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Speaking of "telling" - "The world was a better place with you in it, and you leave great things behind."
I read your comments and I have to say that that applies to you too. You have, in my opinion done great things on Wikipedia.
I dunno if I ever felt "like a yapping dog" with you, though, lol - you always worked to make everyone welcome to the conversation - but you had and have now, my respect. And it always makes me smile when I see you show up to edit, when you do.
I know it's the way of the world that those now rarely know or understand the work put in, in the past, to making things what they are today. But I think,in some ways, we're a little poorer for the losses of the many who have gone.
Anyway, just saw a friend from days gone by (you), and just thought they should hear how special they were too.
Incidentally, here's my post to that page: [2]
I wish you well, and as always, if you would like help collaborating on, well, pretty much anything, please let me know : ) - jc37 17:37, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. I may have some time for this place again soon, if I can work out how and for what. Everyone is a yapping dog somewhere to someone somehow, and after I summoned that image on discovering User:SlimVirgin was gone and trying to place our relationship, such as it was and what little meaning it had to most but in that moment what it meant to me was all that mattered and I likely irritated her more than I would have cared or meant to do, but certainly I felt small in her presence at times, similarly with User:DGG. The last time I tried editing here in earnest was a time when I realised that beyond my children what I have worked here may be my legacy, such that it is and as nameless as it will be. And to know I touched you, as nameless and anonymous as you are, is a big thing to know, so thanks for passing that on. I know the old gang at WP:COMICS thought of me, and sometimes quite highly, and on occasion I have lost my temper and been mean but even that has been forgiven and forgotten by many if not all. I also know at a time I was highly considered and could likely have been a 'crat, and that is knowledge enough. When I go, I hope someone in my family lets you all know, and that these words can adorn my user page; and that my essays and templates and article edits and policy tweaks can still be of use, even if not very many people now would mourn. I always think twice a year when my notification bell clangs like crazy such as it is now that the article I will end up being remembered for is Transfer window. Such a silly little thing that didn't exist until it did, and I played only a small part,[3] like the creator of the article Wayne Rooney who summed it up better [4] for me. I remember using that edit in an argument somewhere regarding a claim to notability and a claim to authorship. It all seemed so vital then, but look on my works ye mighty, and despair. Who watches the watchmen, who keeps wikipedians in check? We're always poorer for those that go, but richer for those that come. Already my head boggles with the idea that a combination of technology that is thought controlled combined with AI creation will become the way we deliver content to ourselves in the future... Huh, if these do get posted up as my last words I should really try and create something profound. You're a good person, User:Jc37. Hiding T 18:21, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
- WikiProject Comics wouldn't be what it is if not for you (and others, of course, but you were a central force for updating it, and set a tone that I think still endures today).
- As for me personally, every time people start talking about adminship, in whatever way they are, I am reminded how, through poking and prodding, you pushed me forward and helped me toss a hat into the ring. And even when I foolishly stumbled that first time around, you helped me up, dusted me off and a few months later helped me through the door again.
- I've tried to follow your example, and have - I hope - helped others on that journey. (Pppery being the most recent). But I always wish I had the time (and sigh - energy) to do more.
- I've had so many here that I might call mentors, but you definitely stand out to me. In boldly editing articles, in categorisation, in XFD, in policy and guidelines, in WikiProject development, even in the more advanced template editing. I'd look at something and you'd nudge and helped give me the confidence to go ahead. Never really like that of course. Just you led by example, and made Wikipedia such a welcoming place. The belief in good faith, and that we're all in this together. I look at the craziness and divisiveness we have now, and am reminded of the big fights back then, and yet people like you and others helped bring people together. Your visionary, seemingly unrelenting, belief, in the importance of working together to truly find consensus amongst editors, and more, how you would humbly change what you do, when consensus fell counter to what you were advocating. It really was a sight to behold. Calm, placid acceptance, and moving forward.
- I read a post by Risker recently, and it made me think of you and some others from the past. It was a bold new world that you all (I guess, in humility, we all) were trying to create. Success is varied, due to the fallibility of humankind. But, in hindsight (even with some of the aedificiary starting to calcify and not renew), I don't think things have turned out too badly. Which, I think is a testament to the hard work of the past having an eye towards the future.
