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Hi thx for your message do u see the Moselle Open with blue background on this link ? https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=moselle+open&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 I want to remove it and see the new one , already downloaded on the wikipedia page how to do it please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Steph55337 (talk • contribs) 13:12, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Unfortunately I don't know how to undo that. Type this {{help}} on your talk page and the same question. Someone will come to assist you Volten001 talk 13:27, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

IP sock edits

Hello Volten001, I have reverted all the recent edits at Genetic studies on Arabs back to the version of https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Genetic_studies_on_Arabs&oldid=1074626121 per WP:BANREVERT of the LTA IP sock: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/WorldCreaterFighter). I will later check if there are any reliable papers, for now I try to find and revert their misleading edits.

I hope this is OK for you too. Any help reverting the mass edits is appropriate! Best regards.Whhu22 (talk) 11:47, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Alright. It's very fine with me. Thanks a lot for doing a better job at combating vandalism. Volten001 talk 12:02, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Helping COI editors write advertisements

Can you explain why you made a full revert of my edit on Ruben Vardanyan (businessman) after I carefully removed brazen COI garbage that made the page look like an advertisement for the subject?[1] Is this something I should expect in the future? That editors such as yourself are going to nullify the laborious and time-consuming efforts to fix COI rubbish on this website? Should I just not bother? Snooganssnoogans (talk) 13:47, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

My apologies for that. And I accept that I made a mistake. However, be kind in notifying others. You don't have to use harsh words in sharing your views and opinions. Last but not least, try to write better edit summaries when making the edits (especially a critical one like removing/adding content). Thanks and I will revert my edit on that article. Happy editing Volten001 talk 14:00, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

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Mz7 (talk) 09:03, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello,
Thanks for the approval. I have understood it all. Thanks again Volten001 ☎ 09:14, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Your messages

I am editing on this Wiki since 2004 and I know what I am doing in accordance with our guidelines. Best regards though! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:A61:1084:4901:4818:4160:6032:F2FE (talk) 13:46, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

2001:A61:1084:4901:4818:4160:6032:F2FE,

Okay. If you do, you might understand some major changes require a general consensus and/or citations, right? Volten001 talk 13:52, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Shit, that sounds like a voice I try to avoid using, and I thot far less than a week had elapsed, but at age 75yrs 6mos 14 days, I’ve no confidence in my memory, nor in the consistency of my manners and ethics. Yes, right; and I admit to some recklessness, and to at best questionable judgement. —173.162.211.85 (talk) 173.162.211.85 (talk) 13:39, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Enlighten me a little bit please.... What are you talking about exactly in your message? Volten001 talk 13:47, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Oh, and also to relief that *at the least* my current ip-address has shifted, and 

that my English is usually a bit more formal and gentle than that of the

“ …2001:A61:1084:4901:4818:4160:6032:F2FE (talk) 13:46, 9 March 2022 (UTC)” msg above (still on @ least my screen). — 173.162.211.85 (talk) 13:57, 16 March 2022 (UTC) 173.162.211.85 (talk) 13:57, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Oh okay. So both IP addresses belong to you? I now get your point. Your English is much understable but you ruined it with the use of explicit language at the beginning. Anyway, my opinion is that as long as we are collectively trying to improve Wikipedia, and not vandalising it, that is all that matters. Volten001 talk 14:13, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Nah, nearly completely wrong. At 75 1/2 yrs, i am a little daft, but I was virtually certain that there was no possibility that the 1st batch of URLs above were due to me. They are probably a reflection of a “half-acid” internet scheme (cf. W’m Gibson’s ‘60s play 173.162.211.85 (talk) 15:34, 16 March 2022 (UTC) 

…. ‘’Two for the See-Saw’’ (a ‘60s “rom-com” for stage), playing on a “half-assed diagnosis” that blamed, IIRC, the character’s stomach ulcers partly on stomach acidity, and partly on (*I* would guess) nervous stress. (If “half-assed”  seems confusing, consider how poorly a person would move around, if the muscles in one half of his/her buttocks had been  amputated …

By the way, I don’t recall ever experiencing this com-interface before (tho it reminds me of teletype dialogues in the mid-1960s!). (Pausing to await any response, or complaint)

Oh! Your English is far better than the results of my 4 years of German, and if you’d value coaching on this crazy accident of history, freely given or for barter, don’t hesitate to discuss that. 

