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Happy New Year!

Marine 69-71,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
— Moops ^{⋠ T⋡} 17:04, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

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Sunday January 15: Wikipedia Day 2023 NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Wikipedia Day 2023 at Jefferson Market Library in Greenwich Village, a Wikipedia and Public Domain Day celebration and mini-conference as part of birthday festivities marking the project's founding in 2001. In addition to the party, the event features presentations by Jason Scott of the Internet Archive and Anne Hunnell Chen of the International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive, panels, and, of course, lightning talks. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! And there will be WIKICAKE. Sunday January 15 Wikipedia Day 2023 ( RSVP on-wiki). 1 - 5PM at Jefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth Avenue in Manhattan After 5PM, migration to afterparty at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th St Livestreaming is likely, watch the wiki meetup page 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. New York Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. P.S. Next regular event February 15 will be Feb WikiWednesday.

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-- Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 18:51, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi Tony. Hope all is well. I just handled an edit request regarding Template:First Corsican families in Puerto Rico ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs), and I was wondering if there was some context I'm missing that explains why it needs to be fully protected? At face value a full protection there would seem inconsistent with WP:FPP (and maybe also WP:INVOLVED), but maybe there's something I'm overlooking. Same question for Template:Puerto Rican Nationalist Party ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs). -- Tamzin ^{cetacean needed} (she|they|xe) 08:13, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi Tony. Just making sure you saw this. If you have no objection, I'm going to go ahead and unprotect those templates. -- Tamzin ^{cetacean needed} (she|they|xe) 03:45, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

• Hello my friend. Thank you for the message. The reason that the "Template:Puerto Rican Nationalist Party" is protected is that there are some people in Puerto Rico who really hate the Nationalists or those involved with the independence movement. They can mess up the template just for the heck of it and in order to keep this from happening is the main reason it is protected. Once again thank you for asking and I wish you and your loved ones a Happy and blessed New Year. -- Tony the Marine ( talk) 16:31, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

  Thanks for the response, Tony. I understand your motivation there. However, I don't think that's really in line with the protection policy. The template has only been vandalized a few times ever, and has had a number of constructive IP edits too. But, as it's on over 50 pages and partly falls into the BLP and American Politics topic areas, I see the case for some level of protection. However, of the four protection options available for templates, you've selected the highest, admin-only. There are only 913 admins, and as far as I can see the template has never been vandalized by a registered account. Could we maybe downgrade this to a semi-protection? -- Tamzin ^{cetacean needed} (she|they|xe) 21:26, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

  • Go ahead and downgrade it. I trust your judgement. -- Tony the Marine ( talk) 00:07, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Feb 15: WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned! 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. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday February 15 WikiWednesday @ BPL ( RSVP on-wiki). 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm ( Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn) Also online via Zoom

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-- Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 23:53, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Hi Tony the Marine, there's a discussion open now at wt:NRHP in which I don't mention you by name but I allude to you and your series of articles such as List of historic properties in Phoenix.

I hope you can forgive me, and you do seem to be a charitable type so i am hopeful, for how I behaved or came across or both, in an AFD that I opened about one of those articles some years ago. I am not looking it up now, but I believe I was in kind of wp:BATTLEGROUND mode and, relatedly, the AFD proved to be non-constructive. A big thing was, which seems lesser now, was that I had feelings of being besieged and attacked on many fronts (legitimately, because I was besieged and attacked extremely over many many years IMHO), and I was irked by the series you were developing for several reasons, and I kinda lashed out at you or your work. Honestly I am not looking now and don't really want to, about whatever I said or how I said it, but I do recall feeling, and still do feel, remorseful about how I approached it.

I also don't recall if the "thank" button was available or whether I used it, in response to your kind comment and !vote regarding an essay that I had written, at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:ITSACASTLE (the MFD for which was one example of what I experienced as attacks, and in fact within that MFD I commented about what I perceived as bullying from the deletion nominator). So I was in the middle of being hyped up about being bullied, and arguably also I had (perhaps recently?) been kind of bullying towards you and your edits, and I received your comment which was neutral and simple. In context, I received it as indeed quite kind, and it has stuck with me as pointing out something fundamental i think.

