track that down? Thanks! --Zackmann08 (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 15:25, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

@Zackmann08: The original creator was User:Rtre4t654, and the one I speedied was from User:Froytreewe22. Let me know if you need anything else, I'll gladly assist. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 21:22, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you much! Rtre4t654 is a known sockpuppet. Seems like Froytreewe22 is just another sock of theirs. Opened an investigation so we shall see... Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Awais Azad Thanks! --Zackmann08 (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 23:06, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Quality cotnrol

Are you up for a chat based on something we worked very closely on together several yeats ago? Since Wikimania at Esino I'm now finally in discussions with the the devs about taking things to the next logical steps and I would like your opinions and possibly your support. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:45, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, anything I can do to help. My availability is a little jnconsistent, but when I have time I usually have a fairly large amount of it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 04:40, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

"K. Mail me with your Skype and the best UTC to try get you (I've lost my old Skype account and its contacts). --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:42, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

When you have a chance...

Block needed for ongoing removal of others' posts from not-his-talkpage, NOTHERE, etc. [18] Take a look at his brief contrib history too. EEng 21:42, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

I see JamesBWatson is giving him one last chance, so I'll hold off for now but keep an eye out. If he resumes I'll immediately block. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 19:59, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

He's removing others' posts again [19]. Here's confirmation he's read yet one more of the warnings [20]. EEng 02:39, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

mario party 10

Mario Party 10 is being vandalized. 66.87.77.194 (talk) 20:48, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

August 17: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday Auugust 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 Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Featuring special guest presentations on WikiVerse and Bringing Wikipedia to the Last Mile. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent (UN Women!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday August 17 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street 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! --Pharos (talk) 23:20, 16 August 2016 (UTC) P.S. Prep for our chapter elections next month in September (and add your candidacy!): Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Elections

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Can you approve an AfC?

I happen to have run into Draft:Boston_Landmark, and if this is typical of the AfC process there's something seriously wrong. This clearly qualifies for mainspace, regardless of how complete or incomplete it is, and regardless of what sources are actually listed in the article -- the idea that there aren't adequate sources for "Boston Landmarks" is absurd. I'm not seeing the approve button, so I'm guessing I'm missing some privilege. Can you do it? It should, however, be renamed Boston Landmarks. EEng 01:22, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Compare Lists of New York City Landmarks. We also have Category:Landmarks in New York City and Category:Locally designated landmarks in the United States. The Boston article could obviously have more sources, and notability should not be in question. See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Boston. So the contents of Draft:Boston Landmark might be harmonized with other existing stuff. The creator of Draft:Boston Landmark is 140.241.241.100 (talk · contribs) and we might want to encourage them. EdJohnston (talk) 02:19, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

I think IP 140 later registered as User:Blcevie. They've been working on a bunch of Boston-related stuff and I'd hate to see them discouraged. (He/she seems to be an employee of the Boston Landmarks Commission, and no I don't think that's a COI, except maybe as to material on the Commission itself.) Apparently other cities have separate articles/lists for municipally designated landmarks vs. National Historic Landmarks (e.g. Landmarks_of_St._Louis) so while a title change may be appropriate I don't think a merge (with List of National Historic Landmarks in Boston) is, though one with Boston Landmarks Commission might make sense. Since I apparently lack the authority to rescue this from AfC, can one of you do it? EEng 05:26, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Once I can get in front of an actual computer and not a mobile device I'll do just that, definitely by the end of the day here. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 19:31, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Hey guys. I appreciate any help! I am both IP 140 and Blcevie. Its been quite a long and difficult process, with minimal feedback. the reason I did two different pages for the Boston Landmarks Commission and Boston Landmark is it seemed to follow suit with other articles I've seen, like with New York and St. Louis. Local landmarks are also vastly different from National landmarks, there is a different process for getting them designated and different outcomes from designation. I would really hate to lose this page, as I've put alot of time and effort into it. Its pretty important, as Boston is going through a lot of changes and development in the area. Any landmark or pending landmark will need review from the commission in a public hearing. Alot of the public would be interested in it. Blcevie (talk) 14:08, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