173.162.211.85 (talk) 16:18, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
Unfortunately I don't understand much of your references in your discussions. But from what I gather, you acknowledge the IPs belong to you. So why is it that you cannot open an account? Anyway, it's no big deal as long as we are all editing constructively so happy editing.. Volten001 ☎ 10:30, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Volten001! Could you please explain why you reverted my changes on the wiki VRT 500? I am updating this page in accordance with new data attaching many fresh links. Right now this page has many imprecisions like the dates, names, links, logic errors, etc. Please look in details, once again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tylerrr1034 (talk • contribs) 14:01, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello Tylerrr1034,
The main reason was the fact that you removed content with references without explanation in the edit summary. After that I noticed you added some content but with references...I did not remove that and you know why. Try to explain your edits because they help to explain your actions Volten001 ☎ 14:10, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
Sure, no problem. Here? Tylerrr1034 (talk) 14:14, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
Not here.. But after editing, do it in the Edit summary before you hit Publish changes. Thanks Volten001 ☎ 10:17, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Dublin Airport

Please note that both Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Maastricht/Aachen are twin city airports and to be named as such according to our style guidelines - same as with Cologne/Bonn or Dallas/Forth Worth. So please state why you consider the former incorrect versions "better". Best regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:A61:10A3:8601:1D6B:BB98:357C:E5E1 (talk) 16:25, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Based on your edit summary after reverting my revision, I feel like we have met before here (pardon me if that's not the case). Away from that and to answer your query, I was not aware of such naming of airports and I apologize for that. I will let someone else review your pending revision. Thanks Volten001 ☎ 16:40, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

rush

do you think you can undo yourself? in response to your message, the citation was bogus because it was "... just the album and the year it was published" as i stated in the edit summary.Iterresise (talk) 05:00, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Incorrect

Your edits on Dratch are wrong. We could discus them.PartTroix (talk) 09:02, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

I'm okay with that. Let's do so on the article's talk page Volten001 ☎ 09:07, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Prudence

I need ur help 41.114.116.33 (talk) 13:22, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Okay.. Regarding what? Volten001 ☎ 13:24, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

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Understood. Thanks a lot for reconsideration and approving my request Volten001 ☎ 11:57, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

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RfA cmt.

Hello, Volten001! Regarding your comment at RfA, I believed it to be a thoughtful comment, but misplaced. I was actually going to make a similar comment until I saw yours. Those "place holder" !votes are vain, IMO. Next time, leave your comment under theirs instead of in the General Discussion and you'll be fine. No need to reinstate it; what's done is done. Happy editing. Rgrds. --Bison X (talk) 19:50, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Hello Bison X,
Thanks for noticing it and for your advice. Yeah the reason for removal was, I felt maybe it wasn't necessary to judge someone's vote or comment about it...they might think I'm compelling them to change or something. And either way, one is not required to explain their vote, it's just a courtesy. Thanks again and happy editing Volten001 ☎ 20:09, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Uncited

Why do you believe that indicating that material was deleted due to it being uncited is insufficient explanation in an edit summary?

Also, please heed WP:BURDEN. --2603:7000:2143:8500:2432:BAE0:294F:5869 (talk) 07:31, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

2603:7000:2143:8500:2432:BAE0:294F:5869, it is not recommended to remove content at all unless the content is not relevant or not acceptable. Rather, try putting (citation needed) tags. Regards Volten001 ☎ 07:37, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
All material in Wikipedia mainspace must be verifiable. Any material that needs a source but does not have one may be removed.

The burden to demonstrate verifiability lies with the editor who adds or restores material, and it is satisfied by providing an inline citation to a reliable source that directly supports a given piece of material if the information is present in the source so that using this source to support the material is not a violation of Wikipedia:No original research.

This is Wikipedia policy.

Please honor it. 2603:7000:2143:8500:2432:BAE0:294F:5869 (talk) 07:43, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

wp:burden

Please see, and edit in accordance with, wp:burden. --2603:7000:2143:8500:E84C:5CD8:711D:89A3 (talk) 20:30, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Unaccepted change

I unaccepted one of the changes to Busey Bank you accepted, the removal of the COI and advert maintenance templates. Although the editor did some cleanup, the article still sounds like an advert: Busey's story dates back to 1868; a young county seat ... financiers took in $9,555.60 that first day.; Busey family of financial services expands its offerings; and COI editing still looks likely.

