User talk:The Blade of the Northern Lights

In support of the Karen National Union and their ongoing struggle against genocide.

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JarlaxleArtemis

Hi, does your comment about JarlaxleArtemis which includes the words "He's not coming back anytime in the future ..." mean you have information that JarlaxleArtemis is not a current threat? I ask because JzG said the reason for the addition of Breitbart News to the spam blacklist was "... to control massive spamming and disruption by JarlaxleArtemis socks". Peter Gulutzan (talk) 16:47, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

Yes, in 2018 he was still active but as of now we have good reason to think he won't be anytime in the near future. Still a good idea to have that on the blacklist though. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:28, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

I think "spamming" can be a reason to put on a spam blacklist but "good idea" is insufficient. Is WP:AN an appropriate forum to bring this to? Peter Gulutzan (talk) 17:57, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

It's not a reliable source, and it is used to spread disinformation (and also publishes personal attacks on Wikipedia editors by banned trolls). We're vastly better off without it. If it ever comes off the blacklist it will have to go into an edit filter. The blacklist is more efficient. Guy (help! - typo?) 15:50, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Update: Never mind my question about WP:AN, I've found that the most relevant prior discussion was mainly on a WP:ANI thread so I intend to take it there. Thanks for your clarification. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 20:17, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

No problem. I vaguely remembered it being discussed somewhere, I was looking for that. Glad you found it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:19, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

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Bridgeport, Connecticut

Hi BotNL, are we seeing another block evasion by Lima16? They've also gone after Magnolia's edits as payback for being reverted. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 04:30, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Not sure. From reading Magnolia667's talkpage this account seems to be a bit more willing to take on feedback, but the edits were also less than helpful. I'll keep an eye on it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:26, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Agreed about willingness to engage, which I also noticed. But the edit pattern, article choices and occasional language difficulties ring familiar. As well, they sometimes edit while signed out, as at University of Bridgeport, so those actions can be added for scrutiny, if that's the proper term. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 00:01, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

And as I recall, Lima16 initially pretended to accept feedback. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 00:02, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

Makes sense. If I see any edits similar to the ones this user has just claimed to disavow, it'll be an immediate block. I'm carefully watching now. Thanks for letting me know about this. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 01:47, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

Thank you. I'm inclined to view edits by new users that don't improve the article [1] as block evasion. There was recently a disagreement about adding a nondescript photo of the aforementioned ferry, and now this non sequitur was added to the intro. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 18:53, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

Life

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Is there a reason you blocked Enter your username or die or tell me a good dad joke?

I've seen plenty of usernames longer than that given a pass. Someone who's wrong on the internet (talk) 03:16, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Japanese

Hello Blade! On your userpage you say that you can help out with transliterations of Japanese. Would you mind helping me out with the Japanese on List of Pokemon characters? Some of the Romaji on the page is simply just what appears to be the translation of the Japanese name rather than the transliteration of the Katakana. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 20:07, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

I'll take a look through when I get a chance, should be in the next day or so. My Japanese is rusty enough that it's probably a tetanus hazard, but I can still handle katakana reasonably well. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 21:29, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

Vandals: Dmhw, Ylogm

Hi, I noticed that recently User:Dmhw and User:Freeman6000 have vandalized and blanked several pages regarding the Ming dynasty of China. They have been warned numerous times to stop blanking and removing content from pages, yet they continue to do so. Could you please stop or block them since they are clearly not listening to other users?

Also, their editing habits appear similar to User:Ylogm. For example, Ylogm and Dmhw have similar usernames (string of random letters). They also edit similar articles within a close time interval that few other users edit such as [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], any many other articles.

These similar editing habits suggest that Ylogm, Dmhw are the same user. After Ylogm was blocked on March 3, 2023, the account Dmhw was created on March 8 to evade the block [10]. Could the vandal Dmhw please be investigated and blocked?

Thank you very much. EchoAyatoZhao53 (talk) 00:57, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

So are these people the same person? Le Sisi,

Huang Arataki Lan Yu, Duan Zuolin, Caishikou,.. etc Freeman6000 (talk) 01:05, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Don't interrupt: that's rude. Drmies (talk) 01:06, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

• Hey--I can't do all the legwork right now, but I ran a few checks. User:Dmhw is the same as User:Trinh N Hien and User:Freeman6000 and User:CaptainPhilly--and, after I checked a few of them, Ylogm. Blade, I gotta run, but please drop blocks on those accounts and don't be afraid to make them CU blocks. They are all identical. There's also significant logged-out editing, so maybe writing up an SPI and asking a CU for a couple more rangeblocks is appropriate. Sorry I can't do it right now. Drmies (talk) 01:06, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
  • Added to the current SPI case and requested CU. I didn't provide any additional information, yet referenced this thread. ~ Eejit43 (talk) 01:15, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
    • I put all the IPs from one range together but it was way too big for a range block. There's an overlap with Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Smagzine but that's a coincidence, I think. Drmies (talk) 01:34, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
      • Based on contributions alone I'd agree, it appears to just be a coincidence. ~ Eejit43 (talk) 01:37, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Hi, Dmhw / Ylogm is back again under the new account User:Victor Huang Ming, blanking contents from the same pages: [11], [12], [13]. Could this account be stopped as well? Thank you. EchoAyatoZhao53 (talk) 04:41, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

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Another possible Bridgeport sock