Proposal: New Page Reviewer user right

A discussion is taking place to request that New Page Patrollers be suitably experienced for patrolling new pages. Your comments at New pages patrol/RfC for patroller right are welcome. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 18:17, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks

You beat me to the punch while I was at work, haha. ありがとうございました! Lord Roem ~ (talk) 03:51, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

No problem. Figured someone would appreciate the help. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 21:13, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

September 14: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

Wednesday September 14, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month will also feature on our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent (UN Women and CFR!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. Along with the main meeting, hummus and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday September 14 WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street Featuring a keynote talk this month to be determined! 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! --Pharos (talk) 18:07, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

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Guardian article on Genie

Carroll, Rory (14 July 2016). "Starved, tortured, forgotten: Genie, the feral child who left a mark on researchers". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

--I am One of Many (talk) 14:33, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! I've been hard at work cutting things back, but having something more current than 2008 is definitely valuable. When I have time to look over it in more detail I will. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 15:42, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

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NPP & AfC

A dedicated venue for combined discussion about NPP & AfC where a work group is also proposed has been created. See: Wikipedia:The future of NPP and AfC --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:00, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

Nudge ;) --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:49, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

Autopatrolled

Hey, how come I'm not autopatrolled? I feel oppressed and left out. EEng 22:50, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

Most likely because you haven't asked before now, but since you have I can resolve that for you. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 14:19, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

<laughs diabolically> My plan is working puhrrrrfectly. EEng 17:09, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

The future of NPP and AfC - progress

Thank you for joining the The future of NPP and AfC Work Group

There have been been recent discussions and some special task pages have been created. for your attention and input. Please visit the following pages to get up to speed and add your comments, particularly the straw polls and priority lists. Please also add these pages to your watchlist.

• en:Wikipedia:The future of NPP and AfC/To do
• en:Wikipedia talk:The future of NPP and AfC

Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 10:39, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

ANI

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Arbitration_Enforcement_review. No More Mr Nice Guy (talk) 16:23, 4 October 2016 (UTC)

RfC for page patroller qualifications

Following up from the consensus reached here, the community will now establish the user right criteria. You may wish to participate in this discussion. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:51, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

Sanction template

Regarding the ban notice you recently left for a user, consider using Template:AE sanction because it provides all the appeal instructions. This may save time in explanations. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 15:53, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

Will do; I knew there was something but I've been away from AE so long I'd forgotten where it was. Thanks. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 00:28, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

WMF waiting for our NPP short list

Hi, It's now been three weeks since we created the NPP Work Group and we are hoping for a dynamic push forward for the urgent updates and required improvements to the quality control of new pages.

We now have the attention of the WMF and their development team has made page patrolling a top priority. They are already working hard to address some of the major issues.

The success of this depends on our team being able to keep the developers supplied with the feedback they need - if we relax on this they will move on.

If you have not already done so, please complete your list of 10 preferences here as soon as possible from the list at To do - the WMF is waiting for our shortlist. Please note that No.8 (NOINDEX) has already been addressed.

Thanks for all your help. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:29, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

Think you missed a spot.

