User talk:The Blade of the Northern Lights/Archive 15

Help

Hey you asked me to add those external Links to the External Links Section & go by the guidelines of Wiki which you linked and I read everything about Linking & External Links and how everything needs to be formatted. I followed all instructions and then another Admin who is being dishonest has lied and removed the external Links having some type of personal effect to what it was related to I can only assume considering the links were related to Electronic Harassment & Gangstalking which can clearly be reviewed and inv3estigated if I can get some other Admins involved who are honest. I would still like to add the external links they are relevant you can check them and they should be there on that page in Wiki this is important information that is not included or available and ads to the learning experience of Electronic Harassment and Ganstalking adding actual information on what a Targeted Individual is when it comes to Electronic Harassment, All the info is on that website I tried to link externally. I do research on the topic and felt it was worthy of adding. Please help me remove these false reports against me by this dishonest lying false accusation making Wiki Admin. I want to appeal and hold this person responsible for being dishonest and I have all the proof to back it up and to prove the external link I added was relevant and in need of supply considering its crucial information that is not provided by the thread or page. Credible information. Here is the URL -https://maininfo.wixsite.com/gangstalking — Preceding unsigned comment added by ResilientWiki (talk • contribs) 19:06, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Talkback

Blade, I am writing you as an Administrator because of your listed interest in Metal Bands. I am trying to find the deleted page of Christophe Szpajdel, not a musician but has created thousands of logos

https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Christophe_"Volvox"_Szpajdel/75355

(something in "Volvox"_Szpajdel/75355 this url is conflicting with wiki text)

for metal, black metal and death metal bands. Any help or advice you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

Christophe Szpajdel has had numerous exhibitions including the Walker Art Center, been featured in publications including Vice and Wired among others. He has an existing Wikipedia page in German , Polish and japanese.

I am interested in RE-creating an English page for him, his page was deleted and I would like to put one up within the guidelines. Any help / advice / input would be appreciated.

Thank you user = Dhaddonpearson — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhaddonpearson (talk • contribs) 22:32, 7 January 2018 (UTC)

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April 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday April 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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 April 19 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) 18:30, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

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Administrator nomination

Good evening. I saw you are listed on the list of editors who are willing to nominate users for administrator permissions, and I am here to ask for your opinion on my chances of success. I've been editing Wikipedia for nearly 10 years now, and I have mainly focused on fighting vandalism (a broad term, I know) and new page patrolling.

Over the years I have gained enough trust to earn a number of permissions including rollback, reviewer, autopatrolled, and more recently patroller. You may note that over the past few years my edit count has dropped, sometimes quite significantly, however I have always tried to maintain a presence on the project and a good knowledge of the policies.

I am always willing to own up to mistakes I have or may make. It was a life lesson for me a few years ago that you absolutely do learn from your mistakes, and this has since become a mantra for me. As such, my edit history has nothing to hide. Please feel free to browse through, and I am more than happy to answer any questions you may have, and as I know this is a huge favour to ask from a volunteer I thank you in advance for your thoughts. Osarius - Want a chat? 20:28, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

Sunday May 21: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon + global online challenge

Sunday May 21, 10:30 am - 4:30pm: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon: Met Open Access Initiative is the Metropolitan Museum of Art's first edit-a-thon, being hosted on Sunday May 21, 2017 in Thomas J. Watson Library at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City. The Met is excited to make available over 375,000 images of public domain artworks for contribution to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons from the museum’s collection spanning 5,000 years of art. The event is an opportunity for Wikimedia communities to engage The Met's diverse collection onsite and remotely. The event is a key marker too of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's first Wikimedian-in-Residence program, with resident Richard Knipel (User:Pharos), along with Wikimedia NYC. We invite you to help enhance Wikimedia communities and platforms with open access images from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The event requires pre-registration. To register, 1) please sign-up with Eventbrite via The Met's website and 2) add your Wikipedia username to the #Participants on the wikimeetup page. Please check-in with museum staff when you arrive at the Thomas J. Watson Library within the museum. We also welcome remote participation for the global Met Open Access Artworks Challenge (15 May - 30 June, 2017), you can sign up there at Met Open Access Artworks Challenge/Participants. --Pharos (talk) 16:23, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

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May 24: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday May 24, 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. Topics this month include the TED wikiproject, the Met wikiproject, and encouraging free video on Wikimedia Commons! 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, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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 May 24 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) 19:31, 22 May 2017 (UTC) P.S. bonus event this weekend: Action=History: Sunday Hackathon @ Ace Hotel Sunday May 28, 2017

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I was here

Nothing big. Just saying hi. :) Double Plus Ungood (talk) 19:41, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

The future of NPP and AfC/Work group

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Re: Gurbaksh Chahal

Hi there, it seems like there has been a lot of trolling to my wikipedia page Gurbaksh Chahal and you have banned it for 1 year. Can you revert this so it can go back to the hands of actual contributors who can fix it from the incorrect information currently on the page which further projects vandalism. The fact you banned it for one-year from editing is just exacerbating the current situation for me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurbaksh_Chahal

Gchahal2017 (talk) 00:45, 13 June 2017 (UTC)Gchahal2017

NPP

1. Something for you to read. If you think I'm nuts don't hesitate to tell me.
2. Are you going to Wikimania? I have 7 days left to decide whether or not I splash out $2,000 to go. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 00:24, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

Thursday June 22: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Thursday June 22, 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 third 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. Themes for this event include art related to HIV/AIDS activism and on LGBTQ artists of the African Diaspora as part of the Black Lunch Table project. 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. Thursday June 22 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) 21:40, 15 June 2017 (UTC) P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our Sunday June 25 Hackathon @ Ace Hotel, the Sunday July 9 Wiknic on Governors Island, and other upcoming events.

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Sunday July 9: WikNYC Picnic @ Governors Island

Sunday July 9, 1-6pm: WikNYC Picnic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" on New York City's green and historic Governors Island, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck. Sunday July 9 WikNYC Picnic (RSVP) (also on meetup.com) 1–6pm - come by any time! Our reserved picnicking area is Grill #5 by Nolan Park in the northern part of Governors Island. Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner! We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 11:04, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

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July 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday July 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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 July 19 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 02:37, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

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Sunday July 30: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel

Sunday July 30: 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, we'll focus on Wikipedia casual editing, ways to use and develop Wikidata, 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 July 30 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) 14:22, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

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Fellow RationalWikian Here

Your userpage said you wanted people to talk to you. Well, here I am. RoninMacbeth (talk) 04:52, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

As does my signature. What's going on? The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 04:56, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

Help with mobile-friendly Current Events project?