Hi, BotNL, given edit history, and that they're adding content we've seen before with the same sources, I suspect Miston Kun (talk · contribs) is Lima16 (talk · contribs). Your thoughts welcome. Thanks and have a good weekend, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 02:24, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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Recently edited admin

Hi! Just thought I'd ask if you, as an admin, consider AroDude's behaviour blockable. They're a new editor who's mostly concerned with creating userboxes and making friends rather than building the encyclopedia in my opinion. In the past day they've asked another editor for their age (turned out to be a minor), lied about their age (see same thread, not necessarily against policy AFAIK but just dodgy), and submitted a new editor's sandbox to AfC without talking to them about it beforehand. With still no edits to mainspace or article drafts of their own in their 139 edits so far, considering all the hassle they're causing, I thought I'd ask you if blocking them temporarily makes sense. I don't think ANI, where I'd usually take these issues, is suitable for a new editor like them so I'm asking you as an admin that's recently active. — Ixtal ^{( T / C )} ⁂ Non nobis solum. 16:05, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi, sorry I missed this yesterday. I see someone has warned AroDude already, and I think that's sufficient for now; if anything else happens, let me know and I won't hesitate to block. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 12:41, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

They were eventually blocked for socking, weirdly enough both new users they had interacted with are socks of the same master. The wiki never fails to surprise. — Ixtal ^{( T / C )} ⁂ Non nobis solum. 13:07, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

Yeah, there are some things I just don't get. Good lord. Let me know if you see suspicious new accounts, I'll take care of it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 13:20, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

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Deletion review for Mohsin Hani

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Mohsin Hani. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Alpha3031 (t • c) 12:31, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Deletion of 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B

I do disagree with a deletion of the article "2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B" that has sat for a week at two keeps and two deletes and one other editor confused at to why this article should be deleted (without formally saying keep. It finally got another "delete but merge" today after 7 days of nothing and you deleted it? That's not enough consensus in my book to delete an article. This could also be looked at as 3 keeps, 1 merge, and 2 deletes. I wont challenge the full deletion, though I'm disappointed, but I require the contents be put in a sandbox page of mine so I can merge the contents into the main article. Really this should have at the very least been a redirect instead of delete because many other articles just like this exist that it is likely a search term for our readers. Thank you. Fyunck(click) (talk) 01:45, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

I can restore the contents to your sandbox, give me one moment. I wouldn't treat this as a "delete it forever and salt" situation, to be sure, so if a redirect makes sense (this isn't my strongest topic area) I certainly don't object. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 01:51, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Content is now at User:Fyunck(click)/2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 01:53, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Thank you. It's probably 50/50 on the redirect. My only concern would be that I will now be merging the contents of the article into the main article at 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone and the actual wikipedians that created the contents will get no credit for their writing. I would just plop it in as if it were my own creation. With a redirect at least the original creators would still be listed and I can do a proper merge with links back to the redirect page. Fyunck(click) (talk) 02:05, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

If you think that would be the best move, I can restore the history at the redirect. Let me know, that would only take a couple clicks to sort out (I'm on EST, so if I drop off for several hours here I'm not ignoring you). The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 02:51, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

I went ahead and merged the contents with the summary saying it was from the deleted article. If it gets redirected I can put the merge info on the redirect talk page and the summary will turn to a blue link rather than a red link. If not it will be a red link that someone can ask to see the contents from an administrator. I'm not sure what's best as my area of expertise is tennis and yours is more on the MOS handling of editor history. Personally I think I redirect to "2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone" with a keeping of history is best. Thanks for the help. Fyunck(click) (talk) 02:58, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

You had nearly an entire month to preemptively copy the content to your sandbox while this AFD was running. You “suddenly” being confronted with the content disappeared is mostly only you. Besides how much effort is it really to recreate this BJK Cup results tables somewhere else?? Your frustrated comments here directed at the deleting admin are seriously misplaced. As for the suggestion for a redirect, I seriously doubt that anyone is ever going to type the full “2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B” in the search box and cannot see this being a valid option. Interested reader are more likely going to go the edition’s main article and then navigate down from there, rather going up from the lowest level. So I think a history merge would be the right course of action here.Tvx1 13:14, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

I can do a histmerge as well, this would be a fairly simple one. This isn't really my topic area (I'm a baseball guy first and foremost) so I have no strong feelings. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 14:46, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

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Personally, I think my profile without the infobox is a piece of crap, but I'm fine with it. -Links to my Profily, chat discussion, and editing history! This message was sent by TenGolfPedia at 00:56, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

Likely sockpuppet of Jgwikid

Hello, User:Track1News (who appears to be a sockpuppet of User:Jgwikid; see previous discussion on your talk page and an SPI case) has a pattern of feeling like they "own" pages, undoing substantial good edits (other users have also complained) and attacking editors. I'm posting here because you have taken action in the past and also to ask what is the official way of notifying admins of suspected sockpuppets in future when the case has been archived? Thanks. 103.108.229.73 (talk) 23:42, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Dear, you have some kind of mania. You enter unsourced or false information (Bisset here, her 3 tour races and results are not mentioned in the ref. given, or you write nonsense about postponement of nonexistent championships). Some of your edits are in fact "substantial bad edits". You removed info about national titles for Bisset while for all athletes we do mention them in the second paragraph of the lede. You did trim notable info from lede for Ingebrigtsen - he has rather bigger intro as he has a lot of notable achievements, he is not your Catriona Bisset, he is World No. 1.