Thought you should delete this page as well per WP:DENY, since you did so with the other sockpuppets. Blake Gripling (talk) 07:57, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

Sun October 16: CommonsLab / Open House NY Photo Contest + Hackathon

Sunday October 16, 2pm: CommonsLab / Open House NY Photo Contest + Hackathon

On Sunday, October 16, Wikimedia NYC will host a multimedia tutorial, workshop, and hackathon focused on Wikimedia Commons and the work processes for cultural multimedia wiki-projects. The CommonsLab is the concluding "upload party" to the Wikipedia @ Open House New York Weekend photo scavenger hunt, and an accompanying Wikimedia Commons multimedia hackathon. The event will take the form of a modified unconference, with sessions for photographers/creatives, editors/writers and hackers/software folks! Sunday October 16 CommonsLab / Open House NY Photo Contest + Hackathon 2:00pm - 8:00 pm at NYU ITP, Tisch School of Arts, 721 Broadway, 4th Floor Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:36, 14 October 2016 (UTC) And RSVP now for our next event after this, focusing on Latin American art and artists: WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (Saturday October 22, 2016)

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Saturday October 22: WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Saturday October 22, 10am: WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Join us for a full Saturday of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Latin American artists. The WikiArte (Wiki Arte y Cultura Latinoamerica) edit-a-thon is a global campaign to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Latin American arts and culture and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia. Featuring an opening Artists' Panel at 10am, with Sol Aramendi, Sharon Lee De La Cruz, and Marisa Morán Jahn, to be moderated by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, curator at El Museo del Barrio. The Museum of Modern Art and Fundacion Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros are uniting with international allies to focus on the lives and works of Latin American artists, architects and designers. With keystone events scheduled for October 22 in New York City and other cities throughout the month (Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Caracas, & others), the campaign aims to further similar goals to Art+Feminism. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Introductory training on the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given throughout the edit-a-thon. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand. Saturday October 22 WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (meetup) (eventbrite) 10:00am - 6:00pm at The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA, 4 West 54th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue) Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 23:28, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

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User appealing at AE due to your ban

Please see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement#Arbitration enforcement action appeal by ה-זפר. He is appealing a block I made to enforce your ARBPIA topic ban. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 19:50, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

User:MMtpmjp

I intend to unblock this user. They apologized for their legal threat, retracted it, and were proven right in the end. Let me know if you have any objections to be considered.--v/r - TP 00:34, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

No problem, fine by me. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 02:29, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

After discussing with them, they continued to assert they had a legal right to control that page under international law. So - I decided to decline and point them at WMF legal.--v/r - TP 20:52, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

I wish them luck with whatever it is they're trying to do. Thanks for the update. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 21:55, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

NPP - Last call for work group comments on stage 1

Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights,

The future of NPP and AfC:

To take full advantage of the WMF developer time that has been allocated to this project, we must now quickly submit the short list of our priorities before the end of October, otherwise we may lose the attention of the WMF.

If you have not already done so, please visit the page at Suggested Improvements and select your personal choice of 10 features (excluding the ones the devs are already doing) and list them in your order of priority at Priorities.

Thanks. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:50, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Four years ago ...

courage
... you were recipient no. 299 of Precious, a prize of QAI!

Why do I miss ...? I miss Dreadstar. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:00, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Saturday November 12: Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences (plus Sunday Indigenous People's Justice event)

Saturday November 12, 12-4pm: Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences

Join us for a full Saturday of social Wikipedia editing at NY Academy of Sciences (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles covering Women in science for their second annual edit-a-thon!. This event also coincides with the year-long celebration of the Academy's 200th Anniversary and a Women in Red online campaign. Beginning and experienced Wikipedia writers are both welcome, and there will be helpers on hand to assist those new to editing the encyclopedia. Saturday November 12: Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences Time: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm (drop-in anytime!) Location: New York Academy of Sciences. 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street (between Vesey and Barclay Streets in Manhattan), 40th Floor You must also register at the NYAS site here: www.nyas.org/WikiEdit2016 Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 19:25, 10 November 2016 (UTC) And RSVP now for our other event this Sunday in Brooklyn, focusing on Indigenous communities and social justice: Indigenous People's Justice @ Interference Archive Sunday November 13, 2016, 2:00- 6:00 pm (drop-in anytime!)

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Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins

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A new user right for New Page Patrollers

Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights.

A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.