Hi! I've proposed a few changes to Portal:Current events that will make the layout work well on narrow-width displays.

Portal talk:Current events#Mobile-Friendly Current Events project (Final step)

As you have previously had involvement with the Current events page, I would appreciate your participation in the discussion, if it is convenient for you. Thank you for your time. — RossO (talk) 17:09, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

COI - of a different kind

Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights. Because it involves New Page and AfC reviewers along with other maintenance workers (SPI, COIN), an informal chat has begun on some aspects of paid editing. See Conflict of Interest - of a different kind. Please add your thoughts there. It is not a debate or RfC.
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August 30: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday August 30, 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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 30 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 12:03, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

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September 27: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

Wednesday September 27, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

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 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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 September 27 WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 00:42, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

• P.S. On the weekend before the annual meeting, you can join: Action=History @ Ace Hotel (Sunday, September 24, 2017)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	For your work helping to start the ACTRIAL project years ago. We wouldn't have been able to implement it today without your work. Just letting you know that it is appreciated. TonyBallioni (talk) 03:50, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

Grants application

A grant has been applied for to develop a solution that may or may not assist in the way new pages are controlled. The community is invited to comment on the request at meta. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 00:22, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

Category:People from Vitebsk Raion

I just want to give some support to you that I think you are making the correct edits and not 78.55.74.227 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Secondly, this IP is making accusations that I am vandalising when I am not. Can you please help me out. Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:48, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

Sunday October 15: Wikipedia @ Open House New York / Weekend Photo Competition

Sunday October 15: Wikipedia @ Open House New York / Weekend Photo Competition

This event is the concluding "upload party" to the Wikipedia @ Open House New York Weekend photo scavenger hunt, and an accompanying Wikimedia Commons tutorial and multimedia hackathon, Learn how to work with your photos to illustrate New York City articles! Note that this is part of the larger Open House New York Weekend activities on Saturday and Sunday, when sites normally closed to the public are open for public visits and photography. If you can, bring your camera/photos to the event, and a laptop if you'd like to engage in adding photos to articles. But this is not necessary. For photos from last year's event, see the OHNY campaign 2016 on Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia @ Open House New York / Weekend Photo Competition Date: Sunday October 15 Time: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location: Ace Hotel New York. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 15:32, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

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October 18: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday October 18, 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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 October 18 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 13:22, 12 October 2017 (UTC)

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Talk:AIV archive

I just wanted to let you know that I undeleted Wikipedia talk:Administrator intervention against vandalism/Archive 1, which you had speedy deleted per G8. Although technically this talk archive is "orphaned" because the main page Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism isn't archived, I think keeping a record of the talk page discussion regarding AIV is useful. The archives go up to Wikipedia talk:Administrator intervention against vandalism/Archive 15, afterall. I hope you don't mind that I undeleted that first one without consulting you. Regards, -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:07, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

Yeah, no worries. My fault for not checking more carefully. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 23:25, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon (Nov 19) and global online Wikipedia Asian Art Month (Nov 1-30)

Sunday November 19, 10:30 am - 4:00pm: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon

The Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ The Met will be the Metropolitan Museum of Art's second edit-a-thon, hosted on Sunday November 19, 2017 in the Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education (81st Street entrance) at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City. Following the first Met edit-a-thon in May 2017, the museum is excited to work with Wikipedia Asian Month for the potential to seed new articles about Asian artworks, artwork types, and art traditions, from any part of Asia. These can be illustrated with thousands of its recently-released images of public domain artworks available for Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons from the museum’s collection spanning 5,000 years of art. The event is an opportunity for Wikimedia communities to engage The Met's diverse Asian collections onsite and remotely. Sunday November 19 Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ The Met (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 10:30 am - 4:00 pm in Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Uris Center for Education 81st Street entrance, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords. Light snacks, drinks and cake will be provided. We also welcome remote participation for the global online Wikipedia Asian Art Month, running November 1-30. Thanks, and hope to see you at the museum, and/or as part of the online Wikipedia Asian Month contest!--Pharos (talk) 16:36, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

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Precious five years!

Precious

Five years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:54, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

Six years now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:50, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

November 15: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC @ NYU ITP

Wednesday November 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC @ NYU ITP

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts (4th floor) at 721 Broadway 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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 November 15 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts (4th floor), 721 Broadway (note that we are not at Babycastles this month) 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) ~~~~~ P.S. You are also invited to Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday November 19!

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ANI Experiences survey

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December 13: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday December 13, 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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 December 13 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 18:42, 11 December 2017 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to AfroCROWD Street Culture Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and Year End Celebration on Saturday December 16!

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Scunthorpe problem

The last bullet point in Scunthorpe problem § Refused web domain names and email addresses previously read

• In July 2008, Dr. Herman I. Libshitz was initially unable to get the e-mail address he wanted from Verizon because it contained the substring shit. A spokesperson commented: "As a general rule (since 2005) Verizon doesn't allow questionable language in e-mail addresses, but we can, and do, make exceptions based on reasonable requests. The one from Dr. and Mrs. Libshitz certainly is reasonable and we regret the inconvenience and frustration they've been caused."

You deleted the spokesperson's comment with the edit summary "Who cares?", leaving the paragraph as

• In July 2008, Dr. Herman I. Libshitz was initially unable to get the e-mail address he wanted from Verizon because it contained the substring shit.

That's inadequate.

1. The quotation explains that the company's policy isn't absolute. That's important.
2. Even if you don't care, other readers may. I do, for one, because Verizon did allow this request after, apparently, an appeal and explanation by Dr. Libshitz.

So I have reverted your change. I marked it as "vandalism" because of your "Who cares?", and because I hadn't yet come to this page and seen your header, which is certainly not the style of a scribbling vandal. I apologize for this; I should have assumed good faith. If I knew a way to remove that tag, I would.