Both users that you mentioned eventually did thank me because one is doing nonsense for Italian athletes (no competition table updates, Italian style formatting in English Wikipedia, tragic grammar), while second was removing valid national records from records lists, leaving wrong data and not supplying ref.

Sorry for one small Ingebrigtsen revert - I thought his current coach is not the ref. but there is this info. So I am sorry. (I know his brother is coaching him now but we need source for everything).

So please, try to improve your "substantial good edits" and do not trim leads of best world athletes with a lot of titles and achievements. Track1News (talk) 00:50, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi User:Track1News, could you please point me to the guidelines for what should be included in sports ledes? If you're adhering to community standards it would be useful to know. If it's only in your head, perhaps we should find a place to discuss it for future reference. I've been trying to make ledes readable (it is meant to be a summary, not an exhaustive list of all achievements), and in the case of Ingebrigtsen's article, I didn't remove achievements but shifted them to other places in the article (for instance, the Kipchoge pacing appeared only in the lede but not the main article). 103.108.229.73 (talk) 01:07, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

Hello. Please check Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce by User:Journalist. This is a super star though, 5 world titles - but all important achievements are mentioned in the intro.

There are no guidelines as far as I know but I am updating more than 600 athletes and I'm trying to be consistent for all.

For average runner we mention in the first paragraph: all world and area medals + all world and area records. This is notable enough. (Areas: Europe, North America (NACAC), South America, Asia and Oceania. Oceania is rather small area and not so notable but areas are as recognized by World Athletics.)

For second paragraph we mention world and area U20 and U18 medals, national records and national titles (only titles, not silvers or bronzes).

edit: You can check how it looks like for current combined events stars Anna Hall and Adrianna Sułek. For comparison two-time Olympic champions and world champions: Faith Kipyegon or Shaunae Miller-Uibo.

Then there are some world best athletes who made notable (first in history or while the youngest in history) doubles or triples like Sifan Hassan, Laura Muir, Femke Bol or Jakob Ingebrigtsen - info about these achievements is also notable enough for first or second paragraph.

BTW. You are more than welcome to edit Ingebrigtsen as he has very poor article - it was not updated and written on time by people and now is rather empty. I limited myself just to good personal bests table, some most important info in the body of the article and photos. His intro probably could be condensed a little but carefully as he is No. 1 with many notable doubles and "firsts".

And sorry for this small Ingebrigtsen revert - I will add later info about his current coach or you will do it. Track1News (talk) 11:21, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

edit: And as you are from Australia, please update also Jessica Hull (she had very poor article), Ollie Hoare and others..., not only Bisset ;) because you are the first to wise up and not so first to do real, hard job of constant updates.

I'm a bit strapped for time right now, so I can't take a deep dive. If you think this is a sock account, start an investigation at sockpuppet investigations. In the meantime, for any content disputes take it to the talkpage. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 14:01, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi BotNL, I've taken a look at this user's contributions, and at a few other factors, and am persuaded that it is very likely to be a sock of Jgwikid - I've blocked, and tagged as suspected. Best Girth Summit _(blether) 12:33, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. Yeah, I would normally have been happy to take care of this myself, but RL last week was ridiculous for me. Hoping that it calms down in the next couple days. Much obliged for the assist! The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 18:01, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

Block evasion by 2001:268:9800::/40

Hi! A couple of days ago you blocked 2001:268:9800::/40 for persistently adding unsourced content, after my report on WP:ANI. I notice that two new IPs have appeared, making very much the same edits to the same articles as the blocked IP:

133.32.22.193 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

39.110.250.214 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Neither one has made a huge number of edits yet, but all their edits are very similar to those of the blocked IP. This is particularly evident on Matsuzaka Generation. I suspect the blocked editor is evading the block. CodeTalker (talk) 17:47, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

I blocked the IP that most recently edited and rolled back what I could, let me know if more show up. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:50, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! CodeTalker (talk) 23:48, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi, sorry to bother you again, but this persistent editor seems to have reappeared again, this time with a new account User:MasaoOhba1949. This account has repeated the same edits to Matsuzaka Generation and other articles that the blocked IP has edited. I wonder if some of these articles should be protected as well as blocking the socks. CodeTalker (talk) 17:11, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

No problem. User blocked, I semiprotected Matsusaka Generation; let me know what else I should hit and I will. If it continues after that, take it to requests for page protection and someone more experienced at this than me can take a look (page protection isn't my strongest suit, though I know enough that this needs it). The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 22:46, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

K. Annamalai

Hi! As I can see you have deleted the K_Annamalai article. The K._Annamalai article still exists. You deleted the ex-IPS officer's wikipage citing that he is a "non-notable person". This is absolutely preposterous and quite frankly malicious too. The current person (ex-MLA from 2001) at K._Annamali is the real insignificant personality, who is vastly unrecognized and with only 2 citations supporting the entire article. Applying your logic why isn't that article deleted too? On the other hand, the K. Annamalai(ex-IPS officer) is notable leader in the vibrant political gamut of India with numerous citaions to prove his prominence. Now you tell me, what the problem is with creating an article in his name. ChaitanyaJo (talk) 08:31, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Read the deletion discussion and you will understand. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 15:52, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

I have read the discussion again. However, you are still not explaining why K._Annamalai is not deleted. ChaitanyaJo (talk) 08:23, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

No one is stopping you from nominating it for deletion. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 01:28, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

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Interface deletion

Ok, I'll bite, what combination of permissions allowed you to do that? :-) --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 16:34, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

I... don't know, honestly. Maybe because I'm also an oversighter, I'm not an intadmin. I just saw the note, it came up with the standard deletion page, and I hit delete. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:27, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) If you're referring to userspace JS/CSS pages, then any admin can actually delete those; only editing and undeleting require intadmin rights. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 19:20, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

An Official Investigation

I want to submit an official investigation into what happened today regarding the two articles Draft:Khaled Al Saif, Draft:Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City and either the result of the investigation is that I am guilty and I am banned from editing on Wikipedia, or that the editors who treated me disrespectfully apologize to me and take back the article and a clear and frank apology on my talk page.