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

If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins).MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:48, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

New Page Review needs your help

Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights,

As an AfC reviewer you're probably aware that a new user right has been created for patrolling new pages (you might even have been granted the right already, and admins have it automatically).

Since July there has been a very serious backlog at Special:NewPagesFeed of over 14,000 pages, by far the worst since 2011, and we need an all out drive to get this back down to just a few hundred that can be easily maintained in the future. Unlike AfC, these pages are already in mainspace, and the thought of what might be there is quite scary. There are also many good faith article creators who need a simple, gentle push to the Tea House or their pages converted to Draft rather than being deleted.

Although New Page Reviewing can occasionally be somewhat more challenging than AfC, the criteria for obtaining the right are roughly the same. The Page Curation tool is even easier to use than the Helper Script, so it's likely that most AfC reviewers already have more than enough knowledge for the task of New Page Review.

It is hoped that AfC reviewers will apply for this right at WP:PERM and lend a hand. You'll need to have read the page at WP:NPR and the new tutorial.

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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, The Blade of the Northern Lights. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

Saturday December 3: Contemporary Chinese Art Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim

Saturday December 3: Contemporary Chinese Art Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim

On Saturday December 3, 2016, in conjunction with a global campaign, the Guggenheim will host its fifth Wikipedia edit-a-thon—or, #guggathon—to enhance Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from Greater China. The event will cap off Wikipedia Asian Month, an online campaign dedicated to augmenting Asian content on Wikipedia throughout November. New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia, and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support. Editors are invited to view the exhibition Tales of Our Time following the event. The Guggenheim aims to raise awareness of the artists featured in the Tales of Our Time exhibition supported by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chinese Art Initiative, and build on the model of campaigns like the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Women in Architecture, Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa, and Art+Feminism. Saturday December 3: Contemporary Chinese Art Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. 1071 Fifth Ave, Manhattan. Enter at the 88th Street entrance via the ramp at 88th Street and Fifth Avenue. RSVP: on Meetup.com or on Wikipedia Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 09:45, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

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New Page Reviewer - RfC

Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights. You are invited to comment at a further discussion on the implementation of this user right to patrol and review new pages that is taking place at Wikipedia:New pages patrol/RfC on patrolling without user right. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 12:21, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

5 years ago today...

Wishing The Blade of the Northern Lights/Archive 14 a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Mz7 (talk) 01:56, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

BBC 12-hour Editathon - large influx of new pages & drafts expected

AfC Reviewers are asked to be especially on the look out 08:00-20:00 UTC (that's local London time - check your USA and AUS times) on Thursday 8 December for new pages. The BBC together with Wikimedia UK is holding a large 12-hour editathon. Many new articles and drafts are expected. See BBC 100 Women 2016: How to join our edit-a-thon. Follow also on #100womenwiki, and please, don't bite the newbies :) (user:Kudpung for NPR. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:02, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

Vote for better tools for controlling new pages

Hello The Blade of the Northern Lights,

Community wishlist poll

Getting the tools we need

ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT TO VOTE

• Improve the tools for reviewing new pages: Vote here.
• Reduce the reviewer workload : Vote here

For NPP: Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 13:02, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

December 21: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (plus Wikipedia Day on Jan 15!)

Wednesday December 21, 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 Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This will be the holiday party! Celebrate a December holiday with us, or in wiki-fashion, edit the calendar itself and join us to celebrate any holiday of your choice regardless of when it usually happens. Featuring special guest presentations on structure data, university library meetups, metrics and reporting, and other topics. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, savory and sweet pies and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday December 21 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street 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! --Pharos (talk) 21:44, 17 December 2016 (UTC) And RSVP now (and prepare your talks) for Wikipedia Day 2017 @ Ace Hotel NYC on Sunday Jan 15!