If you want to discuss this, please reply here and {{Ping}} me. --Thnidu (talk) 07:39, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

@Thnidu: I removed it in keeping with other explanations on that page; it doesn't really have anything to do with the article subject, namely software filters misfiring. Some time ago a bunch of these had long-winded comments from spokesmen, but editors excised them due to the aforementioned points. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 18:40, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

It's that time of the year,

Blade. No fancy template, but just wishing you all the best for the holidays and the new year. It's probably a lot warmer where I am than where you are 😎 Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 04:06, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Heh, thanks. And I'm one of the rare people here in New England who appreciates the cold, so that suits m just fine. Best to you as well. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 05:38, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

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—Anomalocaris (talk) 05:34, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Fixed, thanks for letting me know about that. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい 16:32, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Thanks! —Anomalocaris (talk) 08:39, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas The Blade of the Northern Lights!!


Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year,
Thanks for all your help and contributions on the 'pedia! ,
   –Davey2010 ^{Merry Xmas / Happy New Year} 13:57, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Hi

Need a revdel at the fave art. EEng 14:05, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

All set, thanks. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい 15:35, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference

Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC 2018

You are invited to join us at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day NYC 2018, 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 keynotes, plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. 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 14 Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 10:00am - 6:30 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) 18:41, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

This Sunday! Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference (updated speakers + schedule)

Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC 2018

Part of Wikipedia's global 17th birthday celebration, Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 at Ace Hotel will include a mini-conference of scheduled panels as well as unconference style talks and discussions proposed by attendees on the day of the event. We are very excited to announce speakers such as Jason Scott (Internet Archive), Jackie Koerner (Visiting Scholar, Wiki Ed), and Andrew Lih (Wikimedia DC), as well as a fantastic line-up of panels that highlight projects and issues of relevance to the Wikimedia NYC community. See Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 speakers + schedule 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 14 Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 10:00am - 6:30 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! --Megs (talk) 02:22, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Talkback

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February 21: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday February 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. 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, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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 December 13 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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! --Megs (talk) 22:19, 16 February 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to Africa and the Diaspora Edit-a-thon @ Schomburg Center for Black Culture on Saturday February 24!

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WrestleCircus

Thanks for deleting WrestleCircus. This same user just did the same thing with creating a draft of Defiant Wrestling which has been deleted more than once. Perhaps should this be SALTed like the other one? - Galatz^Talk 16:31, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

WrestleCircus article

Hello, I would like to know why u deleted and salted my article and I don't agree with the deletion could u restore it?TheAnthem67 (talk) 16:48, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

So, sorry I do not understand why u deleted the article and how can I get it back?TheAnthem67 (talk) 16:53, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Curamericas

Hello, you deleted the Curamericas page but never gave any substanitive reasoning as to why it should be. Please ellaborate.

Field of Honor (2014)

Hey, I see you deleted Field of Honor (2014). I understand why, however this was an article I had been wanting to create anyway. Can you move it to my userspace so i can use it as a basis to start it? I am following your page for the reply. Thanks! - Galatz^Talk 23:57, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

No problem. Give me one minute here. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 23:58, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

And all set. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 00:01, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Got it, thanks!! - Galatz^Talk 00:33, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Sorry to bug you again, just realized he also created 3 more. Can you move them for me as well.

• Glory By Honor X
• Glory By Honor VII
• Best in the World 2006

Thanks - Galatz^Talk 01:47, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Huh. I'm not seeing any deleted revisions at those titles, and there's nothing in the deleted contributions with those names. I'll have to look around. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 02:35, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Weird, maybe I am wrong. He wrote he created them on his user page, which is why I thought it was. I guess my mistake. - Galatz^Talk 03:04, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

No worries. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 13:56, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Sajidul Islam Pathan

Headsup: I noticed that someone has re-created the article Sajidul Islam Pathan which according to its Talk page you deleted 20 feb 2018. Derek Andrews (talk) 14:57, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, I did. Since it's now at AfD I'll let that run its course, otherwise I'd have no problem deleting it; this version does nothing to address the previous reasons for deletion. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:23, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Warning

Munor foxes are an endangered species, so be careful. EEng 22:50, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

Ha! After testing, it was a combination of an autocorrect missing and an autocorrect misfire; I've had the two happen in the same paragraph, but never in consecutive words. Between that and things like "don.'this" showing up more than occasionally I know Sum Ting Wong with my autocorrect, Ho Lee Fuk. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 04:54, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

Hello

I'm new to Wikipedia. I just wanted to say hi and see if I got a response. -User:Nathansikes37 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nathansikes37 (talk • contribs) 03:37, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

ACTRIAL - next steps for the Future of AfC & NPP

Hello The Blade of the Northern Lights, thank you for your efforts reviewing New Page and AfC submissions and your support for the ACTRIAL initiative.

The conclusion to the ACTRIAL report commissioned by the Wikimedia Foundation strongly reiterates our long-time on going requirements for the NPP and AfC processes to be improved. Within minutes of the trial being switched off, the feed was swamped with inappropriate creations and users are being blocked already.
This is now the moment to continue to collaborate with the WMF and their developers to bring the entire Curation system up to date by making a firm commitment to addressing the list of requirements to the excellent suite of tools the WMF developed for Curation. Some of these are already listed at Phabricator but may need a boost.
The conclusions also make some recommendations for AfC.
A place to discuss these issues initially is here where you are already a task force member.

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March 21: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday March 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. 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, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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 March 21 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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! --Megs (talk) P.S. You are also invited to Art + Feminism Events in the New York Metropolitan Area continuing this month!