Anyhow, all that said, I do still not quite like your series of list-articles on historic properties in TOWN OR CITY. I like them, they are well-written and seem good for readers, but I also dislike their function and relationship to the nation-wide system that I and others have invested a lot in setting up. The general topic comes up again with respect to another editor in another area of the country, though, and I wonder if I/we/you could possibly use this new discussion to come to any better understanding or solve anything. You could choose to speak up, or not, mentioning or not your articles in Arizona. Either way, I hope you are well. BTW, I hope to get to PR someday to see some of the NRHP-listed places I've written about there, and I rather expect i'll be through Arizona again during the next year or so. I am pretty sure I'd like you a lot, and I hope you would like me, if we ever did meet in person.

cheers, --Doncram ( talk, contribs) 04:37, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for your message my friend! First of all I would like to wish you a belated Happy New Year. I do understand what you have written and let me tell you that those who bully you should be reprimanded. No body, especially here, has the right to bully another editor. That is not right at all. I know that all you do you do in good faith. I hope that we can meet someday in the future. You take care. Tony the Marine ( talk) 20:19, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Mar 8: WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation for our WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central, in-person at Convene 101 Park Avenue in the vicinity of Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! This is somewhat of a sequel to last year's Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Brunch in terms of the participants, though this time it is an evening event in a different borough. We may leaven the event with a few impromptu lightning talks, a Wiki-fashion show (yes, really!), and likely an afterparty tour. 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. Wednesday March 8 WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central ( RSVP off-wiki at Eventbrite to attend in-person). 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm ( Convene 101 Park Avenue, near Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal)

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-- Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 03:40, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

Hi Tony! I was in Arizona recently, over by Parker/Havasu. I looked in on the Parker Dam article and saw images of yours there. I just wanted to stop by and say hi, and hope you and your family are all well. -- Hammersoft ( talk) 15:21, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

• Thank you my friend. I'll write to you in your talk page. 22:24, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Just wanted to say thanks for all the Fort Apache Historic Site photos. It helped me visualize it when this guy was working there in the 1870s. I appreciate your work! jengod ( talk) 17:39, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

• Thank you, I truly appreciate your message. I am glad that you enjoyed my photos Tony the Marine ( talk) 22:25, 28 March 2023 (UTC)otos.

April 12: WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned! 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. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday April 12 WikiWednesday @ BPL ( RSVP on-wiki). 5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Open Hour) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon) ( Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn) Also online via Zoom starting at ~6:30 pm
April 15-23: Earth Week!
Please RSVP on-wiki to any of the Earth Day/Week activities you will be joining, all are open: Earth Day and the Digital Environment - Beacon, NY When: Saturday, April 15, 11pm - 3pm Where: Howland Public Library, 313 Main Street, Beacon NY Earth Day 2023 Translat-a-thon at LaGuardia Community College When: Wednesday, April 19, 2pm-5pm Where: LaGuardia CC - Room MB10B, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Queens, NY 11101 Earth Day 2023 Edit-a-thon Environment of Brooklyn with Sure We Can When: Saturday April 22, 11am-2pm Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branch Brooklyn Public Library and Sure We Can & Hybrid Earth Day Wiki-Picnic NYC When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm Where: Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park

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April 22: Earth Day Edit-a-thon + April 23: Wiki-Picnic

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a pair of special events this weekend as we wrap up Earth Week! No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome. Earth Day 2023 Edit-a-thon Environment of Brooklyn with Sure We Can What: Improve Wikipedia articles on the Environment of Brooklyn! When: Saturday April 22, 11am-1pm (BPL), 1pm-5:30pm (SWC) Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branch Brooklyn Public Library and Sure We Can & Hybrid Earth Day Wiknic NYC What: Enjoy a picnic celebration and Wiki-Seder! When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm Where: Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park

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May 17: WikiWednesday + Queering Wikipedia @ BPL + on Zoom

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We will also sync with the Queering Wikipedia 2023 Conference and Wiki Loves Pride 2023 and have a Wikidata session on LGBT themes for figures in religion/mythology. We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned! 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. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday May 17 WikiWednesday + Queering Wikipedia @ BPL ( RSVP on-wiki). 5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Open Hour + Wikidata-thon) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon) ( Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn) Also online via Zoom

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-- Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 17:44, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi Tony, hope all is well! ...No, no fancy splashes, bells and whistles or animated flashy stars or fireworks from me, just a simple "Hello" to also wish you a great Memorial Day weekend!! Wishing you the best always! Mercy11 ( talk) 23:16, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

June 21: WikiWednesday @ 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. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We are proud to announce that monthly food has returned! 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. Prime Produce encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday June 21 WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce ( RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm ( Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online via Zoom