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Recent X1 deletions

I see that you deleted a few of the redirects that were listed in this AN thread. I had reviewed and found that some were more than marginally useful and probably should have been created, such as SWAG (military unit) and Saint Benoit Kilisesi as a couple examples. I wonder if you could undelete those, or if you have any objection to me recreating them? Cheers. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 23:03, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

I didn't see that thread, but now that I have I have no problem with restoring those at all. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 23:07, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

Reference errors on 31 December

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Happy New Year, The Blade of the Northern Lights!

Happy New Year!

The Blade of the Northern Lights,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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Sunday January 15: Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference

Sunday January 15: Wikipedia Day NYC 2017

You are invited to join us at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day NYC 2017, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of the project's global 16th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. With special guests Katherine Maher of the Wikimedia Foundation and Tim Wu of Columbia Law School speaking on our Post-truth panel! Also featuring an International/Multilingual panel, a Documenting Activism panel, a Multimedia/Tech Panel, a Science panel, an Art panel, and more. And there will be cake. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. Sunday January 15 Wikipedia Day NYC 2017 (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 10:00am - 7:00 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan 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! --Pharos (talk) 14:57, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

User talk:Gonulinanir

The userpage bio (in Turkish) you speedied recently s back, but on the talk page now. Meters (talk) 03:16, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. I'll remove it and leave a message for the user. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 03:42, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

Nicely handled. Meters (talk) 04:21, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

Revdel needed

If you're up, need a revdel at [22]. Also (sorry) I don't have the energy to explain OR and so on to this well-meaning expert. Can you? (Just noticed at his user page that he's been at ANI before.) EEng 06:03, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

G13 and AfC - discussion

An informal discussion is taking place at Wikipedia talk:Drafts#RfC on G13 on the G13 CSD criterion,  and the future of the AfC project. You are invited to comment. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:00, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

User talk:NWAyeah

I requested a block on the above editor because they admitted there were multiple users using the same account. Granted, I requested it at UAA, but there is no problem with their username at all. If I'd have taken it to ANI, there would have been a weeks worth of debate before nobody decided to do nothing (only slightly tongue in cheek). I'm here asking that you a) clarify the reason for their block on their userpage, and b) change it from a softerblock to whatever is appropriate for blatant violation of TOU.

On the subject of that editor, you can see all the warnings on their page for non constructive edits, and the subject of their edits parallels non constructive edits originating from IPs registered to the University of Idaho, which were subject of a discussion at ANI a couple months ago. Just an FYI.

Obviously all is at your discretion, but please at least clarify your block notification. There is clearly no problem with the username. Thanks. John from Idegon (talk) 05:11, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

My thinking was knowing what NWA stands for, but the other stuff there was plenty blockworthy in its own right. I'll leave another message explaining it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 05:25, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

Manrub08

I think this block may have been in error. While yes, they tripped the edit filter, they had filed a report here: [23] explaining the edit. They are right too, Chaparral and Chaparral cock are two different thing, and they were referring to the roadrunner. I actually was getting ready to note that this was a false positive before the block. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:22, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Yes, it was; there was an IP below it on AIV, I misclicked and got the account instead. I'll clean it up, one second. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 19:23, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter - February 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please subscribe. Your feedback is welcomed.

Administrator changes

NinjaRobotPirate • Schwede66 • K6ka • Ealdgyth • Ferret • Cyberpower678 • Mz7 • Primefac • Dodger67

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Guideline and policy news

• A discussion to workshop proposals to amend the administrator inactivity policy at Wikipedia talk:Administrators has been in process since late December 2016.
• Wikipedia:Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016 closed with no consensus for implementing Pending changes level 2 with new criteria for use.
• Following an RfC, an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.

Technical news

• When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. (T34950)
• Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an RfC closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. (T156448)
• The Foundation has announced a new community health initiative to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.

Arbitration

• The Arbitration Committee released a response to the Wikimedia Foundation's statement on paid editing and outing.

Obituaries

• JohnCD (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009.