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CANCELLED: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

CANCELLED: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
Due to the winter storm warning, the WikiWednesday Salon & Skillshare scheduled for March 21st has been cancelled. Please consider attending one of the many edit-a-thons scheduled for this week. We look forward to editing with you soon! --Megs (talk)

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XFDCloser

This message is in respond to my undo of your edit. In a nutshell, I guess XFDCloser doesn't detect edit conflicts, and edits the section that is the same number from the top when it was used. This may be a point to bring up to the tool's creator. Steel1943 (talk) 18:51, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Huh. That's really odd, sorry about that. What a mess, thanks for fixing it. I'll be able to look into it more in about an hour. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 18:56, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Looks good now... except for Opulence and Talk:Opulence. Please restore those pages as you just accidentally deleted an article (and its talk page) that was moved to Opulence after you deleted the redirect. Also, you may be interested in User talk:Evad37/XFDcloser.js/Archive 3#XFDCloser doesn't detect edit conflicts?; this pertains to the issue that XFDCloser created. Steel1943 (talk) 19:01, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Consider the restoration done. I'll join in the discussion in a bit. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:28, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost

Hi. The Signpost has now been published after a long delay. There are some articles in it that may be of particular interest to you. Don't hesitate to contribute to the comments sections. All Wikipedia editors are welcome to submit articles on any topic for consideration by the editorial board for the next issue.Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 06:31, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

Beckham David RfD

I held of closing that section as I actually see the initial discussion differently. I read it as consensus to keep, but there have been two deleters since you relisted. I still think the conversation leans keep, but as that would essentially derail your initial assessment I wanted to bring it here first. If you think the consensus goes to delete, no worries, just think you should do the honors. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 10:33, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

I'm fine with whatever you want to do. It doesn't make a real difference to me one way or the other, I'm fine with anything you come up with; I wanted to leave that for someone else myself. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 14:38, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Closed by BDD as no consensus, so everybody wins. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 18:28, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, that worked itself out all right. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 18:42, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Deletion review for AEK Water Polo Team

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Deletion review for AEK Athletics

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Deletion review for AEK Cycling Team

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Deletion review for AEK (table tennis)

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Recent G5 deletions

Earlier today you deleted the articles on Daniel Ting, Khairul Asyraf, and Shafiq Shaharudin, among others. Do you mind telling me the name of the account that created all of these articles? Also you seem to have missed deleting the talk page for a bunch of them. Thanks in advance. Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:04, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Shafiq Shaharudin, does qualify under WP:NFOOTBALL playing in a fully pro league game, [1], regards Govvy (talk) 22:11, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Sock: COI

Hi. This user is the same as this user, which you blocked back on March 22, 2018... Corky 23:41, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

User talk:DjWavRecords

You may wish to revoke talk page access.--Cahk (talk) 09:10, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Agreed. I've removed talkpage access and deleted the revisions. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:20, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday April 25th, 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. 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. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda! After the main meeting, pizza and video games in the gallery. Wednesday April 25th WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our agenda, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Megs (talk)

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Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football#Shafiq Shaharudin

You didn't response to my first post here, try this again, please review the conversation on the talk page, thank you. And maybe you can look into article restoration. Govvy (talk) 14:24, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

Should I copy it back to main space or move it? I wasn't sure if the article needs to start from new history or if the old history of it remain? Govvy (talk) 16:37, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

Whenever you're done with it, move it; you want to keep the history intact, otherwise it creates attribution problems. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:45, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

ACTRIAL → ACREQ

ACTRIAL → ACREQ: Please see T192455 • Tthe ticket. This risks becoming the same fiasco as 2011. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:46, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

I'm on it. I do not want a repeat of that. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 14:58, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

Request for Adminship

Dear The Blade Of Northern Lights,

I am Swaraj Sagar Pradhan from Nepal. I would like to request you for nominating me as a wikipedia admin. I want to get nominated and become an admin as I have previously also worked in magazines as an editor, i really think I can help the platform grow. So, please nominate me. Im sure that i wnt make the community unhappy :-)

Signed, Swaraj Sagar Pradhan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Swaraj Sagar Pradhan (talk • contribs) 03:54, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Genie working with Marilyn.JPG

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Hello

Just wanted to say hi. How ya doing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1001:B019:9AF6:6835:317A:A464:B661 (talk) 22:11, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

May 23: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday May 23, 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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 May 23 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 03:12, 23 May 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to Action = History: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Asian American Literature on Sunday May 27!

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COIs, looking for advice

Hello! I see you are patrolling UAI and I was wondering if you could share your opinion on this for me. These two new editors Emmetmaclellan442 (talk · contribs) and Alantuck11113 (talk · contribs) are editing pages in which they clearly have a conflict of interest (check out this edit for example). I find it suspicious that two editors with COIs are editing the same article, Catherine MacLellan and Al Tuck within minutes of each other but they seem to be ex or current-husbands of this BLP. I don't think they can be blocked for username violations but would you mind watching them at least? They haven't edited since I dropped a COI template on their pages. Would you recommend COIN?HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:24, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

Yes, COIN is a good place to go. And I'll definitely keep an eye out, I know nothing of the subject but can provide any guidance needed. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 01:26, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

Done. Thanks! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:33, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

June 20: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (and Pratt Women Wikipedia Design this Saturday June 16)

Wednesday June 20, 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. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday June 20 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 19:12, 14 June 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to Wikiproject Women Wikipedia Design @ Pratt Institute School of Architecture, Saturday, June 16!

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A technical question about AE

Hi, I am writing a response at the AE page, and I've just noticed the note about a 500 word limit. In connection to that, I am wondering how strictly this limit is observed, and if footnotes fit this limit? I am trying to shrink my response to address all accusations, but it is still too long.--Paul Siebert (talk) 17:10, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

From my vantage point, I think if you go a couple hundred words over it wouldn't be a problem. If any other AE admins question it, I'll point to this diff; it seems unfair to constrain you too much. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:12, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. Do I understand correct that footnotes are not included in a 500 words limit? That is important, because we are discussing some factual material.--Paul Siebert (talk) 17:21, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Yes, footnotes won't be an issue for that. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:23, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Great. Thanks.

It is 809 words now. I am not sure I can shrink it more, because some important points may be lost.--Paul Siebert (talk) 17:29, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

That should be fine. It's not overwhelmingly long and it's all germane information. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:03, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Great, thanks.--Paul Siebert (talk) 20:22, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Userify Puri Rishabh article

You just deleted the article titled Puri Rishabh. Can you please restore it to the publisher's user page so that I can review past history/edits on the page when it was live and see what needs to be done to make it reliable for wikipedia? Kindly restore it in the sandbox 154.118.30.23 (talk) 08:19, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Hi. asking for deletion review would come in time but I want to see the history of the edits to the live version. Can you userify it to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Plumgnet/temp so that I can improve it before I am able to ask for DRV or AFC which ever is more relevant? I simply what to review history and see what I did wrong. I am unable to read the hisotry of the deleted article :( --Plumgnet (talk) 07:06, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2018 Mediterranean Games