What happened was the clear disregard of the editors for people's minds and the use of their absolute power and acting as if Wikipedia belonged to them after fulfilling the conditions for the articles and talking to the help section in Wikipedia, and in the end they agreed with me on the note of the two articles. The editors come here and their words and their dealings differ. After advising the user @DoubleGrazing to apply for a revision of the draft to become an article, he deletes the draft and recklessly thinks about it. Is this a trap or what? After adding all the sources they want, he says that this is a paid article. As for the second article, he did not find anything that says except that this article was written by me in a publicity way. Deleting it from the beginning of the post I will not be sad, but I am saddened by the lack of respect he found here. I don't care about the two articles as much as I care about a clear and frank apology.

Here the answer from the User and the advice from him. John.GGVV (talk) 19:38, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

July 19 WikiWednesday + New York Botanical Garden Edit-a-thon (July 29)

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Request block of Benstone84th t 5

Good day! I would like to ask a favor to request the block of User talk:Benstone84th t 5 because they keep on vandalizing articles and when I reverted their edits he proceeded on vandalizing my own userpage. I hope you can help me on this matter. Thank you. The Man Without Fear ^scare 15:42, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Done. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 18:26, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

I'm grateful. I really appreciate you doing this. The Man Without Fear ^scare 20:28, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

You got it, no problem. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 22:38, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	Thanks for editing a lot of pages!! :) Babysharkboss2 (talk) 16:53, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

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SPI Case that I opened on ChocChimpanzee5

Hi there, I opened a SPI case on ChocChimpanzee5 but I saw you blocked them for sockpuppetry, so thanks! Can you close that case so it is not in the SPI clerks way. Thanks! Seawolf35 (talk) 18:47, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/ChocChimpanzee5

You may want to disable their talkpage access. Thanks. 2601:601:51C:D94:F1C2:FA1D:6FD0:8DAF (talk) 18:58, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Revdel

Thanks for doing that revdel. Please can you also revdel [14] from the same person on a different ip from earlier? (Apologies if this is inappropriate to ask.) Best, ^user:A smart kitten_meow 15:55, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

(don’t worry - taken care of ) ^user:A smart kitten_meow 16:07, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

No problem, someone was a little quicker on the draw than me. Let me know if any more comes up and I'll take care of it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:30, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

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Your block of 41.62.198.95

Hey, I ran across another IP they were using yesterday: 41.62.221.120 from the same range.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 18:19, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Oh, and they are an LTA, by the way.

Blocked, thanks for the tip. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 18:31, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Oops,

forgot you had OS. Silly me. Doug Weller talk 16:54, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Balkanite sanction

Hey, while I don't have any issue with the 500/6month sanction, the subject area of "Serbian and Croatian topics" seems to be a bit off the mark given that their disruptive editing has purely focused on Bosniak identity, and to a significant degree in the context of immigrant enclaves outside of former Yugoslavia. Beyond being somewhat inadequate, the mix up could be seen as insulting by them. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 14:04, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Yeah, it's been a while since I've closed one of these. That's basically what I was going for, I but I worded it horribly, I managed to completely confuse myself with Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian. I'll fix it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 14:08, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

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Incredible work on Genie!

Hello Blade. I've never had a Wikipedia account before but I felt compelled to create one tonight just to give you congratulations on your work on Genie (feral child). On 4 June (same day Susan Curtiss first met her) of this year, a friend and I were having a chat about similarly abused children and he sent me the Wikipedia page on Genie. I read the entire thing within a couple hours. By the end, I was crying. I am not a very emotional person but this story reached out and touched me profoundly. I have never read such an impactful Wikipedia article in my life, and dare I say, it changed my life. The photograph of her face they used in all the newspapers at the time is still seared into my brain with a hot branding iron. What a haunting expression.

I've since purchased and read books about her and other isolated children, among other interesting sources I've found. I've read some of the previous topics in this Talk page and I've glanced over your thousands of edits over the past decade on Genie's article. I think it's safe to say that you've forgotten more about her story than I'll ever learn. I can't imagine the effect it's had on you. It's such a complex mixture of emotions her story evokes in me, but they are all very strong emotions. Anyway, I heavily related with everything you've had to say about her over the years and it makes me feel a lot better knowing that I'm not alone in this regard. Over 10 years after your work began on this article, and over 50 years after Genie was rescued from such unfathomable conditions, there are still people like me who are learning about her for the first time, and her article is the perfect place to start. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your devotion, commitment, and contributions to her article, and by extension, I feel, to her very legacy. MrXenon1993 (talk) 04:31, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! Yes, it was (and to an extent remains) quite an undertaking, and was some of the hardest research I've ever done, but I'm glad for all the time I put into it. For all that's there, some of the details that aren't are just as if not more horrific, and that's just from what's publicly available; goodness knows what the doctors and the research team found out while working with her. Knowing that more people can learn about her case from my work is very satisfying, and I'm glad you got so much out of it! The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:02, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Yes, some of the lesser-known details of abuse I've come across are absolutely horrifying. I can't imagine some of the stories Susan Curtiss had heard but elected not to share.