- Anyway, thank you. I appreciate your friendship as well : ) - jc37 18:57, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
- Oh, and yes, I checked your links - you make me laugh, as always : ) - jc37 19:11, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Jc37 You're welcome 😁 I'll try and work out a way of being of use again. I'll try and work out how to be a better friend. 🙂Hiding T 21:33, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
- Friendship is a merely a state of being. Can't get any better than that : )
- I hope you're having a great day : ) - jc37 15:09, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- 2000 words due Monday still doing the reading, could be worse, but have to avoid distractions ;) Hiding T 16:00, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hope you are good too!Hiding T 16:01, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Jc37 You're welcome 😁 I'll try and work out a way of being of use again. I'll try and work out how to be a better friend. 🙂Hiding T 21:33, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
- Oh, and yes, I checked your links - you make me laugh, as always : ) - jc37 19:11, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – January 2024
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- Following the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Aoidh, Cabayi, Firefly, HJ Mitchell, Maxim, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720.
- Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee rescinded the restrictions on the page name move discussions for the two Ireland pages that were enacted in June 2009.
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Category:B-Class Comics articles needing review has been nominated for deletion
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Category:Incorrectly assessed comics articles has been nominated for deletion
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Mangling the list structure on talk pages
Please do not ever do this. It is against Help:Talk pages#Indentation, and Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Good practices for talk pages, and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Vertical lists. If someone post was a **** line, then your reply is *****, or ****: if you don't want it to have a bullet. If the post before your reply had *::*:*:, then your reply starts with *::*:*:: or *::*:*:* if you want it to have a bullet. This is very simple: you just copy the format of what you are replying to, and add either one : or one *. We avoid bullets when there isn't a conventionalized expectation for them (e.g. in an RfC's polling section). — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 04:35, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – February 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).
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- An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.
Technical news
- Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. (T326065)
Arbitration
- Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
- Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.
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Administrators' newsletter – March 2024
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- Phase I of the 2024 RfA review is now open for participation. Editors are invited to review, comment on, and propose improvements to the requests for adminship process.
- Following an RfC, the inactivity requirement for the removal of the interface administrator right increased from 6 months to 12 months.
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- The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. (T353388)
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- The 2024 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ＊ぜ, AGK, Ameisenigel, Bennylin, Daniuu, Doǵu, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, MdsShakil, Minorax, Nehaoua, Renvoy and RoySmith as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
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Administrators' newsletter – April 2024
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- An RfC is open to convert all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure.
Technical news
- The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)
Arbitration
- An arbitration case has been opened to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".
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Administrators' newsletter – May 2024
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- Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.
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- Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.
Miscellaneous
- This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
- A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2024
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- Phase II of the 2024 RfA review has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in Phase I.
Technical news
- The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
- The Committee is seeking volunteers for various roles, including access to the conflict of interest VRT queue.
Miscellaneous
- WikiProject Reliability's unsourced statements drive is happening in June 2024 to replace {{citation needed}} tags with references! Sign up here to participate!
Administrators' newsletter – July 2024
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Administrator changes
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- Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. Documentation is available on MediaWiki. (T6086)
Miscellaneous
- The Community Wishlist is re-opening on 15 July 2024. Read more
Administrators' newsletter – August 2024
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Technical news
- Global blocks may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may locally unblock when appropriate.
- Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.
Arbitration
- The Arbitration Committee appointed the following administrators to the conflict of interest volunteer response team: Bilby, Extraordinary Writ
Administrators' newsletter – September 2024
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Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which
applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past
. - A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.
Arbitration
- Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
- Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("Cinderella157 German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
- The arbitration case Historical Elections is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.
Miscellaneous
- Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
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Administrators' newsletter – October 2024
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- Administrator elections are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to requests for adminship (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with candidate sign-up from October 8 to 14, a discussion phase from October 22 to 24, and SecurePoll voting from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections.
- Following a discussion, the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion G8 to F2. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.
- A request for comment is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an administrator recall process.
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Historical elections has been closed.
- An arbitration case regarding Backlash to diversity and inclusion has been opened.
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Administrators' newsletter – November 2024
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- Following a discussion, the discussion-only period proposal that went for a trial to refine the requests for adminship (RfA) process has been discontinued.
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- Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. T366068
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Category:Category-Class Comics articles of NA-importance has been nominated for deletion
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Administrators' newsletter – December 2024
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- Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
- Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, T5, has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.
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- Technical volunteers can now register for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Application for travel and accommodation scholarships is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
- An arbitration case titled Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.
Category:Portal-Class Comics articles of NA-importance has been nominated for deletion
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