You deleted the Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2018 Mediterranean Games article. I want to ask why? It's true it's not ready yet, but I have no problem with that. Sczipo (talk) 17:15, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

Please restore tha latest version on my userspace. Sczipo (talk) 17:44, 7 July 2018 (UTC) Sczipo (talk) 17:44, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

Thursday July 12: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ Jefferson Market Library

Thursday July 12, 5-8pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ Jefferson Market Library

Wikimedia NYC invites you to attend a Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon on Thursday, July 12th at Jefferson Market Library! Wiki Loves Pride is a global campaign to expand and improve LGBT-related content across all Wikimedia projects, in all languages. We are holding this year's event in July in order to support folx who want to contribute a photograph they took at one of NYC's many Pride events or edit an article about something they learned this June. Not sure what to contribute? No problem! We will have a list of articles that need your help. Thursday July 12 Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon (RSVP on-wiki or at Eventbrite). 5:00pm - 8:00 pm at Jefferson Market Library, 425 6th Ave --Megs (talk) 14:57, 10 July 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to the "picnic anyone can edit", the Great American Wiknic NYC @ Prospect Park, Sunday, July 29!

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A note

Just confirming that under my alternate account, User:The Blade of the Northern Lights temporary accounr, I have made a Phabricator request to change the e-mail address associated with this account. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 14:31, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

Sunday July 29: Annual Wiki-Picnic @ Prospect Park

Sunday July 29, 2-7pm: Annual Wiki-Picnic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" in Brooklyn's green Prospect 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 29 Annual Wik-Picnic (RSVP) (also on meetup.com) 2–7pm - come by any time! Our reserved picnicking area is by Bartel-Pritchard Square entrance, located at Prospect Park West and 15th Street. The picnic will be held by the park's Bartel-Pritchard Square entrance immediately on the lawn to your right as you walk through the lovely lotus columns. Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner! We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 08:24, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

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Aboriginal Tasmanians

"Funereal" isn't a typo, it just means "of or relating to funerals." (The change is probably still a good one, though.) -165.234.252.11 (talk) 18:49, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

I know the word exists, it just looked out of place there; I thought whoever put it there may have been the victim of spellcheck missing it as a result. As long as it's better, that's all I care about. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 21:57, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Note

Just confirming this is me per a Phabricator request. The Blade of the Northern Lights temporary account (talk) 16:29, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

Yes, the above is me. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:29, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

August 29: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday August 29, 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. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday August 29 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 00:14, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

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September 26: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

Wednesday September 26, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

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. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. This month will also feature on our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections - you can add yourself as a candidate. 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, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday September 26 WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 20:44, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

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Question

Hello, I nominated List of African supercentenarians for deletion and one of the participants took it upon themselves to merge all the continent articles together, but they can't for the African article because it is undergoing a deletion discussion. The discussion is presently going towards redirect to the new article, but I'm not sure if I should announce that I no longer support deletion to end the AfD early (which you can do right?) or let it play out. I don't believe the continent lists pass WP:LISTN, with the likely exception of Europe, so I don't actually want this content to live elsewhere. What do you think I should do? Newshunter12 (talk) 21:16, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

What a mess that merge created. Nothing unfixable, but definitely complicates things; I don't doubt it was in good faith, so not a complaint about the editor. If you don't want the content anywhere (I agree, seriously defective sourcing) you can say that you're arguing for deletion, not merging, and let the discussion run; an administrator will figure out what to do with the discussion. (Ordinarily you could just withdraw a nomination, but given several people have different votes it'd probably just complicate things now) Should the closer just go with what's already happened, go to the talkpage where it got merged and start an RfC to get it removed; I can help with that, it's been a while but I've put them together before. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 00:23, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for the advice. I think it's clear in the discussion that I am arguing for deletion and didn't signal any support for a merge, so I will just let it play out as you said and see what the closers call is. In a way, all of these dud continent articles being put together in one basket opens the door for easier clean up in the future. For my part, I will wait and see how the AfD goes and what happens to the new article (someone else might launch an RfC or AfD you know) before attempting an RfC, but thank you for the offer of help with cleaning up this content. The continent articles have existed for many years, so at the very least we are moving in a new direction with the merge. Newshunter12 (talk) 01:23, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

CLOUD Act

I recognize that the article was started by a blocked account and if there had been no expansion since, deletion was proper, but since its creation, myself and other editors in good standing have significantly expanded it (it is 100% a legitimate topic). I will take any "responsibility" of what may remain of the original content from the blocked user, and otherwise reverted your deletion for that purpose. --Masem (t) 17:52, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

Also be aware that G5 says "and that have no substantial edits by others", which is definitely not the case for CLOUD Act at its present state. --Masem (t) 17:53, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

OK, no problem. This particular banned user is one of the super-mega-ultra-permabanned ones, and had created a ton of pages, so I decided just to ax everything and figured anyone could restore something useful; not my usual practice, but this guy is not a typical banned editor. I have no objections. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:55, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

Regarding the mass-deletion, if you're willing to undelete articles of value, please consider Quebec ban on face covering (article should probably be renamed as it is not in effect), Family detention, and Shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith. I've looked at the Google Cache of each page and can confirm that these articles are well-referenced and on topics that Wikipedia should definitely have articles on (however, I cannot access the page history to confirm whether other users edited them). I've also personally edited Our Shining Days, but I can't attest to how much of the page was the banned user's contribution and my edit was minor. I understand that this was a special case, but mass-deletion of so many articles is a bit reckless and could have a lot of collateral damage, so in future cases could you consider perhaps mentioning it first at ANI. Not like you can't delete the articles later should consensus decide it, so i don't understand the haste in which this was done. Opencooper (talk) 23:49, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

Fair enough. I can restore those, no problem. And I thought that the less attention this drew the better, this user has an especially serious history here that is best not broadcast, so therefore decided that bringing it to a very widely viewed noticeboard wasn't a good idea. Perhaps I erred, should something like this happen again I'll likely take a different tack. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 00:39, 29 September 2018 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for being very reasonable; of course undeletion is up to your discretion and I don't expect you to undelete all of these if you feel they shouldn't be. Opencooper (talk) 05:51, 29 September 2018 (UTC)

Absolutely. And thank you as well, keep up the good work. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 05:58, 29 September 2018 (UTC)