I have a couple of small edit suggestions (I would do them myself but I can't). First of all, your final edit on 6 September left the sentence "...since she her brain activity was so right-hemisphere dominant". The "she" should be removed.

Second of all, I tried to find this bit in the revision history of the English page but I failed. I didn't even know this existed until I checked the Spanish and French pages. There's an American indie rock band called Killjoy Confetti who released an album in 2006. One of the songs on this album is called Crooked Teeth, and the lyrics are about Genie. I think it would be a good inclusion to the Media category of the English page, and I'm kinda surprised I didn't see it there before. Maybe there's a reason for its exclusion, I'm not sure.

Thank you so much for your time and response! MrXenon1993 (talk) 17:24, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Good to know. I'm just about to fix the grammar issue, and when I have some more time I'll look into the song. Much appreciated! The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:54, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

I would like further explanation regarding my block

Found this highly offensive and unproffesional of you. I fought a lot of vandalists in Wikipedia and spent a lot of hours in monitoring. None of my edits are for a "game" purpose, I am editing also regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but I never did anything for a bad cause, tilted a vote, attacked or violated anything. I even got a barnstar for monitoring vandalism. Where did assuming good intentions gone? You are just gonna block anyone without even hearing all sides? dov (talk) 17:42, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

You began patrolling right after this, to get enough edits as quickly as possible. After reaching 500 edits you stopped. Rushing edits as quick as possible just to get a permission is gaming. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:03, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

I didn't stop, I just continued participating in discussions which I'm allowed to do even without any permissions. Again this is an assumption of bad faith, even though that my edits are not bad faith or "fake edits", I also didn't stop monitoring, I did become more invested in recent events but not because of reaching anything, I also barely used my permission on anything. The timing of Nableezy's allegations were after me confronting him of being not respectful towards other users in talk pages, this on the other hand is bad faith and not communal behavior. I have contributed to the Wikimedia project in general for years, through Wikicommons, Wikidata and through other languages of Wikipedia, and I take an assumption like this of bad faith in a really personal manner. Never mistreated anybody and never talked to anybody agressively or badly.

I ask for the ban to be cancelled, if you see I abuse by any means the "granted permissions" sure, take them away. Good intention is not there for fun, it's there for better community. Blocking a person and saying their edits are fake or rushed to go fight over some conflict is not assuming good intentions. dov (talk) 18:18, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

@דוב the last person who tried this (the thread is still on ANI),got blocked while I was trying to remove ecp, so consider yourself lucky. Doug Weller talk 18:41, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

User:Cullen328 blocked you. I presume you are talking about your topic ban. Doug Weller talk 18:46, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

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Editor experience invitation

Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights :) I'm looking for people to interview here. Feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 10:22, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Sign me up! I'm happy to join in, should be able to write out my answers later today. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 14:55, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Mynameisraw01

Hi, thanks for blocking this user. Don't know if you noticed, but I posted a sock warning on their talk page, because I think Mejaykaveeru and Veerurawactor are socks (or meat) of the same. I'm not suggesting they need to be blocked yet (unless you so decide, of course, in which case you'll get no objections from me!), but if they re-activate after this block, then possibly yes. I'll keep an eye on them. Cheers, -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 10:53, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

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Mention

Hi, I'm on mobile & find it a pain. Just FYI, I have quoted you at WP:RSN - can't get the link to work but it's your "gratuitous belligerence" remark about Banks Irk at an AfD. - Sitush (talk) 15:13, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

I'll copy it over there. I can see this is another India dispute (I've actually just been in India for the last 3 weeks, quite a place), it never does end. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 15:35, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Linga Balija

Thank you for protecting this page. I tried to bring attention to it a few times but never made progress and the people who were handling it before have moved on to other things. Reconrabbit 05:41, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Dear sir or madam

I'm not reading all of that, but I'm happy for you or sorry it happened.

Dear sir or madam: Enclosed please to find the receipt for the replacement of one damaged keyboard in need of repair post haste due to spilled hot liquid beverage in response to your whimsey. Yours, Viriditas (talk) 19:36, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Heh. Responsibility accepted, you can expect a reimbursement post haste. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 19:40, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

User:SaifWindsorUniversity

I think your block of this new user is in error. There is a Dr. Merdad Saif at University of Windsor [15]. Having a username like this isn't a violation of WP:UPOL. In fact, this very situation is called out in WP:ISU. I recommend removing the block. Respectfully, --Hammersoft (talk) 23:46, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, I definitely didn't read that right. I'll unblock, thanks for the corrective. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 00:27, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

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Tony

I'd completely forgotten that Tony had nominated you for adminship, too. Happy to have been reminded that both of us have him in common! Acalamari 10:58, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

Here's to that! What a great editor and admin, Tony is already sorely missed. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:05, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

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AE

Would you mind re-opening the GM AE section. I have half-formed some additional thoughts that I hope to present to the group within the next half-day. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 19:52, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Done. I'm not really sure what more there is to say, but nothing wrong with getting more insight. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:18, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Tue March 5: Wiki Gala NYC

March 5: Wiki Gala @ Prime Produce

Wiki-fashion show at last year's event You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation for our Wiki Gala at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. All are welcome! This is a sequel to the March 2023 Grand Central Salon and the March 2022 Wiki-Tent Brunch. The event will feature lightning talks and a Wiki-fashion show, for which you are encouraged to dress in your finest Wikimedia clothing and accessories (bags, buttons, even books), or clothing connected to the topics you edit on wiki projects. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Meeting info: Tuesday, March 5 Wiki Gala @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

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A barnstar for you!