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July 19: WikiWednesday @ 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. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We are proud to announce that monthly free food has returned! 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. Prime Produce encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday July 19 WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce ( RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm ( Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online via Zoom
July 29: NYBG Environment of the Bronx Edit-a-thon!
You are also invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our 9th Editathon with the New York Botanical Gardens! Attendees familiar with editing Wikipedia can edit off of a worklist focused on the environment of New York City; as well as, a sub-list focused on the environment of the Bronx. Additionally, LuEsther T. Mertz Library will pull topical media from their collection to assist the editing. You can also learn more and RSVP on the NYBG website here. Bring your own laptop if you can, the Library can only provide laptops on a first-come, first-served basis. Entrance to the Library is free; when you arrive, alert Security that you are here for the event. Please enter through the Mosholu Entrance at 2950 Southern Boulevard. Saturday July 29 NYBG Environment of the Bronx Edit-a-thon ( RSVP on-wiki) 12:00pm - 3:00pm (Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx)

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-- Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 03:24, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

The article Francisco J. Collazo has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{ prod blp/dated}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. jlwoodwa ( talk) 20:48, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

August 23: WikiWednesday @ 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. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! 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. Wednesday, August 23 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
August 27: Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island
Additionally, you are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Governors Island, at Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house, as part of the Great North American Wiknic celebrations (and Wikimania satellite events) being held across the continent. This is the first big summer Wiknic since the 2019 edition and will feature an edit-a-thon focused on Governors Island and ArtCrawl Harlem, Depths of Wikipedia (recently of perpetual stew fame), as well as plenty more food topics drawing on the potluck ethos. All are welcome, new and experienced! Sunday, August 27, 2023 Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island ( RSVP on-wiki). 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm (come by any time!) Wiknic Discussion Groups: 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm (session A); 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm (session B) Picnic site: Governors Island, 406b Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house. Reach the island by the Governors Island Ferry. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct, and don't forget your sunscreen!

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August 27: Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island

You are invited to the Annual NYC Wiknic, "the picnic anyone can edit" on Governors Island, at Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house, as part of the Great North American Wiknic celebrations (and Wikimania satellite events) being held across the continent. This is the first summer Wiknic since the 2019 edition and will feature an edit-a-thon focused Governors Island and ArtCrawl Harlem, Depths of Wikipedia and perpetual stew, as well as plenty more food. All are welcome, new and experienced! Sunday, August 27, 2023 Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island ( RSVP on-wiki). 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm (come by any time!) Wiknic Discussion Groups: 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm (session A); 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm (session B) Picnic site: Governors Island, 406b Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house. Reach the island by the Governors Island Ferry. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct, and don't forget your sunscreen!

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September 20: 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 five board seats. After being elected, those elected can potentially appoint more seats. We will also have a fun WikiWednesday! 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 18 and 8pm EDT on September 20. For additional information, please consult the Election FAQ. Meeting info: Wednesday, September 20 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. 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.

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-- Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 02:05, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

User:Marine 69-71/sandbox, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Marine 69-71/sandbox and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Marine 69-71/sandbox during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. #prodraxis ^connect 14:55, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

It really isn't a good idea to try to get around the proposed deletion of your sandbox by copying it to another user page. [1] This is very likely to be seen as intentional misuse of Wikipedia facilities and could result in you getting blocked entirely. AndyTheGrump ( talk) 01:59, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

October 1: Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!, with in-person at Prime Produce Guild Hall in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is being held in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep 15–Oct 15). Some past local edit-a-thons touching on this area have included the two editions of Wikipedia:Meetup/WikiArte at MoMA in 2015-16, and the CUNY LaGuardia translat-a-thons held annually since 2018. Meeting info: Sunday, October 1 Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon! ( optional RSVP on-wiki). 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm ( Prime Produce Guild Hall, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Alternatively, you can sign up for the edit-a-thon on Eventbrite. 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.

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Precious

Nine years!

-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:25, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

• As always, thank you Gerda Arendt. Wow nine (9) years already. How time flies. Tony the Marine ( talk) 15:42, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on User talk:Marine 69-71/archive 52 sial requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion discussion, at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Marine 69-71/sandbox. When a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after a discussion, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. #prodraxis ^connect 20:37, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Either you stop using Wikipedia to host this material, [2] or be prepared explain to ArbCom why you should not be desysopped. You have clearly and unambiguously misused your admin tools to facilitate your misuse of Wikipedia user space. AndyTheGrump ( talk) 21:40, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