Raw intelligence

I see that "17:32, 28 September 2018 The Blade of the Northern Lights (talk | contribs) deleted page Raw intelligence (G5: Creation by a blocked or banned user in violation of block or ban". I rewrote that page as noted at the AfD where the result was "Keep". WP:G5 requires that the page "have no substantial edits by others" and so does not seem to apply. Please revert. Andrew D. (talk) 18:22, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

• I see above that this is not the only case and that you have speedily deleted dozens of articles, apparently without checking them. Why no due diligence? Why now? I suggest that you revert all these deletions. Andrew D. (talk) 18:33, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

It's related to the above, my response there covers this too. I don't mind restoring this article, anyway. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 18:43, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

As discussion of this batch has petered out and most are still deleted, the full list of cases has been taken to DRV. The discussion is at Wikipedia:Deletion review#Child bullying. Andrew D. (talk) 09:31, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

Z-Squad

Dear The Blade of the Northern Lights

Did you have any plans to restored the Wikipedia article about Z-Sqaud since it was created by banned user? Also, can you add Z-Squad Wikipedia article again please! -- CE040295 (talk) 02:17 11 October 2018 (UTC)

@The Blade of the Northern Lights: I made an article about Z-Squad today but sir, can you change the BG colors for the "Episodes" section on Wikitable from gray or white to red please! Mostly I'm going to change it from #CCCCCC to #800000 to make it look like red but it doesn't work. Here's how the BG colors on Wikitable looks like for the "Episodes" section. Can you help me please! -- CE040295 (talk) 08:26 24 October 2018 (UTC)

Sun October 14: Open House New York Weekend Upload Party @ NYU ITP and Indigenous People's Justice Edit-a-thon @ Interference Archive

You are invited to join two events supported by the Wikimedia NYC community on Sunday October 14: Open House New York Weekend Upload Party @ NYU ITP 2:00pm - 6:00 pm at ITP, Tisch School of the Arts. New York University (721 Broadway, New York, NY) The photo competition is at many sites all weekend, this is just the concluding event Indigenous People's Justice Edit-a-thon @ Interference Archive 2:00 - 5:00pm at Interference Archive (314 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY) Note the new Park Slope location for Interference Archive Have a WikiWonderful Weekend! --Pharos (talk) 04:56, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

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October 24: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

October 24, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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Question

There is an editor, Netherzone, giving various editors a bit of a hard time on the longevity AfD's you started. They strongly appear to have deliberately deleted another editors vote here 1 at one of the AfD's. I'm not very knowledgeable on the disciplinary side of Wikipedia, but isn't that type of behavior a big no-no? Is it possible you could officially report this editor's misdeed, that has since been corrected by the editor whos vote was deleted. I checked both their talk pages and neither one messaged each other to discuss what happened and in any event, there is no realistic reason it would have been an accident anyhow. Thank you. Newshunter12 (talk) 05:56, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

The deletion was unquestionably an accident. When two editors attempt to edit the same page (or section of a page) at the same time, one editor's post can inadvertently clobber the other editor's post. The server software tries to detect such "edit conflict", and warn before anything gets lost, but the detection is imperfect, plus sometimes editors get confused on receiving the server's warning. You'll run into this sooner or later in your own editing. The right thing to do in such a case is simply restore the lost post silently -- other no need to even mention it in the discussion itself as Cunard did [2]. You'd have to have a very good reason to believe such a removal was intentional, partly because everyone knows it's almost impossible to get away with such a thing.

As to the hard time Netherzone has been giving various editors, I've administered one of my patented gentle corrections [3]. EEng 17:33, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

Heh, nice. Yeah, EEng is right on both fronts. And I appreciate your both still respecting me even after I exposed my flaming bigotry to the world! (Seriously, that was a new one for me; I used to get called all kinds of ethnic names in India-related articles, but never for something this silly) The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:04, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the correction, guys. I've run into plenty of edit conflicts before but never had that happen and the person was acting like a troll, so I thought for sure it must have been on purpose. The edit in question also happened an hour and 12 minutes after the other post was added, so some type of simple edit issue did not seem likely. I enjoyed reading your correction; the complaints really were such a joke. Did either of you see their questioning me 4 over my use of the term, spamming? Newshunter12 (talk) 23:32, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

How do you know we're guys, huh? HUH? Please stop using such disrespectful and sexist and debasing and unprofessional and BIGOTED language. Notice I put BIGOTED in <big> and debasing in <small>. BIGoted in BIG -- get it? EEng 00:14, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

LOL. Debasing (to lower or reduce) in small text and bigoted in big text. You are a riot, not that I am encouraging you to riot, so please don't engage in such self-destructive behavior. If you already have, am I complicit in your rioting? Do I want to be? As Hamlet pondered, to be or not to Be? And I haven't even gotten to my horrible, no good, very bad use of sexist language. I'm sorry if either of you beings feel profiled or typecast by me. I shouldn't box you in like that with my obvious prejudice, which could be infectious. Goodness, I've killed this encyclopedia with my infectious hate display here, haven't I? Newshunter12 (talk) 00:47, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

I don't know what's wrong with me. I should have put _de-basing in subscript. EEng 02:55, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

True. Newshunter12 (talk) 03:15, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

Have you visited The Museums? EEng 03:23, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

Yes, a few times and they were lovely informative trips indeed! Newshunter12 (talk) 03:44, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

Heh, nice. Once this is done, it's back to desecrating the corpses of old people! Or... something. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 03:50, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

A possibility. What really is sick is the countless 110 club people whom use the photos of old people (often dead) as their profile pictures without consent or wax on and on about just who their favorite old person is, often by country at that. The hypocrisy is just staggering. Newshunter12 (talk) 04:09, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

Never did understand that myself. And to show the depths of how bizarre this got back around when I first encountered this topic, check out the ANI archives for Margaret Fish (it's somewhere in the ArbCom case too). That is why I've kept at this so long, to prevent such a nightmare from ever happening again. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 05:21, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

I read the recommended pages on Margaret Fish and found them informative. I had heard of that debacle before from Derby, but didn't know the details of the incident. I was recently in an editing dispute over a different British woman's poorly sourced death and made sure she stayed put on these articles until a reliable source was published. I got called a troll a few times, but we can't be flippantly declaring people dead because some random self-published source said so. Newshunter12 (talk) 10:25, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