I know the pending changes interface takes a bit of getting used to, especially with multiple edits to review. Please be careful. When someone removes a maintenance template, make sure that the problems have been resolved before approving the edit. Thanks, and happy editing! BlackcurrantTea (talk) 16:47, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello BlackcurrantTea... Very much understood.Thanks for pointing that out. Happy editing too Volten001 ☎ 20:33, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

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Birth date

Mamie Phipps Clark was born on October 18, 1917 not in April. 24.14.163.212 (talk) 10:19, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

@24.14.163.212:,

Do you have verifiable evidence or a source to support that? Volten001 ☎ 11:06, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

June 2022

Hello, I'm DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that you unlinked one or more redlinks from Chess. Often redlinks can be helpful, so we don't remove them just because they are red. They help improve Wikipedia by attracting editors to create needed articles.

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Hi, and thank you for the barnstar. I was also going through your userpage, and just wanted to tell you that the links to Indian and African are pointing to disambiguation pages. Thanks, Kpddg (talk) 07:57, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

You're most welcome, Kpddg. Thanks for noticing the links. I've tried to fix them. Happy editing! Volten001 ☎ 09:07, 2 July 2022 (UTC)










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Hi there!

I was returning the favor and signing your guestbook - I love that little cat graphic you have running around! Would you mind if I "stole" it and put it on mine too? I f*cking love cats. Let me know if you want acknowledgement or anything lol. Great to meet you! -- Missionedit (talk • contribs) 03:30, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello @Missionedit... Thanks for noticing and signing mine as well. No, I don't mind at all. You can use it. (Haha, which acknowledgement are you talking about? You signing mine is enough for me).

Great to meet u too. Happy editing! Volten001 ☎ 03:41, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Appreciate it, thanks! Happy editing to you too :) -- Missionedit (talk • contribs) 03:00, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

All-Around Amazing Barnstar
For your efforts in several areas of WP! I appreciate all the great work you do and I wanted to make sure you knew! See you around! SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 19:22, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
Thanks a lot Spf121188 for this. Turns out you just awarded me my first barnstar (like I did for you) and I appreciate you for that. Thanks again. Volten001 ☎ 12:01, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

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Thank you for your recent contributions to the guestbook cause. You might consider joining Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention and review a discussion we had there. Huggums537 (talk) 23:02, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

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Thanks Huggums537... I'll look into the Project and the discussion. And I must confess, you inspired me to sign all the guestbooks on Jack's list and some more... so thanks to you. See you around Volten001 ☎ 12:55, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

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Happy Birthday!

Thanks a lot CAPTAIN RAJU for them good wishes... Happy editing Volten001 ☎ 17:10, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

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Thanks a lot CAPTAIN RAJU for this... Also wanna wish you a prosperous New Year 2023 in all your endeavors. Thanks also for your contributions and happy editing 🎆✨🎆✨🧨🧨🧨 Volten001 ☎ 04:23, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Happy New Year

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Thanks a lot Dr.Pinsky for them good wishes. Wishing you the same and all the best in whatever you do. Happy editing... Volten001 ☎ 19:51, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

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  • Bot operators and tool maintainers should schedule time in the coming months to test and update their tools for the effects of IP masking. IP masking will not be deployed to any content wiki until at least October 2023 and is unlikely to be deployed to the English Wikipedia until some time in 2024.

Arbitration

  • The arbitration case World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.

Miscellaneous

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Thanks

Jack345110 has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. You can spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

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Thank you for being the first person to sign my guestbook. Jack345110 (talk) 12:41, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Most welcome Jack! And thanks a lot for the cookie & for signing mine. See you around and happy editing! Volten001 ☎ 16:45, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
@Volten001 You're welcome see you around and happy editing to you too. Jack345110 (talk) 18:03, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
@Volten001 Thanks for fixing my name on the guestbook template by the way. Jack345110 (talk) 22:16, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
No problem @Jack.... you're most welcome. Volten001 ☎ 04:09, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
@Volteen001 I thought to just let you know there is now a userbox for my guestbook if you want to collect it. Jack345110 (talk) 22:06, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
Alright then... thanks @Jack for that Volten001 ☎ 18:02, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Because you thanked me

Volten001, you thanked me for one of my recent edits, so here is a heart-felt...
 YOU'RE WELCOME!
It's a pleasure, and I hope you have a lot of fun while you edit this inspiring encyclopedia phenomenon! Jack345110 (talk)

19:33, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

Study invitation

Hi @Volten001, thanks for fighting vandalism! I wonder if you are interested in our ongoing study for patrollers. The study aims to evaluate AI models that power recent change filters, Huggle, SWViewer, and many other anti-vandal tools. Your feedback can be really helpful! If you're interested, please check out our recruitment page for more information. Thank you for your consideration! Tzusheng (talk) 00:49, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2023).