To add to above, by misuse of admin tools, I of course refer to your block here: [3] The IP self evidently wasn't interfering with an article you were working on. It wasn't an article, it was your own fancruft. An unnecessarily harsh block, made with no prior warning, by an involved admin who shouldn't have been using the page in the manner it was being used in the first place. Followed up, I note, by what looks very much like the further abuse of admin tools to apply inappropriate protection to the page you had been misusing. [4] AndyTheGrump ( talk) 03:39, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

October 21–22: Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York @ Prime Produce
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. The event will feature several interactive exhibits highlighting the "wiki way" for New York City Saturday, October 21 & Sunday, October 22 ( optional RSVP on-wiki). 10:00 am – 6:30 pm (come by any time, either or both days!) Prime Produce Guild Hall, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
October 29: Wikidata Day in New York City
Additionally, you are invited to Wikidata Day in New York City at Butler Library, Columbia University, in celebration of Wikidata's 11th birthday. This coincides with the online/global WikidataCon 2023 and is a sequel to Wikidata Day 2022. The event will feature a Harlem Arts & Culture edit-a-thon, spotlight sessions, lightning talks, and cake! Sunday, October 29, 2023 Wikidata Day in New York City ( RSVP required on Eventbrite and optional on-wiki). 11:00 am – 5:15 pm Butler Library (Room 203), 535 West 114th Street, Morningside Heights RSVP off-wiki is required! See the event page for a tentative schedule. At both events, 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.

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A tag has been placed on User talk:Marine 69-71/Archive 49 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion discussion, at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Marine 69-71/sandbox. When a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after a discussion, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

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And just in case you didn't get the message, any further defiance of Wikipedia rules and consensus over this is going straight to ArbCom. You are clearly entirely unsuited to be an administrator, and seem to be treating Wikipedia as your own personal plaything. AndyTheGrump ( talk) 03:48, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

I must admit to confusion and displeasure with this, too. Under ordinary circumstances, I'd have revdelled the recreation (and have blocked before for similar behavior, for users without unrelated contribs); that'd be pointless with you since you could still see the content.

Do you really not have a local computer you can work on your fanfic on instead of hosting it on Wikipedia? — Cryptic 05:28, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Exactly. I am very dissapointed here as well, as the original nom for that MfD in the first place. Administrators should be fully aware of WP:NOTWEBHOST imho. Plus [5] [6] [7] are inapproprate uses of rollback and this page is another gross violation of WP:NOTWEBHOST. If any of this continues you may risk getting referred to ArbCom and getting desysoped or blocked. #prodraxis ^connect 13:29, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

• Ok, you all make sense and therefore the content involved has been removed. Tony the Marine ( talk) 16:08, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

November 15: 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! 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: Wednesday, November 15 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
Wikimedia New York City Executive Director job listing
Wikimedia NYC, the 501(c)(3) non-profit supporting Wikipedia and related projects in the metro area, is hiring our founding Executive Director, apply here.

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December 6: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our first NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. This event 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: Wednesday, December 6 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)
Wikimedia New York City Executive Director job listing
Wikimedia NYC, the 501(c)(3) non-profit supporting Wikipedia and related projects in the metro area, is hiring our founding Executive Director; apply here.

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-- Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 19:44, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

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A file that you uploaded or altered, File:José Enrique Pedreira.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Logan _Talk ^{Contributions} 20:26, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

You should not remove maintenance templates if any of the following apply: #2. The issue has not yet been resolved - per WP:WNTRMT. More citations are needed for that article per WP:VERIFY and 392,768b is too long per WP:LENGTH. Thanks. Isaidnoway (talk) 00:31, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

The names on the list were verified for their notability in 201 9by a group dedicated to such a task. Since then,

this list has been carefully maintained. Adding or deleting a name without first discussing the change on the article's talk page is likely to be reverted. This list should contain the names of persons who meet the pre-established Notability criteria, even if the person does not have an article yet. Additions to the list must be listed in the section which best describes the field for which the person is most notable and in alphabetical order by surname. Each addition to the list must also provide a reliable verifiable source which cites the person's notability or the person's link to Puerto Rico, otherwise the name will be removed. Thanks Tony the Marine ( talk) 01:00, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

January 4: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. This event is a successor to our inaugural December 2023 Hacking Night. 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, January 4 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)
January 14: Wikipedia Day 2024 @ Columbia University
In addition, you are invited to Wikipedia Day 2024, hosted at Columbia University by the Brown Institute for Media Innovation with Wikimedia NYC. Eventbrite RSVP is required, while RSVP on-wiki is also highly encouraged. The special focus this year will be Artificial intelligence in Wikimedia projects. More details about the event will be shared later, but save the date for now!

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