Unfortunately I don't have a hard time believing it. The arbitration case was partially about one guy trying to push biblical literalism, who certainly added a lot of verbosity, but mostly disputes like that; add the two together, it was a nightmare. Finally it looks like this might be a more permanent changing point. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:35, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

I hope you don't have a hard time believing the abuse I suffered 5 6. Interestingly, Oldest in Britain (not shown in these difs) was the unreliable source they tried to use as proof Lilian Wignall was dead, which is a source that also falsely reported Margaret Fish's death all those years ago. Nothing new under the sun indeed, although I agree we do appear to be at a crossroads with this project. The arbcom case days certainly seem like they were a nightmare. Newshunter12 (talk) 22:57, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

Vandalism issue

Hey, there is an indisputable vandalism problem at the List of British supercentenarians I could use help with. An IP user keeps adding people to the living supercentarian section using invalid citations like Oldest in Britain or citations for other people not the subject in question. They seem to want to include every British oldster known to exist and have to resort to underhanded means to get everyone on the list since RS don't exist for everyone. Although, I found valid sources for some of the people the first time, which were not hard to find, so they very well could just be a trickster not even interested in the topic. They have no talk page so I can't warn them directly, but I did warn them before in an edit summary to stop vandalizing Wikipedia 1. In that case, they used a source for two other men to intentionally falsely add four people to the list. Recently they: 2 (used someone else's citation), 3 (added someone to someone else's citation), 4 (Unreliable source), 5 (Same unreliable source). The links to Oldest in Britain were removed, but all four individuals and the two false citations remain. Could you please help hold 82.31.37.157 accountable with Admins, so they get blocked? Thank you. I don't know how to do it myself. After that incident before, I completely overhauled every entry on the living list and do not appreciate my hard work being contaminated with crud. Newshunter12 (talk) 06:39, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

I left a warning at the IP's talkpage, and I'll keep an eye on things; let me know if you see it come up again. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 14:04, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. I will. Newshunter12 (talk) 23:25, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

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List of Canadian supercentenarians

Hi. I fixed your merge of Marie-Louise Meilleur: you had a missing < for a <ref> and a missing name attribute for another. I'm guessing the former is because you removed the iUniverse ref and the second is something you added by hand, since it wasn't in the original article. Just a heads up. Isa (talk) 16:07, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

Yes, thanks. It's been years since I've done one of these, and there was some stuff I was trying to remove in the process. Looks a lot better now. Thank you again! The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:10, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

No problem. Happy editing. Isa (talk) 16:18, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

Suggestion

[4] EEng 06:10, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Sage advice. Definitely will make sure to follow that. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 06:17, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

• While I've got you, I should also warn you about adding images to ANI as you did here [5] because some nannying busybody might try to remove it as a "personal attack" or "trolling" -- see [6]. EEng 07:28, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

  Oh never, oh never, oh never again, if I live to 100 or 110. I swear I won't. Also, I appreciate your using an actual quote from a former World's Oldest Person to define the old WikiProject. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 07:32, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Age claims

I just wanted to thank you for changing your vote at the Nabi Tajima AfD after considering my argument. Interestingly enough, Tajima, Kamato Hongo, and Shigechiyo Izumi were all from the same Japanese prefecture, Kagoshima, which at least partly suffered extensive record loss during WWII. Seems to be a rather troubled place for our purposes. I sure wish people could just be honest... I mean, in a modern country like Japan you don't just imagine you lived 2 or 6 or 15 more years then you did. I don't know if you noticed, but JFG found a source on a study, that if to be believed, convincingly destroys Jeanne Calment's claimed age as the product of identity theft by her daughter. Honestly, part of me wants to have a policy on these pages that anyone caught lying about their age is prohibited from being included, so as not to reward these liars. I'm sure the primary goal for these people was pension or other monetary fraud (avoiding inheritance taxes and stealing annuity payments is the alleged Calment goal), but fame is a major one as well. Do you have any thoughts on this topic? Newshunter12 (talk) 07:41, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for the prompt about my vote, I don't know why my memory failed me in that instance. Yeah, there's definitely a lot of fraud and similar going on. It's tough in that there are a small number who do actually get significant coverage for this, but when this happens 1. most of the sources will say so in as many words and 2. our articles need to reflect that. Going through Category:Longevity claims I see some where the articles are very wishy-washy about their purported ages. That needs to be tightened up, and the many more people who aren't actually notable need to be cleared out. And that study from JFG is really fascinating. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 13:49, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

Good points all. The Calment situation is pretty similar to the situation that kicked off the oldster crises in Japan about 8 years ago that cleaned out a lot of hidden rot there, so hopefully the same will happen here with a deeper checking of both old and new claim integrity. I posted a new section on the project page about the need to better inform readers about the pitfalls of extreme longevity because with all the fraudulent claims (and fancruft "records"), the topic is a bit only semi-real just like reality TV. Newshunter12 (talk) 15:36, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

Yeah. The sad part is that this is actually something of an improvement over what was there before. I'll take a look at that discussion, and I'm still in the process of culling some of the more ridiculous pages still out there (I'm trying not to nominate more than 3-4 in a day to avoid overloading AfD, but I have some more in my sights). The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 04:11, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

That's a good idea as JFG overdid it a bit recently with too many at once. I recently voted in the most recent ones you nominated and I would point out that while you recommended many of them be listed at Longevity claims, the two who claimed 130+ were not eligible to be listed even there. If Calment's case gets tossed, we ought to rethink the parameters of such articles as the next oldest "verified" person was three years younger then her. Newshunter12 (talk) 06:49, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

Good catch; sometimes the ages all blur together, so that was my mistake. Also, I've been going through and removing some people who claimed to live to 90+ years old; even in the ancient and medieval world that did happen at least sometimes (i.e. Ramses II and Thomas Hobbes). And yes, reconsidering the scope of it in light of what's going on with Calment may be in the offing; best to let that play out all the way to be sure, but we may end up needing to make a downward adjustment on the age range. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 14:40, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

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		For taking on all the longevitycruft, with its inaccuracies, jingoism, and uncritically accepted implausible claims. Reyk YO! 10:23, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

December 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

December 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights, Thank you for reviewing the Institute of Acoustics article. To my surprise, you deleted that article which I had enriched with so much more new content, links and references compared to the initial version 2 hours before. The whole article had also been re-written in my own language. If you think there're still things I can do to improve the article, I'll be glad to follow your suggestions but, could you please consider to bring it back or at least send it to me privately because I didn't make any copy of it. Thanks!!! --Fotobaby (talk) 16:56, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

What?!