		The Admin's Barnstar
		For dealing with the user personally attacking me and other users. I appreciate it. JeffSpaceman (talk) 15:23, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! I saw your AN notice, right after I took care of TPA I had to deal with a short RL situation so someone archived it before I could note it there. Let me know if this guy crops up again. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 15:28, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

I can't promise that I'll be able to let you know if I see him again. I didn't really look into his behavioral patterns, though I might need to do so for if I do stumble upon him again... JeffSpaceman (talk) 16:15, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

WikiNYC: 3/14 Hacking Night + 3/16 Queens Name Explorer

March 14: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for Pi Day Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well, and pies will be served in celebration of Pi Day! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct. Meeting info: Thursday, March 14 Hacking Night @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Introductions + Hacking + Pie) 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm (Showcase) (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)
March 16: Queens Name Explorer @ QPL Tech Lab
You are also invited to the Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Queens Name Explorer edit-a-thon at the Queens Public Library Tech Lab in Long Island City, which will be hosted in collaboration OpenStreetMap US, Urban Archive and the Queens Memory Project. This is an opportunity for the tech savvy to learn about Queens history and for the history savvy to hone their open data skills – plus, there will be refreshments and prizes for everyone! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Meeting info: Saturday, March 16 Queens Name Explorer @ QPL Tech Lab (optional RSVP on-wiki). 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (Morning edit-a-thon, focusing on Wikidata) 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Afternoon edit-a-thon, focusing on OpenStreetMap) (Tech Lab, Queens Public Library at Queensbridge, Long Island City)

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Follow up on deleted draft

Hello, I was hoping you could let me know what I did wrong with my draft for REDCOM's entry. I had disclosed my relationship with REDCOM on my page and was attempting to make it as unbiased as possible. The intention was just to create an entry for the company and nothing more. Would you be willing to explain what I did wrong or how I can go about getting REDCOM an entry? Because I thought I was taking all the necessary steps to post the entry as a paid editor.

Thanks. RedcomEthan (talk) 18:59, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Blocked

You have been blocked temporarily from editing because your account is being used to invoke wheels.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Hammersoft (talk) 02:37, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

WikiWednesday (April 10) and City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon (April 11)

April 10: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
Prime Produce You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. Among the topics, we'll be covering the newly-released drafts of the Movement Charter for Wikimedia global governance. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. Wednesday, April 10 WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour) 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online via Zoom
April 11: City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon
New York City College of Technology Additionally, you are invited to City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon at the New York City College of Technology Library in Downtown Brooklyn! Join us in person on April 11th to learn about these great new materials at City Tech Library; to learn about editing Wikipedia; and to help increase representation of LGBTQIA individuals and issues online. All are welcome, new and experienced! Interested in attending, but not a CUNY student or faculty? Please get in touch; we'll help you navigate City Tech building security. Email Jen: jennifer.hoyer18 (at) citytech.cuny.edu. Thursday, April 11 City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon (RSVP on-wiki). 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm (come by any time!) 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (reception to celebrate the library's LGBTQIA collection) City Tech Library Multimedia Screening and Meeting Space, 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn NY All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

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Thu April 25: WikiNYC Hacking Night

April 25: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce

Past event at Prime Produce. You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct. Meeting info: Thursday, April 25 Hacking Night @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Introductions + Hacking) 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm (Showcase) (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

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May 8: WikiWednesday Salon with new Executive Director

May 8: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! This special WikiWednesday will feature a welcome session and beginning of a listening tour by the newly appointed executive director of Wikimedia NYC, the first staff member leading our local non-profit. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. Meeting info: Wednesday, May 8 WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour) 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online via Zoom

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Attempts to sneak mentions of CC into Wikipedia

FYI; not sure if this is worthy of a thread to WP:ANI, if only for more eyes. Thoughts? OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 18:31, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

It looks like it's under control enough for now, but definitely going to keep an eye on it too. If it gets much bigger or more persistent I'd start something. You sometimes wonder... The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 19:08, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

June 2: Hacking Sunday (+preview of June 8 Wiknic)

June 2: Hacking Sunday @ Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Hacking Sunday at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well! The event runs for the whole day, though you are welcome to come by for as little or as long as you'd like. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct. A documentary filmmaker will be in attendance, working on Rabbit Hole, which aims to document Wikipedia's community to showcase how our network tackles important questions about how history is recorded. They will be in attendance to film snippets of this gathering for the documentary. It is completely optional to be a part of the film and there will be protocols in place if you wish to not be filmed. If there are any questions about the filming please reach out to the filmmaker, Meg Vatterott (meg.vatterott@gmail.com). Meeting info: Suunday, June 2 Hacking Sunday @ Prime Produce (optional RSVP on-wiki). 9:00 am – 8:00 pm (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) P.S. Next up will be Sat June 8 Wiknic on Governors Island!