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The future of NPP and AfC/Work group

As you are a member of the above task force we're just letting you know about an up coming election for two coordinators for the New Page Review System. Full details at New Page Review Coordinators

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New Page Reviewing - Election for coordinators

New Page Reviewing - Election for 2 coordinators. Nomination period is now open and will run for two weeks followed by a two-week voting period.

• Nomination period: Sunday 5 February to 23:59 UTC Sunday 19 February
• Voting period: Monday 20 February to 23:59 UTC Monday 06 March

See: NPR Coordinators for full details. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 16:45, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

February 15: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday February 15, 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 Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Featuring special guest presentations on WikiProject La Guardia and Wagner Archives, WikiProject Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wiki Loves the Dominican Republic, and more. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday February 15 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street 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! --Pharos (talk) 22:17, 9 February 2017 (UTC) P.S. Get ready now for Black WikiHistory Month Weekend: Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCrowd/Schomburg Black Power (Saturday Feb 25) Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Action=History (Sunday Feb 26)

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Voting for coordinators has now begun HERE and will continue through/to 23:59 UTC Monday 06 March. The coordinators will do their best for for the advancement of the improvement of NPP and AfC and generally keep tracks on the development of those things. Coordinators have no additional or special user benefits, but they will be 'go to' people and will try to keep discussions in the right places. This very much involves this project too, especially with growing renewed interest around the site about what WP:ACTRIAL was all about.

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There is an WP:A+F edit-a-thon at Yale on Wednesday, please get in touch with me if you'd like to participate. I think they'd appreciate your help on that day.--Pharos (talk) 23:16, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

March 11: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (and beyond!)

Saturday March 11: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Join us at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at the Museum of Modern Art, 4 West 54th Street, on Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for an all-day communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism. There will be childcare, snacks, multiple trainings and panel discussions. People of all gender identities and expressions welcomed and encouraged to attend. This year’s edit-a-thon kicks off at 10:00 a.m. with a conversation about information activism with writer Joanne McNeil and Data & Society Research Institute Fellow Zara Rahman, moderated by Kimberly Drew, the social media manager for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, creator of the Tumblr “Black Contemporary Art,” and the person behind @museummammy on Instagram. Afternoon breakout groups will engage in focused discussions about related issues, including intersectionality and librarianship, power structures in notability guidelines on Wikipedia, and radical archives. --Pharos (talk) 18:46, 7 March 2017 (UTC) MoMA event on Wikimedia NYC Meetup And a broader calendar of events on the theme this week/weekend, and the next: Mar 08 - Gladys Marcus Library, Fashion Institute of Technology 11am - 5pm in New York, NY Wikipedia:NYC/FIT/Womens Day Edit-a-thon Mar 11 -Purchase College Library 11am - 4pm in Purchase, NY Facebook event Mar 11 - The Museum of Modern Art 10am - 5pm in New York, NY Facebook event MoMA event Mar 12 - Interference Archive 2pm - 6pm in Brooklyn, NY Interference Archive event Mar 12 - Kickstarter HQ 10am - 5pm in Brooklyn, NY Eventbrite event Mar 18 -SVA Library 12pm - 5pm in New York, NY Eventbrite event

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Sunday March 26: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel

Sunday March 26: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel

On the last Sunday of every month, the Boardroom at Ace Hotel New York hosts Action Equals History — a unique opportunity for New Yorkers to learn hands-on in a technology training/workshop session about the mechanics, practices and benefits of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. This is an opportunity for all to gather, share and work collectively towards a more robust account of history. For this month, and following on the recent Art+Feminism campaign, we'll focus on building better edit-a-thon tools for a variety of different thematic campaigns, and user-testing them with the community. Towards a goal of advancing these tools for wider use with diverse local groups. Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel Date: Sunday March 26 Time: 2:00 am - 6:00 pm Location: Ace Hotel New York. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan. RSVP: on Meetup.com or on Wikipedia Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 05:13, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

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