Doncha like Cornhole?-- Dlohcierekim (talk) 15:49, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

Now that kind is fine, for sure, but that... is not usually how people use that on the internet, hence the type of block. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 15:52, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

Long time, no see

HI, Blade, long time since your name has popped up on my watchlist. Hope you are well, and willing to take a look at the goings-on at Bank Street Unitarian Chapel. We have a new contributor who is making a bit of a hash of things. I left a note on their talk page and also a couple on the article talk page.

Concerns include completence (although they *are* new), COI and the potential for meatpuppetry to kick off. I am sure that they are well-intentioned but not so sure they will listen. - Sitush (talk) 15:58, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

Good to see you too. I've been thinking about getting back into the fray a bit more, goodness knows there are enough places in need of it. I'll look through everything there and see how I can help. That was quite a mess, definitely don't need that to recur. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:40, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

Thanks. They may have given up. They have changed the notice on their "new" official website - the one they added to the article - and it is now a whinge of sorts, whereas earlier today it was an excited announcement that they were improving their Wikipedia article. Clearly COI and at some sort of high level. - Sitush (talk) 17:44, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

For sure. I said at the user's talkpage that the website issue is plausible, but the place to note it is on the article talkpage; these things should be worked on out where everyone can see them, not some obvious COI editor's talkpage. Not sure if it'll have any effect, but worth a try. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:48, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

Ah, I missed the response on their talk page. Thanks for replying to that. I'm fire-fighting on numerous fronts, as per usual. Sitush (talk) 17:57, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

I'm sure. At least with the India-related issues I'm feeling up for a bit more, but definitely happy to help wherever I can be effective. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 18:03, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

Sikh spam

Since you offered :) We have long had problems with spamming in Sikh articles and I've just been dealing with another case, this time involving Tarun45. I've decided to take the drastic step outlined below my warning at User_talk:Tarun45#February_2019. Somehow, I don't think they're likely to listen. Might be worth you keeping an eye on their talk page even if not on the individual articles. Thanks. - Sitush (talk) 09:41, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

Wow. That's quite a disaster, for sure. If that persists, and I have no reason to doubt it will, the spam blacklist might also be helpful. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 00:03, 3 February 2019 (UTC)

I wouldn't know where to start with the spam blacklist. As it happens, they appear to have gone quiet. Consider me shocked. - Sitush (talk) 19:36, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

Bassists

Since I read your userpage what are your favorite bassists. A.R.M. 16:58, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

The one who inspired me to pick up a bass is Geddy Lee, and the one who inspired me to learn a 5-string is Troy Bleich (of Into Eternity). Both bassists for Death Angel and Eric Langlois are favorites too, and in softer music Randy Meisner. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:24, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

I love lee. But I do love Geezer Butler and Roger Glover.

Also fine choices, for sure. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:50, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

Feb 27 WikiWednesday Salon + Mar 2 MoMA Art+Feminism and beyond

February 27, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday February 27 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan (note this month we will be meeting in Midtown Manhattan, not at Babycastles) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Wikimedia New York City Team 09:01, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
Saturday March 2: MoMA Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon
Art+Feminism’s sixth-annual MoMA Wikipedia Edit-a-thon will take place at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 4 West 54 Street, on Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. People of all gender identities and expressions are encouraged to attend. And on Sunday this weekend: March 3, 2019 Art+Feminism with Kickstarter & Black Lunch Table, Brooklyn, NY Stay tuned for other Art+Feminism and related edit-a-thons throughout the month!

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Why the rollback at Cabell's?

[7]. This is hardly vandalism. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 16:01, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

It's spam from an obvious COI account, though you are indeed correct I should have used Twinkle with an edit summary. There was something of a backlog at UAA, was trying to clear it out and rushed a bit. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:03, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

There's a COI, yes, but I don't really see the spam here. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 16:10, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

Fair enough. I thought it was a sneaky attempt at promotion, but it's not that huge a deal to me. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:14, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

Draft:Michael (TV series)

Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights. You indefinitely blocked DexterFilmFan999 who created this draft. It looks like DexterFilmFan999 copied and pasted The Emperor's New School in it's entirety onto the draft's page, perhaps to use as a template for a future article. Anyway, I removed some non-free images from the page per WP:NFCC#9, but there might also be WP:CWW issues with the text content itself. The lack-of-attribution issue can probably be fixed, but not sure it would be worth doing so. Do you think there's any value in keeping this draft? Should it simply be left to be deleted per WP:G13 or would it be better to go to WP:MFD instead? I guess it's possible that someone other than the creator might decided to try and work on this, but it seems unlikely. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:38, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

Good catch. I don't think it's worth keeping around, especially as the user's other edits were all screwing around, so I'll delete it. If anyone were to want to recover it and see to properly attributing it, I'd be fine with that upon request. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 02:14, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

What???

[8] EEng 02:39, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

Oh wait, I get it. I guess even dead people are sensitive about pronouns nowadays. EEng 02:41, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

Not a huge thing, but it did grate me to see someone I'd collaborated with having such a clunky message atop his userpage; I don't usually mind singular they, but it seems too awkward for that setting. Not a big deal, just me being me. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 02:46, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

March 20: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC + March 23: Asian Art Archive/New York Public Library

March 20, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday March 20 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan (note this month we will be meeting in Midtown Manhattan, not at Babycastles) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! This month, optional post-meetup drinks afterward at 9pm!--Wikimedia New York City Team 18:48, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
Saturday March 23: Asian Art Archive/New York Public Library Art+Feminism Editathon
Organized by Asia Art Archive in America]and Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs of the New York Public Library and in collaboration with Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong, the Art+Feminism: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Women in Art in Asia helps participants edit Wikipedia to create and improve articles about women artists and practitioners in and from Asia, including architects, designers, filmmakers, curators, and art historians. Books and research materials—as well as refreshments—will be provided. Also check out other Art+Feminism and related edit-a-thons throughout the month!

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