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Sat June 8: Governors Island Wiknic

June 8: Wiknic @ Governors Island

2023 Wiknic group photo You are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Governors Island, at 403 Colonels Row by the ArtCrawl Harlem house. This is a sequel event to the 2023 Governors Island Wiknic and will feature a workshop led by AfroCrowd at the ArtCrawl Harlem house. We'll also encourage collaboration for wiki-coverage of ArtCrawl Harlem's current exhibition at Governors Island. All are welcome, new and experienced! Bring a picnic blanket and some potluck, as well as some sunscreen! We'll also provide sandwiches for everyone, and maybe some NYC pizza too, but we encourage you to bring your own favorite dishes to share, especially for those food cultural topics you would like to improve on Wikipedia. We'll also do a portal thing for a bit with West Coast friends at Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/Wiknic2024. Saturday, June 8, 2024 NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island (RSVP on-wiki) Time: 12:30–7:00 pm (come by any time!) Demystifying AI for Creatives: A Wiki and Media Workshop: 2:30–5:00 pm (indoor presentation led by AfroCrowd and ArtCrawl Harlem) Location: Governors Island (picnic site: 403 Colonels Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house). Reach the island by the Governors Island Ferry. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

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June 26: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

June 26: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Online-Only WikiWednesday Salon on Zoom. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! This special online-only WikiWednesday will be dedicated to the Wikimedia Movement Charter referendum, and also to exploring future options of other online-centric events for our Wikimedia NYC chapter. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. Meeting info: Wednesday, June 26 ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Not in-person this month Online via Zoom

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Fri July 19: Wikicurious in NYC, Editing Wikipedia for Beginners

July 19: Wikicurious: Editing Wikipedia for Beginners @ Civic Hall

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for the inaugural event of the beginner-focused Wikicurious series at Civic Hall! All are welcome, and newcomers and aspiring editors are especially encouraged to attend. Registration via Eventbrite is required for building entry, and is also encouraged on the event page on Meta. The Wikicurious series at Civic Hall is supported by Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Wikimedia NYC is an official affiliate and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. Meeting info: Date: Friday, July 19, 2024 Time: 3:00–8:00 p.m. Location: Civic Hall 124 East 14th Street, Floor [TBD], New York, NY Equipment: Please bring your own computer. We are not yet able to provide loaner laptops. Eventbrite RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikicurious-editing-wikipedia-for-beginners-tickets-929793225567 RSVP is necessary for building entry

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Advice !!

Hi (first of all 10/10 username cool af) Just looking for some advice.. I have worked quite extensivley on the page De'Anyers family, another user had nominated it for deletion and I have tried to engage in discussion as I would really much rather do this and try and reach a consensus rather than see it removed entirley. I believed that the article was extremely sufficently sourced and despite having a larger number of sources several of which were part of wider publications with brief mentions of my topic, this was mitigated by several well known, referenced and impartial genealogical sources used on many many other pages .... anyway wont go into a spiel here as have done so already on the discussion.

My issue is I have had no engagment at all from this user who has shown no interest in stating specifics and discussing what could be changed !! I have tried to do this on the deletion discusison to no avail and radio silence as well as a message on the users talk page which they deleted.

I am not overly familiar with the deletion voting/consensues structure and could do with some advice please feel free to respond via here i'd really apprecciate it :)) really coming down to it I think looking at the bibliography there isn't a cause at all for deletion nomination in the first place (do see my info on the discussion - happy to go into specifics and answer any questions) I write academically in the field of early modern history outside of wikipedia !! Just want to know if an admin or whoever can intervene or have a look over, I don't know.

Thanks for reading all best, .. Stark :)) Starktoncollosal (talk) 18:54, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Followed Rules

I don't share my personal Information in my user page, can lead to privacy breach Raayaan9911 (talk) 22:45, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Sat August 24: Roosevelt Island Wiknic

August 24: Wiknic @ Roosevelt Island

2019 Wiknic group photo, last time we held it on Roosevelt Island You are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Roosevelt Island, at Southpoint Park. Following up on this month's Wikimania in Poland, this Wiknic will have as guest of honor User:DerHexer, the 2024 Wikimedia Laureate of the Year, marking his triumphant North American tour! Bring a picnic blanket and some potluck, as well as some sunscreen! We'll also provide a little something for everyone, but we encourage you to bring your own favorite dishes to share, especially for those food cultural topics you would like to improve on Wikipedia. We'll also do a portal thing for a bit with West Coast friends at the WikiLA ocean life edit-a-thon. All are welcome, new and experienced! Saturday, August 24, 2024 NYC Wiknic @ Roosevelt Island (RSVP on-wiki) Time: 2:00 - 7:00 pm (come by any time!) Salon-style Discussions: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm (session A) 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm (session B) Location: Roosevelt Island (Southpoint Park, look for our Wikipedia/Wikimedia NYC banner). All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. See also upcoming events in September and October at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC.

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Sep 25: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election Meeting (plus Latin music event on Sep 21!)

September 25: Annual Election & Members Meeting

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Annual Election & Members Meeting, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. The Members' Meeting is similar to other WikiWednesday meetups, except that its primary function is to elect a new Board of Directors. We will elect three board seats, half of the elected seats on the board. After being elected, those elected can potentially appoint more seats. We will also focus on the Wikimedia NYC Strategic Plan, our Financial Report, and Annual and Monthly event teams for the coming year. Election info: To run for election or to vote, you must be a dues-paying member of Wikimedia New York City, having renewed in the past 12 months. Voting will be both online, via emailed ballots from the ElectionBuddy service, and in-person. The poll will be open for the 48 hours between 8pm EDT on September 23 and 8pm EDT on September 25. For additional information, please consult the Election FAQ. Meeting info: Wednesday, September 25 Annual Election & Members Meeting (optional RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour) 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online via Zoom All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. P.S. Also upcoming just before our annual meeting is the Latin music edit-a-thon, Wikicurious: Editing to the Beat (RSVP at Eventbrite), on Saturday September 21!