Administrator changes

added Novem Linguae
removed

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removed MBisanz

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  • Two arbitration cases are currently open. Proposed decisions are expected 5 July 2023 for the Scottywong case and 9 July 2023 for the AlisonW case.
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About a secret page

Hey @Volten001 I saw that you found Gaia Octavia Agrippa's secret page are you able to tell me what it is or at least give me a clue. I would like to find a secret page I have never found one before. Shadow345110 (talk) 20:00, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Hey @Shadow345110, yeah I did...it's just a guestbook like yours and mine. I didn't really search for it... I'll tell you about it later. But I will give you a task to find two secret rooms in these two userpages; User:Silence of Järvenpää & User:FormalDude. Take a look at 'em closely and look for clues. Good luck!

Volten001 ☎ 02:10, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. Shadow345110 (talk) 06:09, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Found the secret pages

Hey @Volten001 I thought that I will let you know that I have found the two pages you wanted me to find. Shadow345110 (talk) 20:20, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Hey @Shadow345110... Glad you found 'em out. And I hope you feel happy about it. About Gaia Octavia Agrippa's page, as I had said earlier, is a guestbook. I had made a decision to sign every guestbook on Jack's list; and that's how I got to find about it... Now you know. Volten001 ☎ 01:18, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
Ok thanks.Shadow345110 (talk) 06:24, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).

Administrator changes

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Interface administrator changes

added Novem Linguae

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A kitten for you!

Thanks for signing my guestbook!

Notrealname1234 (talk) 12:02, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Hello Notrealname1234, you're most welcome. Thanks also for the kitty. You may sign mine here as well. Happy editing and see you around Volten001 ☎ 12:27, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Signed. Notrealname1234 (talk) 12:31, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
@Notrealname1234...Thanks a lot for that...👌🍻💯 Volten001 ☎ 12:35, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).

Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
  • A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that [s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment.

Technical news

Arbitration

  • The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged to note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful.

Miscellaneous

  • Tech tip: The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of Special:Diff can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.
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Administrators' newsletter – November 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2023).

Administrator changes

added 0xDeadbeef
readded Tamzin
removed Dennis Brown

Interface administrator changes

added Pppery
removed

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Arbitration

  • Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections.
  • Xaosflux, RoySmith and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee Elections. BusterD is the reserve commissioner.
  • Following a motion, the contentious topic designation of Prem Rawat has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.
  • Following several motions, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the Editor conduct in e-cigs articles, Liancourt Rocks, Longevity, Medicine, September 11 conspiracy theories, and Shakespeare authorship question cases.
  • Following a motion, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the Macedonia 2 case have been rescinded.
  • Following a motion, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the The Troubles case has been amended.
  • An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

Miscellaneous

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:23, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!

@The Herald, thanks a lot for them good wishes... Had a great time. Thanks again and see you around Volten001 ☎ 03:49, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

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I am a day early

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Hello Equalwidth... Well, that's very thoughtful of you and I really appreciate it. I see you haven't been here for long and I wanna welcome you again and hope to see you around for the longest time. Happy editing and thanks again. Volten001 ☎ 13:31, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – December 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2023).

Guideline and policy news

Arbitration

  • Following a motion, the Extended Confirmed Restriction has been amended, removing the allowance for non-extended-confirmed editors to post constructive comments on the "Talk:" namespace. Now, non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace solely to make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided that their actions are not disruptive.
  • The Arbitration Committee has announced a call for Checkusers and Oversighters, stating that it will currently be accepting applications for CheckUser and/or Oversight permissions at any point in the year.
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Administrators' newsletter – January 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2023).

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).

CheckUser changes

removed Wugapodes

Interface administrator changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

  • 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.

Miscellaneous

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:01, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

A bowl of strawberries for you!

You are really a nice editor. I often see you spreading wiki love, so I thought to drop some wiki love here too. Maliner (talk) 12:17, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
Wow! Thanks Maliner for this. Really appreciate it. Good day and see you around 🤜💯 Volten001 ☎ 05:13, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. (T353388)

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).

Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:48, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you!

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Thank you for signing my guestbook! Myrealnamm (💬talk · ✏️contribs) at 15:22, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
Thanks a lot Myrealnamm for the barnstar.... It was no problemo signing it. Have a nice time in all you do on-and-off Wiki. ~ Volten001 ☎ 04:17, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

a barnstar for you!

Thankyou for signing my Guest Book!

Cassopeia ...talk?... 16:19, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks a lot Cassopeia for the barnstar. Thanks also for signing my guestbook. Was glad to sign yours. Have a nice time in all you do on-and off-Wiki. ~ Volten001 ☎ 16:55, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
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