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Sep 21: Wikicurious for Latin Music: Editing to the Beat ♫

Sat Sep 21: Wikicurious - Editing to the Beat ♫ @ Lehman College

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for the "Editing to the Beat" event of the beginner-focused Wikicurious series at Lehman College. This is the second event of the series, following the inaugural event at Civic Hall in July. Led by a 9-person live band demonstrating Caribbean and Latin musical genres, we'll engage with efforts such as WikiProject Latin Music, and will encourage editing on both English and Spanish Wikipedia. All are welcome, and newcomers and aspiring editors are especially encouraged to attend. Registration via Eventbrite is required for building entry, and is also encouraged on the event page on Meta. The Wikicurious series is supported by Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Wikimedia NYC is an official affiliate and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. Also supporting this event are Equis, The Celia Cruz Foundation, and the International Museum of Salsa. In association with WikiCari and AfroCrowd. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. Meeting info: Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024 Time: 1:00–7:00 p.m. Location: Lehman College (CUNY) 250 Bedford Park Blvd W, Bronx, NY Equipment: Please bring your own computer. We are not yet able to provide loaner laptops. Eventbrite RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikicurious-editing-to-the-beat-tickets-1009115641047 RSVP is necessary for building entry.

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User:DinosaursLoveExistence

Hello, The Blade of the Northern Lights,

To be honest, I'm surprised, after more than 18 years of editing, that this editor has been blocked. I think much of what they did was productive editing. They just drove other editors nuts by refusing to communicate when they had questions about their editing decisions. Does this mean that all of the IP accounts that are associated with their editing can be blocked for block evasion should they reappear? Although they used to do general editing of all types, these days they are easy to spot because all they do is categorize articles and categories.

It's been a while since I posted here so I hope you had a good summer and are doing well. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:32, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi. First off I'm doing fine, and hope you are as well. This is a classic "indefinite doesn't mean infinite" situation, so if there's any openness to communication you (or any other admin) can unblock without consulting me. But going back to doing exactly what lead to the block, except with IPs, is straight up block evasion. I'm not the best with categories (as I learned in dramatic fashion when helping clean up the gigantic mess that was longevity articles), and I know that sometimes blindly reverting can create issues of its own, so discretion is advised. But I'd definitely like to get a response from DinosaursLoveExistence and get an unblock. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 23:54, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Oct 26: Wikidata Day NYC

October 26: Wikidata Day in New York City

2024 Wikidata Day NYC flyer You are invited to Wikidata Day in New York City at Pratt Institute School of Information in Manhattan, in celebration of Wikidata's 12th birthday. This event, held by our chapter in collaboration with Pratt and Girls Who Code, will be our third annual celebration of Wikidata Day. It will feature spotlight sessions, lightning talks, and the customary Wiki-cake, while those unable to attend in person will be able to watch a livestream. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. Saturday, October 26, 2024 Wikidata Day in New York City (Eventbrite RSVP is required and also optionally on-wiki). 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Pratt Manhattan (rooms 201 and 214), 144 W 14th Street RSVP off-wiki is required for building entry!

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Blocked editor trolling User:AbdulRahim2002

Likely same editor who you blocked AbdulRahim2002 and is now trolling on my and your talk page. Special:Contributions/176.29.122.137. RangersRus (talk) 11:14, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

November 22 + 26: Free Culture Friday and Wikicurious photo event!

November 22: Free Culture Friday
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November 26: Wikicurious: Capturing the Moment
Jefferson Market Library You are also invited to Wikicurious: Capturing the Moment, the third event of the beginner-focused Wikicurious series, at Jefferson Market Library on Tuesday, November 26, in collaboration with WikiPortraits and AfroCROWD. All are welcome to attend, especially those interested in photography or contributing to Wikimedia Commons. We will explore the art of capturing the moment through photography and learn the basics of Wikimedia Commons, and (weather-permitting) we are also planning a photo walk, so bring your camera (or use your smartphone)! Tuesday, November 26, 2024 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm Jefferson Market Library, 425 6th Ave RSVP on Eventbrite is required for event entry!
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Please lift my Topic Ban

You were the deciding admin for my topic ban of on circumcision. Since then, the other editor in the conflict has has a litany of blocks, topics bans, and finally a indefinite ban for sockpuppetry. It's almost certain that the incident for which I was blamed for outing was indeed a sock.

It should be noted that the previous Outing policy in April 2022 did not include a mention to external sites. This was fixed in January of this year. I was not the only editor to find this confusing.

Since my topic ban, the other contentious account and their socks had multiple blocks for edit warring, something I tried very hard to explain in my AE defense. You never responded once to my concerns, despite me leaving a message on your talk page and another reply on my talk. Since the ban, I've had zero behavioral issues, and the other editor and his socks have had 10+, I'm going to go ahead and say that I'm owed an apology for this. I tried to deal with an obviously malicious editor and I was ignored.Stix1776 (talk) 01:49, 22 December 2024 (UTC)